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KidSmart hosting 'Big Backpack Build' giveaway today at Ballpark Village

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS - KidSmart is hosting its 'Big Backpack Build' giveaway Friday at Ballpark Village.They'll also hold their '$1 Million Back-to-School Distribution Day' and a teacher car parade as well. The goal is to help equip tens of thousands of students and 1,000 teachers with supplies and education resources. St. Louis County prosecutor not licensed attorney, must resubmit 114 cases Both start at 8:30 a.m. FOX 2's Chris Regnier will be down there later Friday morning to speak with organizers.

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft sued over Missouri's new 'Anti-woke' investment rules

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A leading trade organization is suing Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft over new rules targeting "woke investing."FOX 2's partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the securities industry and financial markets association shared that the new rules conflict with federal security laws. Ashcroft issued the rules that went into effect July 30, after a similar proposal died in the Missouri legislature. St. Louis County prosecutor not licensed attorney, must resubmit 114 cases They require broker-dealers to get consent from customers to buy or sell an investment product based on social or non-financial objectives, like fighting climate change.Ashcroft defended the move, saying it requires companies to be "fully transparent with their clients."

St. Louis fire crews battling two overnight vacant house fires

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis firefighters were busy overnight battling two vacant house fires.The first happened at Natural Bridge Road and Pine Avenue around midnight in north St. Louis County. There was no report of any injuries. St. Louis County prosecutor not licensed attorney, must resubmit 114 cases Then, around 1:00 a.m., fire crews responded to a house fire on Enright Avenue in the Central West End. That house was also vacant, and no injuries were reported.FOX 2 will update these stories with more information as it becomes available.

Police investigating Central West End gas station break-in

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating a break-in at a gas station early Friday morning in the Central West End.Our Nissan Rogue Runner reporter Nic Lopez was at the 'Mobil' gas station on Delmar and Kingshighway Boulevards, where the front door and security bars were ripped off. Two bolt from Missouri traffic stop with ‘We-High’ license plate, later arrested There is no word on any suspects or arrests. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Castle Rock’s Dan Clemens, Pecos League’s oldest winning pitcher at 55, lives on love for the game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:57 GMT

Dan Clemens’ mark in professional baseball came nearly four decades, and three shoulder surgeries, later than he hoped.But when it finally did happen — this summer, the 55-year-old became the oldest winning pitcher in Pecos League history — the Castle Rock resident became cleated proof that it’s never too late to realize your dreams.“There’s some validation relating to my age, and to my journey to get here,” Clemens said. “No, I can’t do the things I did when I was 18. But I still have that love for the game, and there’s satisfaction in that (older me) has learned how to do things different to be competitive. I was able to finally find a way to do it my way, and at my age.“We always talk about giving back to the game — well, (the Pecos League win) was the game’s small way of giving me a little nugget back.”Clemens initially made his pro ball debut in the Pecos League in 2019 at the age of 51, one year after undergoing...

30-person ‘flash mob’ robs Yves Saint Laurent store at California mall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:57 GMT

Thieves were captured on video fleeing a high-end clothing store at the Americana in Glendale after stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise. 

Deadly Maui wildfires: Here are some ways to help or donate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:57 GMT

By THALIA BEATY | Associated PressWhile rescue and emergency operations continued Thursday at the deadly wildfires that swept across the Hawaiian island of Maui, many people are already looking for ways to support the response and provide relief to those affected.The full extent of the damage and the recovery needs may not be known for up to a week, said Regine Webster, vice president of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, and she urged people to be patient before deciding where to give their support.“You literally have to wait for the firefighters to complete their work before that damage assessment can be fully realized,” she said.For related news, see: Photos: Maui wildfire reduces most of historic town to ashPhilanthropy experts recommend giving to experienced organizations that are well-situated to respond to a specific disaster. Major disaster response organizations like the American Red Cross have said they are already communicating with local and federal governments to pro...

Opinion: America’s political scene needs a Newsom-DeSantis debate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:57 GMT

The debate between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is on. Fox News’ Sean Hannity gave the Florida presidential candidate an offer on live television he literally could not refuse: a stage with Newsom.“Gavin made the offer, your answer is . . .” asked Hannity on his show.There was brief silence and a frozen smile from DeSantis.“Absolutely, I’m game,” he said. “Tell me when and where. We’ll do it.”It was destiny. And it also happens to be the right thing to do.If American politics were a high school, the senior class is either stumbling at speeches, freezing in mid-sentence, being coached how to vote or getting indicted.President Joe Biden’s footwork after speaking to the Air Force Academy graduates was painful. The 16 excruciating seconds of silence from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, only to turn away from reporters in retreat, showed a similar level of command. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, shielded from public view until it is inevitable in ...

California AG Rob Bonta apologizes for his office’s past role in Japanese American internment during WWII

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:57 GMT

California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a formal apology Thursday, Aug. 10 on behalf of the state Department of Justice, acknowledging his office’s role in historically depriving Japanese Americans’ civil rights and liberties during World War II, calling them “heinous violations.”Aug. 10 marked the 35th anniversary of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 becoming law, which granted monetary reparations and a formal presidential apology from President Ronald Reagan to Japanese American citizens, permanent and temporary residents who were sent to U.S. internment camps during the war.In a video and statement posted Thursday, Bonta formally apologized for the Department of Justice’s role in the incarceration of Japanese Americans, saying the office “used legal tools to deprive a generation of Japanese Californians of their liberty and financial security.”Today, on the 35th anniversary of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, my office formally apologized for its past role in the deprivation ...

Owners of iconic Cheeseburger In Paradise, with deep ties to Southern California, vow to rebuild in Lahaina

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:24:57 GMT

“It was like a bomb wiped it off the face of the Earth.”Laren Gartner and Edna Bayliff were in a fog of limited information Thursday after their iconic restaurant Cheeseburger in Paradise burned to its foundation in the historic village of Lahaina.Two days earlier, the business partners with deep roots in Orange County opted to close their waterfront restaurant in western Maui when the power went out and stayed out.SEE MORE: Photos: Before and after satellite images show devastation of Maui wildlifeWith winds from Hurricane Dora whipping to a frenzy, they told employees to clean up and go home.“No one had a clue this particular event was coming,” Gartner said from her home in Lake Tahoe.Wildfire wreckage is shown Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battled the stubborn blaze making it the deadliest in the U.S. in...