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$390M contract approved for new St. Louis MetroLink train cars

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The Bi-State Development Board of Commissioners has approved a $390 million contract with goals to improve the St. Louis MetroLink experience and replace aging cars. Bi-State officials announced a $390.4 million contract with Siemens Mobility Inc. on Wednesday. The contract will allow Bi-State to purchase up to 55 new light-rail cars over the next several years. Tow truck operator killed in Illinois served as volunteer firefighter The MetroLink service opened nearly three decades ago, still using its original train cars around the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County and St. Clair County. A news release from Metro Transit highlights the need for new cars, noting that the current MetroLink system consists of 75 vehicles with most used for at least 1 million miles and "well beyond the typical expected 25-year service life." Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News ...

Over-the-top Highlands Ranch house will star in ABC’s “Christmas Light Fight”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:50 GMT

Like the North Star itself, the Hazard Gingerbread House in Highlands Ranch has attracted a lot of attention over the years. It has been featured in local, national and international news articles and broadcasts (including The Denver Post). Now it takes the spotlight on network TV.Related ArticlesTV Streaming | What to do this weekend: Whiskey snow cones, Santa’s drag queens TV Streaming | 14th Street in downtown Denver to close Thursday to Sunday during Israel conference, Parade of Lights TV Streaming | 10 of the most festive pop-up bars near Denver serving up Christmas spirits TV Streaming | Making Christmas: How decorating for the holidays helped save Call to Arms Brewing TV Streaming | 10 must-see holiday light displays in metro Denver The house, at 10221 Fairgate Way, will compete on ABC’s primetime holiday special “The Great Christmas Light Fight,” with hosts Taniya Nayak and Carter Oosterhou...

Big rig overturns on 605 Fwy, causing traffic nightmare

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:50 GMT

An overturned dump truck severely slowed traffic on the 605 Freeway in Whittier Thursday morning.The truck spilled its contents on the freeway near Washington Boulevard in West Whittier-Los Nietos."Collision with overturned big rig & large pieces of concrete in lanes," Caltrans said on X, formerly Twitter. An overturned dump truck hurt traffic on the 605 Freeway in Whittier on Nov. 30, 2023. (KTLA)Aerial footage from Sky5 showed the truck on its side perpendicular to the flow of traffic, as well as a large amount of debris on multiple lanes.By about 6:45 a.m., traffic was slowly moving in both directions, though northbound vehicles were limited to only one lane after all lanes were temporarily blocked.About two hours later, the No. 1 through No. 3 lanes remained blocked in the northbound direction, though the HOV and No. 4 lanes were open.Debris on the southbound side also impacted the HOV lane in that direction, and as of 8:45 a.m., the No. 1 lane had also been closed.An estima...

Man Dies in Hit-and-Run Bicycle Accident on McHenry Avenue [Modesto, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:50 GMT

Man Pronounced Dead after Hit-and-Run Bicycle Collision near Sylvan AvenueMODESTO, CA (November 30, 2023) – Early Tuesday evening, one man was fatally struck in a hit-and-run bicycle crash on McHenry Avenue and Sylvan Avenue.The incident occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m., near East Union Avenue.Officers say a bicyclist was hit by the driver of a southbound light-colored Kia Soul while crossing McHenry Avenue. Following the incident, the Kia driver fled without providing assistance to the injured victim. Emergency medical responders transported the bicyclist to a nearby hospital, where he later passed away due to his injuries.The identity of the deceased victim is currently undisclosed. Authorities are actively searching for the Kia Soul, which may have front windshield and passenger side damages. An ongoing investigation is in progress.The team at Sweet James offers their warm and sincerest sympathies to the friends and family of the deceased victim. May you find comfort and...

Dining With The Sultan at LACMA And Camphor Heads West – Here’s What’s Popping Up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:50 GMT

Michelin-starred Camphor in downtown LA is heading west for a pop-up at the Santa Monica Proper Hotel on Saturday, Dec. 9, and Sunday, Dec. 10. In collaboration with OpenTable, the format will be a multi-course prix fixe dining room experience with options per course starting at $150 per person. A special bar menu featuring smaller bites also will be available for $50, which includes the famous Le Burger served with pomme frites.Co-Executive Chefs Max Boonthanakit and Lijo George’s menu will include Pani Puri, savory onion and cheese tart, sea bream crudo, baguette with epoisses butter, sole and scallop, with a choice of profiterole featuring cherry or chocolate sauce for dessert. The series continues with: Tsubaki Dec. 16-17: Led by Charles Namba and Courtney Kaplan, Tsubaki is a classic Izakaya, a style of informal tavern at the heart of Japanese dining tradition with a robust sake program featuring highly allocated producers located in Echo Park. Otoño Dec. 21-22: Otoño is a Mich...

University of California professors push back on UC president’s call for ‘viewpoint-neutral’ history of Middle East

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:50 GMT

By Eric Levenson | CNNA group of University of California professors signed a public letter pushing back on the UC president’s efforts to develop what he described earlier this month as a “viewpoint-neutral history of the Middle East,” saying it violates their academic freedom.“We find your use of the term ‘viewpoint-neutral history’ to be wrong in this context and call upon you to rescind it,” the letter, signed by about 150 UC professors, states.The letter stems from remarks by University of California President Michael V. Drake to the UC Board of Regents two weeks ago about Hamas’ attacks on Israel on October 7 and Israel’s ensuing military campaign in Gaza. Drake announced several initiatives to address the community’s concerns, including $7 million of added funding.According to his remarks, $2 million will be used to “develop educational programs at each UC campus … focused on better understanding anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, how to recognize and combat extremism, and a view...

Spotify Wrapped: What song did our music critic listen to most in 2023?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:50 GMT

Music fans are busy comparing notes this week, as Spotify delivered its annual Wrapped data that details what each individual listener spent the most time listening to over the year.It tells listeners what were their most-played artists and songs, as well as the number of minutes that they spent streaming on the platform.And, in a fun twist, Spotify also assigns you a city/town that most matches your musical tastes.I was one of those eagerly devouring the data and comparing my totals with those of my daughter. (Spoiler alert: She listened to FAR more music online than I did in 2023. That said, however, she didn’t listen to nearly as much vinyl — except what she heard through the wall between my office and her bedroom.)Here are some of my results, in case you may wonder what your friendly neighborhood music critic spent his time listening to on Spotify this year.My Top 5 Songs in 20231. “A Pearl,” MitskiCredit my daughter for this one. She’s the person w...

Appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Donald Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:50 GMT

By JENNIFER PELTZ | Associated PressNEW YORK — A New York appeals court Thursday reinstated a gag order that barred former President Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after he disparaged a law clerk in his New York civil fraud trial.The decision from a four-judge panel came two weeks after an individual appellate judge had put the order on hold while the appeals process played out.The trial judge, Arthur Engoron, imposed the gag order Oct. 3 after Trump posted a derogatory comment about the judge’s law clerk to social media. The post, which included a baseless allegation about the clerk’s personal life, came the second day of the trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit.Related ArticlesNational Politics | Letters: Reform path | Trump sons’ credibility | Protests lacking | Destroying Hamas National Politics | Texas man sentenced for threatening Georgia election officials National Politics | On the stum...

14-year-old girl arrested in connection to 15 SF retail thefts, $30K loss

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A young teenage girl who police said was involved in over a dozen organized retails thefts of over $30,000 in merchandise in San Francisco was arrested, the San Francisco Police Department announced Thursday.San Francisco police investigating organized retail crimes on the 800 block of Market Street had identified the 14-year-old girl as one of the suspects in a large number of retail thefts, SFPD said. The thefts were being committed by a “large group of juvenile and adult suspects” and stole merchandise totaling over $30,000, according to police. Man on power pole impacting Caltrain service at 4th & King in San Francisco Officers from the SF Tenderloin Station responded to a retail theft on the 800 block of Market St. on Nov. 24 and located the known 14-year-old suspect, police said. She was arrested and booked into the San Francisco Juvenile Justice Center on charges of organized retail theft, burglary, grand theft, shoplifting and petty theft across...

Man on death row who claimed self-defense in double killing is denied clemency by Oklahoma governor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:50 GMT

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Thursday declined to spare the life of a man on death row who claimed self-defense in the shooting deaths of two men in Oklahoma City in 2001, denying clemency shortly after the man’s lethal injection had been scheduled to begin.The Pardon and Parole Board narrowly voted 3-2 earlier this month to recommend that the governor grant clemency to 59-year-old Phillip Dean Hancock. It was the fourth time the panel recommended that Stitt spare the life of a death row inmate. Officials began moving forward with execution preparations for Hancock once Stitt’s decision was made.Stitt previously commuted the death sentence of Julius Jones in 2021 just hours before Jones was scheduled to receive a lethal injection. The governor rejected clemency recommendations for two other death row inmates, Bigler Stouffer and James Coddington, both of whom were later executed.A spokeswoman for Stitt said the governor had planned to interview prosecut...