St. Louis County districts implement color-coded system to bolster school safety

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:19 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – There are a number of reasons to bolster school safety in modern times. A new school identification effort is underway to increase safety when seconds count.“Whenever there is ever a situation when the police have to respond for a situation, say an active shooter, or the fire department has to respond for a medical condition,” said St. Louis County Police Chief Kenneth Gregory. “It’s going to help us get to that location quicker.”At Highcroft Ridge Elementary School, a series of numbers are starting to show up inside and out of the school building on the windows and above doorways.“It’s a color-coding system, so it makes sense,” said Paul Tandy, the Parkway School District’s chief communications and emergency management officer. “It’s simple. It’s basically large signage on both the exterior and interior of all the classrooms and on the exterior of the building. So, all the exterior classroom windows are also color coded with the same numbering system, as wel...

Fast food cook sentenced on federal gun charge

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:19 GMT

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A fast food cook was sentenced in federal court on Monday after pleading getting to being a felon in possession of a firearm.Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois said Tony Ross, 27, was sentenced to 90 months in prison, following by three years of supervised release. Trending: Remains in Crawford County possibly of woman missing since 2014 According to court documents, investigators with the Illinois State Police entered a Jack in the Box restaurant in Collinsville in April 2022 to question Ross on an unrelated matter.Ross, who had a gun hidden in his waistband, attempted to hide the firearm under the deep fryer at the restaurant. At the time, Ross was on parole in Missouri for a 2018 robbery conviction.Federal prosecutors did not indicate if Ross provided a reason for having the gun at the time.

After NIT ouster, Colorado men’s basketball faces offseason uncertainties

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:19 GMT

Colorado head coach Tad Boyle calls out to his team against UCLA during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament, Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)Throughout the wild ups and downs of the 2022-23 men’s basketball season, Colorado coach Tad Boyle often relayed that he has never been more excited about the future of his program.That promising future Boyle envisions got a little bit closer on Sunday night, as the Buffaloes officially closed the book on a memorable, though frustrating, 2022-23 season with an 81-69 home loss against Utah Valley in the second round of the NIT.When the Buffs finally return to the court next fall, it will be with a much different team. The process of figuring out exactly what some of those changes might look like will begin later this week when Boyle starts conducting his annual end-of-season, one-on-one meetings with his players.“I’ll do it by the end of this week,” Boyle s...

Trump indictment would be unprecedented moment in U.S. history

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:19 GMT

The decision whether to indict former President Donald Trump over hush-money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign lies in the hands of a Manhattan grand jury that has been hearing evidence in secret for weeks.An indictment of Trump, who is seeking the White House again in 2024, would be an unprecedented moment in American history, the first criminal case against a former U.S. president.Law enforcement officials are bracing for protests and the possibility of violence after Trump called on his supporters to protest ahead of a possible indictment.An indictment could also test a Republican Party already divided over whether to support Trump next year, in part due to his efforts to undermine his 2020 election loss.Trump denies any wrongdoing and has slammed the Manhattan district attorney’s office probe as politically motivated.Here’s a look at the hush-money probe, grand jury process and possible ramifications for his presidential campaign:WHAT&...

LAUSD strike looms: Resources for students, parents available

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:19 GMT

Barring an 11th-hour deal, hundreds of thousands of families are bracing for school closures as union employees in the Los Angeles Unified School District plan to go on a three-day strike over wages starting Tuesday.The strike is expected to last from March 21 –23.While many parents worry that the potential school closures will leave them without reliable childcare during the workweek, the school district and Los Angeles County have announced multiple resource efforts to help parents.LAUSD ResourcesWebinar: LAUSD parents were encouraged to join a Zoom webinar at 5:30 p.m. on Monday to learn more about the resources available to them. The Zoom ID is 867 1125 7296 and no passcode is required.Student Supervision: Free student supervision will be provided at select elementary, middle and high schools from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the three-day strike period. A complete list of the schools offering can be found here.Meal Pickup: Families can also pick up meals for students at Grab & G...

Another storm takes aim at rain-soaked Southern California; winds expected to topple trees

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:19 GMT

There’s no other way to put it. Another storm is about to hit Southern California.The latest atmospheric river is forecast to bring heavy rain, mountain snow, and potentially damaging wind gusts beginning late Monday night through Wednesday.The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for a wide swath of Southern California from the Mexico border to San Luis Obispo County and the southern half of California’s Central Valley. Winter storm warnings have been issued for mountains in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Interactive Storm Radar NWS is forecasting one to three inches of rain for coastal areas and valleys through Wednesday with 3-6 inches possible in the lower mountains and foothills.“Snow levels will be particularly low, starting at 6,000 feet but dropping to 3,500 to 4,000 feet by Wednesday morning,” said KTLA weather anchor Kacey Montoya.Flood, wind, and winter storm advisories for the storm moving into Southern California. March 20, 2023. (KTLA)Peak wind g...

Hospital seeks public’s help identifying male patient found in Los Angeles County

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:19 GMT

Officials at Los Angeles County’s Harbor-UCLA Medical Center are asking for the public’s help in identifying a male adult patient who is unable to identify himself or his family. The patient, identified only as a Latino male in his 30s, was found in San Pedro on March 4 and taken to the hospital without identification. He is described as approximately 5 foot 3 inches tall, weighing about 148 pounds, with black curly hair, a mustache and goatee and dark-colored eyes. The patient has a slim build with no visible tattoos. An unidentified male patient seen in a photo provided by Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Mar. 20, 2023.The nature of his illness or injury was not disclosed due to patient privacy rules. Anyone with information on the man’s identity is urged to contact Harbor-UCLA hospital staff at 424-306-6851.

UN climate report gives stark warning: World on ‘thin ice’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:19 GMT

By Seth Borenstein and Frank Jordans | Associated PressBERLIN — Humanity still has a chance, close to the last, to prevent the worst of climate change’s future harms, a top United Nations panel of scientists said Monday.But doing so requires quickly slashing nearly two-thirds of carbon pollution by 2035, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said. The United Nations chief said it more bluntly, calling for an end to new fossil fuel exploration and for rich countries to quit coal, oil and gas by 2040.“Humanity is on thin ice — and that ice is melting fast,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. “Our world needs climate action on all fronts — everything, everywhere, all at once.”Stepping up his pleas for action on fossil fuels, Guterres called for rich countries to accelerate their target for achieving net zero emissions to as early as 2040, and developing nations to aim for 2050 — about a decade earlier than most current targets....

San Jose State falls to Radford in CBI to end resurgent season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:19 GMT

San Jose State saw an important season of growth in its men’s college basketball program come to a disappointing end in a hail of missed shots Monday, falling 67-57 to Radford in the College Basketball Invitational in Daytona Beach, Fla.The Spartans, seeded No. 2, led by as many as eight points in the first half, fell behind early in the second half and were within 47-46 with 8:57 left before seeing the No. 10 Highlanders pull away down the stretch.San Jose State ends its season at 21-14 one year after finishing 8-23 under coach Tim Miles, the Mountain West Coach of the Year. The Highlanders, from Radford, Va., and members of the Big South, are also 21-14 and play in the semifinals at the Ocean Center Tuesday night.“We missed a lot of layups and in a low-possession, one-and-done tournament those are critical errors,” Miles said. “We didn’t play our best at the big moments. These guys accomplished a whole bunch all season but tonight there were too many ...