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Vote tally: St. Louis area August 8 municipal election results

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

 Voters go to the polls Tuesday in several municipal elections.In St. Louis City, voters in the new ‘St. Louis Hills Special Business District’ will be asked to approve a property tax to fund the district through 2029. There are also property tax proposals on the ballot for the Fox C-6 School District and the Meramec Valley R-3 District.In St. Louis County, voters will decide whether to merge the city of Normandy and the village of Glen Echo Park. The polls open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m.Check the results as they update in real-time below.

Reward offered for smash-and-grab robbers escaping with $300,000 of jewelry in La Verne

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

A $20,000 reward is being offered for the suspects who escaped with $300,000 worth of jewelry after a smash-and-grab robbery in La Verne.The break-in took place on July 1 when four men crashed through the entrance of Rodeo Jewelers on the 1500 block of Foothill Boulevard around 12:16 p.m.A reward of $10,000 is being offered by the La Verne City Council and another $10,000 is being offered by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, totaling $20,000 for information leading to the suspects’ arrest and conviction.Security video captured a white sedan smashing through the front glass doors as four men hopped out. Armed with hammers, the thieves shattered display cases while grabbing handfuls of jewelry luxury watches before loading them into large bags.As the store owner confronts the suspects, one thief is seen picking up a chair and knocking the owner in the head twice.The thieves crashed through the front of the jewelry store with a car and began smashing display cases. July 1, 2...

Single family residence in Los Gatos sells for $2 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

221 Mattson Avenue – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 200 block of Mattson Avenue in Los Gatos was sold on July 26, 2023. The $1,950,000 purchase price works out to $1,339 per square foot. The house, built in 1961, has an interior space of 1,456 square feet. This single-story home has three bedrooms and two baths. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. Additionally, the home is equipped with a two-car garage, accommodating vehicles and storage needs efficiently. The lot of the property covers a substancial area of 8,025 square feet.Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby:On More Avenue, Los Gatos, in July 2023, a 1,928-square-foot home was sold for $2,500,000, a price per square foot of $1,297. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 1,612-square-foot home on the 200 block of More Avenue in Los Gatos sold in April 2023, for $2,025,000, a price per square foot of $1,256. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In April 2023, a 1,840-square-foot h...

'I want a ride'; Investigation on San Jose Pink Poodle strip club scandal released

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

(KRON) -- The City of San Jose released a 100-page investigation report into the Pink Poodle strip club scandal involving four firemen who gave a bikini-clad woman and a photographer a ride in their engine. The scandal blew open last year when an Instagram video exposed a San Jose Fire Department engine parked at The Pink Poodle's entrance with its emergency lights on. The video posted by "San Jose Foos" showed a woman wearing only a bikini and high heals stepping out of the fire engine and walking into the strip club."Only in San Jose do you see a stripper come out of a firetruck," the video's caption wrote.Investigators discovered that The Pink Poodle was one of two adult entertainment establishments that Fire Engine 4 went to on the night of October 5, 2022, despite receiving zero calls for service during that time period, according to the report.The report released by the city to KRON4 on Tuesday identifies the four firefighters as: Fire Captain William Tognozzi, Fire Engineer B...

Nick Bosa voted best defender in NFL by players

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

(KRON) -- Nick Bosa's peers believe he is the best defensive player in the NFL. The San Francisco 49ers star took home the No. 4 spot in the NFL Top 100 list, making him the highest-ranked defender in the league. The ranking should come as no surprise. Bosa won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award in the 2022 season -- which is voted on by media members. The NFL Top 100 list is released annually and voted on by NFL players. The only players ahead of Bosa were Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts. The next-closest defensive player was Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons, who was voted No. 9. LeBron James breaks silence after son Bronny’s hospitalization Bosa has emerged as a dominant force through four seasons in the NFL, racking up 43 sacks in 51 games. Last season, he notched a career-best and league-high 18.5 sacks. He was ranked No. 21 after the 2021 season.The...

World Series could end in November for third straight year

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The World Series could end in November for the third straight time, and it will start on a Friday for the second year in a row.Major League Baseball said Tuesday the Series will start on Oct. 27, putting a possible seventh game on Nov. 4. The Series went into November for the first time in 2001, when the 9/11 terrorist attacks caused the regular season to end a week later than originally scheduled. The latest a Series game has been played was Nov. 5, when Houston beat Philadelphia in Game 6 last year.Before last year, the World Series had not started on a Friday since 1915.All four best-of-three Wild Card Series are scheduled for consecutive days from Oct. 3-5.The new format that started last year has 12 teams making the playoffs, up from the 10 in place from 2012-21, except the 16 used in the 2020 playoffs that followed a regular-season shortened to 60 games because of the coronavirus pandemic. The top two teams in each league get first-round byes, while the No. 3 s...

3,000 Hits

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

(x-played prior to 1901; y-active)PlayerTotal1. Pete Rose4,2562. Ty Cobb4,1913. Hank Aaron3,7714. Stan Musial3,6305. Tris Speaker3,5156. Derek Jeter3,4657. x-Honus Wagner3,4308. Carl Yastrzemski3,4199. Albert Pujols3,38410. Paul Molitor3,31911. Eddie Collins3,31412. Willie Mays3,28313. Eddie Murray3,25514. x-Nap Lajoie3,25215. Cal Ripken Jr.3,18416. Adrian Beltre3,16617. George Brett3,15418. Paul Waner3,15219. y-Miguel Cabrera3,14320. Robin Yount3,14221. Tony Gwynn3,14122. Alex Rodriguez3,11523. Dave Winfield3,11024. Ichiro Suzuki3,08925. Craig Biggio3,06026. Rickey Henderson3,05527. Rod Carew3,05328. Lou Brock3,02329. Rafael Palmeiro3,02030. Wade Boggs3,01031. Al Kaline3,00732. Roberto Clemente3,000Source

Bibee pitches 7 strong innings, Laureano gets RBI in Cleveland debut as Guards edge Blue Jays 1-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Tanner Bibee pitched seven innings and Ramón Laureano drove in the game’s only run in his Cleveland debut, giving the Guardians a 1-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.Bibee (8-2) allowed six singles — three by Whit Merrifield — and remained unbeaten in his last nine starts. The right-hander struck out six and showed a veteran’s poise while working out of a bases-loaded jam.Laureano, claimed off waivers on Monday from Oakland, hit an RBI double in the second inning off Yusei Kikuchi (9-4), who gave up three hits in seven innings.Trevor Stephan pitched the eighth and Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase worked around two infield singles in the ninth for his 30th save. Clase retired pinch-hitter Alejandro Kirk on a fly to center with runners at first and third for the final out.The Blue Jays had their winning streak stopped at four. They dropped to 14-5 on the road since June 20.Cleveland’s José Ramírez, who is appealing his three-game suspe...

Jorge Soler’s homer helps the Marlins rally for a 3-2 win over the Reds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jorge Soler hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Miami Marlins rallied for a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in a matchup of NL wild-card contenders on Tuesday night.Soler connected on a four-seam fastball from reliever Lucas Sims (3-3), sending it just out of the reach of leaping center fielder TJ Friedl. The Marlins held on to snap a five-game skid and move within one-half game of the Reds for the final wild-card spot. Cincinnati has lost seven of eight.Miami starter Braxton Garrett (6-3) gave up two runs and six hits in six innings with three strikeouts.Pinch-hitter Joey Votto drew a two-out walk from David Robertson in the ninth, but the reliever — acquired from the New York Mets last month — struck out Christian Encarnacion-Strand to earn his second save with Miami and 16th overall.Miami went ahead in the second inning on two-out doubles by Jake Burger and Joey Wendle. Reds starter Luke Weaver allowed another hit and walked the bases full but got...

Blue Collar Cats keep these DC region businesses mouse-free

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:51 GMT

For International Cat Day we’re celebrating all felines, not just house pets, but working cats that provide pest control to businesses across the D.C. region!Cats that grew up on the street and were never socialized have been “put to work” by the Humane Rescue Alliance’s Blue Collar Cats program. The program has placed more than 400 cats with different businesses, acting as a rodent deterrent that is “a cleaner alternative to toxic pesticides, they’re less expensive, and more effective,” according to the HRA’s website.Two employers of these working cats, Danielle LaPalme at R. Bratti Associates stone fabricators and Tracy Stanndard at Broad Branch Market, told WTOP about what wonderful mouse deterrents their Blue Collar Cats are.Rocky, a friendly gray cat that is constantly featured on the business’s Instagram, patrols R. Bratti Associates’ office and warehouse in Alexandria, Virginia. LaPalme said workers used to hear “mic...