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Three homes damaged in house fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

GRANITE CITY, Ill. - Emergency crews are at the scene of a fire that has damaged three homes early Tuesday morning. Our Nissan Rogue Runner reporter Nic Lopez captured footage of the scene located on the 2100 block of Miracle Avenue where one home initially caught fire, then the heat from the flames traveled to two neighboring homes - damaging the side of one and the roof of the other. Gardner won’t be held in contempt, judge rules The cause of the fire has not been revealed. So far, no injuries have been reported. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Katie's Pizza and Pasta Osteria hosts 'Giveback Tuesday' event today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo. - Katie's Pizza and Pasta Osteria is planning a donation event Tuesday.They'll give funding raised through their 'Giveback Tuesday' event to Nightlight Christian Adoptions, a non-profit that offers foster services. Fraternity brother in brutal Mizzou hazing case takes plea deal To date, the Giveback Tuesday Program has donated more than 352,000 to charity.

Local shoe store set to donate over 1,700 socks to Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo.- Local shoe store, Tradehome Shoes, wants to donate over 1,700 socks to the Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition. Fraternity brother in brutal Mizzou hazing case takes plea deal For every pack of century socks customers buy, Tradehome Shoes donates a pack. Each one will be given to children impacted by the foster care system.

Sam's Club and Walmart employees host cleanup event today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - April is national Volunteer Month and Tuesday, workers from Sam's Club and Walmart are giving back to the community through a cleanup event.They'll clean up the January-Wabash Park in Ferguson. Members of the Ferguson Lions Club will have a barbecue for volunteers. Fraternity brother in brutal Mizzou hazing case takes plea deal Sam's Club is also celebrating its 40th birthday this year.

Schaefer Autobody Center hosts its 'Clay for Careers' Tournament today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

LONDELL, Mo.- You can shoot some clay while helping others shoot for the stars. Schaefer Autobody Center hosts its 'Clay for Careers' Tournament Tuesday.The clay shooting competition features two 60-person flights competing with shotguns. All the proceeds go to area technical schools' automotive and collision repair programs. Fraternity brother in brutal Mizzou hazing case takes plea deal Start times for each set are at 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. at Top Gun Sportsmans Club in Londell. It is $150 to enter, and you must bring your own shotgun and ammunition.

Skelton: Newsom could face tough task replacing Feinstein in U.S. Senate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

You’d think that filling a U.S. Senate seat would be easy, even fun. But if Gov. Gavin Newsom has to find a replacement for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, it could be agonizing.Plenty of qualified people would leap at the chance to join the world’s so-called greatest deliberative body, right?Prestige, power, perks — a career highlight even if it were only a temporary job until someone else won the seat in the next election.Wrong. Not in this particular case.Feinstein, 89, hasn’t indicated she’ll vacate the seat before her term expires at the end of next year. But she’s being pressured to step down by some in her own party.California’s longest serving senator has been recuperating from painful shingles for two months and has missed roughly 60 votes. They include several needed to approve President Biden’s stymied federal judgeship nominations.The question of whether Feinstein would — and should — retire before her term expires has been a hot topic among politicos. Her replacement until the n...

Walters: State auditor report pinpoints California’s high-tech failures

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

California is the world capital of high technology, but one of the most puzzling – and infuriating – aspects of its government is a stubborn failure to employ technology effectively.It’s particularly vexing because 10 years ago, the head of California’s government, Gavin Newsom, published a book, “Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government,” that touted the use of technology to improve government efficiency and responsiveness.Just before then-Lt. Gov. Newsom’s book appeared, then-Gov. Jerry Brown had created a new state agency, the California Department of Technology, or CDT, charged with cutting through bureaucratic bungling on use of information technology, which had led to multiple projects wasting untold millions of dollars without becoming effective tools.CDT now has about 1,000 employees and a nearly $1 billion annual budget, but has not produced the high-tech nirvana envisioned in Newsom’s book, even though his election as governor gave him the ...

Severe solar storm creates dazzling auroras farther south, including California

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An intense solar storm has the northern lights gracing the skies farther south than usual.A blast of superhot material from the sun late last week hurled scorching gases known as plasma toward Earth at nearly 2 million mph (3 million kph), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday.Earth felt the brunt of the storm Sunday, according to NOAA, with forecasters warning operators of power plants and spacecraft of the potential for disruption.An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the night sky in the early morning hours of Monday, April 24, 2023, near Washtucna, Wash. An intense solar storm has the aurora borealis gracing the skies farther south than usual. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)The northern lights are seen over a farm near Pulaski, Wis., on Sunday, April 23, 2023. An intense solar storm has the aurora borealis gracing the skies farther south than usual. (Sarah Kloepping/The Post-Crescent via AP)A woman watches nor...

When it comes down to a veteran agent or a relatively new one

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

Q: We interviewed three agents to sell our house. The dominant agent in our area is a seasoned agent who does not work weekends. On Monday, he returns messages. He has colleagues host his weekday broker tours and weekend open houses. The second agent works weekends. However, she also has others host her broker tour and open houses. The third agent is relatively new to real estate and personally hosts open houses. This realty newcomer also hosts his broker tours. As clients, we will be a high priority with the new agent. Would you agree that hiring the new agent is worth the risk?A: Yes, I agree. Please remember that the new agent has a supervising sales manager at his firm. He has a mentor at the office. The synergy between the new agent and his mentor can be dynamic. Full stop. A prominent Silicon Valley real estate attorney thinks an earnest new agent bests the seasoned agent who rests on laurels.Seasoned agents must understand how powerful weekday broker tours and weekend open ho...

Corning: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:14:24 GMT

CORNING, N.Y. (AP) — CORNING, N.Y. (AP) — Corning Inc. (GLW) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $176 million.The Corning, New York-based company said it had profit of 20 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and restructuring costs, were 41 cents per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 39 cents per share.The specialty glass maker posted revenue of $3.18 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $3.37 billion, also topping Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.33 billion.For the current quarter ending in June, Corning expects its per-share earnings to range from 42 cents to 49 cents.The company said it expects revenue in the range of $3.4 billion to $3.6 billion for the fiscal second quarter. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $3.75 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights...