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East St. Louis among districts heading back to school today

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Back to school is starting Monday for multiple school districts in the area, including East St. Louis School District 189. Classes officially got underway at 7:30 a.m. at East St. Louis Senior High School.Back-to-school welcome signs were all around the high school Monday morning. There were lots of positive vibes there to get the school year off to a positive start for the students.About 1,100 students attend school at East St. Louis Senior High. There is a new principal on campus this year as well. Dr. Brittany Green is replacing Alonzo Nelson. Green served seven years as principal of the Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence and has won multiple awards for her leadership.Students throughout District 189 are only able to wear clear backpacks to school as a safety issue. They may also bring binders. Map: Which Missouri counties are home to the most excessive drinkers? School uniforms are required for students in preschool through 8th grade. High school stude...

Man charged with burglarizing a St. Louis County nursing home

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

FLORISSANT, Mo. -- A St. Louis County man faces felony charges for burglarizing a nursing home. Andrew Novosad, 43, is being held on a cash-only $75,000 bond.Officers were called to the Crystal Creek Nursing Home on New Florissant Avenue on Monday, July 31. An employee told them a man was inside the building, looking in a maintenance closet. He ran when the employee confronted him. Map: Which Missouri counties are home to the most excessive drinkers? They found a rolling cart loaded up with items and a shattered window near the maintenance room. It had been ransacked.The officers found the suspect nearby. He matched the employee's description. Surveillance video also showed the man walking onto the nursing home's property at the time of the incident.

Denver’s morning temperature of 49 degrees ties a record

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

A low temperature of 49 degrees Monday morning, measured at Denver International Airport, tied the record for the coldest on this day of the year, according to the National Weather Service.That record was set in 1976, National Weather Service officials announced in a posting on X, the social media site formerly called Twitter.Related ArticlesWeather | Denver weather: Cool day under sunny blue skies with light breezes, no rain Weather | Denver weather: Cloudy with a chance for showers and thunderstorms Weather | Denver weather: Partly sunny and warm with possible afternoon rain through weekend Weather | Yuma tornado wind speed hit 150 miles per hour along six-mile path of destruction Weather | Denver weather: Mostly sunny with light breeze and possible late afternoon thunderstorms This is the first day since June that Denver’s temperature has dropped below 50 degrees, weather service meteorologists ...

Man tries to break into multiple Chino Hills homes, SBSD says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

A Claremont man was arrested after trying and failing to burglarize two Chino Hills homes early Monday morning, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.In the first burglary attempt, which occurred at 1:23 a.m. in the 14000 block of Evening Primrose Place, a man tried to open several doors in the home's backyard, though he had left by the time deputies arrived, officials said in a news release. Less than 20 minutes later, another burglary attempt was reported, this time in the 3100 block of Giant Forest Loop, which officials noted is "near the residence on Evening Primrose Palace."Investigators didn't find the burglar at this home, either, though they located Nathan Chow, 26, "in the backyard of another residence" on Giant Forest Loop, they said.Chow was booked into the West Valley Detention Center on a charge of attempted residential burglary. He is being held in lieu of $30,000 bail, and he is due to appear in Rancho Cucamonga Superior Court on Wednesday.Anyone...

Meta confirms Lil Tay's Instagram hack: Report

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Meta has confirmed that internet personality Lil Tay's Instagram was hacked last week. The hack lead to false claims that the young teen had passed away. A representative with the social media giant confirmed to TMZ that they helped the 14-year-old recover her account from a hacker. A since-deleted post claimed both she and her brother had died. Things started to look suspicious when her father wouldn't confirm the passing when Insider reached out to him for comment. Photo: InstagramHer former manager, Harry Tsang, confirmed her death to The Hollywood Reporter but then walked back that confirmation with a new statement. He told the outlet he had been “in communication with individuals who have an intimate understanding of the family’s situation.”It took 24 hours before Tay came forward to say she was indeed alive. “I want to make it clear that my brother and I are safe and alive, but I’m completely heartbroken, and struggling to even find the right words to say. It’s ...

Meet Multi-Sensoria Artist Lauren Kasmer

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

When it comes to the wide-ranging activities and interlocking mediums practiced by artist Lauren Kasmer, multidisciplinary doesn’t begin to cover it. Across photography, textiles, wearable art, film and video, sculpture, installation, performance, storytelling, artist books, public gatherings, and thematic, narrative shared food, Kasmer investigates permutations of history, memory, intuition, identity, place-making, and somatic knowledge. By engaging and layering all the senses in complex structures of communion with the natural world and with each other, Kasmer’s relationship to the elements is both documented and embodied. Contextualized within her luxurious universe of texture and color, human stories shared through food—both recipes told and dishes served—expands the ways in which her message of beauty, life, and resilience can be experienced.Lauren KasmerL.A. WEEKLY: When did you first know you were an artist?LAUREN KASMER: Intuitively I have always known from the youngest cons...

10 best cheap vacation destinations in the U.S. for 2023-24 travel

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

We tend to think of U.S. News & World Report in terms of college rankings, but they analyze and rank other things too, including great vacation destinations, cruises, hotels and inexpensive travel spots. And unlike those college ones, where the near-impossibility of admission is a through line for the top contenders, these affordable travel picks are accessible to everyone.As you might guess, national parks and natural wonders figure prominently on the “best cheap vacations in the U.S.” list for 2023-2024. A quarter of the 20 destinations are national parks. California’s Sequoia & King’s Canyon National Park, for example, gets a shout-out at No. 5, thanks to its gigantic trees, stunning scenery, abundant trails and year-round access.There are park-adjacent destinations, too, that range from Tennessee’s Gatlinburg (No. 14), which lies just outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, to Maine’s Bar Harbor (No. 6), the gateway to Acadia Nati...

Living with air pollution, especially from wildfires or agriculture, raises risk of dementia, US study finds

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

By Jen Christensen | CNNPeople in areas of the United States with high levels of a certain kind of air pollution have a greater risk of dementia, a new study found.The study, published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, looked at data from 27,857 survey participants between 1998 to 2016. About 15%, or 4,105, developed dementia during the study period, and all lived in areas of the US with higher concentrations of particle pollution than those who didn’t develop dementia, the researchers found. The study authors said it’s the first nationally representative study of the potential effects of particle pollution on dementia in the US, and the link to dementia was most robust in areas with pollution from agriculture and wildfires.It’s important to note, the study authors said, that these associations were observed even at pollution levels lower than the current national ambient air quality standards.Particle pollution, also called PM2.5 or particulate matter, is the mix of sol...

Preseason all-Bay Area News Group high school football 2023: Kickers/punters

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

PRESEASON ALL-BAY AREA NEWS GROUPKICKERS/PUNTERS(Listed in alphabetical order)Casey Carr, Santa Teresa, 6-1, 180, juniorAccurate kicker from inside 40 yards. Also plays tight end and defensive end. “One of the top kickers in the section,” ST coach Steve Papin said.Isaac Espinosa, McClymonds, 5-10, 190, seniorKicks, punts and plays QB. Rated a 4.5 star by Chris Sailer kicking. Has 50-yard field-goal range. Made five FGs and 63 of 65 PATs last season.Christopher Han, St. Francis, 5-10, 185, seniorMade all 22 of his PAT attempts and was 4 for 4 on field goals with a long of 39 as a junior. Also averaged 50.3 yards on kickoffs and 35.4 yards on punts.Lucas LeSieur, Northgate, 6-0, 160, seniorStandout kicker and punter for the Walnut Creek school. Rated a five-star punter and 4.5-star kicker by Kohl’s national rankings. Kicked FGs from 47 yards (twice) and 45 yards last season. Hit winner in the first round of the playoffs to beat Las Lomas.Brandon Niemeyer, Granada, 6-...

Former Warriors president Bob Myers joins ESPN as analyst

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Turns out Bob Myers won’t be sitting still for long.The longtime Warriors executive who stepped away from his post as general manager and president of basketball operations this summer has already figured out some of his plans for the upcoming NBA season.Myers will join ESPN’s NBA coverage for the 2023-24 season as a studio and game analyst, the network announced Monday morning along with several other sweeping changes to its NBA game and studio coverage plans.Myers’ duties have him as part of the rotation of commentators on NBA Countdown. He will also call games during the regular season.The two-time NBA Executive of the Year couldn’t be immediately reached for comment.Myers, the architect of four championship teams, announced in May that he would be leaving the Warriors after 11 years and nine grueling playoff runs when his contract expired at the end of June. Golden State promoted Mike Dunleavy Jr. just over two weeks later to be the team’s new gener...