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Frustration, grief over child's death following delayed emergency response

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:51:29 GMT

JENNINGS, Mo. – RJ Thomas had just graduated kindergarten from Fairview Elementary School. His mother, LaWanda, described him as the shining light of her life."If you knew RJ, you were blessed. He was a special one. My bright and shining star," she said.On Sunday, LaWanda stood in front of the wreck of her home, reliving the very real nightmare of losing her boy."I heard a big boom. Like one of them big cannonballs or something that they light on the Fourth of July. That's all it sounded like. Boom," she said.A tree struck by lightning came crashing through the roof of her home."Confusion. Mayhem. All I seen was a big tree and a bunch of debris, and I called out to RJ and he didn't answer. I had to fight my way through and throw stuff to get to him," she said.LaWanda began digging through debris and shingles trying to get to RJ. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News ...

Power restortation efforts continue in the bi-state region

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:51:29 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Power is returning to many homes in our area.In Illinois, approximately 42,000 customers are without service as of 7 p.m. Sunday, while that number is slightly higher in Missouri, with approximately 60,000 customers without service.In St. Louis, there are more than 4,800 outages. Among them, Affinia Healthcare on North Florissant Avenue in the College Hill neighborhood. A spokeswoman for the health provider said that location will remain closed on Monday, July 3. Patients will be notified and any appointments will be rescheduled. All other Affinia locations will remain open.At this point Saturday, over 150,000 homes were without power.

3-alarm pallet fire erupts in San Bernardino County

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:51:29 GMT

Firefighters in San Bernardino County battled a pallet fire at a commercial structure in Muscoy that also ignited a small brushfire, authorities announced on Sunday.  Crews with the San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to reports of a large pile of pallets burning outside a commercial building, located in the 2500 block of Kern Street, just after 5 p.m. Less than an hour later, authorities declared the blaze a three-alarm fire that was threatening several other properties.  Multiple water tenders were requested as a result of water pressure and supply issues.  A small vegetation fire, an estimated half-acre, started because of exposure to the commercial fire and had to be contained by crews with Cal Fire San Bernardino, officials said.  Crews on the scene of a three-alarm pallet fire outside a commercial structure in Muscoy (SBCFD)By 7:30 p.m., officials reported that the pallet fire had been knocked down and multiple homes and vehicles were saved. It ...

Erratic, inconsistent Wood sends SF Giants to second straight loss vs. Mets

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:51:29 GMT

NEW YORK — Baseball has a way of foiling even the best-laid plans.The Giants, so they thought, identified the ideal pocket of the Mets batting order to start Alex Wood’s outing. With lefty Brett Baty due up to begin the third inning, manager Gabe Kapler decided to go away from Ross Stripling, their starter/opener/whatever you want to call it at this point, despite breezing through the Mets’ first seven batters.The matchup was supposed to give Wood a soft landing: the bottom two hitters of the Mets’ order and a platoon advantage against two of the first three batters he would face. It almost immediately began to go awry, as Wood had little feel for anything but his two-seam fastball and was out of the game before the end of the fourth inning.Wood issued four walks, hit a batter and allowed five runs while recording five outs in an 8-4 loss to the Mets that will make a long flight home, scheduled to land sometime around 3 a.m. PT, even longer. It sent the Giants to t...

East Bay Whole Foods evacuated due to gas leak, store closed

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:51:29 GMT

(KRON) -- Employees and shoppers were evacuated from an East Bay Whole Foods grocery store due to a gas leak, according to the Alameda County Fire Department. Sinkhole causes full closure of Hwy-1 in Monterey County ACFD received a call around 11:23 a.m. of a possible gas leak inside of a Dublin Whole Foods. Fire crews arrived five minutes later, and they detected a possible leak in one of the refrigeration units. The entire store was evacuated for safety. About 15 employees were in the store at the time, but it is unknown how many customers were on the premises at the time. Employees were escorted inside to get their belongings after the evacuation. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The hazardous materials team has arrived at the scene along...

Smoke from encampment fire visible on Highway 280 in San Francisco

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:51:29 GMT

(KRON) -- Smoke could be seen from Highway 280 on Sunday after an encampment fire spread to a car in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood. Dublin Whole Foods to remain closed after gas leak Crews rushed to the seen at 188 Hooper Street in the afternoon hours. The San Francisco Fire Department said no buildings were affected and no injuries were reported.

East Bay swimming restricted due to toxic algae

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:51:29 GMT

(KRON) – A rapid growth of blue-green algae is shutting down some East Bay parks amid the ongoing hot temperatures. Sinkhole causes full closure of Hwy-1 in Monterey County Officials want to remind the public that blue-green algae is toxic to humans and potentially deadly for pets.Here is a list of closures and warnings in the East Bay:The beach at Lake Temescal is currently closed.Niles Swim Area is currently closed at Horseshoe Lake.Water warning signs are posted at Keller Beach and Knox Regional Shoreline.Del Valle East and West Swim Beaches currently have caution advisories posted.

Naylor hits 2-run single in 10th as Guardians beat Cubs 8-6 after blowing 4-run lead in 9th

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:51:29 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Naylor hit a two-run single in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Guardians regrouped to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-6 on Sunday after All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase blew a four-run lead in the ninth.Aaron Civale pitched three-hit ball over six innings after the start of the game was delayed nearly two hours by rain. Andrés Giménez homered in the third and scored the go-ahead run in the 10th. Giménez opened the inning as the automatic runner on second base and moved up on Amed Rosario’s single. A groundout by José Ramírez left runners on second and third before Naylor drove them in with a single up the middle against Adbert Alzolay (1-4) to put Cleveland back on top 8-6. Sam Hentges (1-0) retired all three batters in the bottom half, sending the Cubs to their sixth loss in seven games.The Guardians looked as though they were on their way to an easy win after waiting out yet another long rain delay before things took a wild turn.Cleveland was sailing along with a...

Montgomery beats Yankees for 2nd time, pitches Cardinals to 5-1 win

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:51:29 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Montgomery beat the Yankees for the second time since they traded him last summer, pitching the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-1 win over Gerrit Cole on Sunday that completed a disappointing 3-3 trip for New York.“I was excited to faceoff against Gerrit,” Montogmery said. “He was supposed to duck me and pitch yesterday and then the rain happened, and we ended up locking horns. We were texting about it and just excited about it. It was definitely fun.”On a day Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected for the fifth time this season, Montgomery (6-7) allowed an unearned run, two hits and three walks in 6 2/3 innings. He held New York hitless until Gleyber Torres doubled with two outs in the sixth.“He was pounding the zone with everything he had,” Cardinals catcher Andrew Knizner said. “Down and away, inside hard, soft, he pretty much had a great mix of everything. Everything was working. Everything was getting outs.”Montgomery, a 30-year-old left-ha...

Presidente Gustavo Petro decreta el “Estado de Emergencia Económica, Social y Ecológica” en el departamento de La Guajira

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:51:29 GMT

(CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, decretó este domingo el “Estado de Emergencia Económica, Social y Ecológica” en el departamento de La Guajira y el Gobierno trabajará en 11 sectores para enfrentar la “crisis humanitaria y climática” en la región, explicó la Presidencia en un comunicado.“Las medidas excepcionales buscarán garantizar la seguridad y soberanía alimentaria en La Guajira, mediante la financiación, comercialización, transporte, almacenamiento, venta o distribución de productos agropecuarios, y titulación de tierras”, se explicó en el comunicado.Un muerto en accidente que involucró a dos aeronaves militares en base de la Fuerza Aérea ColombianaSe agregó también que el decreto indica que “para garantizar la supervivencia de las personas afectadas en condiciones dignas, el Gobierno enfocará sus esfuerzos en los sectores de salud, agua y saneamiento básico, agropecuario y rural, medio ambiental, educación...