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Several communities celebrating 'National Night Out' Wednesday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Neighborhoods and the police who protect and serve them are coming together to stand up against crime.University City, Lincoln County, St. Charles, East St. Louis, and other areas are celebrating 'National Night Out.' The tradition started in the late 60s and early 70s with the development of neighborhood watches. Overnight carjacking attempt in St. Louis foiled by disconnected battery The goal is to help people be aware of what's going on in their area and meet their local first responders. University City is also hosting a 'back to school rally' at the same time. 

Krispy Kreme giving away free doughnuts today for losing Mega Millions Tickets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS - If you lose out on winning a billion dollars in Tuesday night's Mega Millions lottery, Krispy Kreme has a consolation prize.Instead of a stack of dough, you get a donut. Pee-wee Herman star Paul Reubens dies at age 70 after cancer fight Krispy Kreme is giving a free glazed donut Tuesday and Wednesday to customers who bring in a Mega Millions ticket for Tuesday night's drawing. Krispy Kreme says lottery losers are winners when they eat one of their warm glazed donuts.

Person shot outside of Ferguson church overnight

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:24 GMT

FERGUSON, Mo. - A person was shot in Ferguson overnight.The shooting happened in front of the 'Ferguson Church of The Nazarene 'on the 1300 block of Elizabeth Avenue. No other details have been released at this time. Pee-wee Herman star Paul Reubens dies at age 70 after cancer fight FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Broncos Mailbag: How much is to be expected of rookies Marvin Mims Jr., Drew Sanders and Riley Moss?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:24 GMT

Denver Post Broncos writer Parker Gabriel posts his Broncos Mailbag periodically during the season. Click here to submit a question.Who is No. 1 on the running backs depth chart?— David W. Mensing, Colorado SpringsHey David, thanks for getting us going this week. If Javonte Williams is healthy, he’s No. 1 on the depth chart. The question is what exactly his work load will look like come Week 1. Williams was in pads with the rest of the Broncos on Monday, though the team didn’t do any live tackling as it transitions into fully padded work. Williams and Samaje Perine figure to be the top pair, but the No. 3 job is shaping up to be interesting. Tony Jones Jr. has experience and has played for coach Sean Payton in the past, but keep an eye on college free agent Jaleel McLaughlin. He and Tyler Badie each have burst and big-play ability.Rosters fluctuate and flex over the course of a season, but Denver’s cleanest configuration to start the season when it cuts down to 53 players from...

Paul Reubens completed 1st draft of memoir before his death, publicist confirms

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:24 GMT

(WIAT) — Before his death, Paul Reubens had finished drafting a memoir chronicling his life, his career and his famous character Pee-wee Herman.Reubens, an actor and comedian known for his decades-long portrayal of Herman in both movies, television and on Broadway, completed a first draft of his memoir, publicist Kelly Bush Novack confirmed to WIAT. Reubens died Sunday after a six-year battle with cancer.Actor Paul Reubens portraying Pee-wee Herman poses for a portrait while promoting "The Pee-wee Herman Show" live stage play, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, File)"He finished a first draft," Novack said in a statement. "We are hoping it will be published posthumously."Reubens, best known for the movie "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" and the TV show "Pee-wee's Playhouse," had been working on the book for years."I’ve been making notes and writing down ideas for a few years already," Reubens told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in 2020. "I wrote all my funniest...

As Pee-wee Herman, Paul Reubens created a mischievous man-child for the ages

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:24 GMT

I’ve never once driven past the kitschy dinosaur statues on the side of Interstate 10 in Cabazon without thinking of Pee-wee Herman.Or seen a vintage red Schwinn DX bicycle without picturing the mischievous man-child character created by actor Paul Reubens.Or heard the classic instrumental “Tequila” without picturing Pee-wee in his white loafers dancing on a bar top to the cheers of burly bikers.Reubens, who created the Pee-wee Herman character as part of the Groundlings comedy troupe in Los Angeles in the late ’70s, died Sunday, July 30, and the world is a less colorful, funny, weird, and wonderful place for his passing.But Pee-wee Herman will never really die. With the work Reubens’ created – from the impishly, inappropriately Pee-wee of his birth at the Groundlings comedy troupe in the late ’70s to the more mainstream, and slightly better behaved, Pee-wee of movies such as “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” and five seasons of “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” – we’ll always have Pee-wee Herman to ma...

Police: Man fled Southern California collision dies when car crashes again

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:24 GMT

A person who Corona police say fled a traffic collision on Thursday, July 27, died when his car caught fire after again crashing.The driver, described as a man, had not been publicly identified by the Riverside County Coroner’s Office as of July 31.The crashes happened between 6:45 and 7 p.m. The first happened at the intersection of River Road and Lincoln Avenue, said Cpl. Tobias Kouroubacalis, who did not have information on how that collision happened or whether anyone was injured.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Retired San Jose police captain dies in I-5 wreck near Chico that kills four others Crashes and Disasters | 17-year-old American cyclist killed while training for mountain bike world championships Crashes and Disasters | Los Angeles sheriff’s recruit dies after being hit while on a run Crashes and Disasters | Driver found deceased in Santa Cruz County rollover crash Crashes and Disasters | ...

York fire: Crews are battling ‘fire whirls’ in massive Mojave Desert blaze close to Las Vegas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:24 GMT

Crews battled “fire whirls” in California’s Mojave National Preserve this weekend as a massive wildfire crossed into Nevada amid dangerously high temperatures and raging winds.The York Fire was mapped at roughly 120 square miles (284 square kilometers) on Monday with no containment.The blaze erupted Friday near the remote Caruthers Canyon area of the vast wildland preserve, crossed the state line into Nevada on Sunday and sent smoke further east into the Las Vegas Valley.A smoky haze blotted out the sun midday on the Las Vegas Strip and obliterated views of mountains surrounding the city and suburbs. Because of low visibility, the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas reported departure delays of nearly two hours.Joshua Trees burn in the York Fire, Sunday, July 30, 2023, in the Mojave National Preserve. (AP Photo/Ty O’Neil)The York Fire is seen through Joshua trees on Sunday, July 30, 2023, in the Mojave National Preserve. (AP Photo/Ty O’Neil)Flames rise from the...

5% mortgage rate seen as tipping point to unlock housing supply

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:24 GMT

By Alex Tanzi | BloombergUS homeowners are nearly twice as willing to sell if their mortgage rate is 5% or higher, but just one in five mortgaged homes meet that criteria.For those who have a mortgage rate of at least 5%, 38% said they’re planning on selling their homes, according to a quarterly survey by Zillow. Just 21% of holders with rates below that dividing line said the same.Existing-home sales have fallen almost every month since the start of last year as higher mortgage rates disincentivize owners from moving. Prospective buyers have sought out new construction instead since inventory on the resale market is so low.About 80% of mortgage holders reported having a rate of less than 5%, and about 90% have a rate of less than 6%, Zillow said. Almost a third reported a rate of less than 3%.Mortgage rates “are unlikely to return to 5% in the near future,” said Orphe Divounguy, a senior economist at Zillow Home Loans. “That means many homeowners will move only for major life event...

Barabak: Trump’s Big Lie and the Republican Etch A Sketch strategy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:24 GMT

Some things are so obvious, they scarcely bear mention.Birds fly. Fish swim. Politicians say things they hope will get them elected.That’s not as terrible as it might sound.Candidates could have the most ingenious proposal to, say, banish poverty and end hunger, but what good is that if they can’t win office and at least try to implement their vision?There is, however, an important qualitative difference between telling voters what they’d like to hear or dialing an issue up or down depending on the audience and knowingly, calculatedly telling a flat-out lie.Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. That is an incontrovertible fact.And yet for many Republicans — including most of those seeking the party’s 2024 nomination — Trump’s irrefutable loss and direct responsibility for the Jan. 6 insurrection are a verity they dodge and duck.At least right now.Florida’s flailing governor, Ron DeSantis offers a prime example.The won’t-back-down-culture warrior, who gleefully stoops to swat at teach...