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MetroLink security updates moving forward

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:20 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Thursday marked a milestone for sweeping MetroLink security changes.Metro put out a call for bids to install new gates and fences that will allow only ticketed riders onto train platforms, as opposed to the current open platform system.There’s another big change coming. These changes are coming fast.By spring 2024, you may be watching trains come and go from behind locked gates unless you have a ticket. Eventually, you’ll be able to use tickets loaded on a phone app to swipe and get through the gates. Police in Metro’s real-time camera center will be watching through the new network of smart surveillance cameras.“Look folks, we’ve ordered gates. They are coming,” said Taulby Roach, president and CEO of Bi-State Development. “I think that’s a big piece of news for the St. Louis transit community.” The one street where every home is cited, no matter what condition The Washington Park MetroLink Station and three others in Illinois will be the first to see the changes. All...

Alfonso, Quintana spark Mets to 4-2 victory over Cardinals

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:20 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pete Alfonso hit a two-run homer. José Quintana won for the first time this season and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Thursday night to open a four-game series.Quintana (1-4) beat his former team by pitching into the seventh inning. He gave up three hits, including a homer in the seventh to Tyler O’Neill, and two runs. It was his first time facing the Cardinals since signing with the Mets as a free agent in the offseason.Tim Locastro led off the ninth with a pinch-hit home run, his first this season for New York. It was the third one of his career.Trevor Gott pitched the ninth for his first save. He got Paul Goldschmidt looking with two on to end the game.The Mets have won four of their past five games.The loss denied Adam Wainwright (3-8) a chance to pick up career win No. 199. But it was a better outing for the 41-year-old right-hander, who is in his final season.Wainwright, plagued by injuries and ineffectiveness this season, pitched six in...

Officials Investigate Threats Against Trump Grand Jurors in Georgia

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:20 GMT

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that it was investigating online threats against the grand jurors who voted this week to indict former President Donald Trump and 18 others, accusing them of conspiring to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results.The jurors’ names are listed early in the sprawling 98-page indictment, as required in Georgia, making the state an outlier among federal and state court systems.Now some of those jurors have had their faces, social media profiles, and possible addresses and phone numbers shared on internet sites, in some cases with the suggestion that they should be harassed — though it was unclear Thursday if anyone had followed up on those suggestions.The county sheriff’s office said in a statement that it was aware of online threats against grand jurors and was working with other agencies to track down their origin. It did not answer inquiries about whether any jurors had reported harassment.Other Trump prose...

Hilary grows into Category 3 hurricane, forecast to bring heavy rain to SoCal this weekend

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:20 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Hilary strengthened into a major storm Thursday evening off Mexico’s Pacific coast, and it could bring heavy rain to the southwestern U.S. by the weekend.The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Hilary's maximum sustained winds had risen to 120 mph (195 kph), making it a Category 3 hurricane. The storm was expected to grow into a Category 4 hurricane Friday while on a projected path that threatened landfall on the central Baja California peninsula by Sunday or possibly keep just offshore while heading for Southern California.Hilary was centered about 445 miles (715 kilometers) south of Los Cabos on the southern tip of the Baja peninsula. It was moving west-northwest at 14 mph (22 kph), but was expected to take a more northward heading in the coming days.The hurricane center said that as Hilary moves onto or brushes the Baja pensinsula, it could possibly survive briefly as a tropical storm or tropical depression and cross the U.S. border.No tropical storm ...

Orange Unified school district may require parental notification for transgender students

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:20 GMT

The Orange Unified School District may be the latest school to adopt a policy that would require schools to notify parents if their child is transgender.The proposed policy is being discussed and considered during a Thursday school board night meeting.The policy would follow similar measures adopted by other Southern California school districts in Chino Valley on July 20 and Murrieta on Aug. 11. Those meetings involved plenty of heated debate from parents, school officials and lawmakers alike.Supporters of the policy believe it’s a parent’s right to be notified of information involving their child, while critics believe the policy could open up discrimination or potentially put students in a harmful situation, according to California Attorney General, Rob Bonta.The proposed policy would require written parental notification within three school days after a student identifies as a gender “other than the student’s biological sex or gender listed on the student’s birth certificate.”The...

Retail experts question effectiveness of CHP retail theft crackdown

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:20 GMT

(KRON) -- More help is on the way to crack down on the problem of retail theft. A statewide task force is receiving millions of dollars in additional funding. California Highway Patrol is ramping up efforts to disrupt retail theft rings statewide with the help of additional funding for its organized retail task force.But a retail sector expert says shoplifting won't stop until the law is changed. ‘Bogus’: Oakland mayor pushes back on claim that firing chief increased crime One video of a mob of shoplifters inside a Los Angeles-area Nordstrom has been seen around the world.(CHP)"A flash mob of individuals ransacked a department store, took more than $300,000 in merchandise," said CHP commissioner Ceto Ortiz.Scenes like these may call into question whether or not the retail task force is making a difference. Officials at the CHP provided these stats showing the recovery of over 300,000 assets and over 1,200 arrests."You know I was actually thrilled to see what's going on with the CH...

DDOT working on plan to close part of Rhode Island Ave. in response to flash flooding

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:20 GMT

In order to help prevent devastating flooding in the area of Northeast D.C., the District Department of Transportation told WTOP that a plan is in the works that would initiate a road closure if powerful storms are coming to the area.DDOT says it is currently working on a standard operating procedure that will allow the office to activate Traffic Enforcement Officers to specific locations in coordination with the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency in the event of Flash Flood Watches or warnings.Once a Flash Flood Watch is issued, DDOT will deploy these officers to the areas of Rhode Island Avenue that are most prone to flooding and will close the road to vehicular traffic during hours of operations.DDOT said that D.C. police will provide support when a storm happens outside of the normal hours of operation for DDOT and on the weekends.Additionally, DDOT told WTOP that they will be installing solar-powered Flash Flood Warning beacons at both ends of the road prior...

El huracán Hilary se intensifica rápidamente a categoría 3, mientras amenaza con inundaciones significativas en el oeste de EE.UU.

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:20 GMT

(CNN) –– El huracán Hilary se ha intensificado rápidamente en el Océano Pacífico al suroeste de México este jueves, mientras se espera que desate lluvias e inundaciones potencialmente significativas en partes del suroeste de EE.UU. como un sistema más débil a partir de este fin de semana.¿Qué zonas están amenazadas por el huracán Hilary y cuándo llegaría?Hilary se fortaleció a un gran huracán categoría 3 durante la noche de este jueves con vientos sostenidos de 190 km/h y ráfagas aún más fuertes, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NCH, por sus siglas en inglés). Es probable que el ciclón alcance la fuerza de un huracán categoría 4 este viernes con vientos de al menos 210 km/h, advirtió la entidad.El huracán se encontraba a unos 716 km al sur de Cabo San Lucas, México, la noche de este jueves.Las consecuencias que podría generar Hilary en Estados Unidos abarcan una amplia gama de lluvias intensas y vientos fuertes, a medida que el ciclón avanza hacia el norte durante los próximos...

7 injured in Georgia Avenue car crash

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:20 GMT

Seven people were injured in a multivehicle crash on Georgia Avenue in Wheaton-Glenmont, Maryland, on Thursday evening.Around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Montgomery County police reported to the scene of a crash involving multiple cars and a pedestrian in the area of Georgia Avenue and Kayson Street.Four vehicles — an Audi A6, a Ford Taurus, a Ford pickup truck and a Chevy Traverse — were involved in the accident.According to officials, the Audi A6 was traveling southbound on Georgia Avenue when it struck the heavy duty Ford truck with a trailer attached that was attempting to turn onto a northbound lane. The truck spun, detaching from its trailer and colliding with a Chevy Traverse. The detached trailer then spilled into the road and was hit by the Ford Taurus.One person was stuck in their car and had to be extracted.MCFRS units responded to a multi vehicle accident with 1 person pinned and 1 vehicle on fire. Preliminary, 6 people were evaluated and transported to area hospitals –...

School bus drops 5-year-old student over a mile from home

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:20 GMT

LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) — A Loveland mother is pushing for answers from Thompson School District after her 5-year-old son got on the wrong bus and was dropped off over a mile from his home.It happened on Wednesday afternoon. Ponderosa Elementary kindergartner Kyler Barker was supposed to be dropped off near Nucla Avenue, just a street up from his family's home. It was the third day of school, and his mother, Nicole Barker, was waiting on him there when she got a phone call from the school district. 6 public school districts sue Colorado over universal preschool That phone call was to tell her Kyler had gotten on the wrong bus and was dropped off at the wrong stop."I can’t really convey what happened to me in that moment. I almost, like, blacked out, because like it was terrifying, as you can imagine for any parent. And it was just like, what do you mean? Like what does that mean?" Baker said.Mom wants answers from Thompson School DistrictThe stop where Kyler was dropped off alone w...