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St. Louis sex offender admits seeking child pornography online

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:59 GMT

ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis resident previously convicted of child sex crimes appeared in federal court on Thursday and admitted seeking child pornography online.Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said James Rankin, 47, admitted communicating with individuals he believed to be underage girls and requesting explicit images from them.Rankin pleaded guilty to one count of solicitation of child pornography and one count of transfer of obscene material.In January 2023, detectives with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in California were conducting an undercover operation into child exploitation when they encountered Rankin. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Breaking News SIGN UP NOW Rankin believed he was messaging...

Man accused of smashing MetroLink rider in the head with a rock

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:59 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A 19-year-old man is facing assault charges for allegedly striking a MetroLink rider in the head with a rock.The incident took place on Nov. 14 on a MetroLink train at the Union Station terminal at 400 South 18th Street, according to a probable cause statement filed by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.Police claim the suspect, identified as Joseph Davis, was on the train and began rummaging through the grocery bags of another rider, whom Davis didn't know. Tow truck operator killed in Illinois served as volunteer firefighter The victim told Davis to stop going through his bags. Davis began punching and kicking the victim.Davis eventually stopped, got up, and paced back and forth through the MetroLink train. He then walked back to the victim and smashed him in the head with a fist-sized rock.The entire assault was recorded on surveillance video. Police arrested Davis days later.The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office charged Davis with second-degree assault ...

Creve Coeur Police Department joins the 'Duck, Duck, Jeep' trend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:59 GMT

CREVE COEUR, Mo. – The Creve Coeur Police Department recently shared a photo of a Lego duck. In the accompanying post, an officer remarked, "Not a Jeep, but this did make us smile," referencing the viral trend known as "duck, duck, Jeep."The phenomenon began around 2020, with Allison Parliament claiming to have initiated it at a gas station. The trend, now dubbed "ducking Jeeps" or "duck, duck Jeep" on social media, has gained widespread popularity.The game involves taking a rubber duck, attaching a note, and placing it on a Jeep. Since its inception, the trend has spread from Canada to the United States, evolving into more elaborate displays over the past three years.The primary objective of this lighthearted trend is to bring joy to others. Jeep owners participate by leaving rubber ducks on fellow Jeep vehicles as a surprise.If you discover a duck on your Jeep, capture a photo and share it on your social media accounts with the hashtags #duckduckjeep or #duckjeep. Afterward, displ...

Opinion: Out-of-state hunters aren’t the problem. Here’s how to sustain and improve hunting in the West.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:59 GMT

A disgruntled hunter wrote a Writers on the Range opinion recently about Westerners getting fed up with the many out-of-staters coming in and buying up draw licenses to shoot bull elk, deer, bear and other big game animals.As a hunter myself, I understand their frustration.But reducing non-resident tags, as Andrew Carpenter suggests, takes us in the wrong direction. The greatest threat to hunting now and in the future is the loss of habitat.Private lands provide up to 80% of the habitat for all wildlife species, including the critical winter range that’s the limiting factor for most big game populations. Yet these family farms and ranches are struggling for economic survival and in many places are under immense development pressure.According to the American Farmland Trust, Colorado is on track to lose approximately a half-million acres of open land in the next two decades. Other states have similarly alarming projections. As these lands disappear, so does the wildlife they support.I...

Pedestrian killed in Federal Boulevard crash in Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:59 GMT

A pedestrian was killed in a crash that has closed Federal Boulevard at West 10th Avenue, according to the Denver Police Department.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Colorado road conditions: I-70 reopens near Silverthorne Crime and Public Safety | Motorcyclist killed in hit-and-run crash on Speer in West Highland overnight Crime and Public Safety | Train derailment north of Central City in Gilpin County delays Amtrak trains, officials say Crime and Public Safety | Woman charged in crash that killed Littleton middle school student Crime and Public Safety | Woman dies after being struck by Cadillac on East Montview Boulevard in Aurora The crash closed Federal Boulevard in both directions on Thursday afternoon, according to a post from Denver on X at 12:18 p.m. The driver remained on scene.Police officials were unable to confirm the type of vehicle involved in the crash.Alternate routes are advised...

What time is tonight’s Newsom-DeSantis debate — and where you can watch?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:59 GMT

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis face off in the big battle of red-state vs. blue-state governors Thursday night.What time and where can you watch it?Time: The debate airs from 6-7:30 p.m. Pacific time.Where to watch: Fox News Channel.Other ways to follow: If you don’t have cable, you can listen on the Fox News app or find local Fox Radio stations, including San Francisco’s KSFO-AM 560 AM.Related ArticlesPolitics | Appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Donald Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial Politics | 5 things to know about Thursday’s Newsom-DeSantis debate, including how to watch Politics | Krugman: Understanding Bidenomics with rich guys in a bar Politics | On the stump, Trump loves J6 rioters. His lawyers, less so. Politics | Cheney book slams GOP as Trump’s ‘enablers and collaborators’

Real Estate: Memories, friends, timing drive wish for a second home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:59 GMT

The beach-condo pipe dream began unfolding in June, but really, it goes back to my childhood — a big idea with a miniscule chance. What was I thinking? Second homes are for other people. One home is more than I can handle.But in June, my husband and I sold a condo our youngest daughter had lived in while she attended grad school. And suddenly, we had funds that for once didn’t need to go toward a child’s tuition, orthodontia or some other form of child support. The last kid had flown.Meanwhile, several friends who live near us in the Orlando area, only an hour’s drive from the Atlantic, were getting beach condos. Adding to the motivation: I grew up in Southern California and as a teen, spent my summers on the sands of. Newport Beach.So, timing, friends, proximity, nostalgia and those freed-up funds conspired. When I could no longer keep this crazy dream to myself, I shared my idea with my husband, DC, one summer night during a rare inning when the Pirates were winning. He rais...

South San Francisco police say a man assaulted car passenger into critical condition, arrest made

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:59 GMT

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — South San Francisco police arrested a man Monday after he assaulted a person that was a passenger in his vehicle, according to authorities.The investigation began at 5:09 p.m. Monday when police were alerted to an incident in the southbound lanes of the unit block of Airport Boulevard. Police say a man physically assaulted his 27-year-old male passenger outside of his vehicle. Bystanders attempted to intervene during the confrontation.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | East Bay businessmen sentenced to prison for tax fraud Crime and Public Safety | East Bay Woman charged in connection to deadly wrong-way Peninsula crash Crime and Public Safety | Daly City woman arrested on suspicion of robbery, child endangerment Crime and Public Safety | Suspect arrested in double stabbing at San Mateo bar Crime and Public Safety | Coast Guard calls off search for man swept into ocean near Half ...

Everyone gets their chance to laugh during this TheatreWorks show

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:59 GMT

Meredith McDonough was in for a happy surprise last month, when she was asked – in somewhat last-minute fashion – to step in and direct TheatreWorks’ holiday season production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.”“Originally, James Monroe Iglehart was directing this show,” McDonough explains. “Then, through his good fortune, the ‘Spamalot’ that he had been a part of suddenly announced they were going to Broadway during this time.”Ironically, Monroe was busy doing “Falsettos” — another musical by “Spelling Bee” composer-lyricist William Finn — in Minneapolis when she first fielded the call from TheatreWorks.Yet, she did have an opening in her calendar for November and December, so she ended up packing her bags and heading back out to the Bay Area — where she had spent four years serving as the company’s director of new works.“I am thrilled to be back at TheatreWorks,” she says.Theater lovers can also enjoy the McDonough-TheatreWorks reunion by attending “...

Restaurant news: Izzy’s on the Peninsula to reopen this winter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:50:59 GMT

After a long closure for a major renovation, Izzy’s on the Peninsula — formerly Izzy’s of San Carlos — will reopen this winter.Besides a reimagined 7,500-square-foot space, the restaurant will unveil a new menu and new alfresco and private dining spaces.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | San Francisco restaurant owners charged with offering bribes to acquire leases on Pompei’s Grotto, Lou’s Fish Shack properties Restaurants, Food and Drink | Shake Shack leases space near eBay for new restaurant Restaurants, Food and Drink | 7 terrific Bay Area things to do this weekend Restaurants, Food and Drink | These 13 California restaurants make list of nation’s best new eateries Restaurants, Food and Drink | Holiday spirits: Five fancy seasonal cocktails you can make at home “We look forward to welcoming back our community and introducing this stunning new space...