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Several problems plaguing reopened Rockford Beach Park, officials looking for solutions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:11 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - Rockford Beach Park reopened and is once again overcrowded. It has Jefferson County officials concerned over major safety concerns, and they are currently looking for solutions to address the problem.Despite the big sign right out front of the waterway stating, 'Swimming and wading are NOT recommended,' many people still sat in the chaotic currents of the water just a few feet beyond the sign.According to local fire and EMS, it's not the only major concern. Several individuals were seen jumping off the side of a huge cliff without life jackets. This is worrisome due to the potential consequences that may follow."It’s difficult to watch because we respond to a lot of the jumping accidents, people hitting the bottom," said Chief Scott Fisher for the Big River Ambulance District.High Ridge Fire District Chief John Barton said the natural waterway and its water levels can be unpredictable. This means that each visit and each jump is unpredictable, and you cannot ...

Apartment of horrors: Tenant dealing with unsafe conditions, insect infestations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:11 GMT

EAST. ST. LOUIS, Ill. - An East St. Louis resident complained about horrific conditions in her apartment, including an infestation of insects that had taken over.Serria Hall said she's had the insects since she started living in the apartment. She said she couldn’t get the East St. Louis Housing Authority to do anything about it. Hall said she has been dealing with the issue for over a year now. She mentioned that the bugs have even gotten into her children's ears a few times.“I had to take them to the emergency room to get it out; they crawl on the food, they come out when I cook," she said. It’s downright embarrassing. It definitely hurts. I can’t have my family over; I can’t invite friends over because I’m ashamed of it, and the only thing I ask for, is help to get somewhere better. I would be safe long as my kids are safe. I'm safe.” Parson signs laws for new moms’ health care, ban on texting while driving When FOX 2 reached out to the Housing Authority's Executive Director, A...

Police seek information on commercial burglary in Venice

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:11 GMT

The Los Angeles Police Department is asking the public for any information that may lead to the identification and arrest of suspects involved in a commercial burglary in the Venice area late last month. The burglary, which was partially caught on a surveillance camera, occurred on June 29 in the 700 block of Lincoln Boulevard.  Police say the suspects parked a newer white, four-door pickup truck with no license plates on Indiana Avenue west of Lincoln Boulevard at around 11:40 p.m. One of the suspects then climbed on top of a white storage container positioned at the rear of a store.  After covering surveillance cameras on the store’s roof, the suspect cut a hole in the ceiling to gain entry to the business.  “While inside the location, the suspect covered another surveillance camera and took an unknown number of items. The suspect passed numerous amounts of items back through the hole in the ceiling to another unknown suspect,” an LAPD news release stated....

Le Tigre Roar at the Greek

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:11 GMT

Le Tigre Roar at the Greek: It feels like we were only just at the Greek, watching Kathleen Hanna’s riot grrl pioneers Bikini Kill. Yes, in fact, [quick check of notes], it was April of last year. Yet here we are, 15 months later, watching Hanna’s other reformed hellraisers Le Tigre. Long may she continue resurrecting these important bands.Because fuck, Le Tigre were and are so important. They might not get the same historical headlines as Bikini Kill retrospectively get, though Hanna pointed out to us last April that they weren’t necessarily popular at the time.“I think people don’t realize that we weren’t a popular band – Bikini Kill was a very niche thing,” she said. “People either really loved us or wanted to literally kill us. There were a lot of ‘you guys don’t even deserve to exist,’ kind of sentiment. So to come back and be like, we do deserve to exist and actually, these songs – sadly, sadly, sadly, sadly – are feeling more relevant now t...

San Francisco slated to convert 600 McAllister Street into affordable housing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:11 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston announced a deal Monday for the city to acquire 600 McAllister Street to create up to 196 units of affordable housing."I’m thrilled that we are creating affordable homes for hundreds of working San Franciscans and their families at 600 McAllister Street,” Preston said. "I am proud to push the envelope to create as much affordable housing as possible."The affordable housing development will be built on the western edge of San Francisco’s Civic Center. Preston’s legislation proposes to increase the height and density at 98 Franklin Street, while allowing a land dedication to purchase 600 McAllister Street.Preston said, "In this down market, with many private developments stalled or abandoned, the city should aggressively pursue site acquisitions for affordable housing. Bold pursuit of these opportunities is the only way we will meet our affordable housing goals."

Black Restaurant Week begins in DC this weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:11 GMT

Black Restaurant Week in the D.C. region kicks off Sunday, July 16.The Shaw neighborhood’s FishScale is one of the dozens of restaurants participating this year. Kristal Williams, co-owner of the ocean-to-table eatery, said being part of previous Black Restaurant Weeks boosted sales.“It helps with promoting a lot of small businesses that may not have the bandwidth to do large marketing,” Williams told WTOP. “We are just excited to participate.”This year, FishScale will be offering a discount on their Chesapeake Cheesesteak — its take on the Philly favorite using sustainably caught blue catfish.Williams said the event brings awareness to Black and African American cuisine which is a staple of D.C. culture.“It helps to say who and what D.C. is,” Williams said. “While we love to see our city improve, I do want to make sure that some of the core factors and the foundations of the city remain.”Black Restaurant Week was founded in Hous...

La Corte Suprema de Guatemala avala que el Tribunal Electoral oficialice los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:11 GMT

(CNN Español) — La Corte Suprema de Justicia de Guatemala (CSJ) informó este lunes que el Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) y las Juntas Electorales cumplieron el fallo que el 1 de julio emitió la Corte de Constitucionalidad, lo que representa un paso previo para oficializar los resultados de las pasadas elecciones presidenciales.El TSE aún debe emitir un acuerdo a través de un comunicado o un mensaje en conferencia o cadena nacional.Los magistrados de la corte habían ordenado que se repitieran las audiencias de revisión, al admitir un amparo interpuesto por nueve partidos que señalaban supuestas irregularidades.Instalan en Guatemala las primeras audiencias de revisión de las votaciones ordenadas por la Corte de ConstitucionalidadLa Corte de Constitucionalidad había suspendido la oficialización de los resultados de las elecciones generales del 25 de junio, que incluyeron la votación para presidente y vicepresidente.Las juntas realizaron las audiencias de revisión entre el marte...

Denver neighbors concerned about sniper after 5 windows shot at on 2 occasions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Denver community is concerned that a sniper is targeting its condominium complex after bullets went through five different windows on two separate occasions.“Just piecing it all together has been tough," Lauren Shrensky said. “It’s been five windows out in our entire building.”Shrensky said the first shooting at the Beauvallon happened on June 14.“One went fairly close to a woman who was sitting at her desk. It was very unnerving to be around that,” Shrensky said.  20 casings found where motorcyclist was shot on I-70 Nerves heightened after another shooting on the Fourth of July.“July 4 was the bigger one which came from both sides of the building,” she said. “We had two people on the balcony and a shot comes like right over their head through the glass above and obviously super crazy.”A nearby person captured a video showing a person who appears to be aiming at the building on July 4, firing off a gun next to a light-colored Toyota Prius.“We didn't know if...

A cure for HIV: When will Europe get there?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:11 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Stitcher .st0{fill:#EB8A23;} .st1{fill:#FAC617;} .st2{fill:#612368;} .st3{fill:#3792C4;} .st4{fill:#C33727;} Acast There’s one key weapon that would be a gamechanger in the fight to end HIV transmission in Europe by 2030 – a cure. Forty years after scientists in Paris identified the virus that caused AIDS, we still...

Make medicines affordable — without going to court

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:11 GMT

Tom Buis is a medicines policy expert for the NGO Wemos. Wilbert Bannenberg is chairman of the Pharmaceutical Accountability Foundation.Earlier this year, the Dutch Pharmaceutical Accountability Foundation filed a lawsuit against big pharma company AbbVie. According to the foundation, AbbVie made excessive profits on a medicine, and by doing so put a strain on the health care system by generating unnecessary costs.Now, AbbVie is being held to account — but this case is also a clear message to governments around the world that, ultimately, it’s their responsibility to ensure access to affordable health care and medicines.Governments can and must take control to prevent extreme drug prices.The lawsuit against AbbVie focuses on the sale of the drug Humira, which is approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. From 2004 to 2018, the Dutch public health care system spent approximately €2.3 billion on this drug. This means that after subtracting rese...