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Recycle your Christmas tree across the St. Louis area

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:05:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Christmas has come and gone, and when you're ready to take down that live Christmas tree, there are plenty of places across St. Louis where you can get rid of it.'Gateway Disposal STL' will offer Christmas tree disposal to people who live in Florissant through January 15. The city of St. Louis is also recycling trees for free through January 9. 300 new Illinois laws take effect in 2024 – Here are five worth knowing Locations include Forest Park, O'Fallon Park, and Carondelet Park. Hours are 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.Remember to remove all decorations and do not drop them off in a trash bag or plastic tarp. Wreaths and pine roping are also not accepted.

Gateway Arch extending holiday hours this week

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:05:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The Gateway Arch is operating with extended holiday hours this week.It will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. starting this Tuesday through Saturday. The visitor's center will close early on New Year's Eve at 4:00 p.m. Human remains found in Missouri pond likely belong to man missing since 2013 The Arch features new and improved lighting these days. It's not only energy efficient but also better for migratory birds.The system will cut power consumption by 60%, and it will make the Arch appear brighter.

Crews investigating I-270 at Page Ave. rollover crash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:05:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A two-car crash took place on Interstate 270 north at the Page Avenue exit in west county.One of the vehicles rolled over. Four lanes of the interstate were closed for a time while police investigated the crash. 300 new Illinois laws take effect in 2024 – Here are five worth knowing It's unclear if the people inside the cars were hurt. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Person shot while driving in north St. Louis, crashes into parked cars

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:05:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A driver was shot overnight in the O'Fallon neighborhood of north St. Louis.It happened around 2:45 a.m. on San Francisco Avenue at Turner Avenue. The man was shot while driving. Human remains found in Missouri pond likely belong to man missing since 2013 His car crashed into several parked cars. He was taken to the hospital in serious condition.

3 U.S. service members hurt in Iraq attacks; Biden orders retaliatory strikes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:05:00 GMT

(NewsNation) — The United States carried out retaliatory strikes on Christmas Day on three facilities "used by Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups," in Iran following a series of attacks that left three U.S. service members injured — one critically, according to a statement from Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin. U.S. personnel were targetted Monday morning in what Austin described as a series of attacks in Iraq and Syria by "Iranian-sponsored militias, including an attack by Iran-affiliated Kataib Hezbollah" on Erbil Air Base. Local lottery player wins over $2 million on Christmas President Joe Biden was briefed on the attack Monday morning and following a call with Austin and members of the National Security Council, he ordered strikes "against three locations utilized by Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups focused specifically on unmanned aerial drone activities," according to NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson.Austin described American military retaliat...

Three-bedroom home sells in San Ramon for $1.7 million

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:05:00 GMT

108 Arapaho Circle – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 100 block of Arapaho Circle in San Ramon was sold on Dec. 8, 2023. The $1,740,000 purchase price works out to $744 per square foot. The house, built in 1984, has an interior space of 2,339 square feet. The layout of this two-story home includes three bedrooms and three bathrooms. On the exterior, the home features wood shake roofing / shingles. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. In addition, the house features an attached two-car garage, providing ample room for vehicles and storage needs.Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:A 2,437-square-foot home on the 2900 block of Morgan Drive in San Ramon sold in May 2023, for $1,935,000, a price per square foot of $794. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Shawnee Court, San Ramon, in March 2023, a 2,776-square-foot home was sold for $2,050,000, a price per square foot of $738. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms...

Elias: California’s increased housing units haven’t meant lower rents

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:05:00 GMT

California’s top officials and the bureaucrats who back them up persist in telling us there’s a massive housing shortage in this state, amounting to something between 1.8 million and 3 million units (over the last five years, they’ve used varying figures within that range).Related ArticlesLocal News | Elias: California utility bills to rise for decades after PUC’s solar move Local News | Elias: California’s Lara gave away the farm to insurance companies Local News | Elias: Transgender students California’s latest state-local conflict This means the state – with 14.6 million existing units as of mid-2022 – is about 10% short. If this shortage is real and not merely a figment of the imagination of officials at the state’s Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department, few vacancy signs should be on the new apartment and condominium buildings that have proliferated around the state since 2021.There are many, though....

Opinion: Meat industry’s dubious claims of sustainability at COP28

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:05:00 GMT

At the COP28 climate conference, major meat producers — armed with an elaborate communications strategy — pitched an audacious message: meat is sustainable nutrition. The narrative pushed by these meat proponents is not only misleading but also dangerous for our planet and human health.The meat industry’s primary focus has been to promote “scientific evidence” supporting the idea that meat is environmentally friendly. However, this claim directly contradicts overwhelming scientific evidence. The inconvenient truth is that animal agriculture, particularly the production of red meat, is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.The livestock sector, responsible for a staggering 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, is a massive contributor to climate change. The methane emitted by livestock, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, poses a severe threat to our climate stability.The meat industry’s argumen...

12 places you can’t visit in 2024

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:05:00 GMT

By Lilit Marcus | CNNThis year was all about making up for lost time. Following the pandemic, visitors flooded Europe’s biggest cities and America’s national parks as a form of “revenge travel,” going to – or returning to – some of the destinations that had been inaccessible during the Covid-19 pandemic.However, the world has changed a lot since the pandemic’s onset. Many businesses closed as people transitioned to working remotely and not every tourist attraction survived the period unscathed.Whether closing permanently or temporarily, here’s a list of places you can’t visit in 2024.Centre Pompidou, ParisAlthough the inside-on-the-outside Paris museum still looks shockingly modern, the Centre Pompidou is actually in its sixth decade. Following the Summer Olympics in France’s capital this summer, the Pompidou will take a rest to undergo a 260 million euro ($282 million) modernization program.“Our Lady of the Pipes” will be closed through 2030. Meanwhile Pompidou’s sister museum in B...

California sheriff’s deputy resigns after drug arrest

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:05:00 GMT

A San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputy has resigned following his arrest earlier this month on suspicion of being under the influence of cocaine, authorities said Sunday, Dec. 24.Sheriff’s deputies arrested Jonathan Campos, 32, on Dec. 17, when they observed him under the influence while parked in a car with a former deputy in an empty housing development at Elina Rose Court and Berlina Road in Hesperia, according to a San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department news release.“(The) controlled substance … was suspected of being cocaine,” the release stated.  “Although Campos was off-duty at the time of the incident, he was in possession of a firearm.”Campos, who had been with the department six years and was assigned to the Hesperia station, resigned after his arrest, Sheriff’s Department officials said.There was no evidence that Campos was under the influence while on duty, they said.The former deputy, Ricardo Baires, 29, resigned in 2022, and is accused of possessing narcotics for sale a...