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Sam Page to veto pedestrian road ban today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - FOX 2 learned St. Louis County Executive Sam Page will announce Tuesday morning he is vetoing a controversial the St. Louis County Council just passed.Page's Chief Spokesperson Doug Moore confirmed to FOX 2 that Page will announce at a news conference later Tuesday morning at the main county building that he is vetoing Bill 86. the bill has been generating a lot of debate since it passed the council earlier this month.The legislation, which was sponsored by council member Ernie Trakas, prohibits pedestrians from walking, running, sitting, or simply standing in a roadway when a sidewalk is provided.If a sidewalk isn't nearby, then people would be allowed to move on the left side of a roadway or on a shoulder facing traffic coming in the opposite direction.The bill passed the council by a narrow four to three vote back on May 16. Council member Trakas said the bill is all about improving public safety. However, others have raised concerns that the bill targets ...

Sam Page expected to veto bill that changes tobacco sales near schools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - St. Louis County Executive Sam Page expected to veto another bill Tuesday that would change the law for tobacco sales near schools.In 2019, the St. Louis County Council passed a law prohibiting the sale of tobacco within 1,000 feet of a school. Stores that already sell tobacco are allowed to continue sales, but that exemption goes away if the store switches owners. Residents call for ‘problem’ warehouse to be torn down after massive fire A new bill passed by the county council would allow stores to continue selling tobacco even if it was sold to a new owner. Page is expected to veto that bill, saying we must do everything we can to protect our children from the harmful effects of smoking.

Crews respond to vacant building fire in St. Louis City

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Emergency crews are responding to a vacant building fire Tuesday morning. Our Nissan Rogue Runner reporter Nic Lopez was at the scene, located on the 4200 block of West Cot Brilliante, where the vacant two-story building partially collapsed due to the heavy flames. St. Charles County mayors seek funding for regional homeless shelter Firefighters now have control of the flames and seek to investigate the cause. No injuries have been revealed. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Man injured in north St. Louis rollover crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS - One man was injured in a single-car rollover crash Tuesday morning in north St. Louis.That was around 1:45 a.m. on the North Kingshighway at Lexington Avenues in the Kingsway West Neighborhood. St. Charles County mayors seek funding for regional homeless shelter The cause of the crash has not been revealed. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Overnight fire damages Wellston home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A fire overnight heavily damaged a house in Wellston.That fire started around 12:30 a.m. on Stephen Jones Avenue near page Boulevard. The two-story brick home had heavy damage. Residents call for ‘problem’ warehouse to be torn down after massive fire No word of any injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation.FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Colorado’s mental health facilities needs nurses. Will a $14,000 signing bonus work?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:26 GMT

As Colorado continues to grapple with its state behavioral health crisis — too many in need, without enough to give it — state officials are hoping $14,000 will help strengthen the ranks of needed nurses.The Colorado Department of Human Services is offering that as a hiring bonus to people willing to work in mental health facilities in Pueblo and the Fort Logan facility in Denver. They’re trying to fill some 200 positions that officials said opened as workers pursued pandemic-era pay increases elsewhere and exited due to burnout.“Because of the nursing shortage, we’ve had 100 beds available, but they’re not open,” Leora Joseph, director of the Office of Behavioral Health within the Colorado Department of Human Services. “This isn’t a bed crisis, it’s a staffing crisis.”In 2022, for example, Joseph said they would lose multiple nurses every month. They were able to hire just four replacements. To compensate, they relie...

Zach Allen’s relationship with Vance Joseph sparked Broncos reunion: “I’m a big believer in his coaching style.”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:26 GMT

In defensive end Zach Allen’s first time speaking to reporters since joining the Broncos in March, it was evident that his decision to leave the Arizona Cardinals and journey to Denver was based on familiarity.Yes, a $45.75 million contract ($32.5 million guaranteed) would encourage anyone to move. But Allen’s relationship with Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, whom he played for in Arizona, was the tipping point in signing a three-year deal.“I think Vance is one of the best coaches in the NFL,” Allen said after Broncos OTAs Thursday.The hiring of Joseph in February after four seasons as the Cardinals’ defensive coordinator might have sparked bad memories of his two-year head coaching stint in Denver, where he went 11-21 before getting fired after the 2018 season.But despite Joseph leaving the Broncos on sour terms, his return to orchestrate the defense came with insurance that kicked in a month later when Allen reunited with his former coach, whom he considers a “go...

Letters: Brough or Johnston? Who should lead the city of Denver?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:26 GMT

Weighing in on the runoff election for Denver mayorRe: “Brough and Johnston: The runoff candidates,” May 21 news storiesThank you for publishing the side-by-side summaries of the backgrounds of the two mayoral runoff candidates, which presented sufficient contrast to present a clear choice, in my view. Kelly Brough — a woman of humble beginnings, worked her way through public colleges; found a full-time career encompassing a breadth of City of Denver jobs, including working up to and serving as Chief of Staff for Mayor John Hickenlooper, followed by a lengthy stint as CEO of the Denver Chamber of Commerce.After reading that Mike Johnston was a born Vail aristocrat; exclusive private school grad; and spent a great deal of his recent past as an adviser in politics, with eight years as a part-time state legislator (120 days/yr. in session) — followed by failed campaigns running for governor and for U.S. Senate, my voting choice is made, regardless of which candi...

Russia says drones damaged Moscow buildings in pre-dawn attack, blames Ukraine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:26 GMT

A rare drone attack jolted Moscow Tuesday morning, lightly damaging some buildings and leading to the evacuation of others, while Russia pursued its relentless bombardment of Kyiv with a third assault on the city in 24 hours.The Russian defense ministry said five drones were shot down and the systems of three others were jammed, causing them to veer off course. It called the incident a “terrorist attack” by the “Kyiv regime.”The attack brought the war to civilians at home in Russia’s capital for the first time. It caused “insignificant damage” to several buildings, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Two people received medical attention for unspecified injuries but did not need hospitalization, he said in a Telegram post. Residents of two high-rise buildings damaged in the attack were evacuated, Sobyanin said.Andrei Vorobyov, governor of the wider Moscow region, said some of the drones were “shot down on the approach to Moscow.”Ukraine made no direct comment on the...

Walters: How will California deal with ongoing budget deficits?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:26 GMT

A little more than two weeks remain before the June 15 constitutional deadline for enacting a 2023-24 state budget.It’s as certain as anything in politics can be that the Legislature will pass something it calls a budget. If lawmakers missed the deadline, they could lose their paychecks.It’s equally certain that whatever they enact will not be the final plan for the 2023-24 fiscal year that begins July 1. Due to declines in revenue, the state faces not only a multi-billion-dollar deficit in the forthcoming year but the likelihood of continuing gaps for several years thereafter.There is, moreover, neither consensus on the scope of the deficit nor agreement on how the governor and legislators respond. Meanwhile, those in the Capitol are besieged by pleas by those with stakes in the budget to protect their projects and programs and demands for even greater allocations.When Gov. Gavin Newsom introduced his first version of the budget in January, he said the state had a $22.5 deficit, an...