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Downtown St. Louis truck fire closes interstate, snarls traffic

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:46 GMT

I-44 at Broadway in St. LouisST. LOUIS -- A truck fire on an interstate in Downtown St. Louis is causing traffic backups on several other highways. The Missouri Department of Transportation says that eastbound I-44 is closed at Cole Street.The roads merge near the Mississippi River and this can cause backups on other interstates. Westbound I-70 appears to be backed up all the way to Riverview Boulevard.First responders are at the scene. It is not yet clear if there are injuries associated with this fire.Check FOX 2's traffic map for real-time updates.

Police: Second teen admits kicking-in door, sparking AMBER alert

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:46 GMT

Note: The video in this story is from August, 10.ST. LOUIS -- A second teen has been identified by police as a suspect after a mistaken confrontation over stolen property turned into an AMBER Alert. Cam’ron Henderson, 18, of St. Louis faces charges of child kidnapping, child endangerment, burglary, and armed criminal action. He is being held on a $250,000 cash-only bond.Henderson is accused of working with Kendall White, 18, to kick-in the door of the victim's home on August 10. They were wearing black clothing and ski masks and wanted to confront someone over some stolen property. Police say the people in the home have no connection to the stolen items.Once in the home the teens stuck the mother in the head with a gun and took her two-year-old child. They ran out of the apartment with the toddler, got into a car, and drove off. Deputy shot in Lincoln County; suspect found dead The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the abduction took place just before 7:30 p.m. at a home in Spani...

Horrific crimes of serial killer Timothy Wayne Krajcir

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:46 GMT

Timothy Wayne KrajcirST. LOUIS – Timothy Wayne Krajcir was a serial rapist, murderer, and pedophile who targeted women for his heinous attacks. His victims' ages ranged from 11 to 72 years old, and there appeared to be no consistent motive. His reign of terror lasted for approximately four decades. However, in 2007, DNA testing finally linked him to his crimes, leading to his apprehension. On November 28, 1944, Timothy Wayne McBride was born to parents Charles McBride and Fern Yost. However, the family wouldn't stay together for long. When McBride was about a year old, his father left. Yost raised her son as a single mother until she met Bernie Krajcir when Timothy McBride was around six years old.Bernie Krajcir legally adopted his stepson, and Timothy took his last name. The boy's criminal and deviant behavior began early. At the age of 10, Krajcir developed an unhealthy sexual and emotional obsession with his mother. At age 13, he became a peeping tom and exposed himself in publ...

Body found at Lynwood Metro station

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:46 GMT

Authorities are investigating a “suspicious death” at the L.A. Metro station in Lynwood Friday morning.The victim’s body was found on a stairway at C Line’s Long Beach Boulevard station around 7 a.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.Video showed crime scene tape surrounding the light rail station’s entrance underneath the tracks and the 105 Freeway.No further information was immediately released.The victim’s body was found at C Line’s Long Beach Boulevard station around 7:00 a.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Aug. 25, 2023. (KTLA)Buses were replacing the train service between the C Line’s Lakewood and Willowbrook/Rosa Parks due to the police activity, L.A. Metro posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.Anyone with information about the incident was urged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477) or by...

From Snoop to Metallica — the New LA Weekly Playlist is Live

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:46 GMT

From Snoop to Metallica: The 171st LA Weekly playlist, reviewing the musicians that we’ve been writing about all week, is live now. There’s electronic music from VNSSA, hip-hop from Snoop Dogg and Rich the Kid, punk from Pat Todd & the Rank Outsiders and the Neverland Ranch Davidians, metal from Metallica and Dangerous Toys, and so much more.Find us on Spotify here,or on Soundcloud here.Don’t forget to “Like” the playlists and “Follow” the profiles.Sylvan Esso (Graham Tolbert)From Snoop to MetallicaAlso this week:Amelia Meath of print stars Sylvan Esso told us that, “When Electric Lady asked us if we wanted to do a session, we immediately thought like, ‘Oh this will be a great opportunity to have full string arrangements in a studio, live. And we can do it in a way that we like doing band recordings, where we record everything live’”. To have it be a true performance, a thing that is an expression in the moment. One of the best parts about the Electric Lady session was tha...

San Jose: Pedestrian hit, killed by car at intersection near Interstate 680

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:46 GMT

SAN JOSE — A driver hit and killed a man walking through an intersection Thursday night at the city limits between San Jose and Milpitas, according to authorities.Officers responded to reports of a collision at about 9:28 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Landess and Morrill avenues near Interstate 680. A man driving a 2007 Lexus sedan eastbound on Landess was crossing through the intersection of Morrill at a green light, police said, when he struck a man who was crossing the street in a marked crosswalk.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Oakland police release image of driver sought in hit-and-run crash that killed a 94-year-old woman Crashes and Disasters | Caltrain hits, kills person while approaching Belmont station Crashes and Disasters | Traffic collision along Highway 101 leaves one dead Crashes and Disasters | Man found dead inside parked car on Oakland highway Crashes and Disasters | Tesla di...

49ers rookie Jake Moody injures kicking leg as rocky introduction to NFL continues

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:46 GMT

SANTA CLARA — A right quadriceps injury will keep Jake Moody out of the 49ers’ preseason finale tonight at Levi’s Stadium, six days after he kicked a walk-off field goal in his home debut for a 21-20 home win over the Denver Broncos.Moody, a third-round draft pick, sustained the injury to his kicking leg in practice earlier this week, the latest hiccup in a rocky start to his career.Moody’s injury turns over the kicking duties, at least for tonight’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers, to Zane Gonzalez, whom the 49ers acquired five months ago via trade from the Carolina Panthers.It’s unknown how serious Moody’s injury is or how long he’ll need to recover; he is listed as day-to-day, according to a team spokesman. Ironically, Gonzalez missed all of last season with the Panthers after injuring a quadriceps muscle warming up for the Panthers’ preseason finale.San Francisco 49ers’ Jake Moody during NFL football training camp...

Trump Jr. immediately began hawking dad’s mug shot on T-shirts as image becomes cultural sensation

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:46 GMT

While liberals Thursday celebrated the shame that Donald Trump should feel for having his scowling face immortalized in a prisoner mug shot, the former president and his acolytes, including his son Donald Trump Jr., were feeling no shame at all but were celebrating, too, in their unique way.The 45th president returned to his “old friend” Twitter, now called X, for the first time since early January 2021 to trumpet the news of his arrest hours earlier in Fulton County, Georgia, Insider reported. With his mug-shot post racking up almost 90 million views in under nine hours, Trump shared a link to his 2024 campaign website. As predicted months ago, Trump began using his first mug shot from his multiple indictments — which has become an instant cultural sensation — to boost his campaign fundraising efforts.Meanwhile, Trump Jr. reposted his father’s mug-shot post, and shared another, hawking pro-Trump merch, including $29.99 “Free Trump” T-shirts...

Stanford’s Asher Hong takes narrow lead after first day of U.S. men’s gymnastics championships

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:46 GMT

Asher Hong overcame an uncharacteristic fall on the floor exercise to take the lead after the opening round of the U.S. men’s gymnastics championships Thursday night at SAP Center.Hong, a 19-year-old sophomore at Stanford, posted a total of 85.615 points, just ahead of 2017 national champion and 2020 Olympian Yul Moldauer at 85.548.Fred Richard, a sophomore at Michigan and the reigning NCAA all-around champion, was third at 85.469.Hong, third at the 2022 national championships, used a massive 15.455 on vault early in the competition to grab the lead. His only real miscue came on floor exercise later in the night, when he slipped at the end of a tumbling pass.Moldauer finished in the top four on still rings, pommel horse and parallel bars to stay within striking distance of Hong ahead of the finals Saturday night.Related ArticlesOlympics | Gilroy’s Nola Matthews rides soaring confidence into U.S. Gymnastics Championships in San Jose Olympics | Simone ...

Woman abandoned dog at airport on her way to resort vacation, police say

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:01:46 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A woman accused of intentionally abandoning her dog at a Pennsylvania airport before she boarded a flight to a resort in Mexico has been charged with animal cruelty and related charges, authorities announced Thursday.The French bulldog that was found at a Pennsylvania airport. (Allegheny County Police Department via AP) Allison Lyn Gaiser, 44, tried to bring her French bulldog with her on a flight departing Aug. 4 from Pittsburgh International Airport, Allegheny County police said. She claimed the dog was an emotional support animal.Airline employees told her she could not bring the dog aboard because it did not meet the criteria for an emotional support animal and did not have a proper kennel.Gaiser was then seen on surveillance video pushing the dog in a stroller toward the airport’s short-term parking lot. A county police officer found the dog unattended in the stroller about 40 minutes later, authorities said.The dog — who was unharmed — was turned o...