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Elderly woman identified as victim in fatal house fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:52 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - Authorities in Jefferson County have identified a woman who died last week in a house fire near De Soto.According to Grant Bissell, a spokesman for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the fire happened early on Thursday, May 18, in the 4300 block of Dock Drive.Firefighters found one victim in the home. The local medical examiner's office identified her as 88-year-old Sally Bene.Investigators believe the fire was accidental and started in a bedroom. The exact cause of the blaze has yet to be determined.

St. Louis Memorial Day weekend ceremonies & events

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Memorial Day is a federal holiday honoring men and women who sacrificed their lives while serving in the U.S. Military.  It also has morphed into a celebration of sorts, marking the first day of the unofficial kick-off to summer. With the long weekend ahead, here are some local events to enjoy while honoring our fallen soldiers.   Ceremonies: Memorial Day Ceremony, at James J Eagan Center, May 29, Florissant, Mo. 2023 Memorial Day Flag Service, Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, May 28, Mehlville, Mo. Memorial Day Ceremony and Family Picnic, St. Charles Memorial Gardens, May 28, St. Charles, Mo. Memorial Day Ceremony, Vlasis Park, May 29, Ballwin, Mo. Manchester Memorial Day Ceremony, Margaret Stoecker Park, Ballwin, Mo. Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony, Margaret Stoecker Park, May 29, Manchester, Mo. Memorial Day at Soldiers Memorial Military Museum, May 29, St. Louis, Mo. Memorial Day Program at Veterans Tribute Park, May 29...

The Nuggets’ decades-long NBA Finals drought is over. Next up: Breaking one of the league’s longest championship droughts.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:52 GMT

The long wait is over.After 47 years, the Denver Nuggets are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time.Given the stakes, it isn’t hyperbole to say that last night’s Western Conference Finals-clinching win over the Los Angeles Lakers was the biggest in franchise history. And they only get bigger from here.Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic made NBA playoff history. And then he worked some more. Denver Nuggets | Kiszla: On night Nuggets earn first-ever trip to the NBA Finals, franchise owner Stan Kroenke salutes center Nikola Jokic: “We’ve got a chance to do something nice.” Denver Nuggets | Keeler: “I haven’t had this good a day in three months.” Nuggets’ sweep of LeBron James, Lakers rocked Ball Arena, brought longtime fans to tears. Next up: Either the Miami Heat or Boston Celtics, who play Tuesday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, with the ...

Wanna go to the NBA Finals? It won’t be cheap

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:52 GMT

Nuggets fans can already buy tickets to see the team’s first appearance in the NBA Finals in franchise history, but the tickets to see the historic games come at a steep price.The Nuggets finished a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals Monday night with a 113-111 win.Their opponents in the finals are still yet to be determined between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, but that could be decided Tuesday night as the Heat lead the Celtics 3-0 going into Game 4. However, fans can already buy tickets to the first four games in the finals series.All tickets on Ticketmaster, the NBA’s official ticketing partner, are for resale only. Ball Arena’s box office is currently closed, and their website refers users to Ticketmaster as well.If the Heat does win, the first two games in the Finals series will be at Ball Arena in Denver. If the Celtics win, the Nuggets will be at home for Game 3 and 4 in the Finals.Resale tickets for the first game, which ...

Disneyland's ‘Fantasmic!’ show put on hiatus through summer after dragon prop catches on fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:52 GMT

Performances of Disneyland’s popular nighttime show, “Fantasmic!” will be paused through at least Labor Day, theme park officials announced.A similar announcement was also posted on the theme park website.Nightly show performances were abruptly halted after a fire destroyed a large dragon prop during a performance on April 22.Before the most recent announcement, officials stated that the show would remain on a hiatus through at least May 14. All previously scheduled show performances have also been removed from the official Disneyland app. Walt Disney Co. expected to cut more than 2,500 jobs during third round of layoffs The fire, which caused the nighttime show to go on hiatus, broke out during the show’s finale on April 22, sparking first from the "Maleficent" dragon prop’s face before spreading to the rest of its body, photos and video from the scene showed.This photo courtesy of Shawna Bell shows a fire during the “Fantasmic!" show in the Tom Sawyer Island section of Disneylan...

These California burger spots are among the best in the nation, according to Yelp

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:52 GMT

In what’s sure to come as upsetting news for cows everywhere, Yelp is currently hyping up some of the best burger restaurants in the U.S.Ahead of National Hamburger Day on Sunday, the analysts at Yelp have — unfortunately for cows — decided to rank 100 of the top spots for beefy burgers, based largely on the ratings and reviews contributed by Yelp’s online community.Coming in at No. 1 is the Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q in Atlanta, where their signature “burger” isn’t really a burger, but rather a chopped brisket sandwich with onion, tomato, bacon, pickles, melted pimento cheese and jalapeno mayo on a brioche bun.“It was heaven,” one Yelp user wrote in an online review that cows everywhere would likely hate, had they the ability to read.As Yelp itself notes on its blog, several of the other top-rated burger joints don’t serve traditional beef burgers at all. Atlanta’s Slutty Vegan (No. 3) stuffs their burgers with vegan patties and vegan bacon alternatives, while one of the most popular “burge...

Report: A’s reach ‘loose agreement’ with Nevada lawmakers for Las Vegas public financing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:52 GMT

The Oakland A’s publicly stated their intentions to move to Las Vegas more than a month ago, and it seems that they are finally making progress on that relocation this week.The Nevada Independent reported Tuesday that the A’s and Nevada state officials have reached “a loose agreement” to publicly finance the team’s new stadium in Las Vegas.The A’s are reportedly going to request less than the $395 million in public financing the team said it needed when it agreed to its second binding term sheet with a prospective Las Vegas property.The team’s two-part money ask of the state of Nevada will reportedly be less than $195 million in transferable tax credits — the amount that the state legislature set as a maximum last week — while the request of $200 million in bonds from Clark County will also be reduced, too.Previous reporting from the Nevada Independent indicated that Nevada state lawmakers were considering between $150-195 million in tax credits.The planned nine-acre, 30-seat ballpa...

Single family residence in Saratoga sells for $3.6 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:52 GMT

14615 Aloha Avenue – Google Street ViewA 2,213-square-foot house built in 1938 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 14600 block of Aloha Avenue in Saratoga was sold on May 9, 2023, for $3,609,000, or $1,631 per square foot. The property features three bedrooms, four bathrooms, a garage, and one parking space. There’s also a pool in the backyard. The unit sits on a 0.4-acre lot.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:In March 2023, a 1,009-square-foot home on Oak Place in Saratoga sold for $2,000,000, a price per square foot of $1,982. The home has 2 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms.A 2,511-square-foot home on the 14800 block of Vickery Avenue in Saratoga sold in April 2023, for $4,350,000, a price per square foot of $1,732. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On La Paloma Avenue, Saratoga, in December 2022, a 1,207-square-foot home was sold for $2,525,000, a price per square foot of $2,092. The home has 1 bedroom and 2 bathrooms. 

DeSantis reportedly to announce presidential bid Wednesday on Twitter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:52 GMT

By Jessica Dean, Clare Duffy and David Wright | CNNFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis will announce his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination Wednesday night in a conversation with Twitter owner Elon Musk, a spokesperson for his political team tells CNN.The announcement, which was first reported by NBC News, will take place at 6 p.m. ET on Twitter Spaces, where the platform’s users can participate in audio conversations, and will be moderated by tech entrepreneur David Sacks.CNN has reached out to Musk for comment. The tech titan publicly confirmed the conversation at a Wall Street Journal event Tuesday.“I will be interviewing Ron DeSantis, and he has quite an announcement to make. And it will be the first time that something like this is happening on social media and with real-time questions and answers, unscripted,” Musk said, adding that he was not planning to endorse a candidate “at this time.”Sacks is a major political donor and DeSantis booster. In 2021, he contributed ju...

Raiders part-owner Tom Brady? Courting ex-foe further distances franchise from East Bay

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:52 GMT

All that’s left is the laundry.You knew the Raiders would change once they left Oakland. Considering they were one of the NFL’s bottom feeders during their 25-year second act at the Coliseum, change was merited other than tinkering with the classic silver-and-black uniforms and the Raiders shield.With Tom Brady reportedly having agreed to a minority ownership stake Monday, the news will be greeted with mixed emotions among the fan base. Some will harken back to the ‘Tuck Rule’ and hate it — the further Patriotization of a franchise that owner Mark Davis is running as if his late father were Robert Kraft and not Al Davis.“We’re excited for Tom to join the Raiders,” Davis told ESPN, “and it’s exciting because he will be just the third player in the history of the National Football League to become an owner.”One wonders if Brady drops his briefcase on Day 1 if Greg Biekert will be there to jump on it.Some will love it. I...