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St. Louis man faces 41 charges in lengthy crime spree

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:12 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis man faces 41 charges in connection with a month-long crime spree that led to several carjackings and burglaries around the region.St. Louis City prosecutors have charged 37-year-old Romel S. Taylor with 38 felonies and three misdemeanors amid the investigation.Investigators say Taylor is linked to criminal activity in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and the Metro East. A 41-count indictment returned on Friday lists several incidents over the course of 30 days prior to his arrest. Three men charged in St. Charles County trafficking case plead not guilty According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Taylor's month-long crime spree began on Oct. 10 when he stole a Chevy Equinox. It ended on Nov. 9 after Taylor carjacked a victim with his phone inside the vehicle, and authorities pinned the phone's location to track him down. Court documents say Taylor's alleged offenses range from using carjacked vehicles to ram into businesses, robbing a Bank of America ...

Man who avoided prosecution as teen in 13-year-old's killing found guilty of killing father of 2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:12 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis man who narrowly avoided prosecution as a teen in the killing of a 13-year-old has been convicted of fatally shooting a father of two during an attempted carjacking.Ramon White, 21, of Pine Lawn, was found guilty Thursday of second-degree murder, attempted robbery and two weapons offenses in the July 2020 death of Dwight Henderson, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.It all happened after Henderson, a 32-year-old manager of Amazon delivery dispatchers, went to a gas station. While inside buying water, he spotted a man trying to drive off with his rental car and ran outside. He then tried to grab the robber’s gun and was shot once in the chest.White’s public defender, Jay Kanzler, suggested people in the car with White might have been the culprits. Prosecutors presented DNA evidence tying White to Henderson’s rental car, footage of a police interrogation with White and social media messages that showed White trying to sell a gun two days ...

PHOTOS: Erie beats Palmer Ridge in 2023 4A State Football Championship

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:12 GMT

The Erie Tigers defeated the Palmer Ridge Bears 20-6 in the 4A Colorado high school football state championship game at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins on Saturday, December 2, 2023.Related ArticlesPreps | CHSAA state football playoffs: Previewing Saturday’s championship games Preps | At Holy Family, football team finds inspiration in mother’s battle with leukemia: “I couldn’t do it without all of them” Preps | Cherry Creek goes for five-peat, Columbine believes it can play spoiler: Previewing Class 5A title bout between two storied Colorado coaches Preps | Palmer Ridge QB Derek Hester evolved from super soph to sensational senior Preps | Mullen star Jordan Leslie, a Dartmouth football commit, intent on making Mustangs basketball relevant again

Video: Deer caught scrambling through SoCal Sam’s Club 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:12 GMT

Shoppers at a local Sam’s Club were taken by surprise on Thursday when a four-legged customer with no membership card scampered through the store. Video from the Corona Police Department shows the moment when a deer entered the Sam’s Club on Ontario Avenue through its front door early Thursday afternoon. After briefly slipping on the smooth floor, the young buck regained its balance and began dashing down the TV aisle and right past a bewildered shopper. Video shows the deer enter the store before dashing down the TV aisle while a police officer pursues. (Instagram/@coronapd)Shortly behind was a Corona Police Department officer sprinting full speed to catch up to the deer, which eventually was caught and “consoled” by the officer before Corona Animal Control officers arrived.  L.A. chapter of ASPCA responds to discovery of dead longhorn at fraternity house in Oklahoma “On Thursday, the Corona Police dispatch center received several calls about a runaway deer in south Cor...

Two alleged retail thieves arrested by SSFPD

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:12 GMT

(KRON) – Two individuals were arrested for stealing over $4,500 of merchandise from two different businesses. The South San Francisco Police Department investigated retail thefts at two large commercial businesses on the 400 block of South Airport Boulevard and the 1600 block of El Camino Real.  SF man arrested for stealing over $1,000 of merchandise and carrying firearm The suspects stole over $4,500 worth of merchandise. The SSFPD and the Daly City Police Department collaborated to locate the suspect’s vehicle on Saturday and two suspects were taken into custody. According to police, the stolen property was recovered. The suspects were also connected to multiple burglaries in five different cities, police said.

Research shows new laws have increased risk of race and sex-based harassment in schools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:12 GMT

(BCN) -- The adoption of discriminatory censorship laws in public schools has prevented conversations about racism and gender inequities in classrooms, a report published Thursday in the National Education Policy Center found.These laws also increase the risks of race and sex-based harassment, while exposing educators to "formal sanctions and social ostracization," according to "How Discriminatory Censorship Laws Imperil Public Education," written by Jonathan Feingold, from Boston University School of Law and Joshua Weishart, from West Virginia University College of Law. Two alleged retail thieves arrested by SSFPD So far, at least 21 states and 145 school districts or local governments have passed discriminatory censorship laws, the report said. It's affecting more than 1 million educators and about 25 million students -- roughly half of those of all public school students -- across the country. The report said discriminatory censorship laws pose two threats to public education: ...

Prince William Co. man dies after driving off of road, striking tree in Woodbridge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:12 GMT

A man died Thursday after losing control of his vehicle and driving off of a road in Woodbridge, Virginia, before crashing last Saturday.Prince William County police said that on Nov. 25 at 7:50 p.m., 35-year-old Edward Wayne Mudd, Jr., of Nokesville, was driving a 1994 Honda Civic at a high rate of speed westbound on Davis Ford Road, when his car crossed into the eastbound lanes and then left the roadway.His car then struck a tree, police said. He was taken to a local hospital where he died five days later, according to police.No other vehicles were involved in the crash and Mudd was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, according to a news release.Police said that “speed and impairment” appear to be factors in the crash, and police are asking for anyone who witnessed the accident to contact them at 703-792-5123.Source

Ewers throws 4 TDs as No. 7 Texas bids farewell to Big 12 with 49-21 title win over Oklahoma State

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:12 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Quinn Ewers set a career high by throwing for 452 yards with four touchdowns, one of those to 362-pound defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat, and the seventh-ranked Texas Longhorns bid farewell to the Big 12 with a 49-21 win over No. 19 Oklahoma State in the conference championship game Saturday.The Southeastern Conference-bound Longhorns (12-1, No. 7 CFP) will leave the Big 12 with bookend titles, and four overall. They also won it in the league’s inaugural 1996 season, in 2005 when they were last national champs and in 2009 before playing in the BCS national championship game.Keilan Robinson tiptoed the sideline on a 57-yard run for the first of his two touchdowns in the second half as Texas, the only team to beat Alabama entering Saturday, stayed in playoff contention with its final Big 12 trophy. But the Longhorns need a lot of help to make the four-team College Football Playoff field that will be revealed Sunday, a year before it expands to 12 tea...

Kiwis win America’s Cup preliminary regatta after Italians have spectacular splashdown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:12 GMT

Two-time defending champion Emirates Team New Zealand won the second preliminary regatta of the 37th America’s Cup cycle by using flawless tactics and getting a big assist from a spectacular nosedive by Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team in the match race final Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.It was the first major regatta held on the Red Sea. This regatta and one in mid-September in Spain were largely exhibitions sailed in AC40s, which are half-size test versions of the foiling 75-foot monohulls that will be sailed in the America’s Cup next fall off Barcelona. The AC40s are sailed with a crew of just four, including two helmsmen and two trimmers.The Kiwis won five of the eight fleet races among six teams and then led Luna Rossa around the course to win the final. The victory was sealed when Luna Rossa rounded the final mark about six seconds behind the Kiwis, lost control of its rudder and buried the bow in the water. The cockpit filled with water as the boat came to a complete...

Cohen scores 21 in UMass’ 66-56 victory over South Florida

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:12 GMT

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Josh Cohen scored 21 points as UMass beat South Florida 66-56 on Saturday.Cohen added nine rebounds for the Minutemen (4-1). Keon Thompson scored 12 points while shooting 5 of 9 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line. Matt Cross shot 1 of 6 from the field and 6 for 10 from the line to finish with eight points, while adding 11 rebounds.Selton Miguel led the Bulls (2-4) in scoring, finishing with 16 points, four assists and two steals. Sam Hines Jr. added nine points for South Florida. Kasean Pryor also put up eight points.NEXT UPUMass’ next game is Wednesday against Towson on the road, and South Florida squares off against Florida State on Saturday.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source