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Detrice Young Faces Serious Charges After Child's Tragic Death

1 year 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO. — Detrice Young, a 56-year-old resident of the 10500 block of Castle Drive, faces serious charges following the death of a 4-year-old girl, Aubreeyonna Muex, who was shot in the chest on Jan. 27, 2025. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Young with Endangering the Welfare of a Child Creating a Substantial Risk and Endangering the Welfare of a Child First Degree Resulting in Death. The incident occurred when officers responded to a report of shots fired at approximately 1:43 p.m. on Jan. 27. Upon arrival, they found Muex suffering from a gunshot wound. She was transported to Christian Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. According to a probable cause statement, Young was at home with two other adults and three children, ages 2, 4, and 11, when the shooting occurred. Witnesses reported that both aunts were awakened by a gunshot and discovered the 2-year-old and 4-year-old at the foot of Young's bed, with the gun present and Muex injured

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Meta Pays Trump $25M Protection Money After Mar-a-Lago ‘Offer’

1 year 2 months ago
In what looks increasingly like a protection racket, Meta has agreed to pay Donald Trump $25 million to settle a lawsuit that multiple courts had already indicated was completely meritless. The settlement, which directs $22 million toward Trump’s presidential library, comes after a dinner at Mar-a-Lago where Trump reportedly told Zuckerberg this needed to be […]
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Madison County Chairman Makes Statement About Federal Freeze

1 year 2 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County Board Chairman Chris Slusser on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, discussed the freeze on federal funding. Slusser said that he was never concerned about the pause because the federal money Madison County receives does not conflict with the president’s executive orders, or the memo issued through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB.) “The executive orders and the memo from OMB made it very clear to me that none of the federal funds received by Madison County would be included in the freeze,” Slusser said. Slusser said he understands why the federal government wanted to review agency programs. “We understand that people were worried about how this would have affected them,” he said. “What we did know is that that federal assistance to individuals would not have been affected, including Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, student loans and scholarships, rental assistance or energy assistance for low-income families.”

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