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ST. LOUIS - A family’s newly renovated home was destroyed by an uncontrollable fire this week, leaving Dan and Mary Velasquez and their three young children — Elena, 3 months; Luca, 1½; and Axel, 3 — without a place to live. The fire spread from the basement, and thankfully, while the home and belongings were lost, the family escaped unharmed, thanks to Mary's quick actions in saving the children. The Pattonville Fire Department arrived within 10 minutes and fought the fire valiantly until it was out, the family reported. Adrian Octavius Walker, an artist and community builder originally from St. Louis and now residing in Chicago, is advocating on behalf of the Velasquez family with a GoFundMe for them. “Family, connection, and care are at the heart of everything I do,” Walker said in a statement. He emphasized the community’s role in helping the family recover, calling for donations to assist in rebuilding their home. The children’s

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Police say the shooting occurred around 1 p.m. in the 4200 block of South Compton Avenue, which is at the corner of the Dutchtown and Mount Pleasant neighborhoods.

ST. LOUIS — Police are investigating a shooting in south St. Louis that left two people injured Sunday afternoon. Officers said gunfire was exchanged between two vehicles in the 4200 block of South Compton around 1 p.m. Police were notified through ShotSpotter. When they arrived, they were unable to locate any victims. Officials were then [...]

The charges stem from an Oct. 12 incident where the two women attacked another woman with a hammer and a baseball bat.

This week, MrWilson takes both top spots on the insightful side (and the top spot on the funny side). In first place for insightful, it’s a comment about Elon Musk’s disastrous impact on the government: The worst part about it isn’t just that the Fox News sponges won’t get the full message, they’ll not understand […]

St. Louis is trying not to pay the legal obligations it owes to people who had their rights violated by police officers.

TORONTO (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have never been this close to reaching the World Series. It still feels distant to pitcher Logan Gilbert. “We’re still a long ways away,” Gilbert said Saturday, the day after a 6-2 comeback victory in Game 5 that put Seattle one win away from its first American League pennant. [...]

According to Hegseth, the strike happened in international waters and the three passengers who were on the vessel were killed.

Authorities say the man's truck traveled off the left side of the road, hit a mailbox, a fence and three trees before stopping in a wooded area nearby.

When St. Louis police searched the man's home, they found five other golf carts and cash that they suspect is from the sale of other stolen golf carts.

Police here have not released the names of those involved in the crash as they are working to notify next of kin.