ALTON —The Alton Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 500 block of Main Street on Tuesday evening. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the house. In response to the situation, a box alarm was activated, prompting assistance from the East Alton Fire Department. Firefighters faced challenges in controlling the blaze, particularly as it had spread to the attic, complicating their efforts. The house sustained significant damage, but it remains unclear if anyone was residing in the home at the time of the fire. Fortunately, no injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
After three decades in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, nearly two at the helm of the front office, John Mozeliak is set to step down at the end of the 2025 MLB season.
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Cynara Velazquez became familiar with Michael Halow over the summer.
Velazquez is an organizer with the California nonprofit called Cannabis Education Project that San Diego County hired in March to implement its social-equity cannabis program. The group largely helps people who were imprisoned for cannabis apply for a license to sell or grow marijuana.
That’s how her team met Halow.
At one of the county’s informational sessions, organizers saw Halow pass out business cards, she said,…
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In an apparent attempt to lose whatever international support they still retain, Israel voted overwhelmingly yesterday to kick out UNRWA from Gaza. UNRWA distributes the vast majority of aid to Gaza, and no other organization has the know-how and the personnel to take its place. They're indispensable. But everybody's most loathed prime minister just shrugged: ...continue reading "Israel decides to cut off aid to Gaza"