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No bid accepted in auction of loan tied to huge, vacant downtown building
The auction, which ended Wednesday, was seen as key because a new holder of the note could have moved to foreclose on the building's current owner, giving the 1.2 million-square-foot structure a new owner.
St. Louis police arrest man wanted in shocking child sex crime case
Police have arrested a man Thursday suspected of a child sex crime earlier this week in a south city neighborhood.
St. Louis board rejects plans for downtown homeless church led by the Rev. Larry Rice
Officials with New Life Evangelistic Center, led by the Rev. Larry Rice, said they’d moved on from the old days, when they hosted hundreds of people per night.
Former South City Hospital doctor arrested, charged over fraudulent insurance claims
Federal authorities charged a group of St. Louis-area clinics with improperly billing Medicare and Medicaid. The clinics are run by a former CEO of South City Hospital.
Excessive Heat Warning Issued Until 9pm Saturday, 7/29
The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the City of St. Louis
Conventional wisdom finally agrees we’re going to have a soft landing. That’s why you should remain doubtful.
The time to become skeptical of something is when, after a long period of fruitlessly waiting for the opposite to happen, everyone finally gives up and agrees it must be true. That's the current state of things regarding the sudden consensus predicting a "soft landing" for the economy. Jeanna Smialek has more in the New ...continue reading "Conventional wisdom finally agrees we’re going to have a soft landing. That’s why you should remain doubtful."
Lynyrd Skynyrd announces new Hell House Whiskey
Lynyrd Skynyrd will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their debut album, Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd', in August, and they are celebrating with a new whiskey. The band just launched Hell House Whiskey, which is…
Man accused of St. Louis County murder-for-hire plot in man's 2011 death
A man was indicted Thursday in federal court on felony charges linked to a murder-for-hire plot more than a decade ago.
As the city swelters, St. Louis City SC reminds fans outside water bottles are prohibited
The heat index is forecast to be 100 degrees in St. Louis at 9 p.m. Thursday, when St. Louis City SC's Leagues Cup game kicks off.
Dr. Sonny Saggar Arrested on Health Care Fraud Charges
A St. Louis physician who operates multiple urgent cares as well as a south city hospital was arrested by federal authorities today on conspiracy charges. Prosecutors allege that patients at Dr. Sonny Saggar's healthcare facilities were attended to by people who were assistant physicians not under proper supervision. According to an indictment filed yesterday against Saggar, his medical offices made wide use of assistant physicians, who have graduated from medical school and have passed the United States Medical Licensing Examination, but have not completed a postgraduate residency.
Delmar Loop Trolley shuts down until further notice due to extreme heat
The Loop Trolley is suspending operations until further notice due to extreme heat.
Larry Rice’s New Life Evangelistic Center Cannot Reopen, Appeals Board Says
Six years after St. Louis city forced it to close, New Life Evangelistic Center will stay shuttered despite an effort to bring the former homeless shelter back as a church. The city’s Board of Building Appeals unanimously sided with neighbors of the former shelter in Downtown West, who appealed the city’s decision to grant New Life a building permit to renovate the space at 1114 Locust Street.
Florissant man charged with DWI in deadly crash has faced several similar charges
Donald G. Keeven is accused of causing a crash that killed his 41-year-old passenger Larry Peeples.
Journalist Tells FBI To Give Back Devices Seized During Extremely Questionable Investigation Into Leaked Fox News Footage
The DOJ promised it wouldn’t target journalists and their sources during leak investigations. It also said wouldn’t engage in questionable CFAA prosecutions that appeared to involve nothing more than unapproved (or unexpected) access to data. Both of those self-imposed restrictions seem to have been ignored in a case involving former Deadspin contributor Tim Burke and […]
How humidity can make it feel hotter than it is
On a hot summer day we often hear the word dew point being used. What is dew point? It is the measure of the moisture in the atmosphere, usually near the surface, scientifically it is the temperature to which air mush be cooled to reach saturation.
POLL: Cybertruck Is Back On Cybertrack - Are You Reserving One?
AUSTIN, TEXAS - Tesla announced earlier this month that the first production-model Cybertruck has officially been built at the company’s “Giga Texas” factory. Nearly two million people have already paid to reserve their Cybertruck once Tesla begins mass production - are you one of them? Let us know in the polls throughout this story. Tesla made the announcement on Twitter (currently rebranding as “X”) on July 15 with the caption, “First Cybertruck built at Giga Texas!” Nearly 2 Million Reservations Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted in 2019 that there were 250,000 Cybertruck reservations placed just one week after it was first announced. An online reservation tracker estimates the current number of reservations to be 1,943,876. Each reservation requires a $100 deposit, totaling over $194 million so far. Tesla claims the Cybertruck will have “better utility than a truck with more performance than a sports car”
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