EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville firefighter Sean Douglas was out on a training drive with a new fire pumper at 11:02 a.m. Sunday when he saw what he thought was a fire at a home. Sure enough, when he turned the fire engine around and evaluated the scene, he had to contact the Edwardsville Fire Department to dispatch a fire call. Douglas immediately jumped off the truck and went into action and fought the fire with a hose until help arrived. A Box Alarm was called and Edwardsville was joined by Glen Carbon Fire Protection District and Wood River Fire Department, while Collinsville Fire Department handled Edwardsville's station. The fire was very serious and substantial damage was done to the house, Edwardsville Fire Chief James Whiteford said. However, he said because of Douglas and the other's efforts, the house may still be salvageable, the chief added. "The fire started underneath the deck and then after the deck caught fire it spread to the house and caught the kitchen on fire, then
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - It's time to break out the hummingbird feeders. The temperatures may still be a little chilly but some of them have been spotted in the St. Louis area. The birds are making their annual migration north. Some of them have been spotted in the St. Louis area. Hummingbirds spend winters in [...]
Chad Smith is one proud papa today: His daughter earned a Golden Ticket to Hollywood on Sunday night's American Idol. Under the name Ava Maybee, the 20-year-old daughter of the…
It seems that each week another ridiculously unconstitutional “content moderation” bill pops up in another state. Beyond the fact that nearly all of these bills are preempted by federal law (and are unconstitutional under the 1st Amendment) it seems that state legislatures feel the need to score political points. And it’s not just one party. […]
ST. LOUIS - Cafe Natasha's is closing at the end of April but the legacy of the south St. Louis mainstay will live on in the same building through The Gin Room. Hamishe Bahrami, owner of Cafe Natasha's, is retiring on April 30 and subsequently, the Persian restaurant will also close. But the adjoining Gin [...]
ST. LOUIS - Spire's free online energy assessment tool is projected to have helped Missouri customers save more than $2 million in total. It debuted last spring and works by showing them the energy efficiency of their homes. The energy assessment tool is available at no cost to Spire Missouri residential customers. Once customers establish [...]
Born without arms, Letisha Wexstten achieved YouTube fame by showing people all the things she can do — drive a car, bake a cake and more. Now, she wants to help other disabled people demonstrate what they can do via her online career development platform V15Able, which links people with disabilities to employers.
American Jews say they were blindsided by the U.S. Senate’s lightning-fast passage of a bill to make daylight saving time year-round and intend to fight it. The Sunshine Protection Act, …
This is Interstate 15 where it crosses California Highway 76. The view is looking south. San Diego is shrouded in clouds at the southern end of I15; Oceanside is off the frame at the western end of Highway 76; and Camp Pendleton is off the frame to the lower right.
Members of the House Budget Committee reviewed the latest version of the state budget put forth by Rep. Cody Smith, a Carthage Republican who chairs the panel.
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