CLAYTON — The St. Louis County Council's meeting Tuesday was the first in-person meeting accessible to people using wheelchairs in the more than 50-year history of the county administration building.
No one out-pizzas the hut, though a former Pizza Hut employee in the Metro East is certainly giving it a try. During the evening shift on Sunday, an employee of the Pizza Hut in Cahokia Heights stole all the money from the restaurant's registers and safe before walking off the job. Cahokia Heights Police Department Detective Sergeant Chris McGinnis tells the RFT that police are not releasing the name of the now-former employee but that they know her identity and are searching for her.
President Biden on Wednesday announced up to $10,000 in student debt cancellation.
The Associated Press reported that borrowers who earn less than $125,000 would be eligible for the loan forgiveness. Politico reported that the Biden administration would also forgive up to $20,000 of debt for low- and middle-income borrowers who previously received a Pell grant.
Biden also will extend a pause on federal student loan payments through January, the AP said.
The AP reported that legal challenges are…
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A man's body was found early Wednesday morning in East St. Louis, Illinois. The body was found at about 2:30 a.m. on the side of the road on Packers Avenue near West Missouri Avenue. Police have not yet released any other information at this time. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner was [...]
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A man on a bicycle was struck and killed in East St. Louis early Wednesday morning. The incident happened on State Street at North 17th Street at about 1 a.m. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner was at the scene. FOX 2 will continue to update this story with more information as it becomes available.
It’s almost your dog’s favorite day of the year — the day when the pooches are finally allowed to splash around in the people pool. At the very end of the swim season, many community pools across the country open up and allow dogs to come in and have one fantastic swim day.
As summer turns to fall, we usually start thinking about the days getting colder and shorter and feel some sadness. But then we remember something correspondingly delightful: Arts events slay in the fall.
Today, August 24, marks the 40th anniversary of the release of R.E.M.'s debut EP, Chronic Town. Arriving about a year after R.E.M.'s first single, "Radio Free Europe," the five-track collection…
Nancy Pelosi’s office is blocking Social Security expansion, while Congress prepares to pass a windfall for rich retirees, insurance companies, and large asset managers like Vanguard and Fidelity.
The National Union of Healthcare Workers says that Kaiser Permanente is not giving timely patient care. They want Gov. Gavin Newsom to enforce the law.