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2023 Fall foliage report: Week 1

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:27 GMT

Temperatures are cooling down and the nights are getting longer - fall is upon us! The changing leaves are another sign of the season. Some areas in the higher terrain have seen some decent progress over the past week. If you want to celebrate the first weekend of fall with some leaf peeping, you'll need to take a drive to the higher terrain. Spots like Old Forge and Tupper Lake are already reached the color midpoint. Early colors have been spotted all around the Green Mountain State. More pops of color are showing up at Whiteface Mountain and Lake Pleasant. You may have even spotted some patches in the higher spots of the Capital District.So, the color change is on it's way. Peak foliage might be a little delayed this year. The wet summer followed by an extended surge of late-season wet continued the production of chlorophyll, keeping the leaves green. We need cool nights, dry and mild afternoons to move the changing foliage along.Image courtesy of Evan Fisher, Explore FallI stumbl...

LIVE: Police update on prisoner escape Mercy South Hospital

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:27 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - St. Louis County Police Department Affton Southwest Precinct officers are investigating an escape from custody incident.Officers from the Affton Southwest Precinct responded to a call from Mercy Hospital South on the 10000 block of Kennerly Road around 4:30 a.m. for a report of an escape from custody. 45-year-old Tommy Wayne Boyd was taken to Mercy Hospital South from the Potosi Correctional Facility on Wednesday for treatment.   Hospital staff last saw him at 3:54 a.m. on Thursday. Surveillance video showed Boyd leaving the hospital on foot, traveling in an unknown direction.  Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Breaking News SIGN UP NOW Boyd is described as a white male,  5'7"...

St. Louis County man convicted in death of wife before divorce hearing

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:27 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A jury has convicted a St. Louis County man in the death of his wife, which happened before a planned divorce hearing in 2021. Michael Oshia, 52, was convicted of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the case. Investigators say Oshia stabbed and killed his wife, Kimberly Oshia, on Dec. 29, 2021 in advance of a hearing in their divorce proceedings. Prisoner escapes Mercy South Hospital, police investigating “A guilty verdict and life prison sentence will not bring Kimberly Oshia back to her loved ones, but we held her murderer accountable and hopefully this brings some closure to her surviving family members and loved ones,” said St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell.Prosecutors say the first-degree murder charge should mean mandatory penalty of life in prison without eligibility for parole. Oshia is expected to be sentenced on Dec. 9.

St. Charles County's Cave Springs Road Faces Scheduled Closures for Bridge Work

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:27 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY – Starting today, September 21, Cave Springs Road in St. Charles County is going to have some scheduled closures for the next two nights. Crews will be placing girders over I-70 from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. Crews will start setting the girders on westbound I-70 at Cave Springs on Thursday, September 21. Then, crews will place girders on eastbound I-70 at Cave Springs the following night, Friday, September 22. All work is weather permitting. Drivers can expect a two-lane closure approaching the bridge construction and then 20-minute intermittent full closures of the interstate while girders are put into place. The Cave Springs and Zumbehl interchanges are being converted into single-point urban interchanges (SPUI) for the I-70 Cave Springs to Fairgrounds Design-Build Project. As construction on this project progresses, both interchanges will remain open to drivers. 

List: haunted houses opening for the 2023 season metro St. Louis area

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:27 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- As Saturday marks the official start of autumn, it's the season for haunted houses. With September's arrival, the gates of some of the region's most chilling haunted houses are slowly creaking open. Below lies a glimpse into the haunted houses that start in September throughout the season.The Darkness Haunted House – Saturday, Sept. 23th  Lemp Brewery Haunted House – Saturday, Sept. 30th Creepyworld – Saturday, Sept. 30th Six Flags St. Louis – Friday, Sept. 22nd St. Louis Escape– Open year round Red’s Corn Maze Massacre – Thursday, Sept. 28th Carlyle Illinois Haunted Trail – Friday, Oct. 20th and Saturday, Oct. 21st Trenton Illinois Haunted Trail – Saturday, Oct. 20 and five more dates Macabre Cinema – Friday September 22.  The Beast – Friday, Sept. 22 Edge of Hell – Friday, Sept. 22 Words of Fun Halloween Haunt – Sept. 15 

Rapids takeaways: Colorado dogged by slow start again as Seattle Sounders win 2-1

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:27 GMT

COMMERCE CITY — If the Colorado Rapids don’t get off to a good start, it usually does not end well.That was the case again Wednesday night as the Seattle Sounders beat the Rapids 2-1 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Even with an 80th minute Cole Bassett goal and flurry of offense, it took Colorado 65 minutes to get into the game. For the Sounders, Albert Rusnak’s 55th-minute header proved to be the difference, which followed Léo Chú’s first-half opening goal.For interim head coach Chris Little, the result ultimately comes down to one thing: Earning the right to play into a game. Colorado (4-14-10, 22 points) remains bottom of the Western Conference.“For me it’s a fundamental principle of the game: You earn the right to play by competing for first balls and winning second balls, all of the dirty work that goes unnoticed, and we lost too many of those tonight in the first half in particular,” Little said. “… The last 20 minutes...

1 killed, 1 injured overnight in second fatal City Park West shooting in a week

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:27 GMT

Two people were shot, one fatally, overnight near 16th Avenue and Downing Street in Denver’s City Park West neighborhood, police said.The shooting happened in the 1100 block of 16th Avenue, according to a 1:46 a.m. post on X by the Denver Police Department.RELATED: Fatal shooting of Uber driver in City Park West appears random, Denver police sayTwo people were injured, police said in the initial report.UPDATE: One of the victims, an adult male, involved in this shooting has been pronounced deceased. This is now a homicide investigation. Investigators are working to develop suspect info, no arrests at this time. The medical examiner will release victim info. #Denver— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) September 21, 2023 A 7:40 a.m. update reported that one of the victims, a man, had died and police have started a homicide investigation.The killing is the second fatal shooting in City Park West in a week and happened about six blocks from the first one.An Uber driver...

WeHo drivers able to video chat with deputies during traffic stops

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:27 GMT

A new smartphone app may do for law enforcement interactions what telemedicine has done for doctors.The app, SafeStop, allows members of the public to video chat with Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies before the in-person traffic stop, which the app developers said will "de-escalate traffic stops and transform police-motorist interactions."Traffic stops in particular have become a point of contention in the ongoing cultural discussion around the role of police in American society.Multiple deadly encounters between police and civilians began as simple traffic stops, including the high-profile killing of Philando Castile by Minnesota police.With traffic stops carrying potential life-and-death stakes, a pilot program using SafeStop intends to lower the temperature, allowing drivers and officers to communicate virtually before meeting face-to-face."When pulled over, users are provided with information and instructions on how to facilitate dialogue during their traffic sto...

National Coffee Day Perks And Masked Mania – Here’s What’s Popping Up

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:27 GMT

To celebrate its 60th anniversary and National Coffee Day, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is giving away free coffee and tea beverages for a year, kicking off on Friday, Sept. 29. One lucky winner will receive free drinks for 365 days and 60 will win free drinks for the remainder of 2023.  Guests will be entered to win automatically with every purchase through The Coffee Bean® Rewards app beginning on National Coffee Day and running through Tuesday, Oct. 31. Winners will be able to order one free regular-sized drink per day, seven days per week.  Blue Bottle Coffee will open an immersive coffee experience in Los Angeles for a limited six-week residency starting on  Wednesday, Sept. 27, through Sunday, Nov. 5, with an hourlong curated eight-course tasting menu. The menu will include the most limited batches of coffee from longtime Blue Bottle producers in a space designed in collaboration with wrk-shp and Capsule Manufacturing. It features a custom-made brass bar and vintage furnitur...

What exodus? 37 reasons to stay in California

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:23:27 GMT

California added 12 million folks to 39 million since I arrived at the Orange County Register in September 1986.It’s an expansion equal to the combined population of a dozen states. And one lure was strictly business – 6.6 million new jobs.This rush of people and money brought challenges, too. California home values skyrocketed nearly seven-fold is 37 years. The congestion and costly living inspired a so-called “exodus” –  1 million more ex-Californians compared to new Golden State residents during the past seven years.But if I’ve learned anything observing the Golden State’s economy, it’s that the story is rarely as gloomy as told. Life isn’t only the giant urban hubs. Business isn’t just Apple, Google or Hollywood. And the landscape is more than Yosemite, Big Sur or Disneyland.California’s true charm – and its underlying resilience – is an accumulation of noteworthy curiosities that don’t fit popular narratives. So to hon...