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Eight active NHL players to know from the St. Louis area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS - It's hockey time! The National Hockey League opens the 2023–24 season with a small handful of games Tuesday. The St. Louis Blues will begin their new season Thursday in Dallas before their home opener this weekend. Looking beyond the Blues, there's some strong St. Louis representation in the NHL. Several teams have at least one guy who hails from the St. Louis region. This year especially offers a nice mix of captains, youngsters and savvy veterans. As teams prepare to hit the ice, make sure you know these 10 NHL players with St. Louis roots.Matthew TkachukTeam: Florida PanthersPosition: Left wingRaised in: St. Louis CountyMatthew Tkachuk and his younger brother Brady are the big-ticket names from the St. Louis area, though both moved from Arizona in 2001 after their father Keith was traded from the Coyotes to the Blues. At 25 years old, Matthew has established himself as one of the league's top scorers, posting back-to-back 40-goal and 100-point campaigns. Matthew rose ...

Haircut leads to shooting, teen's arrest in north St. Louis County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A teenager is behind bars and accused of a shooting last month in north St. Louis County that happened moments after a haircut. Prosecutors have charged Kenneth Armour, 18, of Jennings, with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in connection with the investigation. He is currently jailed in St. Louis County on a $250,000 cash-only bond. Local church group traveling through Israel still stuck in the Middle East According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Armour went to a man's home for a haircut, then shot him before leaving the home for undisclosed reasons. The victim suffered an abdominal gunshot wound. A warrant was issued for Armour's arrest last Thursday. He has a preliminary hearing over his charges set for Oct. 31. If convicted, Armour could be sentenced up to life behind bars.

For Avalanche goalie Alexandar Georgiev, less could be more in year two

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:57 GMT

Alexandar Georgiev was everything the Avalanche could have hoped for and more in his first season in Colorado.The Avs needed a replacement for Stanley Cup-winning goalie Darcy Keumper, and Georgiev proved to be a breakout star in his first season an an NHL starter. He became a dependable workhorse while Pavel Francouz missed much of the season with injuries.Maybe even a little too dependable.“He was playing back-to-backs late in the season, which is just crazy,” Avs star Nathan MacKinnon said. “So, if we could get 25-30 games from someone else … I’d love to see (Georgiev) get some more rest.”Given the team’s Cup-or-bust expectations, that would be a wise move.Georgiev played in 62 games for the Avs during the regular season, then seven more in the playoffs. He spent parts of five seasons with the Rangers, and the most NHL games he played in up until last season was 35 in 2021-22 (33 in the regular season, two in the playoffs).He did play in 40-plus games comb...

CT ax killer who ate victim’s brain and eyeball granted overnight leave

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:57 GMT

A man who has spent 10 years at the Whiting Forensic Hospital after murdering a man with an ax and eating his brain and an eyeball has been allowed temporary overnight leaves.Tyree Lincoln Smith’s application for temporary leave to include overnights was granted Aug. 25 by the state Psychiatric Security Review Board. Four of the six board members were present for the approval.“Mr. Tyree Smith was granted the second phase of his Temporary Leave on August 25, 2023. Mr. Smith remains confined to the hospital with Temporary Leave privileges that can include overnights in the community in a supportive, supervised setting,” Vanessa Cardella, executive director of the Psychiatric Security Review Board, said in an email. “Mr. Smith has not been Conditionally Released.”Smith was committed to Whiting in 2013 after a trial in Superior Court in Bridgeport, in which a three-judge panel found him not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.The judges ruled that Smith ...

Biden condemns Hamas for ‘unadulterated evil’ in attack on Israel, vows US resolve in backing Israel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:57 GMT

By AAMER MADHANI, TARA COPP and DARLENE SUPERVILLE (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned the militant group Hamas for “sheer evil” for its shocking multipronged attack on Israel launched from the Gaza Strip that has killed hundreds of civilians, including at least 14 American citizens.Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke by phone earlier on Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the situation on the ground. Biden spoke out of the actions he and other allies have taken to support Israel in the aftermath of the attack and expressed his horror about “sickening” reports of torture inflicted by militants on innocent civilians.“Our hearts may be broken but our resolve is clear,” Biden said. He added, “Let there be no doubt. The United States has Israel’s back. We’ll make sure the Jewish and democratic state of Israel can defend itself today, tomorr...

US Border Patrol has released thousands of migrants on San Diego’s streets, taxing charities

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:57 GMT

By ELLIOT SPAGAT (Associated Press)SAN DIEGO (AP) — Over five years, the largest U.S. city on the Mexican border developed a well-oiled system to shelter asylum-seekers. That system is being tested like never before as U.S. Customs and Border Protection releases migrants to the streets of California’s second-largest city because shelters are full. Since Sept. 13, about 13,000 have been dropped at transit stations with notices to appear in immigration court at their final destinations in the U.S., with about 500 more arriving daily.Migrant aid groups blame a mix of circumstances for the shelter crunch: reduced government funding; CBP’s practice of sending migrants from Texas and Arizona to be processed in San Diego; and a surge in illegal crossings. Last week, President Joe Biden’s administration advanced plans for a border wall in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley and said it would resume deportation flights to Venezuela.Before they are released in San Diego...

Orange County school district to consider a parental notification policy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:57 GMT

The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District in Orange County is the latest California school district to consider a parental notification policy.However, unlike other California school districts that have adopted a policy to inform parents if their child is transgender, the PYLUSD proposal currently doesn’t specifically mention gender identity but focuses on mental health, the Orange County Register reported.Under the proposal, a designated school counselor would notify a student’s family within 24 hours if they have a “reasonable cause that doing so will avert a clear and present danger to the health, safety, or welfare” of the student or those around them. Chemical additive ban targeting popular candies signed into California law “Due to the current nationwide mental health crisis exacerbated by the global pandemic, the Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School District recognizes the need for frequent, ongoing and oftentimes immediate communication between school administratio...

Kylie Jenner deletes pro-Israel post while pro-Palestine Bella Hadid remains silent: Stars struggle to react to war

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:57 GMT

As harrowing reports continue to pour out about Hamas militants massacring Israeli civilians, kidnapping mothers and their young children and parading a young woman’s body through the streets of Gaza, Kylie Jenner may regret giving into backlash and deleting her pro-Israel Instagram post Sunday, while her supermodel friend, Bella Hadid, and other celebrities are being trolled for their prior support for Palestine.Indeed, the brutal attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas Saturday, sparking the Israel-Gaza War, has created a dilemma for celebrities like Hadid, who have long used their star power to lend support to Palestinian rights and to denounce the Israeli government for what international human rights organizations have said is its improper use of military occupation and community settlements to control the Palestinian territories.But Hamas’ killing of more than 200 concert-goers and threats to execute hostages amid Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, have changed the...

Mother who died shielding her son among 11 US dead in Israel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:57 GMT

By Celina Tebor, Alberto Moya, David Williams, Christina Zdanowicz, Lauren Mascarenos and Chris Boyette | CNNDeborah Matias, an American citizen who lived in Israel, was shot and killed by Hamas gunmen while shielding her teenage son from their bullets, her father told CNN.Hayim Katsman, an Israeli-American academic, was hiding in a closet with his neighbor when he was fatally shot, his sibling said.They are among at least 11 US citizens who were killed in Israel after the Gaza-based militant group launched a devastating attack early Saturday that left at least 900 people there dead.There are also Americans who remain unaccounted for, President Joe Biden said in a Monday statement, adding it is “likely” some are among those being held hostage by Hamas.In response to the attack, Israel has pounded Gaza with airstrikes, displacing more than 100,000 people. More than 760 Palestinians have been killed, according to Gaza’s health ministry, and medical care has been hampered by Israel cut...

East Oakland’s harsh realities on full display at start of trial over gas station shootout that killed bystander

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:57 GMT

OAKLAND — On the night of March 19, 2022, 24-year-old Tamia Foster was standing in line at a gas station cashier booth on International Boulevard when set her bag down a little too close to 22-year-old Tyja Braswell’s bag.The two argued, and within minutes, the gas station would erupt in gunfire, killing bystander Rodney Davis, 64, and leaving Braswell paralyzed from multiple gunshot wounds. Now, 19 months later, Foster’s fiancé is on trial facing charges of murdering Davis and attempting to murder Braswell, allegations his attorney says will be disproved by a closer look at surveillance footage from that night.Stavon Moore, 29, escaped injury that night, but was arrested days later after police used security footage from the Royal Gas Station at 10151 International Blvd. to identify him as the person who killed Davis and shot Braswell. Braswell has also been charged with murdering Davis and attempting to kill Moore, but will be tried separately after both defense ...