ST. LOUIS – St. Louis firefighters are ready to protect visitors to PRIDE St. Louis weekend just as dangerous heat returns to the area. Chief Dennis Jenkerson explains the warning signs of heat sickness, and explains how firefighters and medics will work to keep people healthy at the celebration of LGBTQ rights and history. Symptoms…
3 Injured in Shooting at Bolingbrook WeatherTech; Suspect Remains at Large
Three people were injured in a shooting in suburban Bolingbrook at a WeatherTech warehouse Saturday morning, according to authorities. At around 6:25 a.m., police received a call of at least one person shot at WeatherTech, located at 841 Remington Blvd. Police said the suspect fled the building and remains at large. People should avoid the…
Bolingbrook police investigate reports of shooting at WeatherTech warehouse
Police investigated a possible shooting June 25, 2022, at the WeatherTech warehouse in Bolingbrook. File photo Police were investigating reports of a possible shooting Saturday morning inside the WeatherTech warehouse in Bolingbrook, officials said. About 6:35 a.m. officers responded to a call of a person shot at 1 Weathertech Way, Bolingbrook police said. Police said…
DePaul’s Doug Bruno reflects on a Hall of a career powered — and inspired — by women
DePaul coach Doug Bruno checking out his Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame display. Wade Payne for DePaul athletics Miller Lite on ice? It must be an acquired taste, though one supposes if a person is going to close down a bar, partying until 2 a.m., at the age of 71, it might as well be…
Religious schools may steer clear of tuition despite ruling
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Religious schools got what they wanted when the Supreme Court allowed them to participate in a state tuition program. But the state attorney general said the ruling will be for naught unless the schools are willing to abide by the same antidiscrimination law as other private schools that participate in the…
Highlights of bipartisan gun violence bill signed by Biden
Highlights of the bipartisan gun violence bill that President Joe Biden signed on Saturday: —Expanded background checks: State and local juvenile and mental health records of gun purchasers will be part of federal background checks for buyers age 18 to 20. Three-day maximum for gathering records will be lengthened to up to 10 days to…
Indigenous conservation Canada’s way of the future, Guilbeault says
Tanya Ball began her career as a social worker for the Kaska Dene First Nation. Now she runs a land guardian program, working to monitor and protect a vast stretch of the band’s northern British Columbia wilderness. But she’s still a social worker, in a way. “Land guardians can help the land heal,” she said….
Turkish state media: Detained Greek spied on border defenses
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish security forces have detained a Greek citizen accused of spying for Athens’ intelligence service, the state-run Anadolu news agency said Saturday. The man, identified as Muhammed Amar Ampara, was allegedly involved in gathering information about the deployment of Turkish military border units, as well as information on Turkey’s Syrian population and…
Pfizer says tweaked COVID-19 shots boost omicron protection
Pfizer announced Saturday that tweaking its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and works — just days before regulators debate whether to offer Americans updated booster shots this fall. The vaccines currently used in the U.S. still offer strong protection against severe COVID-19 disease and death — especially if people have…
Lawyer charged with trying to bribe cop in marijuana case
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts lawyer has pleaded not guilty to federal charges he tried to bribe the Medford police chief to get help in opening a recreational marijuana dispensary on behalf of a client. Court records say that Somerville attorney Sean O’Donovan, 54, pleaded not guilty in federal court on Friday to three counts…