STL Earth Day

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Thousands are expected this weekend to attend the annual St.Louis Earth Day Celebration. It’s billed as the largest Earth Day Celebration in the Midwest and as many as 20,000 are expected Sat and Sun  in Forest Park. Overall, the focus is on environmental stability, this years theme: Climate Action. Earth Day 365 Ex. Director Jessica…

Communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without alerts amid Maui fire

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HONOLULU (AP) — A new report shows that the head of Maui’s emergency management agency dragged his heels about returning to the island as wildfires ripped across the island last August. That came as a broader communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts. The report released Wednesday says communications problems…