By ROBERT JABLON and CHRIS CARLSON, Associated Press MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — Residents piled into cars and fled on Saturday, turning downtown Santa Barbara into “a ghost town” as surging winds drove one of the biggest fires in California’s history toward the city and the nearby wealthy enclave of Montecito. The mandatory evacuations around Montecito and…
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 37-year-old man was charged Friday in the shooting of two north county police officers who were saved by their bulletproof vests. Jason Cook faces two counts each of first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Bail was set at $150,000 and Cook does not yet have an…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Republican Roy Moore on Friday told supporters that the “battle is not over” in Alabama’s Senate race even though President Donald Trump and others have called on him to concede. Moore sent a fundraising email to supporters asking for contributions to his “election integrity fund’ so he could investigate reports…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some HIV-positive patients in nearly half the counties in Missouri will lose health insurance coverage next year. The Department of Health and Senior Services announced that nearly 100 HIV patients in Missouri will no longer have access to a comprehensive health insurance plan effective Jan. 1 as a result of high…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The tax bill barreling toward a final vote in Congress guts the most unpopular “Obamacare” provision, its requirement that virtually all Americans carry health insurance or face fines. Politically, the move is a winner for Republicans, who otherwise would have little to show for seven years of rhetoric and repeated legislative efforts…
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Federal officials have granted Joplin’s request for a deadline extension on several federally funded tornado recovery projects. Senators Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt had urged FEMA to take a serious look at Joplin’s request for more time. About $1 million in federal funds were at risk. At issue are repairs to…
By ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Friday newly revealed FBI records show there is “extreme bias” against President Donald Trump among senior leadership at the FBI. The accusation came hours before Trump was scheduled to speak at the FBI training academy in Quantico, Va. Trump, who has described the agency…
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and MARCY GORDON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republicans’ razor-thin margin for driving their sweeping tax package through the Senate was thrown into jeopardy Thursday when GOP Sen. Marco Rubio declared he will vote against it unless negotiators expand the tax credit that low-income Americans can claim for their children. Rubio’s potential…
BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. (AP) — A man accused of shooting two St. Louis police officers in north county who were saved by their bulletproof vests is hospitalized with a gunshot wound of his own after a lengthy standoff with police. St. Louis County Police say the 37-year-old suspect was taken into custody Thursday afternoon, more…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Construction of the second phase of Ballpark Village is underway. The St. Louis Cardinals and The Cordish Companies broke ground Thursday morning on the $260-million project. The 700,000 square foot mixed-use expansion project will complete a full build-out of Clark Street, transforming it into one of the most exciting streets in…