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Massive tire fire at salvage yard in Madison, County Illinois

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:26 GMT

MADISON, Ill. - A massive fire broke out Sunday night at a salvage yard in Madison County, Illinois.The flames burned into the night at '111 Salvage' on Route 111 in Granite City, Illinois. Several fire departments were called in to fight the four-alarm fire.Thick black smoke could be seen for miles as cars and tires burned. The ramp from Interstate 55 to Highway 111 was closed because of the fire. Hedge apples: Can we eat them? Herb Simmons, with the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency, shared photos of the fire. Huge plumes of smoke and flames consuming cars as firefighters struggled to bring them under control are shown.Madison County Emergency Management officials brought in special air-conditioned buses to help firefighters deal with the fire as well as the summer heat. No word on any injuries.Our Nissan Rogue Runner reporter, Nic Lopez, was at the scene. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Bob Dylan coming to St. Louis this fall

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Rock legend Bob Dylan announced that his 'Rough and Rowdy Ways' tour is making a stop in St. Louis this fall. The Stifel Theatre will host one of the 17 shows on Wednesday, October 4. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, August 25, at 10:00 a.m.Dyaln is a Grammy Award winner and is 82 years old. Hedge apples: Can we eat them? Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour Schedule Oct.1 - Kansas City, MO The Midland TheatreOct. 2 - Kansas City, MO The Midland TheatreOct. 4 - St. Louis, MO Stifel TheatreOct. 6 - Chicago, IL Cadillac Palace TheatreOct. 7 - Chicago, IL Cadillac Palace TheatreOct. 8 - Chicago, IL Cadillac Palace TheatreOct. 11 - Milwaukee, WI The Riverside TheaterOct. 12 - Milwaukee, WI The Riverside TheaterOct. 16 - Indianapolis, IN Murat TheatreOct. 20 - Cincinnati, OH The Andrew J. Brady Music CenterOct. 21 - Akron, OH Akron Civic TheatreOct. 23 - Erie, PA Warner TheatreOct. 24 - Rochester, NY Auditorium TheatreOct. 26 - Toronto, ON Massey HallOct. 27 - Toronto, O...

Flooding closes lanes of northbound 5 Fwy in Sun Valley

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:26 GMT

The ongoing impacts of the former Hurricane Hilary have created a headache for some commuters in the San Fernando Valley.All lanes of the northbound 5 Freeway were closed in Sun Valley due to flooding, according to sigalert.com and the California Highway Patrol.The closure, reported at 4:50 a.m., affects exits 152 (Lankershim Boulevard) and 153A (Sheldon Street).Traffic was backed up to exit 150B (Sunland Boulevard), the site added.Traffic is being diverted onto Lankershim Boulevard, the CHP said on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, though as of about 7 a.m., CHP Officer Kendricks said the HOV and No. 1 lanes had reopened.By about 7:45 a.m., congestion had eased into stop-and-go traffic, causing delays of up to five minutes, according to sigalert.com.The other lanes are expected to reopen later on Monday.

Jill On Money: College-bound financial advice

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:26 GMT

Millions of families are packing up to send their kids to college. Before starting the journey, hopefully they are spending as much time on course selection as on preparing students financially for the transition.Related ArticlesBusiness | Is 700 a good enough credit score to buy a house? Business | Mystery travel lets you focus on the fun, not the details Business | Is the housing market about to crash? What the experts are saying Business | 6 tips for cutting costs on back-to-school shopping Business | Achieving financial freedom and stability: How has social media skewed our expectations of what it takes? To help, here are some broad categories to cover:Track moneyIf money habits are formed early, then this is the foundation from which every other habit derives. Start with inflows (money from work-study, a part-time or summer job, or from the family) and then address the dreaded expense side of the eq...

TV chef says he’s closing his Michelin-starred restaurant for ‘better work/life balance’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:26 GMT

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill | CNNChef Michel Roux Jr. has announced that his two-Michelin star London restaurant Le Gavroche will be closing its doors permanently in January.In a statement released last week, the English-French TV personality said that he’d decided to shut the fine-dining institution, opened by his father Albert Roux and uncle Michel Roux Sr. 56 years ago, to spend more time with his family.RELATED: Palo Alto: Former two-star Michelin restaurant team says ‘au revoir’“I know this will come as a shock to many of you, so please know this decision has not been made lightly,” wrote Roux Jr., who has appeared in TV shows such as “Michel Roux’s French Country Cooking,” and Gordon Ramsay’s “Hell’s Kitchen,” explaining that he wanted to “make time for a better work/life balance.”“Le Gavroche means so much, not just to myself and the Roux family, but to the wider Gavroche team and you, our guests, who have become our family over so many years.”He went on to explain that the end...

Man fatally shot Sunday evening in East Oakland

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:26 GMT

OAKLAND — A 31-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday evening in East Oakland, the city’s third homicide of the day, authorities said.His name was not immediately released. None of the killings are believed to be related, police said.The 31-year-old man was shot about 5:42 p.m. Sunday outside in the 5800 block of Bancroft Avenue after getting into an argument with another man, authorities said. He died at the scene.The suspect fled before police could respond. Investigators did not specify what they believed the argument was about.The killing is the 71st homicide investigated by Oakland police this year and was the third within a 15-hour period Sunday. Last year at this time police had investigated 77 homicides in the city.About 5:43 a.m. Sunday a 23-year-old man was fatally shot in the 9200 block of E Street. A possible suspect was detained for questioning in that case.Just before 3 a.m. Sunday, a 38-year-old Pittsburg man was fatally shot in the 500 block of 17th Street ...

Man in Speedo and furry boots arrested after report of nudity in Petaluma park

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:26 GMT

An armed man wearing only a Speedo and fur-lined boots was arrested Saturday at a Petaluma park, police said.The initial call, at 3:51 p.m., said the man was walking naked in Steamer Landing Park, on the Petaluma River. Officers found a 48-year-old Petaluma man in tight-fitting swim briefs and boots.They determined he was required to submit to a search because of his probation conditions, and they found he had a loaded .40-caliber handgun with a 14-round magazine, the police report said.Police said the man was handcuffed and taken to jail after physically resisting his arrest.He was booked on suspicion of resisting an officer, carrying a loaded firearm in a public place, a weapons violation involving the large-capacity magazine, and a probation violation.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | This 6-year-old boy just won a national mullet contest Crime and Public Safety | Two drunk US tourists ‘trapped’ overnight up the Eiffel Tower Crime and Publi...

Pac-12 preview: Washington is our pick to win the conference, followed by the usual suspects

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:26 GMT

The Hotline will track, analyze and critique all 80-something football games during the upcoming Pac-12 season, including the conference championship and whatever bowl matchups unfold.Before we play the role of Sunday morning quarterback, however, it’s only fair that we assume the part of preseason prognosticator.What’s the point of taking shots if you haven’t bothered to call them?Our preview of the hotly anticipated season continues below with projections for the conference race.1. Washington: Our pick to win the Pac-12 since January, the Huskies have momentum and motivation after finishing last season with seven consecutive wins but no berth in the conference title game. The retooled offensive line must approach its 2022 standard and keep quarterback Michael Penix upright to deliver missiles to an elite collection of wideouts. We expect sustained edge pressure from Bralen Trice and Zion Tupuola-Fetui, which will alleviate pressure on the unproven secondary.2. Ut...

President Biden rents Lake Tahoe home from 2020 primary foe Tom Steyer

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:26 GMT

By Jordan Fabian | BloombergPresident Joe Biden and his family are vacationing at a Lake Tahoe home belonging to billionaire Tom Steyer, whom Biden defeated in the 2020 Democratic presidential race.The private home, owned by Steyer and his wife Kat Taylor, is located in the Glenbrook community on the east side of the lake, a popular tourist destination straddling California and Nevada. The Bidens are renting the house “for fair market value,” the White House said in a statement.Steyer is an investor, environmental activist and Democratic megadonor. He suspended his presidential campaign in February 2020 after placing a distant third in the South Carolina Democratic primary won by Biden.The Tahoe home is located in a gated neighborhood. The median listing home price in July in Glenbrook was $8.4 million, according to Realtor.com.The president and first lady Jill Biden plan to spend the week at Lake Tahoe with their family. They arrived late Friday on Air Force One after President Bid...

Monday Morning Lights: Top storylines heading into this weekend’s season openers

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:26 GMT

Welcome back to Monday Morning Lights, our weekly feature that sheds more light on the high school football weekend and peeks ahead to the new week. If you haven’t already, please subscribe. Your contributions keep us going.SERRA, FOLSOM SET FOR REMATCHNo, the decision-makers at Northern California powers Serra and Folsom were not trying to mimic Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff when they picked a noon start time for their rematch on Saturday.As Serra coach Patrick Walsh tells it, the Folsom staff coaches both the varsity and JV teams, normally playing the JV game the day before the varsity game.With both games at Serra scheduled for Saturday, the schools will play the varsity game first, followed by the JV, so the Folsom staff is fresh for the bigger matchup.And what a matchup it is.Serra was last season’s undisputed No. 1 team in Northern California.The Padres opened the season with a 17-12 victory at Folsom, followed by a 24-21 triumph at De La Salle.Nearly all of the key players are back ...