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Monica Montgomery Steppe leads in early returns in District 4 Supervisor race

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:44 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Monica Montgomery Steppe was leading Tuesday night in early returns in the special election for District 4 Supervisor, though no candidate yet had the majority needed to win the race.The first batch of unofficial election results released Tuesday night after polls closed at 8 p.m. showed Montgomery Steppe with 40.71% of the vote, followed by Amy Reichert with 28.67%.If a candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, they would assume the role for the remainder of the term, which goes until January 2027. If no candidate wins a majority of the vote, a special general election between the top two vote-getters will be held on Nov. 7. Tuesday’s primary was the first election to fill the former Supervisor Nathan Fletcher’s seat on the county board following his resignation in May amid accusations of sexual misconduct in his role as chairman of the MTS board. District 4 covers the cities of La Mesa and Lemon Grove and the following areas (in alphabetical order): Alta...

Results: District 4 Supervisor special election

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:44 GMT

Unofficial, early results in the special election for District 4 Supervisor, released shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday:This page will be updated when new results are released by the Registrar of Voters.

Deadly clashes between rival militias in Libya leave 27 dead, authorities say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:44 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Deadly clashes between rival militias in Libya’s capital killed at least 27 people and left residents trapped in their homes on Tuesday, unable to escape the violence, medical authorities said. The fighting appears to be the most intense to shake Tripoli this year. There were at least four people dead but it was not immediately clear if they were militiamen or civilians, an official said. The clashes erupted late on Monday between militiamen from the 444 brigade and the Special Deterrence Force, according to local media reports. Tensions flared after Mahmoud Hamza, a senior commander of the 444 brigade, was allegedly detained by the rival group at an airport in Tripoli earlier in the day, the reports said. Over 100 people were injured in the fighting, Libya’s Emergency Medicine and Support Center, a medical body that is deployed during humanitarian disasters and wars, said early Wednesday.It is unclear how many of the dead were militiamen or civilians. The R...

Stock market today: Asia shares decline as faltering Chinese economy sets off global slide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:44 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined Wednesday amid worries over discouraging data on China, as well as over the future of the U.S. economy.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped 1.1% in morning trading to 31,879.84. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 dove 1.4% to 7,204.00. South Korea’s Kospi dipped 1.2% to 2,539.48. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng slipped 1.2% to 18,364.11, and the Shanghai Composite lost 0.7% to 3,153.43.New Zealand’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 5.5% on Wednesday. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s monetary policy committee said the headline inflation rate had declined, but core inflation remained too high. The committee said it would take a prolonged period of subdued spending to reduce inflation pressure. The New Zealand dollar was little changed on the news, trading at around U.S. $0.6.“A recent set of disappointing economic data out of China has not been encouraging for the region,” said Yeap Jun Rong, market analyst at ...

Highland Park High School set to roll out new weapon detection system on first day of school

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:44 GMT

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — Highland Park residents shared their takes on the installation of a new weapons detection system at Highland Park High School, which students will walk through tomorrow as they enter the building for their first day of school."Right now is not the time to assign blame. Right now is the time for us to discuss where and how we move forward especially tomorrow and the next few days," said one Highland Park Resident.Last week, the board of District 113 approved having a weapons detection system, starting at one school, at one door. Parents who form part of the community group "Parents for Securing Our Schools" said they applaud the move, but would like to see the system implemented at all entrances."Parents SOS believes that for us to do everything possible to make our kids as safe as possible that there must be a WDS at every entrance at every door," the same resident said. "But it appears this won’t be the case when school starts tomorrow."Atop the mind of many a...

Another deadline reached in impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:44 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Tuesday marks the deadline for filing answers to pre-trial motions in the impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton. The Rules of Impeachment established in June by the Senate set Aug. 5 as the deadline for all pre-trial motions and Aug. 15 as the deadline for answers by the opposing party. Ken Paxton’s legal team moves to dismiss part of impeachment Once all pre-trial motions and answers are received, the rules state the Senate Special Committee on Rules and Procedures for the Court of Impeachment will have until Aug. 28 to review the motions and answers to prepare a report with recommendations for each motion that will be provided to members of the court by Aug. 29.With the exception of motions which would dismiss any article(s) of impeachment if granted, the lieutenant governor as presiding officer of the court may make rulings on the motions at the commencement of the trial before opening statements.Those motions, which if granted, could ...

St. Paul homeowner fatally stabbed 73-year-old man last month in self-defense, prosecutors say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:44 GMT

Ramsey County prosecutors have declined to bring charges against a Highland Park homeowner in last month’s fatal stabbing of a 73-year-old man, who St. Paul police say tried to get into the home while armed with a knife.Police said Tuesday that Robin Sherwood Lambert of Bloomington first stabbed the 59-year-old man in the chest with a knife during the July 29 altercation, which began about 9:30 a.m. after Lambert knocked on the door of his home in the 1100 block of Bowdoin Street, near Cleveland Avenue and Mississippi River Boulevard.Dennis Gerhardstein, spokesman for the Ramsey County attorney’s office, said in a Tuesday statement that the man’s “use of self-defense against” Lambert was “justified based upon all the facts presented to us by the investigators.”Police previously said that two men stabbed each other during the altercation, and that Lambert, who was stabbed in the leg, was detained until officers arrived. Both men were taken to a hospital, where Lambert died. The...

With Saints, Jovani Moran working on confidence, control in bid to return to Twins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:44 GMT

Saints left-handed reliever Jovani Moran was available to pitch against the Indianapolis Indians on Tuesday night at CHS Field, but when the Indians opened up a big early before hanging on for an 8-5 win the decision was made to save the next step in the reclamation project for another day.The Twins sent the 26-year-old Moran down on Aug. 8, three days after he gave up three walks in one inning of work against Arizona. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said at the time that Moran needs to do a better job of attacking the strike zone.Moran said he saw the demotion coming, and while disappointed, he couldn’t argue with the decision.Twins relief pitcher Jovani Moran“I need to believe in me more; trust in me,” he said. “I’m here to get the confidence back.”While with the Twins, Moran gave up 27 walks in 42 1/3 innings, an average of 5.7 per nine innings.“It’s kind of been his thing most of his career,” said Saints pitching coach Pete Larson. “He’s trying to get back to some of those training...

Reducing the number of vacant properties in St. Louis, one at a time

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:44 GMT

ST. LOUIS – More than 20,000 properties are sitting vacant in the City of St. Louis. That data is courtesy of a partnership between the city and the STL Vacancy Collaborative."That includes, approximately, about 14,000 vacant lots and about 8,000 to 9,000 vacant buildings. Most of that is concentrated to the north side of the city—over 60%," Torrey Park, director of the STL Vacancy Collaborative, said.The question many people are wondering is now that the city knows where the vacant properties are located and who owns them, what happens next? Sidewalk repairs trap 92-year-old woman in her home "Property is being fixed up, being stabilized, renovated; some of it is being torn down. Some of it is being repurposed as community gardens,” managing attorney Peter Hoffman said. “So, there are already successes. We have to also remember this is a 70-year problem in the making. This did not happen overnight.”"Obviously, it costs money to both stabilize wherever possible and demolish vacant...

St. Louis County Council vote advances proposed Boeing development

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:44 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. – A vote by the St. Louis County Council on Tuesday allows the county to move forward in a process aimed at securing a nearly $2 billion development by Boeing in exchange for tax breaks.St. Louis County Executive Sam Page has supported the development. He said Tuesday’s vote is an important step in the process.“It allows us to move forward and collect information from all the taxing districts,” he said.Critics, including government watchdog Tom Sullivan, question whether Boeing, Missouri’s largest manufacturer, needs tax incentives.“It seems the company does not, or at least, the company has not made the case,” said Sullivan.Page insists that bringing a new aerospace production line would reaffirm St. Louis County as an advanced manufacturing leader and add jobs beyond Boeing.“It’s a big part of our economy, and we need to continue to maintain our leadership in the country,” Page said.The vote was 5-1 in favor of moving forward with the process. Council chairwoman Shalo...