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Missouri woman ordered to pay PETA in faked movie-star chimp’s death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

FESTUS, Mo. - A Missouri woman and animal dealer has been ordered to pay hundreds of thousands to PETA in a lawsuit over the faked death of a movie-star chimpanzee. Tonia Haddix claimed the chimpanzee had died when she really had it locked in her basement. National nonprofit PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) previously filed a lawsuit claiming that Tonka and other chimpanzees were not getting proper care through Haddix and living in unsafe conditions.A federal court ordered Haddix to pay more than $220,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs to PETA to end the lawsuit, accusing Haddix and her husband repeatedly committed perjury and submitted false information to federal courts. Recorded phone call exposes dead chimp hoax The lawsuit contended that the two concocted an elaborate hoax when claiming Tonka had died, lied under oath about text messages she sent about Tonka at a time she previously deemed the chimp dead and tried to bribe federal marshals ordered to prevent H...

Police share images of suspect in St. Louis County killing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

BRECKENRIDGE HILLS, Mo. -- The Major Case Squad is searching for a suspect after a man was shot and killed at a business along St. Charles Rock Road Friday. They believe that this was not a random act of violence and that the victim was targeted. He has been identified as Chuckie White, 54, of St. Ann.Officers were called to the 9800 block of St. Charles Rock Road Friday at around 8:20 p.m. for a report of shots fired. They found White's body in a parking lot with several gunshot wounds. Top Stories: Kim Gardner gets extra time to respond to A.G.’s lawsuit Surveillance video reveals that a man approached White in the parking lot that evening and shot him. The suspect then ran across St. Charles Rock Road and got into a silver sedan. The vehicle can be seen traveling east after the suspect gets in.Anyone with information in this case should call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-371-8477. Callers may remain anonymous and are eligible for a reward.

Nashville school shooting: Body camera video shows police confront active shooter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nashville police released body camera video Tuesday showing the moments officers confronted an active shooter at The Covenant School. The shooter killed six people before being taken down by officers. The video, which is graphic, shows officers arrive on scene and speak to a staff member outside before rushing into the building. The school was on lockdown and alarms can be heard blaring as the team of officers makes their way toward the shooter on the second floor. As they approach the shooter's location, officers can be seen firing shots. Two officers of the five-member team fatally shot the suspect, the department said. Those officers have been identified as Rex Englebert, a four-year Metro Nashville Police Department veteran, and Michael Collazo, a nine-year department veteran.Footage from both their body cameras was made available. Warning: The body camera video is graphic. Viewer discretion is advised. The shooter has bee...

Sweetie Pie's closes Jackson, Mississippi location

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Workers packed up the contents of Sweetie Pie's soul food business in Jackson on Monday, March 20.Owner Robbie Montgomery said she closed the doors to her business last week due to "unforeseen circumstances." She opened the location on East South Street nearly four years ago. Search resumes for Ebony Owens’ body, husband denied bond Montgomery said she plans to focus her business efforts on her St. Louis establishment. The closure comes after Montgomery's son James “Tim” Norman was sentenced earlier this month to life in prison for arranging the shooting death of his nephew, 21-year-old Andre Montgomery Jr., to collect a life insurance payment.Both men had starred in the long-running OWN reality show about the family’s soul food business in the St. Louis area.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Why you should beware of the Bradford pear

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

(Photo courtesy: Getty Images)JOPLIN, Mo. — The spring season is underway and many Missouri plants and trees will be blooming with color. Unfortunately, one invasive tree species will also be prominent along roadways and other natural open areas: The Callery pear tree. If you happen to be shopping for new trees this spring, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) urges you to avoid this non-native tree species.The Callery pear, also known as the Bradford pear, Cleveland Select, Autumn Blaze, or Aristocrat, is a highly invasive tree that multiples quickly and crowds out Missouri native plants.“The Callery pear rose to fame as a popular ornamental landscape tree in the 1960's because it was inexpensive, it grew fast, and it provided white blooms in the spring. But that’s where the list of benefits ends. Different varieties of the tree were planted close to each other, they cross-pollinated, and spread everywhere,” said Forestry Field Programs Supervisor, Russell Hinnah with the ...

Comal Heritage Food Incubator will move to RiNo Artpark

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

After six years, Comal Heritage Food Incubator is closing up shop in the Taxi mixed-used development in the River North Art District. But that won’t last long: This summer, the award-winning operation will reopen nearby as a bigger restaurant and teaching kitchen within the 2,600-square-foot space of RiNo ArtPark, at 1900 35th St.“The ArtPark outpost has twice as much space as Comal’s current location, which will allow us to better serve the community with larger cohorts of participants and more diverse equipment to accommodate a variety of businesses and trainees,” said Jules Kelty, executive director of Focus Points Family Resource Center, which runs Comal.“We’re also looking forward to collaborating with all of the nonprofit partners, including Redline Denver, Denver Public Library and, of course, RiNo Art District,” Kelty added.The future home of Comal Heritage Food Incubator at the RiNo ArtPark. (Unfound Door, provided by Comal Heritage...

3rd vehicle slams into cars stopped for previous crash in Buena Park; 1 dead, 2 injured

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

A San Diego man is dead and two other people are injured after a driver crashed into the occupants of two vehicles who had stopped after a previous collision in Buena Park Monday night.The deceased, identified only as a 33-year-old man, was a passenger in one of the two vehicles that had stopped in the No. 2 lane of the southbound 5 Freeway near Beach Boulevard just before 11 p.m., the California Highway Patrol said in a press release. About a minute after the first crash, a third vehicle hit the two stopped vehicles, both drivers and the passenger, leaving the passenger dead at the scene, officials said. "Both drivers from the first crash were transported to the hospital with minor to major injuries sustained in the second crash," the CHP said. "The driver of the third vehicle was not injured."The investigation is ongoing, but "impairment is not suspected as a factor in this crash," the CHP said.Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or the events leading up to it is encouraged to...

Snowpack reaches 158% of normal to quench all Colorado River water users

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

An extraordinarily wet and snowy winter has improved the outlook for the Colorado River, which is Southern California's primary source of drinking water.Data supplied by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation shows snow water equivalent in the Colorado Rockies has reached 158% of average after surging about 8% in just one week.(U.S. Bureau of Reclamation)Experts say the snowmelt should comfortably provide water to roughly 40 million people for another year.This season's snowpack in the Rockies surpasses record levels four years ago, followed by three consecutive below-average years, including last year's dismal 83.9% on this date according to information from water-data.com.The map above shows snow water equivalent above average in every region of the Upper Colorado River Basin, including 134% in the critical Colorado Headwaters region and an astounding 477% in the mountains in the Four Corners area:477% -- Lower San Juan (Four Corners area)106% -- Delores (southern Colorado Rockies)206% --...

Lawrence Perez Arrested after DUI Crash on Aviara Parkway [Carlsbad, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

77-Year-Old Bicyclist Injured in Hit-and-Run Crash near Black Rail CourtCARLSBAD, CA (March 28, 2023) – Friday afternoon, a DUI injury collision in Carlsbad leads to the arrest of Lawrence Perez.Police and medical personnel responded to the crash around 1:50 p.m. at the 6100 block of Aviara Parkway.Upon arrival, paramedics located the 77-year-old bicyclist and transported him to a hospital for treatment of serious, possibly life-threatening injuries.According to the police, a car struck the victim from behind for unknown reasons. Later, authorities located a damaged car parked outside an apartment complex at 1300 Laurel Tree Lane with a person sitting inside.Officers identified the driver as 34-year-old Lawrence Perez of Carlsbad, who displayed signs of intoxication.The police eventually booked Perez into Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of DUI and hit-and-run.Those with further information about the Aviara Parkway DUI crash can contact Investigator Officer Adam Bentley a...

Mark Carter, Dennis Foster Dead after Helicopter Crash on Perris Hillside [Riverside County, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:44 GMT

Helicopter Accident near Hemet-Ryan Airport Left Two Men DeadRIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA (March 28, 2023) – Friday afternoon, a helicopter crash in Nuevo claimed the lives of Mark Carter and Dennis Foster.The deadly incident happened around 12:40 p.m., 10 miles northwest of Hemet-Ryan Airport, near Perris and Hemet.According to the officials, an emergency call was received just before the helicopter crashed down an unincorporated hillside. However, the cause of the incident remains under investigation.Responding units from the Riverside County Sheriff’s aviation unit located the downed Bell 407 helicopter and discovered two deceased passengers inside.Later, the Sheriff’s department identified the two deceased people as 61-year-old Mark Carter and 62-year-old Dennis Foster, both of Murrieta.At this time, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are working to determine the cause of the crash.No words can mend the broken hearts and sorrow felt du...