Students in East St. Louis will not begin class this week as originally planned. The first day of school is being pushed back because of construction. Classes were set to begin Wednesday, but have been delayed until Sept. 3. School leaders say they made the call because of safety concerns stemming from construction at East […]
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Pujols out for season
Albert Pujols will miss the rest of the season to rest his injured left foot, the Los Angeles Angels announced Monday. The $240 million slugger gave up his hope to play again next month when the team’s medical staff and front office advised him to avoid rushing back to the lineup late in the Angels’ […]
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WWT tops BLACK ENTERPRISE business list for 2013
St. Louis based World Wide Technology Inc. ranked number one on BLACK ENTERPRISE Magazine’s 41st Annual list of largest black businesses. “Our report on the largest African American-owned businesses in the U.S. highlights the achievements of intrepid entrepreneurs at the helms of top-flight organizations, while providing the most significant barometer of the progress of African […]
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KSDK to launch Bounce TV in St. Louis next Wednesday
KSDK, NewsChannel 5, the Gannett-owned NBC affiliate in St. Louis announced a distribution agreement as the exclusive provider of Bounce TV in the St. Louis market. The station will begin broadcasting Bounce TV on Wednesday, August 28th. The announcement was made by Bounce TV’s Executive Vice President of Distribution Jeffrey Wolf. Bounce TV is the […]
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St. Louis Crisis Nursery Celebrity Waiters & Waitresses Night raises $83K
More than 100 national and local celebrities played to a sold-out crowd of hungry diners at Saint Louis Crisis Nursery’s 23rd Celebrity Waitresses & Waiters’ Night. More than $83,000 was raised to benefit the agency’s abuse prevention programs, which helps protect 7,000 children each year. The event, presented by Carney’s Kids Foundation, was held at […]
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Community supports Normandy students on their first day
This morning, Makayla Smith, a senior at Normandy High School, walked through a crowd of alumni and community members cheering on students for the first day of school. Last year, Makayla left the unaccredited Normandy School District to attend North Tech High School in Florissant. But she decided to come back. “I’ve been here forever, […]
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Actor Lee Thompson Young found dead
Lee Thompson Young – the actor who played the main character on Disney’s “The Famous Jett Jackson – was found dead in his residence. He was 29. TMZ is reporting that officials said the death appeared to be the result of a suicide. Sources told TMZ that Young’s body was discovered with a gunshot wound […]
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Car slams into North County post office, two injured
Two women were rescued after a vehicle drove through a United States Post Office in north St. Louis County late Monday morning. Police told KMOV.com the wreck happened at the post office in the 9810 block of Halls Ferry Rd. around 11:40 a.m. Authorities said a woman checking her mail inside the building got pinned […]
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STLCC and industry partners distribute books to area students
As part of the outreach and support for Project Lead the Way (PLTW) in the St. Louis area, St. Louis Community College, along with local business and industry partners, have supported the production and distribution of nearly 6,000 engineering notebooks to students in St. Louis. The use of the engineering notebook is a required part […]
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Militants murder 25 policemen as violence continues in Egypt
Islamic militants on Monday ambushed two mini-buses carrying off-duty policemen in the northern region of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing 25 of them execution-style in a brazen daylight attack that deepens the turmoil roiling the country and underscores the volatility of the strategic region. The killings, which took place near the border town of Rafah, came […]