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Maryland Heights extending hours, implementing 4-day work week today

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:26:36 GMT

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. - Maryland Heights begins a four-day work week Tuesday for civilian employees.The Municipal Government Center will extend its hours from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. City officials say these changes are designed to enhance accessibility, convenience, and employee well-being. Local couple celebrates 80th wedding anniversary They also want to make government services more readily available to residents and businesses.

Gov. Mike Parson set to issue executive order in foreign-owned farmland

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:26:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Governor Mike Parson plans to issue an executive order about foreign-owned farmland in Missouri.Last year, state lawmakers failed to pass a bill to ban all foreign ownership of Missouri farmland. They passed a law in 2013 limiting foreign ownership to just 1%. Local couple celebrates 80th wedding anniversary That's less than half a percent of the 27 million acres in Missouri. Chinese companies own the most, followed by Canada.

Report: Belleville may buy troubled cemetery to build solar farm behind it

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:26:36 GMT

BELLEVILLE, Ill. - The Belleville City Council meets Tuesday night to discuss the future of the embattled 'Mount Hope Cemetery.'The city took over maintenance of the cemetery after the owners abandoned it in 2009. Upkeep costs about $100,000 a year. St. Louis home riddled with bullets during short-term rental party The Belleville News Democrat reports that there's a plan to create a community solar farm on 25 wooded acres behind the cemetery. If approved, it could bring in up to $80,000 in rent. However, the plan is contingent on the project getting around $2 million in state incentives.

3 found dead near stairwell of Arcadia home that erupted in flames

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:26:36 GMT

Three people were found dead inside an Arcadia home that was engulfed in flames Tuesday morning.Firefighters responded to the blaze in the 5300 block of Tyler Avenue just after 1 a.m. As first responders arrived, smoke and fire were coming from the two-story residential home.Three people were found dead following in a fire in Arcadia on Jan. 2, 2024. (RMG News)Flames were initially showing from the garage area but quickly moved through the structure, Los Angeles County Fire Department Battalion Chief Frank Garrido said.Video showed the home engulfed in flames as firefighters worked to extinguish the fire. It was declared a knockdown after 30 minutes, according to a Fire Department tweet on X, formerly Twitter.“Within our primary search, we came across three residents which we found deceased at the bottom of the stairwell,” Garrido said. Witness to deadly downtown shootout says party was a ‘powder keg’ The identities and relationships between the victims were unknown. No firefighte...

The nine most expensive homes reported sold in Palo Alto in the week of Dec. 18

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:26:36 GMT

A house that sold for $3.5 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Palo Alto in the past week.In total, nine residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $2.2 million. The average price per square foot was $1,774.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Dec. 18 even if the property may have been sold earlier.9. $946K, single-family home in the 100 block of Verbena DriveThe sale of the single family residence in the 100 block of Verbena Drive in East Palo Alto has been finalized. The price was $946,000, and the new owners took over the house in November. The house was built in 1950 and has a living area of 1,560 square feet. The price per square foot was $606. The house features three bedrooms and one bathrooms.Verbena Drive8. $1.2 million, condominium in the 700 block of San Antonio RoadThe property in the 700 block of San Anton...

Where to go in 2024: The best places to visit

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:26:36 GMT

By CNN Travel staffSo many places to see in the world. So many people eager to see them.International tourism reached about 90% of pre-pandemic levels in 2023, and the United States issued a record number of passports. And if you visited any popular destination over the summer, you’d probably argue it was more crowded than ever.So maybe it’s time to look at places that are still largely undiscovered, or alluring in the offseason, or frequently overlooked for their larger first cities or neighbors. Maybe it’s time to head to places that are making it easier for tourists to visit and those that pay close attention to encouraging tourism that’s sustainable.With those things in mind, CNN Travel chose 24 places to consider as you make your 2024 plans:Sumba, IndonesiaThese dancing trees can be found along the mangrove forest near Walakiri Beach in Sumba Island, Indonesia.(Tengguo Wu/iStockphoto/Getty Images/iStockphoto via CNN) For those looking for a beach destination that prioritiz...

What to expect at work in 2024

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:26:36 GMT

By Jeanne Sahadi | CNNNew York — Welcome to the first business day of 2024.You may be wondering what this new year has in store for your career — your pay, your benefits, your schedule and your job prospects.To find out, we consulted with a number of workplace experts and consultants to get a sense of what trends and changes they expect.Your paycheck: Hikes aheadMany employees are likely to see raises that keep pace with — or even beat — inflation, which at last reading stood at 3.1%.A salary budget survey taken in December by workplace advisory firm WTW found that US employers are planning for an average salary increase of 4% in 2024. That is less than the 4.4% jump they offered in 2023 but above the average 3.1% increase seen in 2021 and earlier years.The size of the planned increases are due to inflation and concerns over a tight labor market, WTW said.Another recent survey by consulting firm Mercer found that employers expect to promote just under 10% of their employees this yea...

Opinion: Ukrainians will fight Russia no matter what. What they need to win

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:26:36 GMT

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said it many times: If Western military support were to falter, the Ukrainians would continue to fight.They would do it alone if need be, their backs to the wall, at a terrifying human cost.They would be in largely the same situation they were in during the first phase of Russia’s full-scale invasion. After all, the Ukrainians had to wait months to more than a year for the United States to provide the weapons they needed. During those long months, the courage of the Ukrainians and the talent of their commanders were enough to hold off a Russian military whose troops still were fresh, motivated and sure of themselves.In a worst-case scenario in which Congress continues to refuse to approve the funds requested by President Joe Biden and Europe follows suit in withdrawing support, the conflict would revert to those early stages. And the Ukrainian forces, which I’ve observed for two years while making three documentaries from the front lines...

EVs eligible for $7,500 US tax credit cut to 13 from about 24

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:26:36 GMT

By Ari Natter | BloombergThe number of electric vehicle models eligible for a popular $7,500 consumer tax credit fell sharply as new rules from the Biden administration kicked in Jan. 1.Narrower criteria reduced the number of qualifying models to 13 from about two dozen, according to federal data from fueleconomy.gov. The new rules exclude from the tax credit vehicles that use battery components made by Chinese manufacturers.Treasury Department spokeswoman Ashley Schapitl said the government has been closely coordinating with companies on the new restrictions.Related ArticlesBusiness | Jeep maker blames California for job cuts in their Midwest plants Business | Tesla fined for Fremont worker pinned in car on conveyor belt “Automakers are adjusting their supply chains to ensure buyers continue to be eligible for the new clean vehicle credit, partnering with allies and bringing jobs and investment back to the United States,” she said.Treasury Department...

Disaster avoided at Rose Parade after driver smashes through barrier

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:26:36 GMT

A near disaster was avoided at the 135th Rose Parade on Monday, Jan. 1, when a woman in her 20s rammed her car into a barricade at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Chester Avenue, according to city officials.The incident happened at around 10 a.m., said Lisa Derderian, Pasadena city spokesperson. A female in her early 20s was traveling northbound on Chester Avenue toward the Rose Parade route on Colorado Boulevard.And, even though the barrier ramming occured just a few block from the protest at Lake and Colorado that briefly interruped the Rose Parade, the two were not related according to Derderian.The suspect attempted to ram though the barricades there, Derdarian said, and had she been successful, would have injured numerous parade watchers.The driver’s vehicle sustained significant damage and the barricades set up there did their job of protecting people, Derderian said.The suspect was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.Two off-duty police officers, not from Pas...