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Attorney loses license after double life is exposed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

BRIDGETON, Mo. – A politician and lawyer who we’ve exposed in months of investigations on FOX 2 has lost his Missouri law license.Andrew Purcell has avoided us for months, beginning with our first report in April 2022 that he was representing Bridgeton as a politician while living 140 miles away in Carterville, Illinois.He said he had no comment when we confronted him about that abnormality.Purcell was forced to comment, however, to the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office after being charged with a crime. Purcell was sentenced in June 2023 to a misdemeanor of stealing without consent. That led to the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision to pull his law license.Purcell did not answer his cellphone or respond to a voicemail asking for a comment about the action. Sex offender charged after being found with missing North Carolina girl In his court fight to keep his Missouri law license, however, Purcell’s attorney argued that Purcell attended 74% of all council meetings during...

Builders try to persuade high school grads to enter construction field

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

BELLEVILLE, Ill. – Area builders are putting out a call to local high school students and their parents—there is an urgent need for people to help build St. Louis.The need is so critical and building contractors are so desperate right now; they’re going straight after high school students and telling them that maybe they shouldn’t go to college.The difference between college debt and a construction job can be staggering.“Oh my gosh, the need is very critical,” said Donna Richter, CEO of the Southern Illinois Builders Association, an organization representing a large portion of the St. Louis area’s construction industry. “Work has increased. The problem is they don’t have the manpower to do these jobs. We have a lot of projects coming out. Our contractors have to look at the current projects and they have to decide: do I have enough people if I bid this job and get it?”Builders would hire all 900 high school students coming through the construction career expo in Belleville, Illinois...

Francis Howell School Board discusses bathroom, locker room policy for trans students

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – The Francis Howell School Board has introduced a new bathroom policy for transgender students. The new policy will have a second reading and then a final vote. Tensions and emotions were high at Thursday’s meeting as parents, teachers, and a student voiced their thoughts on the new bathroom policy."The administration, the school districts, they all work very well with the parents of transgender kids to develop plans that are safe plans that our kids can feel safe within the walls of the schools. So, it really is kind of a policy that is unnecessary," Becky Hormuth said.Parents who spoke in favor of the new policy said the policy is accommodating to transgender students. The policy said each school within the district shall provide a minimum single-use restroom for student use.Hormuth is a parent of a transgender student and a teacher in the district. She believes the new policy is set to target students like her son."They either will be late for class, they e...

A fond farewell to St. Louis Cardinals executive Dan Farrell

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Cardinals concluded the 2023 season by celebrating Adam Wainwright’s retirement. But the end of the year also marked the end of an era for one of the club’s lesser-known legends.After more than 40 years with the team, Dan Farrell, the Cardinals Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing, decided to retire. His daughters stood by his side as the team honored him on the field.“I guess when I look back, it has been a hell of a career,” Farrell said.A career that started during a season to celebrate: 1982.“I was just very fortunate to join at a time which was a very exciting year,” Farrell said.The New Jersey native moved to St. Louis as a teenager. After graduating from Mizzou, a family friend helped him land a job in the Cardinals promotions department.“I really caught a wave of the organization growing. The fanbase growing. ‘82 was the first time we drew two million since the '60s and by ’87, we were drawing three million,” Farrell said.The three million ...

Hospitals seek help identifying 3 patients found in Southern California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

Hospital staff needs the public's help to identify three male patients found across Southern California.All three men were found near public roads or areas and remain hospitalized at Dignity Health facilities. They were all found without personal items or documentation of their identity.The first patient was discovered on Oct. 10. He was found lying on the sidewalk in front of the Long Beach Library located at 101 Pacific Avenue.Staff described him as a Hispanic man in his mid to late 50s, about 5 feet 7 inches tall and around 137 pounds. He has brown eyes and dark-colored hair with some graying. His left hand has a tattoo featuring a circle with the letter “JJ.” The second “J” is reversed, staff said.Male patient found lying on the sidewalk in front of the Long Beach Library on Oct. 10, 2023. (Dignity Health)The second patient was discovered on Oct. 12. He was found inside a tent on the L.A. riverbed in Long Beach. A good Samaritan brought the man to a Dignity Health hospital where...

Motorhome recovered, suspect arrested in Palo Alto carjacking

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

PALO ALTO – A 27-year-old East Palo Alto man was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of carjacking a motorhome last week in Palo Alto, according to police.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man killed in East San Jose shooting; suspect still at large Crime and Public Safety | Sunnyvale murder suspect identified 44 years after the crime, police say Crime and Public Safety | ‘Can’t make any sense of it’: Baby delivered after fatal hit-and-run crash in San Jose dies Crime and Public Safety | Exclusive: Santa Clara County to review its own role leading up to baby’s fentanyl death Crime and Public Safety | Teen arrested after dolls tied in nooses found hanging at three Saratoga schools last year Shortly before 11 a.m., officers in East Palo Alto spotted the stolen vehicle driving near the Ravenswood Shopping Center, the Palo Alto Police Department said in a statement.Officers stop...

Robin Williams' former SF mansion on sale for $25M

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Robin Williams' former San Francisco home is now on sale. The late movie star's home is listed at $25 million, according to real estate company Compass.The home is located at 540 El Camino Del Mar in San Francisco's Sea Cliff neighborhood. The 10,598-square-foot home went on the market this week. Built in 1926, the three-story home has more than 20 rooms, six bedrooms, five full bathrooms and three half bathrooms. The mansion is a short walk away from China Beach and Baker Beach. Woman drank ‘semen-contaminated’ water served at Half Moon Bay Ritz-Carlton hotel: lawsuit Williams died in 2014 at the age of 63. Earlier this year, a San Francisco home featured in the 2001 film "Princess Diaries" went on sale. In March, the mansion on 2601 Lyon St. was listed for $8.9 million. As of Thursday, the house is now on sale for $6.5 million, according to Compass.

Wiener introduces bill to make it harder for criminals to get away with car break-ins

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- State Sen. Scott Wiener has announced a bill he says will make it harder for criminals to get away with car break-ins. The bill, Wiener says, is intended to eliminate the requirement that prosecutors prove a vehicle was locked at the time of the robbery.Car break-ins have become all too common in San Francisco. Sharky Laguana is the CEO of Bandago, which rents vans to touring musicians. He says his customers have become sitting targets. Woman drank ‘semen-contaminated’ water served at Half Moon Bay Ritz-Carlton hotel: lawsuit “In fact, this morning I looked it up and every single one of our vans has been broken into at least twice,” said Laguana.He was joined at the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts Thursday by State Sen. Scott Wiener, SF Mayor London Breed and District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. Currently, convicting a suspect of auto burglary requires proving that the vehicle was locked at the time of the break-in.“It oftentimes, is a real challenge in the ...

Bed Bath & Beyond Scion Pressured Artists to Retract Gaza Ceasefire Call in Artforum Letter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

After thousands of high-profile artists and curators signed an open letter expressing solidarity with Palestinians and supporting a ceasefire in Gaza, published in the magazine Artforum on October 19, the public pushback was swift. The following day, the magazine posted a public response signed by prominent gallerists denouncing the original letter as “one-sided.” Behind the scenes, however, powerful art dealers and gallerists who control the cultural and monetary tides of the art world began a private campaign to force some of the biggest names on the letter to retract their support, according to a half dozen sources, including letter signatories as well as others informed about the influence campaign. Soon after the letter was posted, Martin Eisenberg, a high-profile collector and inheritor of the now-bankrupt Bed Bath & Beyond fortune, began contacting famous art world figures on the list whose work he had championed to express his objections to the letter. Eis...

Alex Morgan misses penalty and U.S. settles for 0-0 draw with Colombia in exhibition

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:41 GMT

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Alex Morgan missed a penalty at the end of the first half and the United States settled for a scoreless draw with Colombia in an exhibition game on Thursday night. Morgan’s attempt in the 44th minute bounced back off the post and she tried to score off the rebound, but the ball sailed over the goal. The game, played in chilly temperatures in the mid-30s, was the first of two matches against Colombia. The second is set for Sunday in San Diego.The United States will play just two more games this year, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Frisco, Texas, in early December. Both matches are against China. Colombia, ranked No. 22 in the world, advanced to the quarterfinals at the Women’s World Cup this past summer for the first time. Las Cafeteras were finally stopped by England 2-1. The United States was eliminated in the Round of 16 on penalties after a scoreless draw with Sweden, the earliest World Cup exit ever for the Americans. Soon after the disappointing...