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Rare corpse flower 'Augie' blooms at Missouri Botanical Garden

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- At the Missouri Botanical Garden, Augie the corpse flower, is in full growth. Augie is the 14th corpse flower to bloom in the Garden. She is the second flower to bloom in the Garden this summer.The Garden will be free to look at from 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 5 and Sunday, August 6. From 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., there is no charge to get in. During these times, only the Linnean House, where Augie is in full bloom, will be open.Augie is a copy of Octavia, who recently broke up. On Sunday, July 31, Octavia bloomed. Augie weighs 107 pounds and stands 80 inches tall.More information about the corpse flowerA titan arum, also called a "corpse flower," is a big, fast-growing plant in the Aroid family. The plant comes from Indonesia and is known for the strong, bad smell that comes from a tall spike of small flowers. This smell usually only lasts for 24 hours. The smell and color of the plant look and smell like rotting meat to attract pollinators like flies...

Double shooting in St. Louis leaves one dead, another injured

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- At 8:40 Saturday night, shots were heard in the 6000 block of Page Ave. The North County Police Cooperative went there. When the police arrived, they found two people who had been shot.The officers attempted to help the victims. One person died at the scene, and the other was taken to a nearby hospital, where they are in a serious but stable condition.Officers at the scene locked down the area and told Detectives what was going on. Shortly after that, the NCPC asked for help from the Greater St. Louis Major Case Squad. The shooting is under investigation.

Police investigating double homicide in El Sereno 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:07 GMT

Investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department are looking into what led up to a deadly double shooting in El Sereno. According to the LAPD, officers responded to the 4900 block of Templeton Street around 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning on reports of gunshots ringing out followed by a car speeding away. Investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department are looking into what led up to a deadly double shooting in El Sereno. (KTLA)Investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department are looking into what led up to a deadly double shooting in El Sereno. (KTLA)Investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department are looking into what led up to a deadly double shooting in El Sereno. (KTLA)Investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department are looking into what led up to a deadly double shooting in El Sereno. (KTLA)Upon arriving on scene, police discovered two victims with gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced deceased. It is unknown whether the shooting was gang-related or if...

Power outage hits 1,100 in Palo Alto on Sunday morning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:07 GMT

A Sunday morning power outage is affecting 1,135 Palo Alto customers across the Meadow Park, Charleston Village and Charleston Gardens neighborhoods, according to the city’s utilities officials.The outage was first reported at 8:19 a.m. By 9:30, utilities officials reported that they were on the scene.Electricity is expected to be out until about 1 p.m.This is a developing story. Come back for updates. 

New school year brings new principals to Campbell school district

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:07 GMT

Many students in the Campbell Union School District will have new principals when they go back to school Aug. 16, as well as part-time assistant principals at two of the district’s elementary schools. The latter will spend the other half of their time supporting programs for students with additional learning needs.Blackford Elementary School principal Anne Ajlouni retired in June and is being replaced by Veronica Valencia, who has worked in the district for 16 years as a teacher and site administrator, most recently as assistant principal at Monroe Middle School.Kami Thordarson retired as principal of Campbell School of Innovation. Xyzzy Godfrey, currently the principal of Village School, is stepping into Thordarson’s shoes. Godfrey, a 16-year district employee, has been a teacher and site administrator. She’ll be working with assistant principal Stephanie Day.Lisa Wiseman, the new assistant principal at Capri Elementary School, has worked in the district for 15 years as a teacher.A...

Review: The Offspring takes another step toward the Rock Hall of Fame

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:07 GMT

The Offspring drew a massive crowd to its concert on Saturday (Aug. 5) at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View.Just how massive? Well, that’s exactly what Noodles (aka Kevin Wasserman) wanted to know and so he asked someone for the attendance figure. And he was downright amazed at what he, ahem, heard back.“It’s a world record here at Shoreline — 1,019,704 people here tonight,” the Offspring guitarist exclaimed to the crowd.Well, not quite 1,019,704. It was actually more like 18,000. Yet, the energy and enthusiasm going on in the crowd as The Offspring ran through an 80-minute set of hits and fan favorites certainly made the gathering feel even larger.“I can’t believe this,” vocalist Dexter Holland remarked of the response from the audience. “It’s volcanic.”Related ArticlesMusic | Review: Jonas Brothers prep for big Yankee Stadium dates with Bay Area show Music | Swifties react to Kobe Br...

Mexican-American documentary highlights Bay Area artists

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:07 GMT

(KRON) -- A new Mexican-American documentary highlights the work of seven Bay Area artists and their ongoing fight to preserve their culture."The Muralists' Beautiful Pain" works to empower youth of color and honor local indigenous culture. Artists Francisco Franco and Vanessa "Agana" Espinoza join alongside the film's director and producer Victor Aquino to share more. Watch the full interview in the video player above.

Texas shortstop Corey Seager held out with lingering effects of thumb injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:07 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers All-Star shortstop Corey Seager was held out of the Texas Rangers’ starting lineup for Sunday afternoon’s home game against the Miami Marlins because of lingering effects of a right-thumb injury suffered last month.Seager injured the thumb on July 21 diving into second base in the eighth inning against his former team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and was pulled from that game. He was placed on the 10-day injured list on July 22 and returned last Wednesday. In the four games since his return, Seager has three home runs and six RBIs.He also may miss the road trip opener at Oakland on Monday night. “He’s battling that thing,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “It’s going to flare up a little bit at times. Could he play? Yeah, he could play. But we’re going to try to keep this thing under control.“It’s a pretty big injury, really. It’s amazing what he’s doing with his thumb. I just don’t want it to get to the point where we end up losing him for a while.”Seage...

Arsenal beats Man City 4-1 in penalty shootout to win Community Shield

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:07 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal has started the English season how the team hopes to end it — by getting the better of Manchester City.Arsenal beat City 4-1 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in regulation Sunday to win the Community Shield at Wembley Stadium, a match that serves as a traditional curtain-raiser to the season.The match is typically played between the winners of last season’s Premier League and FA Cup. Because City won both as part of the title treble also containing the Champions League for the first time, Arsenal took part as the runner-up in the league and might have gained a psychological edge heading into the new campaign that starts on Friday.Cole Palmer curled in a 78th-minute goal after coming off the bench to give City the lead, only for Leandro Trossard to score with a deflected shot in the 11th minute of second-half stoppage time, taking the game to penalties.Kevin De Bruyne hit the crossbar with a powerful strike from the spot and Rodri had an effort saved by Aa...

Jags are taking it slow with OL Tyler Shatley after he experienced an irregular heartbeat

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:07 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman Tyler Shatley had felt his heart flutter before, several times in recent years.He never bothered to get it checked until Wednesday. But with a few extra minutes to spare following a hot and humid practice, the 10-year NFL veteran decided to ask team trainers if they knew what was going on. It may have been the best call of his professional career.Doctors determined Shatley was experiencing atrial fibrillation, an irregular and rapid heartbeat. The condition can lead to blood clots in the heart and increases the risk of stroke and heart failure.“It’s just the good Lord looking after me,” Shatley said Sunday. “It’s all good now.”The Jaguars put Shatley on blood thinners to help him regulate the condition. But he’s not allowed to take part in any contact drills while on the medication.“They don’t want you to take any hits to the head,” he said. “They’re just nervous about that.”Shatley was back at practice Saturday ...