St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Hazel Erby has been fired as St. Louis County’s Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In a Twitter post Tuesday night, Erby stated that Page told her, “I do not need you on my staff anymore.”
Wilmington, DE. (AP) — Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee Tuesday night, as party officials and activists from across the nation gave the former vice president their overwhelming support during his party’s all-virtual national convention. The moment marked a political high point for Biden, who had sought the presidency twice before.…
NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama delivered a passionate condemnation of President Donald Trump as the Democrats opened their national convention. And for the two-hour, made-for-TV program Monday night, presidential nominee Joe Biden showed off the breadth of his political coalition to a nation in crisis. Biden’s convention gave voice to victims of the coronavirus…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Mark McCloskey, the man facing charges after he and his wife, Patricia, brandished firearms in defense of their Central West End home during civil unrest back in June, will be speaking at the Republican National Convention next week. The McCloskey’s made national headlines in the incident, which occurred after a group…
ATLANTA (AP) — The Democratic Party will convene, sort of, amid a pandemic that has upended the usual pomp-and-circumstance of presidential nominating conventions. Monday’s session will be the first night of four when Democrats meet online and broadcast to voters two hours of live and pre-taped programming. Monday will test the reach of presumptive nominee…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis man is facing federal firearms charges after he allegedly robbed an undercover police officer who was working as part of Operation Legend. The U.S. Attorney’s office says that 22-year-old Dariyon Martin was charged Friday with being a felon in possession of a firearm, robbery, and brandishing a firearm.…
Wilmington, DE (AP) — Joe Biden’s campaign is getting a burst of momentum. Kamala Harris is already bringing energy, dollars and more. In the first two days after her historic selection as the first Black woman on a major national ticket, she’s fired off the campaign’s sharpest criticism of President Donald Trump’s shortcomings. She’s also…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A fugitive is facing federal firearms and drug charges after being apprehended as a part of “Operation Legend.” According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, 28-year-old Troy Jackson was charged Thursday with 3 counts – including possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and 2 firearm offenses. The criminal complaint says that back…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police identify the victim of Wednesday’s early morning homicide in north county. According to County Police, 37-year-old Derrick Bunting was shot and killed in the parking lot of an apartment complex. It unfolded just after 6:30 in the 4600 block of Whisper Lake Drive in Black Jack. That’s where officers with…
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military says the Iranian navy boarded and briefly seized a Liberian-flagged oil tanker near the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S. The U.S. military’s Central Command published a black-and-white video showing what appeared to be special forces fast-roping down from a…