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One person shot, killed near gas station in University City

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:58:03 GMT

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. - An investigation is underway after one person was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in University City near a gas station. The University City Police Department says the shooting happened just after 2 p.m. in the 7400 block of Olive Boulevard near Hanley Road. Witnesses say they heard several gunshots and saw a white Buick sedan traveling westbound along Olive Boulevard soon afterwards. Police say the victim was inside the sedan just before the gunfire. City officials saw bodycam footage after police SUV crashed into bar – Source The victim was rushed to a hospital and was later pronounced deceased. Police have not yet disclosed the victim's name, age or gender. No arrests have been made at this time and no suspect information is available. This is a developing story. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available.

Blues spark epic comeback over Blackhawks, win 7-5 behind five third-period goals

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:58:03 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou scored twice, and Justin Faulk, Jake Neighbours and Brandon Saad also scored in the third period to help the St. Louis Blues erase a three-goal deficit and beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-5 on Saturday night.Robert Thomas and Colton Parayko also scored, and Jordan Binnington stopped 16 of 21 shots for St. Louis which improved to 4-1 under interim coach Drew Bannister.Rookie sensation Connor Bedard scored a lacrosse-style goal in the first period, Nick Foglino scored twice and Arvid Soderblom made 35 saves for Chicago, which lost for the sixth time in seven games.Anthony Beauvillier and Jason Dickinson also scored for Chicago.Faulk scored his second goal of the season with 2:07 remaining in the third period to give St. Louis a 6-5 lead, and Kyrou scored his second goal of the game and ninth of the season into an empty net with 1:01 remaining in regulation to seal the win.Neighbours scored his 11th goal of the season on a power play and Kyrou scor...

Avs dismantle Coyotes in one of their most complete efforts of the season

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:58:03 GMT

The version of the Colorado Avalanche that can win the Stanley Cup this season returned Saturday night at Ball Arena.Colorado played one of its best games in weeks, producing highlight-reel goals and relatively clean hockey without the puck in a 4-1 win against the Arizona Coyotes. Maybe the biggest reason for optimism was the Avalanche’s dominance in the second period, which has been the club’s boogeyman at times this year.The Avs entered the night with a minus-four goals differential in the second, a far cry from their positive work over the course of the season in the first and last periods. Colorado struck three times in the period against Arizona, and all three tallies involved some excellent build-up play.Valeri Nichushkin scored on a backhanded cross-ice pass from Nathan MacKinnon early in the period. It was a surgical sequence from the top line and defense pairing, with MacKinnon extending his point streak to 18 games. It’s the longest of his career and the...

L.A. County hospital seeks help identifying hit-and-run patient

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:58:03 GMT

A Los Angeles County hospital is searching for the family of a hit-and-run victim found earlier this week.On Dec. 21, the woman was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of San Pedro and 88th Streets in South L.A. at around 6:30 p.m.She is currently hospitalized at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance where she remains intubated and sedated.No personal belongings were found on the woman to help identify her, hospital staff said.She is described as a Hispanic woman around 20 to 30 years old. She stands 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 122 pounds. She has brown eyes and black hair. An unidentified female patient at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance was found on Dec. 21, 2023. (Harbor-UCLA Medical Center)She has a scar on the right side of her chest, staff said.Anyone who may recognize her or has information that could identify her is asked to call the hospital at 424-306-6990.

Ja Morant scores 30 points in 125-119 win over Hawks as Grizzlies move to 3-0 since his return

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:58:03 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — On a scale of 1 to 10, Ja Morant was quick to give his rating of how his first three games with the Memphis Grizzlies have gone this season.“A 10,” he said. “We won. That’s what we shoot for, that’s what we play for.”Morant had 30 points and 11 assists as Memphis moved to 3-0 since his return with a 125-119 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.Desmond Bane had 37 points for the Grizzlies, who had not won three straight games all season while stumbling to a 6-19 start as Morant served a 25-game suspension for waving a gun multiple times on social media. Bane also had seven rebounds and six assists.“There’s definitely more spirit when you win games,” Bane said. “It is just natural. We’re definitely feeling good about where we’re at and we’ve got more players coming back to keep it going.”Trae Young made history in defeat, finishing with 30 points and 13 assists. It was his seventh consecutive game with at least 30 points and 10 assists, tying Oscar Robertson...

No. 14 Florida Atlantic knocks off No. 4 Arizona 96-95 in 2OT at Desert Classic

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:58:03 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Johnell Davis had 35 points and nine rebounds and No. 14 Florida Atlantic beat No. 4 Arizona 96-95 in double overtime on Saturday in the Desert Classic, the Owls’ first win over a top-10 team.Giancarlo Rosado made the back end of two free throws with just under a minute remaining for what turned out to be the winning point for the Owls (10-2), who beat their second ranked opponent of the season. FAU defeated then-No. 12 Texas A&M 96-89 on Nov. 24.Caleb Love, who led Arizona (9-2) with 26 points, missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. He was one of five Wildcats to score in double figures. Pelle Larsson added 15 points.Jalen Gaffney scored 20 points and Alijah Martin added 13 for FAU, which made a surprising run to the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament last season.Vladislav Goldin, who entered leading the nation in shooting at 75.9% and FAU in scoring at 15.1 points per game and rebounds (7.0), was in foul trouble most of the game. He picked up his fifth foul in...

Anders Lee’s 3-point night leads Islanders over Hurricanes 5-4

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:58:03 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Anders Lee had a goal and two assists to lead the New York Islanders to a 5-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.Ilya Sorokin stopped 36 shots for the Islanders, who head into the Christmas break with at least a point in 11 of their past 12 games.“Any time you go into a break you want to be feeling good,” said Lee, the Islanders’ captain. “To get two points going into the break, get a few days rest and enjoy some family time is really nice. We will get back at it in a few days.”Lee has nine goals in the past 18 games after starting the season with one goal in the first 15 games.“He has stepped up,” Islanders coach Lane Lambert said. “Like I said before when he wasn’t scoring, I did say it was only a matter of time.”Brock Nelson, Bo Horvat and Mike Reilly each had a goal and assist, and Sebastian Aho had a goal for the Islanders. Kyle Palmieri and Mathew Barzal had two assists each.“We played a full 60 minutes,” Lee said. “To beat this team ...

Meier scores 2, Toffoli gets game winner as Devils edge Red Wings 3-2

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:58:03 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils were looking to turn things around heading into the holiday break and Tyler Toffoli did just that with nice deflection and a little puck luck against the Detroit Red Wings.Timo Meier scored twice, Toffoli tallied the game winner with 7:15 left and the Devils snapped a three-game winless streak with a 3-2 decision over the slumping Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.“Obviously the past couple games haven’t gone the way we wanted,” Toffoli said. “Obviously, the Red Wings played last night so you’re not going to take it too far but we knew that they were tired and we wanted to have the best game that we could before the break and I thought that’s what we did.”Vitek Vanecek made 22 saves and benefited from a shot off the goalpost by Daniel Sprong on a late power play in helping the Devils win for the first time on a five-game homestand (1-2-1).Toffoli got his first-game winning goal as a Devil, redirecting Jesper Bratt’s shot past Michael Hutch...

Jordan Clarkson scores 16 of his 30 in 4th, Jazz overcome 17-point deficit to beat Raptors 126-119

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:58:03 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Jordan Clarkson scored 16 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, Lauri Markkanen also had 30 and the Utah Jazz overcame a 17-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 126-119 on Saturday night.Collin Sexton scored 16 points, John Collins and Walker Kessler each had 10 and Kris Dunn added a season-high 13 assists as the Jazz posted their second straight road win. Utah is 4-13 away from home.“We’ve been struggling on the road a little bit this year,” Clarkson said. “It just feels good to get a win, keep it going.”Markkanen returned after missing Thursday’s win at Detroit because of a sore left hamstring, while Clarkson was available again after missing six games because of a sore right hamstring.“It didn’t feel like he’d been gone for a while,” Jazz coach Will Hardy said of Clarkson. “The way that he was playing, I thought he really meshed well with his teammates.”Clarkson shot 11 for 22, making 5 of 10 attempts in the fourth.“He showed the level of player that he is, ...

Prince William supervisors approve luxury apartment complex near planned Quartz District

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:58:03 GMT

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday approved a rezoning to pave way for the luxury Windsor Oaks apartment complex outside Dale City.The site, located on nearly 10 acres at 3695 Elm Farm Road near the Prince William Parkway, could include up to 233 multi-family residential units, with some reserved for low-income residents. The project is designed to complement and be integrated into the existing neighborhoods and the planned mixed-use Quartz District, which will be located directly across the parkway.The Quartz District, planned on 145 acres at the intersection of Minnieville Road and the Prince William Parkway, calls for office space, restaurants, retail, residential units and a dedicated destination adventure park site.If all goes to plan for the developer, Atlantic Funding, Ltd., the complex is expected to be occupied by mid-2026 at the earliest, according to representatives with the company. They expect the apartments to be lived in by young professionals, ...