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Former principal of Collinsville private school charged with sexual abuse of male student

The former principal of the Collinsville Christian Academy has been charged with twice trying to...

Two metro-east men arrested in crackdown on child porn

Two metro-east men are among the 57 people arrested in a statewide "Operation Glass House"...

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Terry Wilson.

C.A.R.D. director resigns, says district is set up for failure

The executive director of C.A.R.D. has resigned, three days after warning the board that the district's lower tax rate would make it impossible to run park operations.

Crime

Police: Man sets motorcycle, apartment on fire, attacks fire chief

A St. Clair County man was charged with one count of residential arson and one count of aggravated battery to a firefighter after he allegedly first set a motorcycle and then later an apartment building on fire.

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I-64 to close in St. Louis for construction project this weekend

Metro-east motorists who are traveling west this weekend might have to find a different route to get where they're going.

Sports

Friday's high school playoff scores

Here are Friday's high school sports playoff scores for games involving area and regional teams:

Features

CORRECTS DATE TO THURSDAY MARCH 6, 2014 In this 2013 photo released by Polk PR, baseball legend Yogi Berra, left, actor Peter Scolari, center left, Scolari’s wife, actress Tracy Shayne and Carmen Berra pose for a photo at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center at Montclair State University in Montclair, N.J. NJ.com reported that Carmen Berra died from complications from a stroke on Thursday, March 6, 2014 in New Jersey. She was 85.

Wife of longtime Yankee Yogi Berra dies at 85

Carmen Berra, the wife of New York Yankees great Yogi Berra, has died. She was 85.

State|Region

Woman killed when gun goes off in donated clothes

A woman working at a thrift store was killed when a gun that was in dropped-off clothing accidentally discharged, hitting her in the chest.

Nation|World

This booking photo released by the Volusia (Fla.) County Division of Corrections shows Ebony Wilkerson. Wilkerson, accused of driving a minivan carrying her three young children into the ocean surf off Florida, was charged Friday, March 7, 2014, with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse, though she has denied trying to harm anyone, authorities said. (AP Photo/Volusia

Kids rescued from surf: 'Mom tried to kill us'

After she drove her minivan into the crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean, authorities say a pregnant South Carolina woman tried to call off bystanders hustling to rescue her three screaming children from the water that was rushing in through the ... 1 hour ago

Opinion

Keep court out of Caseyville chief dispute

If you thought the police chief dispute in Caseyville couldn't get any crazier, guess again. A quick recap for those without a scorecard: Mayor Leonard Black hired Jose Alvarez...

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