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Brian M. Gant, a Cybersecurity Assistant Professor at Maryville University, will be honored by The St. Louis American Foundation as an "Excellence in Education" awardee at the 2021 Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship & Awards Virtual Gala on Nov.…

Lynn Hinton, an 8th grade English Language Arts teacher with the Parkway School District at Northeast Middle School, will be honored by The St. Louis American Foundation as an "Excellence in Education" awardee at the 2021 Salute to Excellence in…

The Board of Aldermen passed a resolution prohibiting construction of new schools in the city of St. Louis Friday.

Dr. Ronda Wallace, a principal of North Technical High School, is being honored as an “Excellence in Education” awardee at the 2021 Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship & Awards Virtual Gala on Nov. 5 at 7pm. Watch on The…

A candlelight vigil and balloon release took place for Isis Alayah Mahr, grandchild of Brenda Mahr, at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, at Wohl Community Center, 1515 N. Kingshighway Boulevard in St. Louis.

More than six million Americans live with Alzheimer's disease, which is a leading cause of death in the nation. More than 11 million family members and friends provide care to people living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

Jeanette Culpepper, a St. Louisan who championed for families of crime victims and became a tireless advocate for violence prevention, died of Lymphoma on Sunday. She was 73.

Devin Elkins, a 2021 at Jennings High School graduate, is the recipient of the first Holly Cousins Special Friends Extended Scholarship (HCSFES).

Life was good. Langford Cunningham thought he had it all figured out—a meaningful career as a deputy juvenile officer at St. Louis County Juvenile Detention Center, a beautiful home, nice cars, attractive women vying for his attention, and weekly nightlife…

Community leaders will hold a public meeting at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, at St. Louis City Hall to discuss ongoing community concerns about the new medical facility named after Homer G. Phillips.

Activist and musician Tef Poe and the Black Men Build (BMB) organization say distributing food in the community doesn’t mean as much if you don’t feed people’s souls too.

A student at Confluence Academy is searched before being arrested after a fight broke out in the cafeteria on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 20, 2021. The fight started with a group of girls, then boys joined in. Tables and chairs were…

The Bail Project’s St. Louis city office is closed after almost four years of providing free bail assistance and pretrial support for more than 3,000 low-income people. The organization also worked on the effort to close the Workhouse (the city’s…