‘I feel like they didn’t treat my home the way they would treat theirs’:...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A St. Louis homeowner who turned to the city’s home repair program after a May 16 tornado damaged her house said she is not satisfied with the work done and refuses to sign paperwork indicating the repairs are complete. Linda Smotherman has...
Gelateria rebuild gets boost from St. Louis with $300,000 loan
St. Louis officials hope a $300,000 loan to a popular cafe that burned down a year and a half ago will help its owners rebuild. The Gelateria, located at 3197 S. Grand Blvd., shuttered in March 2025 after the fire ripped through the building, heavily damaging it and a neighboring building.
Goldfarb nursing graduate to work in same St. Louis Children’s Hospital unit that treated...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A father and daughter celebrated a special milestone Thursday as she graduated from nursing school. Katelyn Grandcolas took part in a pinning ceremony to mark her graduation from the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. She was pinned by her father, Jeffery.
Northview Village Nursing Home in St. Louis, MO Closed Overnight in 2023, Burned in...
Northview Village Nursing Home in St. Louis, Missouri, was the largest nursing home in the city, 320 beds in the old DePaul Hospital, which opened in 1930 and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It closed on December 15, 2023, in the hours after a payroll failure,...
Community rallies to support 5 children after Cahokia Heights murder-suicide
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Friends of a 40-year-old woman killed in a murder-suicide last weekend are collecting donations and resources to support the five children she left behind. Danielle Rivera was found dead with gunshot wounds in a car parked on Delano Drive in Cahokia Heights on...
‘I still have dough under my fingernails,’ Virginia bagel shop owner says
That describes my initial feeling after relocating to the southeastern Virginia coast in July from years living in the U.S. Midwest—namely, St. Louis. If you want biscuits, this is the place. Ditto, pimento cheese and something called Brunswick stew. It involves chicken but evidently at one time used squirrel meat.
From ‘total chaos’ to zero break-ins: The security shift saving a downtown St. Louis...
One of downtown St. Louis’ largest historical landmarks is finally clearing out the “nefarious” activity that’s plagued its name, as city leaders fight to seize the property and spark a major redevelopment.
Family demands answers after prosecutor declines to charge man in Soulard shooting death
ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) - A St. Louis family is seeking answers after the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office declined to file charges against the man identified by police as the shooter in the death of 20-year-old Darwin Vargas. Vargas was killed in the early morning hours of...
Charges filed in murder of educator, pizza delivery driver
CLAYTON, Mo. – A man is in custody for the murder of a teacher’s aide and delivery driver outside of a Normandy pizza business. Dominique Hoskins was shot and killed at the Domino’s Pizza on July 8. Hoskins was working as a part-time delivery driver for Domino’s during summer break.
Circle K offering per-gallon discount on fuel
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Here’s how you can save money at the pump this Thursday. Circle K is hosting its Circle K Inner Circle Fuel Day on Thursday, which will save members 40 cents per gallon. If you are not a member, Circle K said you can sign up before buying, and the discount will be instantly applied.

















