🌱2 Charged In Local Teen Girl's Death + STL Duo's $700K Fraud

Hello, people of St. Louis! Helen Eckhard here with the latest St. Louis Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and chilly. High: 45 Low: 35.

Here are the top stories in St. Louis today:

1. Two teens are now facing murder charges for a quadruple shooting last month that left a 19-year-old St. Louis woman dead. Isis Mahr was murdered in a quadruple shooting on Oct. 17 in the 8500 block of Church Road at 1:30 a.m. Three other people were shot, but Mahr did not survive her gunshot wounds. 18-year-old Corey Hardy was arrested along with 17-year-old Jalin Jefferson; both are charged with first-degree murder, assault, and armed criminal action. (KMOV.com)
2. A St. Louis duo has been indicted for fraud and theft involving government pandemic relief programs. Dionneshae Forland and Dwayne Times received over $700,000 in fraudulent loans after inflating the number of employees for several of their businesses. Forland is charged with several counts of wire fraud, bank fraud, identity theft, and theft of government property. Times faces one count of wire fraud and a count of theft of government property. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)
3. The percentage of COVID-19 patients in St. Louis-area hospitals who are fully vaccinated has been steadily increasing in recent months, prompting doctors to urge the elderly and people with weakened immune systems to get booster shots. (STLtoday.com)
4. St. Louis City deputies are undergoing additional training to get up to par on certifications — specifically, the Peace Officer Standards and Training cert. (KMOV.com)
5. Laughs are coming to The Grove this weekend at the 2021 Flyover Comedy Festival. (KSDK.com)

Today in St. Louis:

• FREE Dental Screening Exams For Veterans (7:30 AM)
• Mystery Lover's Book Club discusses "Bluff" by Jane Stanton Hitchcock (10:00 AM)
• SLIFF 2021: The French Connection - Central Branch Library (1:30 PM)

From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news!

Featured businesses:

• Add your business here

Events:

• Take 10% Off Your L.L.Bean Order — Online And In Stores (November 15)
• Taxes In Retirement Seminar (November 16)
• Taxes In Retirement Seminar (November 18)
• Add your event

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday! See you all tomorrow for your next update. If you're loving these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.