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14 Oct

How Technology Is Changing the Way People Make Everyday Financial Decisions

October 14, 2026 (STL.News) To manage their finances better, people rely on technology for tasks such as managing accounts, tracking transactions, and investing money. While technology is changing how we manage our finances, consumers still need to understand the financial services they use and make the most of them. Access to financial information has become more flexible. It is no longer confined to one source; users can access it through banking apps, online calculators, financial services providers’ websites, alerts, and even online planners. As a result, people can make more informed financial decisions. Financial Guidance Is Becoming More Accessible

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14 Oct

Coastal Financial (CCB) Faces Investor Lawsuit

EVERETT, WA – October 14, 2026 (STL.News) Coastal Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CCB) faces a federal securities class action lawsuit filed by Grant & Eisenhofer P.A. on behalf of Allegheny County Employees’ Retirement System after substantial credit-related losses triggered a dramatic decline in the company’s stock price. The lawsuit, filed October 2, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, names Coastal Financial and three current or former senior executives as defendants. It alleges that investors received materially misleading information about the credit quality, financial protections, and risk management practices associated with the company’s CCBX banking-as-a-service

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14 Oct

FBI Raids North Korean Laptop Farms Across Texas

DALLAS, TX – October 14, 2026 (STL.News) Federal authorities have dismantled a major network of suspected North Korean laptop farms operating across Texas, seizing approximately 187 computers and remote-access devices in an operation targeting an elaborate scheme to infiltrate American companies, steal identities, and generate revenue for North Korea‘s sanctioned weapons programs. The FBI and U.S. Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Lonestar Roundup on Tuesday, October 13, revealing that federal agents searched more than 40 Texas residences during a coordinated enforcement operation conducted September 21–25. Approximately 100 electronic devices were seized in North Texas, including

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14 Oct

CVS to Pay $315 Million in Major Opioid Settlement

Federal prosecutors alleged that CVS ignored dangerous prescription patterns, understaffed pharmacies, and billed government healthcare programs for invalid controlled-substance prescriptions. PROVIDENCE, RI – October 14, 2026 (STL.News) CVS Pharmacy Inc. and related corporate entities have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve sweeping federal allegations that the nationwide pharmacy chain unlawfully dispensed opioids and other controlled substances while seeking reimbursement from taxpayer-funded healthcare programs. The settlement, announced October 13 by the U.S. Department of Justice, concludes a major civil enforcement action over alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act and the False Claims Act from October 17, 2013, through

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14 Oct

Carthage Traffic Stop Leads to Federal Gun Guilty Plea

SPRINGFIELD, MO – October 14, 2026 (STL.News) A routine traffic stop in Carthage, Missouri, ultimately led to a federal firearms prosecution that has resulted in a guilty plea by a 36-year-old man with previous felony convictions. Skylar Wyrick, of Carthage, pleaded guilty Tuesday, October 13, 2026, to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri. Wyrick entered his plea before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps Jr. in federal court. The conviction stems from an October 2025 traffic stop during which police discovered

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13 Oct

St. Louis Leaders Announce Civil Service Reform

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 13, 2026 (STL.News) St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer and other city leaders announced legislation Tuesday intended to modernize the city’s civil service system, opening a new discussion about how municipal employees are hired, compensated, managed and protected under a government framework rooted in the city’s 1914 charter. The announcement, reported by KSDK-TV, concerns one of the most consequential administrative systems in St. Louis government. Civil service rules affect thousands of public employees and shape how the city recruits qualified workers, fills vacancies, sets compensation policies, and makes personnel decisions. The legislation comes as

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13 Oct

St. Louis Housing Bills Target $34.1M in Renovations

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 13, 2026 (STL.News) St. Louis – Housing Bills – St. Louis lawmakers are considering two affordable-housing redevelopment proposals totaling about $34.1 million that could preserve and rehabilitate 128 residential units across three city neighborhoods. The legislation would support renovations to 36 existing buildings in the Tiffany, St. Louis Place, and Old North neighborhoods, combining private investment, affordable housing tax credits, and proposed property tax incentives. The St. Louis Board of Aldermen’s Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee is scheduled to consider the proposals on Tuesday, October 13 (today), beginning at 11 a.m. The

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13 Oct

West Virginia Fraud Unit Exposes Public Corruption

CHARLESTON, W.VA – October 13, 2026 (STL.News) A special investigative unit in West Virginia has uncovered tens of millions of dollars in fraudulent government spending since 2018, and its investigations have led to arrests involving police officers, municipal leaders, school personnel, fire officials, and public health employees. The findings raise serious questions about financial oversight, public accountability and the vulnerability of taxpayer-funded institutions to fraud and abuse. According to an October 9 investigation by Charleston television station WCHS-TV, the West Virginia State Auditor’s Public Integrity and Fraud Unit has investigated misconduct across multiple levels of government, exposing schemes involving

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13 Oct

Poker Tournaments and Card Room Culture in St. Louis

(STL.News) Ameristar Casino Resort Spa in St. Charles held the Mid-States Poker Tour’s St. Louis stop from September 1 to 7, 2026. The schedule had 14 events with buy-ins from $250 to $1,110, and the $1,110 No-Limit Hold’em main event had a $300,000 guarantee across 4 days. A Tag Team event and a Seniors event were also on the schedule. St. Louis has a steady calendar of regional tournaments priced near $1,000, and its cash rooms have traditionally dealt fixed-limit hold’em at stakes from $3/$6 to $20/$40. The Main Rooms in the Metro Area The St. Louis area has

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12 Oct

Retired Police Sergeant Suspected in Family Killings

STRAWBERRY, CA – October 12, 2026 (STL.News) Retired Police Sergeant – A retired San Francisco police sergeant is suspected of fatally shooting his estranged wife, a former high-ranking police official, and their adult daughter before taking his own life Sunday evening inside a residence near Mill Valley, California, according to multiple Bay Area news reports. The deaths have shaken the San Francisco law enforcement community, where both parents spent decades serving in the police department, including the wife’s historic rise through the ranks to become a deputy chief. News organizations have identified the three deceased individuals as Kevin Mannix,

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