Morgan Harris

1 week ago | firstalert4.com | Morgan Harris

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -More than two weeks after speaking to First Alert 4 about the City of St. Louis receiving 25% of her insurance payout, Cheryl Walker is still waiting on the money to finish fixing her property damaged in the May 16 tornado. Walker tells First Alert 4, “I am still chasing my money. I have not received it.”On June 12, Mayor Cara Spencer issued Executive Order 85. It ensures the city would no longer hold back 25% of insurance payouts related to the May 16 tornado.

1 week ago | firstalert4.com | Morgan Harris

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Since the May 16 tornado, neighborhood churches have filled the gap for those in need. Charles Pearson, Executive Pastor of Friendly Temple Church, told First Alert 4, “I’m humbled to be a part of something like this because that’s the point, right? People know Jesus loves them by the fact that we show them love.”The night of the storm, Friendly Temple’s Facilities Director, Renea Johnson, received a phone call.

1 week ago | firstalert4.com | Morgan Harris

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Veronica Walton’s new normal since May 16 includes living from hotel to hotel. She rode out the tornado with her mom in their north St. Louis home. Walton tells First Alert 4, “I just had to grab my mom and push her into the closet and jump in with her and just hold the door knob while everything around me shook apart.”She says the home on Greer Avenue is a total loss and was a fixture in their family for five generations.

2 weeks ago | firstalert4.com | Morgan Harris

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - She says 19-year-old Damien Zancha died after being shot at Silver Lake on May 22nd. She said 19-year-old Damien Zancha died after being shot at Silver Lake on May 22. Zancha told First Alert 4, “I just want them to come forward and just get it off your chest.”As family members celebrated Damien’s life with a balloon release May 31, rumors circulated on social media about his mysterious death.

3 weeks ago | firstalert4.com | Morgan Harris

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Attorney Jerryl Christmas is calling for the Crown Food Mart on North Kingshighway in north St. Louis to close after his brother’s killing. John Christmas, 51, died in June of 2024. He and Trevell Warren tussled outside the store over Christmas’ gun, and he was shot. Jerryl Christmas tells First Alert 4, “He lost his life here, and so as far as I’m concerned, I’m past talking. It’s time for action.