SANTA TERESA, Texas — A coronavirus outbreak at a southern New Mexico meat plant has grown larger, with up to 14% of its workforce testing positive, state health officials confirmed Thursday afternoon to ABC-7. The New Mexico Department of Health said two rounds of testing at Stampede Meat in Santa Teresa has found 57 employees
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Click here for updates on this story LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WPMT) — We see them everyday: the cashier, the pizza shop worker, and the hospital housekeeper. A Lebanon County man is making sure we don’t forget them when this pandemic is a thing of the past. Dressed in a green kilt and matching green knee
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s push to fire the inspector general reportedly looking into his actions at the oldest US Cabinet agency has refocused scrutiny of the top US diplomat’s transparency record after just over two years in the job. Ethics watchdogs say Pompeo, who came to prominence in Congress through his dogged pursuit of
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Nice weather will continues through the weekend with generally low-end windy conditions at times. Lots of sunshine with temps in the low 90’s for rest of the week. Weak cold due in next Monday that will bring in a little more humidity. For the latest forecast and Doppler radar: http://www.kvia.com/weather To follow Doppler Dave on
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Katia Ameri had never been on a Zoom date before she found herself at the center of a three-hour virtual-dating event where 12 bachelors vied for her affection through the video-conferencing platform earlier this month. Ameri, a 28-year-old entrepreneur, was the first “Zoom Bachelorette” — a twist on ABC’s “The Bachelorette” franchise for the quarantine
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A man was arrested after he was accused of masturbating both inside and outside of a grocery store. Police say at around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a grocery store on Indian Lake Blvd. to investigate a report of a man masturbating inside
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Atlanta Public Schools has announced its broadcast schedule for its virtual graduation ceremonies. According to a press release, officials noted “while the traditional in-person graduation ceremonies have been postponed to later in the summer or fall due to social distancing and other guidance from
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Brazil hit a record high for new coronavirus cases Wednesday, after becoming the country with the third-highest number of confirmed cases in the world earlier this week. The country’s health ministry reported 19,951 new cases in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total to 291,579 confirmed cases. This new surge tops the previous record set
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso police bomb squad on Thursday removed a “suspicious item” from an east side intersection. The intersection of Edgemere and Seabrook was shut down for hours after officers discovered the item and summoned the bomb removal team. That item was found near a bus stop in the typically busy
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — The Milwaukee Bucks and Fiserv Forum are partnering with Feeding America and 30 local restaurants to feed thousands of people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin picked up 10,000 pounds of food Thursday morning, May 21, that would have been used for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — East Carolina University is cutting both men’s and women’s swimming and tennis teams in an effort to cut costs, according to a news release. ECU made the announcement Thursday. The university says this decision comes as part of a budget restructuring effort. By eliminating
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All 34 people killed aboard the MV Conception the night the dive boat caught fire off California’s Santa Cruz Island died of smoke inhalation and suffered burns after losing consciousness, police said, describing the coroner’s reports. “One had a flashlight in their hand. Another had a cell phone in their hand,” Lt. Erik Raney of
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas driver’s license offices will gradually reopen with limited services starting May 26, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday. The first reopening phase includes Northwest and West Texas offices (includes El Paso area) followed by South and Central Texas offices on May 29 and North and Southeast Texas offices on June 3, according to
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Chinese stocks are the latest flashpoint in an intensifying standoff between the United States and China. In recent days, US lawmakers, government agencies and stock exchanges have taken steps aimed at limiting Beijing’s access to America’s vast capital markets. The US Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would prevent companies that refuse to open
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Chinese stocks are the latest flashpoint in an intensifying standoff between the United States and China. In recent days, US lawmakers, government agencies and stock exchanges have taken steps aimed at limiting Beijing’s access to America’s vast capital markets. The US Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would prevent companies that refuse to open
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A group of pastors claiming to represent tens of thousands of congregants say they’re opening the doors of their churches at the end of the month despite a state order to keep them closed. More than 1,200 pastors in California have signed a petition that says they will resume in-person services beginning on May 31.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PENNSYLVANIA, USA (WNEP) — Cocktails-to-go are now available at bars, restaurants, and hotels in Pennsylvania. Gov. Tom Wolf signed the legislation into law on Thursday. The law applies to bars, restaurants, and hotels that have lost 25 percent of average monthly total sales during the COVID-19 emergency. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ILWACO, WA (KPTV) — Blake Kukula was hoping to make Washington state history in golf this year, but his dreams were dashed due to COVID-19. Kukula, a senior at Ilwaco High School in Pacific County, was heavily favored to become the first boy to capture four state titles
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Broadway actor Nick Cordero’s health is going “downhill,” his wife revealed Wednesday in a tearful update. Cordero, 41, has battled a series of coronavirus-related complications since he was hospitalized in March. He spent weeks on a ventilator and had to have his leg amputated after issues with blood clotting. Earlier this week, his wife, Amanda
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Broadway actor Nick Cordero’s health is going “downhill,” his wife revealed Wednesday in a tearful update. Cordero, 41, has battled a series of coronavirus-related complications since he was hospitalized in March. He spent weeks on a ventilator and had to have his leg amputated after issues with blood clotting. Earlier this week, his wife, Amanda
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Honolulu, HI (KITV) — Local representatives worked with the White House for weeks seeking clarification on whether Hawaii could require COVID-19 testing for all visitors before arrival, and found out on Wednesday that nothing in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)
Continue Reading Nepal has issued a new national map incorporating areas also claimed by neighboring India, prompting fierce criticism from New Delhi. At issue is about 300 square kilometers (115 square miles) of mountainous land incorporating Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani. Nepal’s new map locates the small stretch of disputed land within its northwest border, between China and
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EL PASO, Texas – In a time where patience has proved fundamental, it has paid off for Rodney Terry and the UTEP men’s basketball team in the biggest way way possible. The Miners struck gold Thursday when Oklahoma transfer guard Jamal Bienemy chose the Miners as his new home, per a report from Stadium’s Jeff
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — In the months following Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana’s healthcare system became overwhelmed as droves of people fled New Orleans and needed medical attention. “During a declared state of emergency anywhere in the state, any health care provider who in good faith voluntarily renders emergency care
Continue Reading It’s nearly impossible these days for a high-profile couple to keep something under wraps, let alone a wedding. But former Disney star Debby Ryan and Twenty One Pilots star Josh Dun have done just that. Ryan revealed the exciting news to Vogue, telling the magazine that they actually wed on New Year’s Eve in Austin,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — A Kansas City man says the same Kansas City police officers recently indicted by a grand jury for allegedly assaulting Breona Hill nearly a year ago did the same thing to him during an arrest last year. “Before quarantine, I was here every
Continue Reading The wife of former WWE superstar Shad Gaspard broke her silence on Thursday, one day after the wrestler’s body was found on a Southern California beach. “Shad was our whole world and we were his,” Siliana Gaspard said in a statement. “There are not enough words to describe what he means to all of us.
Continue Reading “The Empire Strikes Back” hit theaters forty years ago, on May 21, 1980. And no Jedi mind tricks are needed to make the case that without the groundwork laid by one of the best sequels ever, “Star Wars” wouldn’t be the force that it is now. “Empire” premiered three years after “Star Wars,” which was
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For the ninth week in a row, millions of Americans filed for initial unemployment benefits. Even as the economy is beginning to reopen in parts of the country, layoffs and furloughs have taken hold of the US labor market. Another 2.4 million Americans filed for first-time benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Mid-Michigan,MI (WNEM) — The battle against the coronavirus in Mid-Michigan continues after a local rescue mission has seen its first cases of COVID-19. “To have someone offer their services to us, we are just so grateful for it,” said Marcia Reeves with the Bay City Good Samaritan Rescue
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