Officials closed part of Interstate 676 in Philadelphia on Sunday after protesters marched onto the highway, according to the city’s emergency management office. The highway, now reopened, was closed between I-76 and I-95, according to a tweet from the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management. Dozens of protesters could be seen standing in the roadway, some
Continue Reading Terry Francona, the manager of Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians, told reporters on Sunday that he thinks it’s time to change the team’s name. “I’ve been thinking about it and been thinking about it before we put out that statement,” Francona said. “I know in the past, when I’ve been asked about, whether it’s our
Continue Reading More than a hundred students at University of Washington fraternity houses in Seattle have tested positive for Covid-19, the university said Sunday. The university said in a joint news release with the Seattle and King County public health department that 121 students had tested positive for the virus in the fraternity house cluster, 112 of
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UPDATE, July 8: A man accused of killing his wife, leaving her body at a Socorro dialysis center and then fleeing to Mexico was taken into custody while trying to re-enter the U.S. and charged with murder, sheriff’s officials said Wednesday. 53-year-old Sergio Reyna was being held on $1 million bond in the El Paso
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EL PASO, Texas — Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare said it welcomed some cute new “firecrackers” into the world for the Fourth of July. Babies born at Las Palmas Medical Center and Del Sol Medical Center on Independence Day were dressed up to celebrate their holiday arrivals. Hospital officials say a nurse knitted the red, white
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Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — An Iowa man says he has another shot at life after he got to leave the hospital today after a hard-fought battle with COVID-19. Hospital staff cheer as 44-year-old Morris Sandoval is wheeled outside. Dr. Sumit Mukherjee said, “He was a fighter through this
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Kailua, HI (KITV) — In a video circulating on social media, Kailua Chamber of Commerce President Michael Fry is seen taking down a Hawaiian flag and Lele structure on Kailua Road. In the video, Fry claims the Kailua Chamber of Commerce received a permit to put flags on
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EL PASO, Texas– At just 5-years-old, Elena Perea is already a fighter!She was diagnosed with Stage 4 Wilms Tumor which originates in the kidneys. Because of that, Elena had to have her right kidney removed recently. Despite this scary situation, she found a way to give back to other young kids who might be going
Continue Reading During demonstrations in downtown Portland, Oregon, protesters blocked traffic on Main Street and launched fireworks from the street, injuring officers, the Portland Police Bureau said in a Sunday statement. The Saturday police protests began peacefully, police said, with people gathering in two public plazas to watch and listen to performers, but some in the group
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV ) — One person was found dead inside a storage unit after a fire at Cube Smart in west Nashville late Saturday night. The Nashville Fire Department said one person was recovered from inside one of the units at the facility on Robertson Avenue. Investigators
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV ) — A 39-year-old Florida man was arrested for allegedly traveling to Vancouver to meet with a minor for sex. Samuel Aaron Leonard had been communicating with the 14-year-old girl for several months through a variety of social media platforms while posing as a 20-year-old,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PRICHARD, AL (WALA ) — In this difficult year of 2020, with a pandemic and social unrest – Lillie Elliot, who turned 100 on Saturday, is sharing some of her advice. “We’re so grateful to have her, she’s a blessing to us and we love her to death,”
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EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist was seriously injured after colliding with another vehicle in far east El Paso on Sunday morning, authorities said. The crash happened about 10 a.m. along Gateway West near Sparks. Sheriff’s deputies said the motorcyclist was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Details of the crash were still
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT ) — A street mural in Milwaukee calling to defund the police has been defaced just days after it was created. The message now reads “Defend The Police.” A protester who took part in its creation says the ruined mural isn’t a good look for the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BENTONVILLE, AR (KFSM ) — The Bentonville Police Department responded to an ATM alarm at First National Bank located at 300 SE Walton Blvd. This happened at around 4:21 a.m this morning (July 3). Later in the morning at around 7:18 a.m., the same ATM was missing entirely.
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EL PASO, Texas — For the 13th day in row, health officials on Sunday morning reported triple-digit increases in new coronavirus cases as the number of infections surpassed 7,000. That milestone came as hospitalizations due to the virus also reached yet another record high. There were 260 additional Covid-19 cases tallied for a cumulative total
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, PA (WNEP ) — The Senior sendoff league for softball hit the field four months after the Coronavirus pandemic shut things down. It includes 10 teams from the Lackawanna League. They play until the end of July. For Invaders graduates Tatum Repshis and Kamden Miller it gives
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GREENVILLE, South Carolina — A shooting at a nightclub early Sunday left two people dead and eight wounded in South Carolina, a sheriff’s official said. Two Greenville County sheriff’s deputies noticed a disturbance at Lavish Lounge just before 2 a.m., and saw a large crowd running out of the building, Sheriff Hobart Lewis said at
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A 24-year-old activist who was struck by a vehicle during a protest in Seattle early Saturday morning has died, a spokesperson for UW Medicine told CNN. Summer Taylor, the protester, was fatally injured when a man drove onto the closed Interstate 5 freeway into a crowd of protesters. Another protester, 32-year-old Diaz Love, was also
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES, California — It’s unclear whether he’s consulted with his friend Donald Trump, but rapper Kanye West has announced he’s ready to unseat the Republican president. “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future,” West wrote on Twitter Saturday night. “I am running for president of the
Continue Reading El Paso, Texas- Temps are expected to creep into the triple digits once again this afternoon. Isolated showers are also expected. El Paso will top off at 101 for the afternoon high. Throwing in a 10% chance to see isolated showers/thunderstorms develop. Southwest winds 5-15 MPH. Las Cruces will also be hot, temperatures around 100
Continue Reading At least two people were killed and eight others injured in an early Sunday shooting at a Greenville, South Carolina, nightclub, police said. A deputy with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office noticed a disturbance at the club, Lavish Lounge, shortly before 2 a.m. When he pulled into the parking lot, he heard gunshots and called
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The revered English poet William Blake once purportedly likened an English pub to a church, with two important caveats: “a pub is warmer, and there’s more conversation.” For the writer Samuel Johnson, there was “nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern.” And
Continue Reading Drunk people can’t properly socially distance, a UK police officer warned after finishing a late shift Saturday — the first day that pubs reopened in England after the coronavirus shutdown. “A predictably busy night and confirmed what we knew, alcohol and social distancing is not a good combination,” tweeted John Apter, national chairman of the
Continue Reading While much of the country celebrated Independence Day Saturday, protesters in Baltimore toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into the Inner Harbor, CNN affiliate WBAL reported. Louis Krauss, who shared video of the toppling, said there were at least 300 people gathered at the scene. “After it toppled over the statue broke
Continue Reading Penn State University announced 21-year-old student Juan Garcia died of respiratory failure from coronavirus complications last month. “We are profoundly saddened to learn about Juan’s untimely death during this pandemic,” Vice President for Student Affairs Damon Sims said in a statement. “This young man had a remarkable spirit and was greatly loved. I know our
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UPDATE: Police on Monday said a stabbing and shooting in front of a northeast El Paso mobile home park stemmed from a woman asking a large, “unruly group” of people who had gathered to quiet down. Investigators said the woman was punched in the face and a man who went to her aid was stabbed.
Continue Reading After more than three months of shutdowns, mandatory quarantines, self-imposed exile from society and working from home, nature-lovers looking for a well-earned breath of fresh air could face a possible collision course between coronavirus and tick-borne illnesses this summer. A “perfect storm,” warns Eva Sapi, a University of New Haven biology professor and group director
Continue Reading In January, 18-year-old Peyton Manker embarked on her journey to make a prom dress entirely out of duct tape for a contest to win a scholarship. After weeks of working on her submission, the Covid-19 outbreak not only canceled her prom but altered the course of her senior year. Manker was not deterred by the
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