Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (KCAL/KCBS) — A 67-year-old man was dead Thursday after a car involved in a street race in Santa Ana crashed into his truck, causing a fiery wreck. Police said the victim, longtime Orange County Register editor Eugene Harbrecht, was turning onto Santa Clara Avenue from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A Bay Area Catholic priest is stirring up controversy about politics, the coronavirus and the media. Star of the Sea Church in San Francisco’s Richmond District is following city and county orders by holding mass outside and limiting the number of attendants. But Fr.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FAIRFIELD, Calif. (KOVR) — A Solano CHP Officer is being hailed a hero after saving a six-week-old baby from choking. What started off as a normal Saturday running errands quickly turned into a nightmare for Mei’a Mays and her six-week-old daughter Ma’laya. “I had looked over at her
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KJ Smith is a part of history. That’s because the actress is one of the stars of Tyler Perry’s BET series “Sistas” and she is back at work in Atlanta. Perry has been at the forefront as Hollywood tiptoes back into production during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Smith spoke to CNN from the set of
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The “diversity of response” by US states hampered the country’s ability to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Dr. Anthony Fauci said at a congressional hearing on Friday, as the number of cases in the US topped 4.5 million. When asked why Europe appears to have been more effective at controlling the spread of the
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HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KYW) — A dramatic body camera video shows two police officers and a farm worker rushing in to save a horse in a burning barn in Bucks County. In exclusive interviews, the two Hilltown Township police officers told Eyewitness News they had no experience handling horses, but that in the moment, their
Continue Reading More than 340 years ago, a Dutchman named Antonie van Leeuwenhoek invented a powerful new compound microscope and accidentally discovered the existence of bacteria, a groundbreaking achievement that changed the course of medicine. Not long after, he decided to look at his ejaculate — definitely not an accident — and discovered tiny, wiggling creatures with
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C (WLOS) — Both Buncombe County and Asheville City Schools will allow student-athletes to kneel during the national anthem as a form of silent expression when high school sports return. “Our guidance to teachers and coaches regarding this issue is: Kneeling on the football field during
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A childcare center in Transylvania County is closed Friday after a positive case of COVID-19 was identified in a child who attends the center. The New Adventure Learning Center in Brevard announced they will be closed Friday, 31, 2020, until August 3, 2020.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — A couple has been arrested and charged with second-degree cruelty to a juvenile and false imprisonment. Kari Barber, 30, and Cassidy Dunn, 39, were charged on Thursday after their 14-year old son escaped to a neighbor’s home looking for food. They remained in the
Continue Reading Florida on Friday marked the fourth consecutive day it reported a record number of Covid-19 deaths in the state. The 257 deaths reported Friday was the highest one-day tally Florida has reported during the pandemic — and four more deaths than Thursday, according to data from the Florida Department of Health. One-day records for the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — It is a big weekend for young actors in northwest Louisiana. While stages went dark back in March due to COVID-19, one local group is set to perform virtually. Actors at Shreveport Little Theatre will be presenting “Super Happy Awesome News,” a virtual musical
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MI (WNEM) — Saginaw’s Greek Festival is still celebrating this year, but in a new way. The festival will offer a drive-thru for Greek food on August 21 and August 22 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. The festival organizers say
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LIBERTY, MO (KCTV) — On Friday, the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph released a “Notice of Credible Allegation of Abuse” that happened when a pastor was assigned to a Liberty parish. Father Alan Hartway is accused of sexually abusing a minor while he was an associate pastor at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — Changing habits because of the coronavirus has been forcing more people outside, some of those folks have turned to biking to spend their free time. That in turn made bicycles a hot commodity during this pandemic and Cadence 120 was sold out at one
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ORANGE BEACH, AL (WALA) — A charter boat crew out of Orange Beach made an unexpected catch — a furry one, in fact. Steve Crews, owner and operator of Still Flyin Charters, said his boat was in the Gulf of Mexico near Perdido Pass when his crew spotted
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — A 63-year-old woman was killed Thursday, July 30, and the suspect has turned himself in. Police are investigating a shooting in a subdivision near 76th and Brown Deer Road. They say it happened around 4:11 p.m. Officers say it is related to domestic violence,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — A police chase and crash of a stolen car in Milwaukee early Thursday morning left a 17-year-old boy dead and two other teenagers injured. It happened around 2 a.m. July 30 near 27th and Townsend. Police say they tried to pull over a stolen
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EL PASO, Texas — Between five and eight intensive care unit nurses at The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus have tested positive for Covid-19, with additional suspected cases among ICU nurses, according to several Providence staff members who spoke with El Paso Matters. “We’re running out of nurses,” said one Providence Memorial ICU nurse who
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BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday overturned the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston issued the decision more than six months after arguments were heard in the case. Tsarnaev’s lawyers had argued that intense
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story POCOLA, OK (KFSM) — Investigators with the LeFlore County Sheriff’s Office and Spiro Police served a search warrant for stolen goods at Freight Sales Market in Pocola Thursday (July 30). According to LeFlore County Sheriff Donnie Edwards, the stolen items are part of a month-long burglary sting covering
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BENTON COUNTY, AK (KFSM) — The Arkansas Department of Agriculture (ADA) is urging owners horses and other hooved animals to be on the lookout for a highly contagious virus that was recently confirmed in Benton County. Cases of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) infection have been found in three
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREENSBORO, N.C (WGHP) — On Wednesday, UNCG police said goodbye to a beloved member of the force with a hero’s sendoff. K9 Officer Tinkerbell captured the hearts of many people in the Piedmont Triad in 2018 after battling a collapsed lung. Thousands of dollars were raised to get
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, PA (WPMT) — Second State Gaming announced it is opening new, state-approved gaming terminals at four Pennsylvania truck stop locations, including sites in Cumberland and Lebanon counties. The terminals will be available at Love’s Travel Stops located in: 1165 Harrisburg Pike, Carlisle (Cumberland County) 3700 Mountain Road,
Continue Reading “Mental illness is real.” That was the message singer and reality star Tamar Braxton shared on Thursday. Braxton broke her silence on social media nearly two weeks after she was reportedly hospitalized for reasons she has not publicly shared. Braxton’s Instagram post included a photo with her 7-year-old son, Logan, along with a lengthy statement.
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Nike’s latest viral ad is garnering praise online for its message of inclusiveness and perseverance at a time when organized sports have been upended the coronavirus pandemic. The video, called “You Can’t Stop Us,” features a split screen stitching together footage of Black, White, Asian and Muslim athletes. Since it launched on Thursday, it has
Continue Reading With assists from Oprah Winfrey among others, the book “The Secret” sold millions of copies, becoming a self-help sensation. Enter “The Secret: Dare to Dream,” a dramatic movie loosely based on author Rhonda Byrne’s teachings, offering the sort of sappy and simplistic message that would look right at home on the Hallmark Channel. Starring Katie
Continue Reading Ellen DeGeneres is apologizing to her staff in the wake of allegations that her talk show fosters a toxic environment. DeGeneres sent an email to staffers at “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Thursday, which was first reported by Variety. CNN has confirmed the contents of the memo with a current employee. In the letter, DeGeneres
Continue ReadingSAN CLEMENTE, California — At least one Marine is dead and eight others are missing after a “mishap” involving an amphibious assault vehicle off the southern California coast, officials said Friday. Eight other Marines, including the one who died, were recovered off San Clemente Island after the amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) they were on sank
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Ruth Webb used to supplement her grocery shopping with a monthly trip to a local food pantry, where she would get fresh produce like potatoes, onions and carrots. “It would help out on the groceries,” said Webb, who lives in Benson, North Carolina. “Every once in a while there would be some instant mashed potatoes.”
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