Loving tributes to Regis Philbin began pouring in on social media shortly after his death was announced on Saturday. His former television co-host, Kathie Lee Gifford wrote in a tweet, “REGIS. There will never be another.” In a joint statement posted to Instagram, Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest, who currently helm the ABC talk show
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Click here for updates on this story FREMONT, Neb. (WOWT) — A Nebraska man claims fear of COVID-19 exposure caused him to quit his job. He received unemployment benefits and now the state wants that money back. Before getting a job last year, Gary Murphy, 69, says doctors had to work on him. “This is
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DALLAS, Texas — A Texas couple is feeling extra blessed after beating the coronavirus, cancer and finishing chemo. Robert and Janice Beecham have been married for 46 years, and this year they are happy to be recovering after a spring full of turmoil. “It’s a blessing to be here because a lot of people didn’t
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EL PASO, Texas — New data out Saturday from the Texas Department of State Health Services painted the bleakest picture to date of El Paso’s hospital capacity during the coronavirus pandemic. The El Paso region – which includes El Paso, Hudspeth and Culberson counties – has just eight Intensive Care Unit beds available collectively between
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/KSMO) — Business owners around the metro are feeling the impact of the nationwide coin shortage. COVID-19 bank and business closures significantly disrupted the supply chain and circulation patterns. Now, business owners are doing what they can to keep change changing hands to get coins
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wis. (WDJT) — Phillis Coleman is still processing the various commands given to her by Capitol police officers on July 10. She said she was stopped while just trying to get back what was hers. “And another squad car said open your passenger door and I yelled
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced 324 new Covid-19 cases, with 64 of those coming in Doña Ana County. It was second again only to the Albuquerque area, which posted 93 new cases. The statewide case total now stands at 18,788, with Doña Ana County’s tally reaching 1,968.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ARKANSAS, Ark. (KFSM) — While school starts back up for many in about a month, preschools in our area have been going on since the beginning of June. 5NEWS was invited inside Growing God’s Kingdom Preschool in West Fork to see what the preschool is doing to keep
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One person was stabbed in downtown Portland early Saturday morning, police said, after another night of protests saw tear gas used on the crowd. The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) said a crowd emerged outside the federal courthouse, at first peacefully listening to speakers. About 11 p.m. Friday local time, people began shaking a fence while
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Hundreds of Texas bar owners say they’ll defy Gov. Greg Abbott’s mandate that ordered them closed after a surge in coronavirus cases. Approximately 800 bar owners have promised to participate in an event organized by Fort Worth bar owner Chris Polone called the “Freedom Fest” where bar owners have pledged to open
Continue Reading A medical journal is retracting an article that called some social media posts “potentially unprofessional” after outraged health professionals flooded Twitter with photos of themselves posing in bikinis and holding alcoholic drinks. The hashtag #Medbikini quickly trended Friday after the Journal of Vascular Surgery posted the article titled “Prevalence of unprofessional social media content among
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL ) — Two Atlanta Dream players have tested positive for COVID-19 after the team traveled to Florida early July. Four days after Atlanta Dream center Kalani Brown arrived to the IMG Academy property, she tested positive for cornavirus, and authorities say she self-quarantined off of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BRIDGEPORT, MI (WNEM ) — The Bridgeport community is coming together for a forum on policing procedures. “We’re going to communicate. We’re going to get an understanding. We’re going to make sure both sides have a chance to talk,” said Darrin Nichols, pastor at Christ Deliverance Center Ministries
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Before the start of its 2020 campaign on Saturday, the WNBA dedicated the season to Breonna Taylor and the Say Her Name movement, which raises awareness for Black female victims of police violence. The New York Liberty and the Seattle Storm held a 26-second long moment of silence in honor of Taylor, who was 26
Continue Reading Smallpox, the only human infectious disease to have been successfully eradicated, ailed people at least 1,000 years earlier than previously thought. A study of DNA sampled from Viking Age skeletons found the presence of smallpox in 11 individuals living in Northern Europe — what is now Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia, and the UK — between
Continue Reading Florida on Saturday became the US state with the second-highest official coronavirus case count, passing New York, once the country’s epicenter early in the pandemic. California, with the most official cases (more than 440,000) and largest population, surpassed New York in case count a few days ago. The states with the most recorded cases now
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NEW YORK, NY — Regis Philbin, the genial host who shared his life with television viewers over morning coffee for decades and helped himself and some fans strike it rich with the game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” has died at age 88, according to a statement shared by his family on Saturday.
Continue Reading Two teenagers have been charged with murder in the death of an Arizona State University professor who was reported missing in March, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said. Junseok Chae, an associate dean for research and an engineering professor, was reported missing on March 25 after he did not return home from work, the sheriff’s
Continue Reading Police are reviewing a string of anti-Semitic messages allegedly posted by the British grime musician Wiley on social media. The artist has received a seven-day Twitter ban and has been dropped by his management company as a result of the comments, according to PA Media. When asked to comment on Wiley’s remarks, the Metropolitan Police
Continue Reading Philadelphia took another step towards removing a statue of Christopher Columbus on Friday when the city’s historical commission voted 10-2 in favor of removal. The final decision for removing the statue from Marconi Plaza rests with the Philadelphia Art Commission, which is tentatively scheduled to take up the matter on August 12, Lauren Cox, a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, GA (Gwinnett Daily Post ) — Former University of Georgia gymnast Kathy McMinn has grown accustomed to suiting up in full COVID-19 gear. The first four-year UGA All-American in any sport is now a Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine doctor with the Wellstar Medical Group, treating
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, GA (Albany Herald ) — Former University of Georgia gymnast Kathy McMinn has grown accustomed to suiting up in full COVID-19 gear. The first four-year UGA All-American in any sport is now a Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine doctor with the Wellstar Medical Group, treating the coronavirus
Continue Reading A woman in Virginia was delighted when a large black bear decided to take a nap in a kiddie pool she had in her backyard. Regina Keller, no stranger to bears, has been taking pictures of the wildlife in her backyard for 12 years. Her home is remote and backs up to the George Washington
Continue Reading Arguably, we know more about the surface of the moon that we do about our oceans. A group of scientists and explorers with specialized diving expertise are looking to change that. In August, a team made up of members from the Mote Marine Laboratory, Florida Atlantic University, Georgia Institute of Technology and the US Geological
Continue Reading When Troy Powell first showed an interest in Ryan Houston’s dancing, the 21-year-old student thought the attention could be his big break. Houston was studying at the New York City school of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the most prominent dance companies in the US and an iconic institution in the world
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV ) — It’s a story News 4 has followed for years. People getting their car booted, only to wait hours for the company to take it off. Now, the company Nashville Booting is facing a Class Action Lawsuit. “They’ve placed their boot and they have
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BRIDGETON, MO (KMOV ) — The Bridgeton Police Department is looking for a 27-year-old man from Overland after a body was found inside a storage facility early Friday morning. Officers responded to the Love’s Self Storage facility on Missouri Bottom Road around 4:30 a.m. after a gray Dodge
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS ) — Terrance Clark, 46, of Shreveport is accused of stealing hundreds of feet of copper pipe and dozens of air conditioning units from Northside Elementary School, totaling more than $50,000. On July 6, 2020, Caddo Parish School Board Maintenance workers filed a police report
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, NC (WLOS ) — The sound of hope rang from the top of an Asheville parking deck Friday night. Local musicians Lyndsay Pruett, Drew Matulich and Matt Purinton formed a trio for a first — Wortham Center for the Performing Arts’ Top Deck Concert Series. The performance
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FORT HOOD, Texas — Fort Hood in Texas is no stranger to tragedy. In 2009 a U.S. Army psychiatrist killed 13 people, an unborn child and injured 32 others in a shooting rampage. Five years later the US Army post was struck again when a veteran killed three people and injured 16 others before killing
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