Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has postponed a killer’s execution because of the coronavirus. Lee, a Republican, issued a temporary reprieve to death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols on Friday, citing the Covid-19 pandemic. Nichols raped and killed Karen Pulley in 1988. He had been set to die on August 4. “I am granting Harold Wayne
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Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL ) — As more incidents of violence occur across the city of Atlanta, police are cracking down on youth selling water at busy intersections. In some instances, pedestrians and motorists have reported hostile encounters with armed teens looking to make a profit. On two separate occasions
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREENSBORO, NC (WGHP) — Greensboro police have made an arrest in a homicide investigation, according to a news release. On Friday, police arrested and charged a 16-year-old juvenile with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Aaron Michael Patterson. Officers responded to the 1800 block of Fairfax Road
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MANDEVILLE, LA (WGNO ) — The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Mandeville-area woman for theft after it was discovered she embezzled more than a half-million dollars from a local business. On Friday, July 17, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Financial Crimes Unit arrested and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN COUNTY, PA (WPMT ) — State police say the parents of 13-year-old Brayden Wright, who earlier this month shot and killed his 9-year-old brother, are now facing charges for leaving their kids unsupervised around loaded guns. On July 8, Brayden Wright of Waynesboro shot and killed his
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County topped 11,000 total coronavirus cases on Saturday with the addition of 289 new infections, health officials said. Two more deaths were reported, bringing the fatality count to 179, as the county morgue approached capacity and officials brought in refrigerated trailers in the event they are needed to store
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A Florida man was injured in a bicycle crash with an iguana. Don’t worry — the injuries weren’t life-threatening, at least for the 62-year-old bicyclist, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook. The man was riding on a path July 10 in Marathon, in the Keys, when the iguana darted in front of him,
Continue Reading Black women across the United States have been marching on the front lines of protests for decades, demanding justice and equality — but they are still disregarded by social justice movements, according to a new study. “Black women are often overlooked in people’s conversations about racism and sexism even though they face a unique combination
Continue Reading Two towering figures of the American civil rights movement died Friday, a major loss for a nation still grappling with protests and demands for racial equality decades later. John Robert Lewis died at age 80 after a battle with cancer. Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian died at age 95 of natural causes. They died a
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El Paso, Texas- We’ve had 15 straight days of triple digit temperatures for El Paso and Las Cruces. Temps will attempt to reach the 100s once again this afternoon, but this weekend could be the end of our hot streak. Our focus now, shifting to showers and thunderstorms. We woke up to some rain showers
Continue Reading As the crashed plane began to fill with smoke, one of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s pilots kicked open the main cabin door wide enough for the NASCAR legend and his family to escape to safety, according to a trove of documents released this week by the National Transportation Safety Board. All five people and a dog
Continue Reading Cartier Carey is proving no one is too young to make a difference. The 11-year-old is working hard to provide relief for single mothers one cup of lemonade at a time. He says that he wanted to alleviate the strains that Covid-19 has put on families. “I wanted to help mothers who were struggling.” Cartier
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Eighty-five infants under age 1 have tested positive for coronavirus in one Texas county. And local officials are imploring residents to help stop its spread as the state becomes one of the newest hotspots. Since January, health authorities have identified more than 3.6 million Covid-19 cases throughout the United States. Nearly
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Is your blood type A, B, a combination of the two or something else? You don’t know, you say? Many people don’t know their blood type. In fact, only 66% of Americans reported knowing their blood type, according to a 2019 CBS News poll. Those letters (and pluses and minuses) can be crucial information in
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EL PASO, Texas — After the success of the Adopt-a-Senior Facebook page, one El Paso mom took it upon herself to create a similar page – but for other El Paso moms. “If you want something to get done, get moms involved,” said Julianna Esparza Loya, a full time mom to four energetic kids and
Continue Reading Hortencia Laurens was nearing her 70th birthday when she was diagnosed with coronavirus on July 2. Her grandson, Diego Fereira, told CNN that she spent her final days navigating the Florida healthcare system with a rapidly progressing illness. “My grandmother was alone, she was scared,” Fereira said. More than 3.3 million people have been diagnosed
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Daniel Bard last pitched in the majors a little more than seven years ago. A former first-round pick with the Boston Red Sox, Bard had injuries, trouble with his mechanics and mental challenges — also known as the yips. In a remarkable comeback, Bard, 35, learned Friday he has earned a spot on the 30-man
Continue Reading When Mandy Stewart established the Love Your Neighbor Ministries just over a month ago, she made sure that her mission was right in the name. Stewart started the ministry after seeing her neighbors going without food and other necessities amid the coronavirus pandemic. Now a simple wooden cabinet she calls the “blessing box” is providing
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With British Airways this week retiring its fleet of Boeing 747s four years ahead of schedule, the final flying days of the planet’s most recognizable jetliner are approaching sooner than expected. “It is unlikely our magnificent ‘queen of the skies’ will ever operate commercial services for British Airways again due to the downturn in travel
Continue Reading Let’s be honest, 2020 is a bust. If you’re feeling frustrated about it, maybe it’s time you let out a scream. Iceland is inviting exasperated people to record their loudest screams to be broadcast in the island nation’s vast wilderness. “You’ve been through a lot this year and it looks like you need the perfect
Continue Reading Civil rights leader Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian has died at age 95, his daughter Kira Vivian told CNN. Vivian passed away at his Atlanta home of natural causes Friday. “He was the sweetest man,” Kira Vivian said. “He was so loving. What a loving dad. He was the best father throughout my entire life.”
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RELATED STORY: Congressman John Lewis, civil rights icon, dies at 80 Martin Luther King III: “John Lewis was an American treasure” Martin Luther King III, the oldest son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, tweeted on the passing of John Lewis: “John Lewis was an American treasure. He gave a voice to the
Continue Reading I was talking to a Black friend this week about a recent string of anti-Semitic tweets from Black celebrities when he hit me with a question that caught me by surprise. “When did Jews become the enemy of Black people?” My quick answer: Never. You might not know that, however, if you’ve seen a string
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ATLANTA, Georgia — John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, died. He was 80. RELATED STORY: Tributes flow for civil rights icon John Lewis U.S. House
Continue Reading A police officer killed in a shooting earlier this week in a Seattle suburb was struck by gunfire from a fellow police officer, according to the agency investigating the shooting. Officer Jonathan Shoop, 32, was struck by a bullet fired from the gun of fellow Officer Mustafa Kumcur, according to a news release issued by
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Pasoan is in the running to be on the next season of the ABC show ‘The Bachelorette.’ ABC has released the list of 42 potential suitors for Clare Crawley’s season, whenever it finally airs. Among them is 28-year-old Alex from El Paso. You could make him one of the
Continue Reading Bridger Walker, a brave 6-year-old boy from Wyoming, has gained social media recognition after being praised by Anne Hathaway for rescuing his sister from a dog attack. On July 9, Bridger jumped into action when a 1-year-old old German shepherd mix charged toward his 4-year-old sister, a statement from the family obtained by CNN states.
Continue Reading JoAnn Cunningham was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison for the 2019 murder of her 5-year-old son AJ Freund, whose body was found in a shallow grave in Illinois. Cunningham, 37, pleaded guilty in December to killing her son. Her sentence is set to begin immediately and will be served on its entirety without
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EL PASO, Texas — For 80 years, El Paso’s ‘Star on the Mountain’ has shined a light home for many Borderlanders. The Texas landmark has seen changes and improvements since its inception in 1940 by the El Paso Electric Company. Some El Pasoans may not know that on Easter the star would transform into a
Continue Reading Charges against a former Las Cruces, New Mexico, police officer accused of killing a man in custody have been increased to second-degree murder from involuntary manslaughter, according to a news release from New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas. Balderas also announced the attorney general’s office has taken over the prosecution of the former officer, Christopher
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