Click here for updates on this story Asheville, NC (WLOS) — Two weeks after Asheville made national headlines for voting on a resolution providing reparations for the Black community, Buncombe County commissioners are proposing a similar initiative. AshevilLe City Council unanimously approved the resolution earlier this month, following weeks of protests after the killing of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story St. Louis, MO (KMOV) — Rides N’ School Supplies will be rolling into St. Louis again Saturday. The event is put on by Derrick Walker after his love for cars and motorcycles transformed into motivating the youth in his North City community. At first, Walker says the pandemic
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Winston-Salem, N.C. (WGHP) — a 14-year-old was shot and killed in Winston-Salem on Saturday, according to a Winston-Salem Police Department news release. Around 12:37 a.m. on August 1, 2020, officers with the WSPD responded to Utah Drive when they were told about a shooting. When they arrived, officers
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Jackson County, MO (KCTV) — Tonight, a community is on alert because of a flyer for a house party. Last week, we told you about a party in Lee’s Summit that resulted in multiple COVID-19 infections. When viewers contacted us about a flyer for another party this weekend
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette assistant football coach D.J. Looney has died at the age of 31, according to a statement from the school’s Department of Athletics. Looney, who was entering his third season on staff with the Ragin’ Cajuns as an assistant offensive line coach, passed away Saturday morning after suffering a heart attack
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — There is now a chance that Oñate High School might not get a name change after all. “All the reasons I voted no are still there,” board member Ray Jaramillo told ABC-7 on Saturday. “My focus is number one, to make sure that children and staff have a safe environment
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Matt Dumba became the first National Hockey League player to kneel during the US National Anthem on Saturday. The Minnesota Wild defenseman knelt during Saturday’s game between Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks while wearing a Hockey Diversity Alliance hoodie with “Black Lives Matter” written on the sleeves. Dumba, who is Canadian, stood for the Canadian
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EL PASO, Texas — A power outage due to damaged equipment left around 3,200 El Paso Electric customers on the city’s west side without service for just over an hour Saturday afternoon. A utility spokesman said the outage was triggered by damaged equipment at an electrical substation in the Montoya area of west El Paso.
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A 9-year-old boy heading to his friend’s house was fatally shot in Chicago in the waning hours of July — a violent month in which police say the number of murders in the city jumped nearly 140% from the previous year. The father of Janari Andre Ricks said the boy was going to get a
Continue Reading Connie Culp, the first person in the US to receive a near-total face transplant, has died, according to the Cleveland Clinic, where the procedure was performed in 2008. She was 57 years old. Culp died Wednesday of complications from an infection unrelated to her transplant, Cleveland Clinic spokeswoman Andrea Pacetti told CNN. “Connie was an
Continue Reading Amidst a reexamination of American culture that has seen numerous racial and ethnic stereotypes dismantled — like the infamous Aunt Jemima — Trader Joe’s persists. More than 5,000 people have signed a petition calling on the grocery store chain to change what they call its racist branding names, using phrases like “Trader José” “Trader Ming’s”
Continue Reading A large crowd of far-right groups gathered for a “sit-in” at Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate on Saturday to protest against the German government’s coronavirus restrictions. A march earlier Saturday that was criticized by police for not adhering to rules on social distancing and face masks was halted by organizers. The march, which was named by
Continue Reading Miami Heat guard Jimmy Butler has been very vocal about wearing a jersey with no name on the back. Butler says no name on his jersey signifies he’s no different than any other Black person. But ahead of tip-off against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, Butler was asked to change his jersey. Referees cited league
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Arsenal came from behind to claim the FA Cup with a 2-1 victory against Chelsea thanks to a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang double at Wembley Stadium. Chelsea took the lead after five minutes through Christian Pulisic, but Arsenal came back strongly midway through the first half when Aubameyang was brought down by Cesar Azpilicueta in the Chelsea
Continue Reading After around 40 stores and four hours of searching, one North Carolina man finally struck gold. Kevin Clark, of Candler, North Carolina, played a hunch and went on a journey to find the last top prize of the $5,000,000 Mega Cash scratch-off game. “I had a real good feeling it was going to be in
Continue Reading Talk about your unwanted guests. Burmese pythons are not naturally found in Florida. But the nonnative pests reproduce — and kill other species — so frequently that the state takes extraordinary measures to combat them. Wildlife officials removed 5,000 from the Everglades, according to a statement from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. “Each
Continue Reading Areej Al Hammadi, a young woman from the United Arab Emirates, has shattered the Guinness World Record for soccer ball “hotstepping,” completing 86 repetitions of the ball control trick in a minute. The previous record? A mere 56, set in March in the United Kingdom. “It’s an amazing feeling to break a Guinness World Records
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CARTERSVILLE, GA (WGCL ) — At least 85 people have contracted COVID-19 after a counselor and 17-year-old girl tested positive for the virus while at YMCA Camp Harbour. From June 17-20 the overnight camp held orientation which included 138 trainees and 120 staff members. On June 23, two
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW BRITAIN, CT (WFSB ) — Avery’s Soda is rolling out two distinct new sodas just in time for the 2020 election. Customers can have their choice of either the Democratic blue ‘Biden Berry’ or the Republican red ‘Trump Tonic’. The ‘Biden Berry’ soda is a blueberry mix,
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EL PASO, Texas — Both the El Paso Republican Party and the Texas GOP have publicly posted a photograph on social media showing the city’s police chief, in uniform, posing sans face mask or social distancing alongside the state party chairman in a group setting during what may be considered a political event. The image
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RACINE, WI (WDJT ) — Racine police are looking for the vandals who damaged headstones and monuments at a cemetery Thursday night, July 30. Several photos of the damage were posted on the Racine Parks Department Facebook page. It happened at Mound Cemetery, where some of the damaged
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MAUI, HI (KITV ) — The Board of Education ruled Thursday public schools would start class August 17th. Some teachers tell KITV4 they are hoping the extra nine days of preparation and training will help iron out some concerns. “We’re possibly facing shortages of the cleaning and preparation
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Bartenders in Oregon want to expand how restaurants and bars can sell alcohol amid the COVID-19 crisis. Currently, restaurants and bars can sell beer and wine to-go. However, it’s illegal to sell cocktails with liquor for takeout. That’s why Portland bartender Matt Gumm decided
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOONEVILLE, AR (KFSM ) — The U.S Department of Agriculture is warning people to watch out for unsolicited packages of seeds shipped from China. Experts are concerned the seeds could be an invasive species and are warning people not to plant them. Before word got out, a man
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILTON, PA (WNEP) — The borough of Milton has quite a few historical properties and one non-profit group wants to make sure it stays that way. Volunteers with “The Improved Milton Experience” are trying to preserve two historical properties, including the Lincoln Street School. The former school has
Continue Reading A pregnant woman was fatally shot in her home on Friday night in Columbia, Maryland, the Howard County Police Department said in a statement. Rabiah Ahmad, 30, was 28 weeks pregnant and taken to University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center where she later died, the statement reads. Physicians at the hospital delivered the baby, who
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Stephan Jenkins, lead singer and songwriter of Third Eye Blind, felt jitters as he looked out at 700 cars and trucks ringing a concert stage in the parking lot of Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center. “You can just see it in my eyes,” Jenkins told CNN, referring to the apprehension he felt before the
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, County Judge Ricardo Samaniego, Mayor Dee Margo and Pastor Michael Grady – a national advocate for racial justice and father of one of the survivors of the Aug. 3 tragedy – spoke about Sunday’s upcoming interfaith community healing service being held at Ascarate Park one year
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WGNO ) — Even during a pandemic, music is made in our city as a remedy to our souls. But music makers need care and that’s where the New Orleans Musician’s Clinic has filled the bill since 1998. Catherine Lasperches, who works on the medical side
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LEBANON, PA (WPMT ) — It’s another year of the Lebanon Area Fair. This year, though, it doesn’t look much like the fair people know and love. “Desolate,” described Andrew of North Lebanon. There are no rides, no games, and barely a crowd Friday night. “The track you
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