Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, ID (East Idaho News) — You’ve heard about mysterious seeds from China showing up unexpectedly in people’s mailboxes, but eastern Idahoans say those aren’t the only unsolicited items landing in people’s mail. Beverly Ard of Idaho Falls said her 22-year-old son became sick in July and
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“No Ceilings” has finally made it to some major streaming platforms. The 2009 mixtape is now available on platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music, more than a decade after it first dropped. It’s a shortened version, containing 12 songs where the original had 21, and it features guest artists including Drake and Tyga. Lil
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, ID (East Idaho News) — You may be used to seeing hot dogs on a grill, but people driving around Idaho Falls might catch a glimpse of a giant one on wheels. Since 1936, Oscar Mayer has been driving its famous Wienermobiles across the United States
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, IA (WQAD) — In the middle of 2020’s hottest week yet, a little slice of fall can be found inside of 392 Caffe in Davenport. The shop is now selling their famed, “That Pumpkin B.S.” drink – available hot or iced. “B.S.” does, of course, stand for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — The intense winds and driving rains of Hurricane Laura shoved trees, utility poles and wires to the ground, leaving 94% of Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) customers in eight central Louisiana parishes without power. At 5 p.m. Thursday, with restoration in progress, 41,000 customers
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Walmart is a 58-year-old American company known for big box stores that sell everyday goods, casual clothing, groceries and TVs. TikTok is a Chinese-owned app that in just a few years has captivated hundreds of millions of teens with its entertaining dance videos, lip syncing performances and comedy routines. At first glance, the two couldn’t
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, WI (WDJT ) — Protests in Kenosha remained peaceful from Thursday, August 27 into the morning on Friday, August 27. It marked the fifth night of protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Around 1 a.m. on Friday, August 28, authorities arrived in riot gear to
Continue Reading “Love Fraud” plays like the real-life equivalent of a Lifetime movie turned, for better and worse, into a salacious Showtime docuseries. Although there are plenty of juicy bits in this tale of a guy who wooed and fleeced women he met online, the filmmakers focus on the micro of the story at the expense of
Continue Reading Strange and more than a little sad, “You Cannot Kill David Arquette” — a documentary about the actor’s adventures in wrestling — derives most of its strength from the discomfort associated with watching it. As the son of a showbiz family, the fact that Arquette is reduced to this cry for attention more than anything
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SMITHVILLE, MO (KCTV) — Without a doubt, high school football won’t be the same in 2020. Home games at Kansas City Public Schools will have empty stands, while other schools across the Metro will have limited spectators. Smithville High School is one of the schools that will have
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, PA (WNEP) — Three other students who reported symptoms are also quarantining waiting for test results. No employees have tested positive for the virus, but three are in quarantine after possible exposure outside the university. Another seven employees who may have had contact with an infected person
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAFAYETTE, LA (WGNO) — The Theta Xi fraternity house at UL was destroyed after a tree fell on it during Hurricane Laura. Six fraternity members were living in the house, but were evacuated in time and are safe. Those six men will now have to find a new
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, PA (WPMT) — Governor Tom Wolf urged the legislature to pass his safe and secure elections proposal unveiled Thursday. His proposal expands on voting reform passed by both democrats and republicans that expanded voting access with mail-in ballots and early voting. “Our democracy depends on people voting,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — After the Coronavirus outbreak closed schools in the spring, many students transitioned to remote learning. Omaha mom Megan McClaren knew then that kind of learning wasn’t best for her 3 kids. She decided to pull her kids from public school and homeschool this school
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WAYNESVILLE, NC (WLOS) — There will be no remote learning in Haywood County schools for a second day. A Ransomware attack against the district’s computers shut schools down Monday. They’ll be shut down again Tuesday. The hackers want money to unfreeze the district’s files. The cyberattack has had
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Police are looking for two armed carjackers after a mother and daughter were almost carjacked outside McKinley Junior Academy. It happened as parents and students arrived to pick up materials for the new school year Thursday. Tire tracks were left by the suspects
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WASCO COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — The White River Fire burning in the Mt. Hood National Forest has burned 2,775 acres as of Thursday and is at 10 percent containment, according to fire officials. About 100 families were asked to evacuate, with the Wasco County Sheriff’s Office issuing Level
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Bay County, MI (WNEM) — Splintered, crackled and a trampoline smashed. Those are the sights and sounds of storm damage in Hampton Twp. On Aug 27 following a storm. “All of the sudden this big wind came through,” said Bill Post of Bay County. “Get home and all
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Near-record highs will be possible through the weekend. Expect hot conditions and mainly sunny skies Friday, clouds will be on the increase Saturday with a slight chance for showers through next week. Next week temperatures will cool down a few degrees.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Harrisburg, PA (WNEP) — For the past several days, Anthony Williams has been forced to sit and wait. Confined to his house without a car, Williams is unable to walk more than a block on his own. But Wednesday, a gift changed his life. A wheelchair was given
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced five new coronavirus-related deaths Friday morning. That elevated the death toll in El Paso County to 415. The health department identified the victims as: 1 man in his 40s2 men in their 60s1 woman in her 70s1 man in his 80s All
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While several sporting events were scrapped in the US this week in the aftermath of the shooting of Jacob Blake, the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens have gone a step further by demanding that the officers who shot the 29-year-old and Breonna Taylor be brought to justice. Blake is likely be left paralyzed, according to his family, after
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New satellite images are giving a glimpse at the destruction that Hurricane Laura has waged across Louisiana. Hurricane Laura roared through southwestern Louisiana early Thursday morning, killing six and leaving behind a wide path of destruction. CNN has obtained new satellite images from Maxar Technologies that are showing just how destructive the storm was. At
Continue Reading Marsha P. Johnson, the beloved transgender activist who was a central figure in New York City’s gay liberation movement, will get a monument in her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey. Local officials met with Johnson’s family Thursday to announce the dedication of land that will soon turn into Johnson’s public monument, according to a news
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Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving Japanese prime minister in history, has resigned, citing health reasons. “Even though there is one year to go in my tenure and there are challenges to be met, I have decided to stand down as prime minister,” said Abe at a press conference in Tokyo on Friday, adding that he would
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Laura is now a tropical depression but will still bring dangerous storms, heavy rain and tornadoes to parts of the eastern US. Satellite imagery shows the massive damage the storm caused as it tore through Louisiana. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also
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Severe illness and death remain rare in children with Covid-19, a new study suggests, while disparities do appear in kids who may require critical care or suffer complications. Pediatricians described the findings as reassuring as children accounted for fewer than 1% of some coronavirus cases in England, Wales and Scotland; and only 1% of those
Continue Reading What do you miss most about traveling? If you answered, “being stuck on a plane with crying babies while playing Sudoku,” then this is the game for you. Designed by New York-based game developer Hosoji Auji, “Airplane Mode” claims to be “the most realistic flight simulation ever created.” A press release issued by AMC Games,
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It’s set to be a Tour de France like no other. Watched on television by millions across the world, the annual race is deeply embedded in French culture as it weaves its way across stunning countryside and vertiginous mountains, as well as through picturesque towns and cities before concluding on Paris’ Champs-Elysées. The Tour is
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Even as Hurricane Laura bore down on a hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, someone had to watch the babies. Winds howled, water leaked through windows and the generators kicked on at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Despite it all, the NICU staff kept all 19 of its babies safe through the Category 4 storm. “It’s important
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