Click here for updates on this story Fox Chapel, PA (KDKA) — Students in the Fox Chapel Area School District headed back to class Monday. But for those attending in person, some extra supplies will need to be packed — and it may not be what you’re thinking. The district says they found Legionella in
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The Rougely family never believed the coronavirus was a hoax, but in the early days of the pandemic it was hard to imagine the virus could reach them deep in the piney woods of East Texas. After what they have been through, Covid-19 reminds them of springtime tornadoes indiscriminately sweeping across the Texas landscape —
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — Chicago Police have deployed 81 new probationary officers onto the streets to help fight violence in the city. The new officers are joining the ranks as the department is responding to another weekend that saw dozens of people shot across the city. Police Supt.
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Firefighters working 24-hour shifts will get no reprieve from California’s wildfires Monday as dangerous weather conditions could spark new infernos. Lightning was responsible for about 585 fires in the past week, Cal Fire spokesman Steve Kaufmann said this weekend. By Monday morning, more than 1.1 million acres had been scorched since August 15. That’s more
Continue Reading A billion years may not sound young, but researchers estimating the age of the Earth’s core say it could be between 1 and 1.3 billion years old — which is at the lower end of previous estimates. Researchers from the University of Texas were able to estimate the core’s age by recreating conditions similar to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Pittsburgh, PA (KDKA) — This past week, Kelly Ohrman and her disabled husband Matt were at the beach in Erie. As they were leaving, Matt fell and Kelly needed help. As it turns out, she had a team of helpers — players from the Northgate High School football
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — A nun in West Humboldt Park is breaking stereotypes, breaking records, and raising money for rising food needs – all from her treadmill. “I’m feeling pretty bad, but I’m doing great,” Sister Stephanie Baliga told CBS 2’s Marissa Parra. Bad but great – that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAKE Berryessa, CA (KPIX) — During the height of the firefight with the LNU Lightning Complex fire early Wednesday morning, a crew from the Rio Vista Fire Department saw a faint light flashing in an area along Highway 128 in rural Napa County. What followed was a miraculous
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Lake Berryessa, CA (KPIIX) — During the height of the firefight with the LNU Lightning Complex fire early Wednesday morning, a crew from the Rio Vista Fire Department saw a faint light flashing in an area along Highway 128 in rural Napa County. What followed was a miraculous
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HINGHAM, MA (WBZ) — Two 18-year-old Hingham men are charged with stealing and defacing a “thin blue line” flag from a home. The two allegedly posted video of the act on social media. Hingham Police received an anonymous tip about a flag pole and flag that had been
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Boston, MA (WBZ) — After a seven-month odyssey, Albie is finally home with his family. “We’re very lucky that we were able to get him back,” said Amanda Argentieri. It was more than luck, it was love and determination that brought Albie home. Earlier this year, Argentieri was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FREDERICK, MD (WJZ) — Savannah Altamirano and her husband, Gari, tied the knot in a small ceremony. “We’re both active duty military, both Air Force, and last year we had a small little courtship, we got married before moving here,” Savannah Altamirano said. The plan was to eventually
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EL PASO, Texas – Families who want to make virtual learning seem more like going to school for their children have the opportunity to buy student desks at a huge discount. The El Paso Independent School District will sell surplus student desks for $3 each. The sale is open to district families and to the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, VT (WPTZ) — A group of Vermonters are helping to clean up Burlington by picking up trash once a month for Community Green Up Day. Ken Spencer, the founder of Planet People and Marina McCoy, the founder of Waste Free Earth, host the event. The two groups
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BEDFORD, NH (WMUR) — Days after it was announced that New Hampshire restaurants can now operate at 100% capacity indoors while maintaining social distancing, restaurant owners say more needs to be done. For many establishments, the governor’s announcement did not change much. Owners are looking for other ways
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EL PASO, Texas – A wanted fugitive has been arrested in connection with a 2015 fatal crash, officials with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Deputies received information about the location of 31-year-old Uriel Anchondo, they located him at a hotel along the 3600 block of Joe Battle Boulevard and arrested him. He
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, KY (WLKY) — Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and officials with Louisville Metro Police Department gave an update on their response to the protests surrounding BreonnaCon. BreonnaCon is a series of events orchestrated by Until Freedom to help amplify the call for justice in the killing of Breonna
Continue Reading Lori Cheek obsessed about the coronavirus pandemic until one February day, when she packed a couple bags and, after 25 years, left New York City to live with her parents outside Louisville, Kentucky. “I was in New York City through 9/11 and Sandy and the recession, and I wasn’t about to give up on New
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KOAT) — Seventy-five days before police believe a man killed Jackie Vigil in her driveway, he was deported. But court documents show he somehow got back into the country and within a month was committing crimes. Affidavits filed in federal court show police believe the suspect
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story YOLO COUNTY, CA (KCRA) — Among the destruction and ashes, generosity, kindness and healing are all beginning to emerge. Fire evacuee Rick Schubert drove for his life through the LNU Lightning Complex fire and made it to the town of Winters, where he is staying now at a
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EL PASO, Texas – The city of El Paso is expecting high temperatures to continue and will keep its six cooling centers open through Sept. 5. The centers are located at: San Juan Senior Center, 5701 Tamburo Ct.; the Don Haskins Rec Center, 7400 High Ridge; the Marty Robbins Rec Center, 11600 Vista Del Sol;
Continue Reading The body of an off-duty Detroit firefighter who helped rescue swimmers in distress was recovered over the weekend by Detroit police and fire divers, according to a tweet from Michigan State Police for the Detroit area. Sgt. Sivad Johnson, a 26-year veteran firefighter who was off duty and with his 10-year-old daughter, jumped into the
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EL PASO, Texas – Datamark, a leading business process outscourcing company, is hiring more than 60 full-time employees in the El Paso area. Immediate openings involve support roles for an international shipping and logistics company. Additional agents are needed to support a medical technology solutions provider with government healthcare contracts. “These are unique opportunities,” Datamark
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA MISSOULA — You’ve heard of Centerfield Cinema at Allegiance Field but starting Sunday, the Paddleheads are bringing Missoulians Yoga in the Ballpark. Due to COVID-19 canceling baseball for the Paddleheads, the organization decided to use their field for various events and using it for yoga was a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA MISSOULA — Montana’s tourism industry might not be seeing the complete “pandemic devastation” we feared in early spring. But University of Montana researchers say 2020 is still shaping up as one of the worst tourism business years in a decade. If there was ever a year for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ARLEE When 4 p.m. on Friday rolls around, dozens of families from across the Flathead Indian Reservation make their way to the Kicking Horse Job Corps Center. With no questions asked, they’re given food and other essential items free of charge. CSKT Tribal Representative Martin Charlo told MTN
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EL PASO, Texas – Looking for a job during the Covid-19 pandemic and finding that a difficult process? Well, Workforce Solutions Borderplex will host its next online Jobs NOW hiring fair from 10 a.m. to noon on Aug. 25. The event will feature an “Interactive Hiring Room,” which allows companies to view real-time visitors, resumes,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Kevin D. Rome, Sr. is no longer the president at Fisk University, according to a statement released by the university on Monday afternoon. The departure of Rome comes after he was placed on leave earlier this month. At that time, allegations surfaced from a
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As the coronavirus pandemic gained traction in the United States, internet searches for key words related to panic attacks and acute anxiety spiked. Google searches for anxiety symptoms from mid-March to mid-May were the highest they’ve been in the history of the search engine, according to researchers at the Qualcomm Institute’s Center for Data Driven
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASTORIA, OR (KPTV) — Eleven people were rescued after two boats collided near the Astoria-Megler Bridge Monday morning. The Coast Guard said the boats collided on the Washington side, just east of the bridge, at around 8:50 a.m. One boat was a 20-foot recreational vessel carrying five people,
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