Click here for updates on this story Cromwell, CT (Hartford Business Journal) — Many Connecticut towns and cities, including Hartford and East Hartford, in recent years were among hundreds of applicants that tried to lure e-commerce giant Amazon to build its second headquarters in the state. But despite recruitment efforts from former Gov. Dannel P.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, AR (KFSM) — Since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began, many people are struggling to put food on the table with lost jobs and higher grocery store prices. Fort Smith community members need help. Antioch Community Pantry held a pop-up food giveaway event Wednesday (Aug. 19) to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, NE (WOWT ) — The sorority Kappa Alpha Theta at the University of Nebraska is in quarantine after a small cluster of COVID-19 cases was identified at the chapter. The university announced Sunday that one confirmed positive case and four self-reported cases of COVID-19 were identified. Most
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Power outages from Sunday night’s storm in northern Las Cruces forced Las Cruces Public Schools to change its Monday meal distribution from Vista Middle School to Dona Ana Elementary. The district was also informed that Zoom video conferencing was experiencing some outages nationwide on Monday morning. Vista, along with Jornada
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story STATE COLLEGE, PA (WNEP) — Another fraternity at Penn State University is in trouble after a party in violation of what’s called “Penn State expectations.” The suspended fraternity—Pi Kappa Alpha—hosted a large social gathering Friday, and that’s against the rules. According to Penn State officials, monitors observed about
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Singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle has died, according to a Sunday announcement from his representatives. He is the son of country rocker Steve Earle. “It is with tremendous sadness that we inform you of the passing of our son, husband, father and friend Justin,” the announcement read on Earle’s official Facebook page. “So many of you
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Children 5 and under should not be made to wear masks during the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization and UNICEF said Monday. Very young children are less susceptible to the virus and are less likely to spread it to others, the two United Nations agencies said in a joint statement. “According to the limited
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SANFORD, MI (WNEM ) — After the flood hit Sanford, nine year old Memphis Nelson just wanted to help. “I’ve been growing up here, raised here, now it’s all gone,” said Memphis. It started with an idea to collect cans and bottles to exchange for money. “I told
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story STATE COLLEGE, PA (WNEP) — Another fraternity at Penn State University is in trouble after a party in violation of what’s called “Penn State expectations.” The suspended fraternity—Pi Kappa Alpha—hosted a large social gathering Friday, and that’s against the rules. According to Penn State officials, monitors observed about
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, KS (KCTV/KSMO ) — A video going viral this weekend shows a Lawrence man as he says he was being harassed and having a drink thrown at his face by KU students. He claims it was the consequence of taking a wrong turn. The students, however, say
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LUZERNE COUNTY, PA (WNEP) — During this health pandemic, health care systems like Geisinger started offering virtual pharmacy services as a way for patients to connect with pharmacists from home. “It’s been wonderful having, especially with the video appointments with patients, to be able to see the patient.
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EL PASO, Texas – The first day of fall semester classes has gotten off to a bumpy start for some UTEP students. Starting at around 9 a.m. Monday, UTEP students began tweeting about their inability to access classes through the log-in portal. “Why is my.utep.edu not working on the first day of class?” asked physics
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREENSBORO, NC ( WGHP) — patient at Cone Health Green Valley with coronavirus was removed from a ventilator in time to speak at his daughter’s wedding on Saturday, according to Cone Health. Mark Thomas says his daughter is “his world” and wrote his Father of the Bride wedding
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN COUNTY, PA (WPMT) — The Waynesboro Police Department is warning the public of a scam on Facebook Marketplace involving a property that placed for rent. The person who has this listing is asking for personal information to be sent via email and asking for money to be
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, WI (WDJT ) — Business owners across downtown Kenosha are cleaning up a mess after some protesters turned destructive overnight Sunday, Aug. 23. This, after a man was shot by a Kenosha police officer as he walked away near 28th Avenue and 40th Street. Dozens of broken
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, LA (WGNO ) — La Boca Steakhouse in the Warehouse District is going above and beyond to keep their staff and customers extra safe during these Covid-19 times. Safety is on their menu because they want to be extra careful to make sure that their employees
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Denver, CO (KDVR) — Not a lot of people can say they’ve successfully summited all 58 14,000+ feet peaks in Colorado. But one Denver woman is taking that goal to all new heights. Brittany Woodrum had just finished hiking her 38th and 39th peak, when she caught up
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Denver, CO (KDVR) — Organizers of an annual backpack giveaway, in the Montbello neighborhood, are filling bags with some different school supplies this year. The change comes in response to COVID-19 restrictions for the 2020-2021 school year to help students prepare for remote learning. “It’s not cheap,” Joel
Continue Reading Northern Cyprus says it will soon reopen the derelict district of Varosha, a once popular tourist resort that has remained a ghost town since the Turkish military invasion of the the island decades ago. The Mediterranean island of Cyprus was divided in two in 1974 when a coup backed by the Greek government was met
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A New Mexico city has agreed to a multimillion-dollar settlement deal with the family of a Mexican-American man who died in police custody in February. The city of Las Cruces has agreed to pay $6.5 million to the family of Antonio Valenzuela, who died during a traffic stop by Las Cruces police, according to a
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California first responders are wrestling massive wildfires plaguing the state but an integral part of their team is missing in action because of the coronavirus pandemic. There are significantly fewer inmate firefighting crews helping right now due to the state prison system’s early release program, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
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A 33-year-old man living in Hong Kong had Covid-19 twice this year, according to preliminary research out of China. The pre-print study — which the University of Hong Kong said on Monday has been accepted to publish in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases — found that the man’s second case of Covid-19 occurred 142 days after the first. The
Continue Reading The world’s largest nudist resort is at the center of a Covid-19 outbreak with nearly 150 people testing positive after staying at or visiting the clothing-optional beach destination in southern France. Local health authorities say 95 people staying at Cap d’Agde Naturist Village, on the Mediterranean coast of France’s Occitanie region, were found to have
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A week after miraculously avoiding a flying motorcycle that almost hit him at high speed, Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Viñales was counting his lucky stars for a second time after a terrifying incident during Sunday’s Styrian MotoGP in Austria. Tearing along the home straight at 228 kph towards turn one of the Red Bull Ring
Continue Reading The Season 3 finale of “Yellowstone” on Sunday was pretty brutal. The TV drama follows the lives of the Dutton family who on the show own one of the largest ranches in the United States, pitting them against everyone from land developers to neighbors. On Sunday’s episode, family patriarch John Dutton (played by Kevin Costner)
Continue Reading On the night of August 24, 2019, Elijah McClain was walking home from a convenience store with an iced tea when he was confronted by three Aurora, Colorado, police officers. By the end of the night, the 23-year-old Black man was lying in a hospital bed. Three days later, he was pronounced brain dead and
Continue Reading For more than a century, Bulgaria has had little trouble enticing people to its beach resorts scattered along the Black Sea coast. City-breakers head to its main cities — including Sofia, the capital, and Plovdiv, the 2019 European Capital of Culture — for an enjoyable blend of culture and hearty Bulgarian gastronomy. Rila National Park
Continue Reading It doesn’t sound like he would anyway, but John Oliver may not want to visit Danbury, Connecticut, anytime soon. The talk show host has run afoul of that city’s mayor after Oliver had some not so nice things to say during a recent episode of his show. Danbury came up during the August 16 episode
Continue Reading NASA is on the hunt for rogue planets. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA’s upcoming observatory expected to launch in the mid-2020s, could reveal a multitude of rogue planets that don’t orbit stars in our Milky Way galaxy, according to new research. These exoplanets, or planets located outside of our solar system, move through
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — The McCloskeys and the widow of a murdered police captain will be speaking at the Republican National Convention this week. Mark and Patricia McCloskey are expected to speak during the first night of the convention. The Central West End residents were seen pointing
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