Click here for updates on this story OLATHE, Kan. (WDAF) — The mother of a young girl who prosecutors say was stalked by a former Olathe teacher is speaking out for the first time about the trauma her family is going through. “You send your kids to school every day thinking they are safe and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — Tennessee’s Gov. Bill Lee addressed the state giving a progress report about how the state is combating the coronavirus, as schools open up statewide. Lee took to the podium addressing Tennesseans about the latest impacts of the coronavirus and how the state is handling
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — A U-Haul location in Kansas City is closed after violating the city’s mask mandate. It’s the second business in Kansas City to be closed by the health department because of complaints of employees refusing to wear masks. That means no one is supposed
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Sitting squeezed between a number of strangers on board an aircraft might feel like a risky position during these uncertain times. But according to some experts who point to the very few documented cases of in-flight transmission, the chances of catching Covid-19 while on board a flight are actually relatively slim. Fear of flying during
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — Memphis Animal Services has had to find new ways to make a difference during the COVID-19 pandemic. Just like many other businesses, Memphis Animal Services was not immune to the impacts of the pandemic. They had to come up with new and creative ways
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, Pa. (WNEP) — The University of Scranton isn’t even through its first week of being back in session, and already three students have tested positive for COVID-19. The university says it will provide weekly updates on campus metrics of positive tests of COVID on its website. That
Continue Reading “Unhinged” has built its marketing strategy around helping usher people back into theaters, hoping pent-up demand after months without movie-going will sustain this low-budget thriller starring Russell Crowe. Whatever crumbs of logic reside in that scheme, as risk-benefit analysis goes venturing out to see a grim, unappealing movie seems unwarranted, unwise and wholly unnecessary. “Unnecessary”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story YORK, Pa. (WPMT) — A photo posted online of an off-campus college party in York County is raising questions about student safety, as some college students begin arriving back on campus. Some students of York College were seen holding a large gathering Tuesday night, at which few were
Continue Reading Good family movies are hard to find, which explains why parents simply grateful for options often grade on a curve. Enter two streaming this weekend: “The One and Only Ivan,” a Disney+ film that brings heart and not much else to adapting a popular children’s book; and “The Sleepover,” Netflix’s latest diversion aimed at the
Continue Reading Chrissy Teigen admits she loves “Selling Sunset,” even as she’s questioned whether the TV show’s stars are, in fact, real estate agents. “I will say,” Teigen tweeted, “I look at LA real estate a lot and have never seen any of these people lol (n)either have our agents, who I have obsessively asked.” Now, two
Continue ReadingSUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former campaign adviser, and three others with defrauding donors of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a border wall fundraising campaign. Bannon has been arrested, according to a spokesman for the US attorney’s office. Bannon’s lawyer did not immediately respond
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NEW YORK, NY — President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty to charges that he ripped off donors to “We Build The Wall” in federal court Thursday, hours after he was pulled from a yacht off the coast of Connecticut and arrested. The accusations were contained in an indictment unsealed in
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The ABC-7 First Alert has been issued for near-record heat today and tomorrow. This month has been abnormally hot and the heat will continue through the weekend with temperatures running above the average of 93. El Paso has seen 47 triple-digit days this summer today will make 48. It is very likely that we will
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Massachusetts will would require all schoolchildren to get influenza vaccines to stay enrolled in public schools and day cares. The mandate makes it the first state to require flu shots for children over the age of 5. “The new vaccine requirement is an important step to reduce flu-related illness and the overall impact of respiratory
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KFOR/KAUT) — Pour and sip, judge and repeat. Tim King and Luke Hadsall met over a beer. They were both avid home brewers who clicked through hops and suds until Tim started suffering from what turned out to be an intolerance for gluten. “It definitely
Continue Reading Addressing an ongoing problem with unauthorized parties at Airbnb listings that has been aggravated by the pandemic and public health risks, the rental behemoth issued a ban Thursday on parties at properties worldwide. “This party ban applies to all future bookings on Airbnb and it will remain in effect indefinitely until further notice,” Airbnb said
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced ten new coronavirus-related deaths Thursday morning. The death toll now stands at 382. The health department announced one of the victims was a man in his 20s with underlying health conditions. The other victims include: 1 man in his 50s1 man in
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Another 1.1 million Americans filed initial claims for unemployment benefits on a seasonally adjusted basis last week, dashing economists’ hopes for a second-straight week with fewer than 1 million claims. Economists were optimistic that the US jobs market would be on a steady trajectory toward recovery. But last week’s claims exceeded forecasts after the previous
Continue Reading Actor Jim Belushi is so pro-cannabis that he’s now in the industry and says he believes his brother John would still be alive if he had been a “pot head.” “Growing Belushi” premiered Wednesday night on Discovery and the reality show follows Jim Belushi’s efforts to grow his legal cannabis farm in Oregon. On the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WGN) — A Humboldt Park nun is giving new meaning to “godspeed” as she uses her wicked fast marathon speed to put food on her neighbors’ tables. Sister Stephanie Baliga is passionate about serving God and every last one of her west Humboldt Park neighbors. “We’ve had
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In a move aimed at making it easier to get children vaccinated, the US Department of Health and Human Services said it would authorize any state-licensed pharmacist to administer childhood vaccines. But the American Academy of Pediatrics, which represents pediatricians, immediately slammed the decision, calling it “incredibly misguided.” “In the middle of a pandemic, what
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Miss Robbie Montgomery, owner of Sweetie Pie’s, is traveling to Mississippi after her son was federally charged in a murder-for-hire plot in the death of her grandson in 2016. James Timothy Norman, who goes by Tim, is one of the stars of the St.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ITHACA, Mich. (WNEM) — “I just want the kids to be able to play,” Joel Langlois said. He calls himself a problem solver. The west Michigan area businessman who owns sports and entertainment venues, says he’s heard from hundreds of people from across the state, who want to
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HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — As the debate over reopening schools continues nationwide, a local school district is trying to make campuses safer for students and teachers. Clint Independent School District officials have arranged for new air purification systems to be installed at each campus in the district. The goal of the systems is to
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A US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization for blood plasma to treat Covid-19 is on hold, but could still be issued in the near future, Dr. H. Clifford Lane, deputy director at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told The New York Times. The hold came after a group of federal
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Jamie Shorter sobbed Wednesday as he held his cell phone and tried to talk about the horror he saw on the first day of August. He tried to explain how Jeramie Shorter was the unintended target when he was killed at the funeral
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NAPA COUNTY, Calif. (Napa Valley Register) — As flames spread Tuesday afternoon around the intersection of Highway 128 at Knoxville Road, it didn’t look good for the Turtle Rock Bar and Cafe. By around 2:30 p.m., the longtime rural hangout was in the cross-hairs of the Hennessey fire.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KCTV/KSMO) — A Missouri father of three died just days after he was diagnosed with COVID-19, according to his family. Sarai Williams describes her father as the life of the party and a father figure not just to her and her siblings but to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — It’s something you normally don’t see: a refrigerator full of food, outside on a sidewalk. But it’s now in one Milwaukee, northside neighborhood. It’s called the Milwaukee Community Fridge, and it’s in the Lindsay Heights/Johnsons Park neighborhood. You’ll find it near the corner of 19th
Continue Reading A star-shaped fortress atop a picturesque island off the southwest coast of Ireland once housed one of the world’s biggest prison populations. While Spike Island was welcoming boatloads of tourists pre-pandemic — much like Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay or Robben Island off the coast of South Africa — in Victorian times it was a
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