A 20-year veteran of a sheriff’s department in South Florida has died of Covid-19 after weeks in the hospital. Lt. Aldemar “Al” Rengifo Jr., 47, of the Broward County Sheriff’s office (BSO) died Sunday, according to a BSO press release. Rengifo had been hospitalized since July 27. He is survived by his wife and son
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A restaurant chain in southern China has issued a public apology for weighing diners before they entered the premises as part of a national campaign to reduce food waste. Customers going into the popular Hunan chain Chuiyan Fried Beef, in the city of Changsha, were asked to weigh themselves on a set of scales and
Continue Reading Officials in Kalamazoo have apologized for the arrest of a Black reporter who was covering a Proud Boys rally and counterprotests on Saturday, according to affiliate reports. MLive reporter Samuel Robinson was covering the far-right group’s rally and counterprotest and posting updates on social media most of the day. In video taken by Robinson, the
Continue Reading New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is delaying the country’s parliamentary election by four weeks to October 17 after the reemergence of Covid-19 in the country last week. The announcement on Tuesday that locally acquired cases of coronavirus had been confirmed in the New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland, prompted the government to introduce
Continue Reading As coronavirus cases among young people continue to spread throughout the country, videos posted to social media show a large gathering near one Georgia college with partiers crowded together and not appearing to wear masks. The large group of people congregated at an off-campus housing apartment complex near the University of North Georgia in Dahlonega
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is delaying the country’s parliamentary election by four weeks to October 17 after the reemergence of Covid-19 in the country last week. The announcement on Tuesday that locally acquired cases of coronavirus had been confirmed in the New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland, prompted the government to introduce
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UPDATE, Aug. 19: Las Cruces police on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 17-year-old boy in the Aug. 6 shooting death of 18-year-old Jacob Daniel Becerra. The teen suspect, who police are not identifying because of his age, is charged with first-degree felony murder and tampering with evidence. Authorities said he was being held without
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EL PASO, Texas — Bright and early Monday morning, the Canutillo Independent School District will host a vaccination clinic for children who need their immunizations. The clinic will begin at 9 a.m. in the Alderete Middle School and will last until 2 p.m., according to district officials. The district will accept Medicare and most forms
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EL PASO, Texas — A brand new location of Alamo Drathouse Cinema will open in east El Paso before the end of the year, according to the company. It will be located at Monteverde, near Loop 375 and Pellicano Drive, according to a news release. The company plans to open the new location in November
Continue Reading For many US schools welcoming students back, a return to in-person learning was abruptly halted after new Covid-19 cases. More than 2,000 students, teachers and staff members across five states have been quarantined after at least 230 positive coronavirus cases were reported. It’s a grim start to the school year many hoped could mark the
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EL PASO, Texas — For a place known as the “Sun City,” hockey might not be the first sport people associate with it. But the NHL is open to the idea of playing in El Paso, after the city was one of four to qualify for the opportunity to host an NHL preseason game. El
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(Editor’s note: You can submit your back to school photos to ABC-7, by clicking here.) EL PASO, Texas — Students, parents and teachers at four independent school districts, including the big three – El Paso, Socorro, Ysleta – along with Canutillo, are set to see the first day of the new school year on Monday.
Continue Reading Chicago and New York are among a number of cities that saw heightened levels of gun violence this weekend, continuing a trend of increased violence over the past few months. In Chicago, nearly 30 people were shot and three people killed over the weekend, Chicago Police said Sunday morning. Among those injured are a 12-year-old
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Continue Reading As part of her ongoing campaign to tackle America’s mass-incarceration problem, Kim Kardashian West is now fighting for the release of New Orleans rapper C-Murder. The rapper, whose real name is Corey Miller, is the brother of rap superstar Master P. In 2002, a fan of Miller’s was fatally shot in New Orleans, according to
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After months of frustration over testing shortages and delays, a new saliva test could give Americans a fast and inexpensive option to learn if they have Covid-19. Researchers from the Yale School of Public Health created the SalivaDirect test, which received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday. “The SalivaDirect test
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After months of frustration over testing shortages and delays, a new saliva test could give Americans a fast and inexpensive option to learn if they have Covid-19. Researchers from the Yale School of Public Health created the SalivaDirect test, which received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday. “The SalivaDirect test
Continue Reading Shanghai Pride, China’s longest-running and only major annual celebration of sexual minorities, abruptly announced its effective shutdown on Thursday, in the latest sign of the authorities’ increasing clampdown on civil society and LGBTQ rights in the country. In an open letter posted online, titled “the End of the Rainbow,” the organizers recalled Shanghai Pride’s humble
Continue Reading When the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses to shut their doors, many owners were left scrambling to keep their enterprises afloat. Virginia Sharp, owner of Daemarii’s Unique Boutique in Macon, Georgia, was one of them. But instead of surrendering to the circumstances, she came up with an innovative way to reach customers. The 55-year-old, who worked
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CEDAR PARK, Texas — Three police officers in Cedar Park were shot while responding to a call at a home Sunday, according to a tweet from the police department. The officers are in stable condition at a local hospital and “doing well,” Cedar Park Interim Chief of Police Mike Harmon said at a press briefing
Continue Reading As the body counts rise, American cities remain ground zero for a deadly new reality. And those charged with keeping communities safe and helping flatten the curve of death are under fire and losing confidence from those they are sworn to protect. This isn’t coronavirus but a plague of violence in many American cities as
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Click here for updates on this story Jackson, GA (Rockdale Citizen) — A mural that has graced the walls of the post offices in Jackson for 80 years is now covered in black plastic and may be coming down after alleged complaints were made about its subject matter. The mural, entitled “Cotton: From Field to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story New Orleans, LA (WGNO) — Any day now Audubon Zoo will soon have a new baby gorilla. To celebrate the Zoo’s hosting a virtual baby shower with a baby registry for you to give gifts to the gorilla family. Audubon Zoo’s 13-year old western lowland gorilla, “Tumani” is
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Police in San Antonio say at least five people were wounded, including one critically, in a shooting at a flea market. Police Chief William McManus said gunfire erupted Sunday at Mission Open Air Market during a dispute, but said he didn’t know the nature of it. “This is the result of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Luzerne County, PA (WNEP) — The pandemic is forcing people to get creative with their celebrations and that was no different for a Luzerne County couple marking six decades of wedded bliss. Ron Phillips of Plains Township wanted to do something special for his wife Ceil to celebrate
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Old Forge, PA (WNEP) — It was a fisherman who discovered a decomposing body on the stretch of the Lackawanna river that runs parallel to Lonesome Road in Old Forge. When officials arrived on scene they say it was a challenge to remove that body from the riverbank.
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EL PASO, Texas– A few afternoon showers kept us away from the triple digits for at least one day. We will see another quick warm-up and more sunshine for today and temperatures a degree or two warmer. The one hundred degree heat will be back in the mix as we head toward Wednesday and will
Continue Reading Two men on death row for killing a pair of British backpackers on a Thai island in 2014 have had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment by the country’s king. The bodies of 23-year-old Hanna Witheridge and 24-year-old David Miller were discovered in September 2014 on a beach on Koh Tao, a small island
Continue Reading Days after thousands of lives perished on 9/11, the United States marked a national day of prayer and remembrance for the victims of the worst terrorist attack in the nation’s history. President George W. Bush delivered words of comfort and encouragement at the packed National Cathedral in Washington, where four former US presidents as well
Continue Reading It was dark when the plane touched down in Hong Kong from Phnom Penh. Noor Yuni swiftly cleared immigration and collected her luggage. But as she approached the “nothing to declare” lane, a customs officer pulled her aside, she says. The 21-year-old Indonesian’s bag was put into the security scanner and she remembers agreeing to
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