WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday she is calling the House back into session this week to vote on a bill prohibiting the U.S. Postal Service from implementing any changes to operations or level of service. The action comes amid growing concerns that the Trump White House is trying to undermine
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Lewis Hamilton produced a dominant display to win the Spanish Grand Prix and extend his lead at the top of the Formula One standings. The Mercedes driver never relinquished his position at the front of the pack, having started on pole in Barcelona, to claim his fourth win of the season. The win moves him
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People in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, receive a coronavirus newsletter four times a week updating them on the latest information about the pandemic. It’s often filled with grim news about outbreaks and death tolls. But once a week it includes an uplifting poem — offering a sense of peace in a world of chaos. The poems
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EL PASO, Texas — For a second straight day and the third time in under a week, local health leaders reported significant numbers of delayed positive test results, leading to questions about whether El Pasons have had an accurate picture of the extent of the coronavirus in the their community over the past couple of
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Click here for updates on this story NEWBURG, WI (WDJT ) — When firefighters arrived in the town of Trenton, flames from a car fire had spread to a nearby home. And at that point, Robert “Bob” Stanczyk felt fine. “Our officer on the truck came up, grabbed the nozzle, and I was backing him
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, GA (WGCL ) — A 15-year-old boy in Gwinnett County has become metro Atlanta’s youngest victim of COVID-19. The teen is the second youngest in the state of Georgia to die from the virus, and is reported as having no underlying medical conditions. The youngest to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SALEM, OR (KPTV ) — As COVID-19 cases rise there are some groups in Oregon pushing to reopen the state. The “Open up Oregon Rally 2.0” was held on the steps of the state capitol in Salem on Saturday. The American Patriot Society has hosted several of these
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Saginaw, MI (WNEM ) — Like many of us, Johnson’s Giant Pumpkins is ready for this pandemic to be over. “In the past, we’ve done farmers feel the world, support our veterans, and things along that line,” said Gerald Johnson, owner. The pumpkin farm created a 13-acre corn
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Metro Police are going beyond Broadway making sure people are are following the mask mandate in other popular destinations in Nashville. Police expanded focus beginning this weekend to enforcement on Broadway, Demonbreun St & the Gulch area with 30 officers asking people to wear a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV ) — A resident of downtown St. Louis says he does not feel safe, saying reckless driving and the firing of shots are a problem every weekend. The outcry comes after police say a 21-year-old man was shot near Broadway and Cerre around 3:20 a.m.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KALIHI, HAWAII (KITV) — Tensions running high at Oahu Community Correctional Center. The jail was on lockdown twice on Saturday, and there were two fires at the jail. That’s what multiple sources tell KITV4. The Public Safety Department (PSD) confirms one fire. It tells us, “Due to the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OAHU, HI (KITV) — Domestic Violence Action Center and Child and Family Service are cautioning against releasing inmates as a means of combating COVID-19 in prison. DVAC Chief Executive Officer Nanci Kreidman told KITV4 she strongly opposes a “wholesale” release of inmates, and believes each release should be
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, NC (WLOS ) — A porch pirate was recently caught on camera swiping a package from an Asheville home. Michael Morel’s surveillance footage shows an unidentified person driving up to his home Thursday afternoon, Aug. 13. After knocking and seeing that no one was home, the person
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SARPY COUNTY, NE (WOWT ) — Working from home has become commonplace. But some residents in a Sarpy County neighborhood worry that a proposed home-based business is far from normal. Near 176th and Cornhusker Road, Wade Wickey is a gun collector who plans to sell firearms online as
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A ship that has leaked tons of oil off the coast of Mauritius has split apart, authorities said on Saturday. “At around 4.30 pm, a major detachment of the vessel’s forward section was observed,” the National Crisis Committee of Mauritius said in statement. The Japanese-owned ship, MV Wakashio, ran aground at Pointe d’Esny in late
Continue Reading Even during the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic, some Americans were not fans of wearing masks. They risked hefty fines by refusing to wear them and sometimes ended up in jail. In one case in San Francisco, an organized group called the “Anti-Mask League” held a protest in a local ballroom that was attended by about 2,000
Continue ReadingEl Paso, Texas- High pressure has headed west and easing away from the Borderland. This will mean a slight drop of a few degrees in the excessively hot temperatures across the region. However temperatures will continue to be well above seasonal averages, and some lowland locations may still reach 100 degrees in the afternoon hours.
Continue Reading Peaceful protests throughout Saturday were hijacked by agitators later in the day, leading to multiple arrests and officers getting injured, Chicago police said. About 200 people gathered to protest against police brutality earlier Saturday, CNN affiliate WLS reported. “People are tired,” protester Taylor Smith told the news station. “No one wants to die at the
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With so much information available about the severity of the coronavirus and the need to follow guidelines, some people still refuse to accept reality. The denial manifests itself in many ways, whether that be refusing to wear a mask or attending large gatherings. Using denial as a coping mechanism is not always a bad choice.
Continue Reading The coronavirus pandemic has dampened a lot of people’s love lives. But for one New York couple, it has inspired a new and exciting way to rekindle romance in their relationship. With many public places shut, Jasmin and Dean Gaskin have spent a lot of time at home, watching movies with their two kids, renovating
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EL PASO, Texas– Although graduation season is over, one El Paso high school choir teacher wanted to gather as many of his former students together to sing a song for high school Seniors that had their senior years cut short due to the pandemic. Joe Estala has been a music teacher for 21 years now.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A fast-spreading wildfire threatened an area of northeast Bend and forced residents of hundreds of residents to quickly evacuate late Saturday afternoon, putting up a large, black smoke plume from an auto wrecking yard before an air and ground attack
Continue Reading Michael Thompson has been in prison for 24 years, serving what his attorneys say is essentially “a death sentence.” The 69-year-old was convicted in the late 1990s following a marijuana sale that spurred a search in his home, where officials found weapons. Due to prior convictions, the judge handed Thompson a decades-long sentence for drug
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – From their defensive effort Saturday night, it’s safe to say El Paso Locomotive FC have a good memory. The Locomotive backline pitched a 1-0 shutout against Real Monarchs, avenging their heartbreaking loss in last year’s Western Conference Final and keeping pace in USL Pool Group C. Nick Ross’s 50th minute
Continue Reading Many weekends, high school teacher Emma Smreker can be found searching for treasure. Not at the bottom of the sea — but at the bottom of bookshelves. In her search, she hopes to unearth forgotten mementoes left between the pages of used paperbacks at her local book store or thrift shop. She often finds old
Continue Reading In 1929, two Chinese farmers were stopped by a British police officer while ambling down a road in a rugged part of Hong Kong’s then-expansive rural hinterland. They weren’t committing a crime: they were carrying a caged tiger. “As it is quite unusual to see a live tiger carried about in the New Territories the
Continue Reading(CNN) — Robert Trump, 72, the younger brother of President Donald Trump, died Saturday at a New York hospital, President Trump announced in a statement. “It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight. He was not just my brother, he was my best friend. He will be
Continue Reading A grand jury has indicted three Mississippi police officers on second-degree murder charges, accusing them of causing eventually fatal injuries to a man they removed from a vehicle in Jackson last year. Desmond Barney, 31; Lincoln Lampley, 33; and Anthony Fox, 35 were indicted in the January 2019 death of George Robinson, according to court
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EL PASO, Texas- The Borderland has been dealing with record breaking heat since Monday and that streak continued Saturday afternoon. 106 was the official high Saturday afternoon, breaking the record high of 104 broken back in 2002. Our afternoon highs will continue to remain above average for Sunday, but record breaks temps. will be coming
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Arlington, MA (WBZ) — When Covid-19 first forced us all home, an Arlington family decided to embrace just that: exploring the community they’ve called home for nearly 18 years. “I pulled out the map in our local phone book and I was like what if we just walked
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