Editor’s Note: This story has been modified to reflect the expungement of the suspect’s criminal record. The suspect’s name has also been removed from the article. Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — One of the two people suspected of throwing a Covid-era house party has had his record expunged. The
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Stevie Nicks implored her followers on Facebook to take Covid-19 seriously and wear a mask. The Fleetwood Mac star wrote in a post Tuesday that she’s worried about the unknown long-term effects of the virus. “If I get it, I will probably never sing again,” shew wrote. “Put me on a ventilator and I will
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First it was onions and now, it’s lemons, limes, oranges and red potatoes. The FDA has announced a voluntary recall by Freshouse II LLC due to a potential listeria contamination. The recall was issued after Freshouse found Listeria monocytogenes on a piece of equipment at one of its packing facilities, according to a statement on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story https://wreg.com/news/memphis-shelby-county-covid-19-joint-task-force-gives-update-13/ (WREG) — Nail salons and other personal care businesses were forced to close during a part of this year, and even with most back open, they still can’t operate at full capacity. As a result, Shelby County officials have said they’re offering grants worth $200,000 up to
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Our Milky Way galaxy has a bit of a look-alike in an unlikely place: the early universe. Astronomers used ALMA, or the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array of telescopes, based in Chile, to find the galaxy located more than 12 billion light-years away from our own. That means the light from this galaxy has traveled for
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Police say they’re trying to find someone who shot a man in the leg early Wednesday at a hospital in the Louisiana city of Shreveport — a search that temporarily closed the facility to new arrivals. A gunman shot a man at Ochsner LSU Health — St. Mary Medical Center around 5:30 a.m. CT, Shreveport
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW BRITAIN, CT (WFSB) — The New Britain mayor is calling out her city’s Target store. On Tuesday, Mayor Erin Stewart took to Twitter saying a store manager told city police officers to leave the premises as they were trying to hold their annual back-to-school supply drive. According
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — More parents are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to their child’s learning this fall, by creating what’s called micro-schools or pods. How it works, a small group of kids get together, usually in a home, and follow a home school
Continue Reading “(Un)Well” brings an even-handed approach to examining miracle cures and wellness treatments, trying not to judge those who believe that bee therapy or essential oils can resolve what ails them. Watch closely, though, and listen to science experts within the six episodes, and it’s not hard to connect this quick-fix mentality to the current public-health
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Britons woke up this morning to news that the UK economy shrunk by 20.4% in the second quarter, the worst slump on record and the biggest drop of any major global economy. The crash follows a 2.2% contraction in the first quarter, meaning the economy is officially in recession. The country’s finance minister, Rishi Sunak,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BLOOMSBURG, PA (WNEP) — Students are returning to Bloomsburg University. Classes start next week. Some worry those Bloomsburg University students may bring a spike in COVID-19 cases to the community. “It’s a concern to the people that we have been so low with our numbers. Now the students
Continue Reading A stricken ship off the coast of Mauritius which has already leaked about 1,000 metric tons of oil into a pristine Indian Ocean lagoon could be about to break in two, experts fear — spelling disaster for the ecologically rich area. The Japanese-owned ship, MV Wakashio, ran aground at Pointe d’Esny in late July. A
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Two groups, with very different opinions, surrounded the Davidson County Government Building Tuesday night hoping to send a message to the Davidson County Board of Commissioners. For weeks, crowds have surrounded the Confederate monument in uptown Lexington in a show of support or
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT CO, GA (WGCL) — Quick actions by Gwinnett County Sheriff’s deputies may have saved a person’s life. According to a post from the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s office, on Monday, a person left a court hearing visibly upset. The deputies watched the court patron as he/she exited the
Continue Reading Two decades ago, Rosa María Ruiz purchased 4,000 hectares (9,885 acres) of land along the Beni River, near the small village of Rurrenabaque, with the goal of transforming it from a heavily logged patch of the Bolivian Amazon into a thriving private wildlife reserve. The Bolivian eco-warrior had just had success creating what the Wildlife
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Cardinals reliever Ryan Helsley was one of the players who tested positive for COVID-19. A local hair stylist told News 4 she cut the pitcher’s hair the day he started exhibiting symptoms and was never contacted by Helsley or the team. Bailey Dowell
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GALLATIN, TN (WSMV) — Social media giant Facebook is set to invest $800 million to build a state-of-the-art data center in Gallatin. Construction is reportedly already underway at the Gallatin Industrial Park on Roundtree Drive and Bright Lane. “Our community made the decision three years ago to pursue
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The ABC-7 First Alert continues for dangerous heat this week. We typically see the triple-digits end on August 2nd but this week will be filled with record temperatures. A record-high was set yesterday in El Paso climbing to 106 degrees. The record was 105 in 1993. The heatwave persists through the weekend although the temperatures
Continue Reading Hyperion, a California-based company, has unveiled a hydrogen-powered supercar the company hopes will change the way people view hydrogen fuel cell technology. The Hyperion XP-1 will be able to drive for up to 1,000 miles on one tank of compressed hydrogen gas and its electric motors will generate more than 1,000 horsepower, according to the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) — A Vancouver bar owner is voluntarily closing her doors after receiving two written warnings from the state about COVID-19 and mask-enforcement rules. She said the state has put her in an impossible position and that she has no other choice. “In order to save
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WPMT) — An association of Gettysburg National Military Park historical guides is raising alarm over legislation to remove all Confederate monuments from the park. Leaders of the Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides at Gettysburg, which includes a majority of the park’s 150 guides, said the park’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story STROUDSBURG, Pa. (WNEP) — Kitchen Chemistry on Main Street in Stroudsburg is a popular bakery downtown. Owner Lisa Diemer says it’s been challenging running this type of business during the pandemic. “If you want to survive, you have to adapt. That’s what it comes down to,” said Diemer.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — For the past 75 days, protests have often ended with many people arrested by the Portland Police Bureau. Some of the protests have escalated and police either have declared unlawful assemblies or sometimes riots. After that, they usually make arrests. Tabitha Poppins was among
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced three new coronavirus-related deaths and 274 new cases on Wednesday morning. The death toll now stands at 310 in El Paso County. Health officials said the three victims were men; one in his 40s, another in his 60s, and another in his
Continue Reading Sumner Redstone, a media titan and billionaire who, as chairman of Viacom and National Amusements, drew headlines both for his deal-making as well as his turbulent personal life, died on Tuesday. He was 97. At his peak, Redstone’s sprawling empire included CBS and Viacom, corporations that were the parents of a host of subsidiaries ranging
Continue Reading Are parents really supposed to be reassured by all this talk about “mild” cases of Covid-19 in children? What about the unfortunate “few” youngsters who have died or come down with a strange and severe associated illness? No parent wants to take the odds that their child might be the exception to the rule. “We’ve
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Serena Williams came back from the brink to start her first tournament in six months with a win. A rusty Williams overcame fellow American Bernarda Pera 4-6 6-4 6-1 in the opening round of the inaugural Top Seed Open in Lexington, Kentucky, to set up a contest with sister Venus. Williams, the Open era grand
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Thousands of students in Las Cruces Public Schools began a new school year Wednesday, but it was a first day of school like no other. The district will resume classes fully online after initially planning for a hybrid model that would allow some students to return for classes on
Continue Reading Whether it’s a luxury superyacht or a more modest vessel, yacht designs tend to be all about the exterior, while the interior can feel like something of an afterthought. However, UK-based studio Gresham Yacht Design has turned this notion on its head completely with its latest mega yacht concept Thor Explore, which is designed from
Continue Reading Depending on which corners of the internet you inhabit, you might have come across the term “Latinx.” “Latinx” has emerged as an inclusive term to refer to people of Latin American descent, encompassing those who don’t identify as male or female or who don’t want to be identified by their gender. It’s been used by
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