Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, FL (WFOR) — A woman got quite a shock when she found a python in her washing machine. “I looked down and I saw something snakeskin and I was like, ‘Huh. What did I put in here that was snakeskin?’ And I reached down and
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Before deciding on whether to hold the 80th annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, the local city council turned to its residents to get their take. “There was a significant amount of discussion that the council had with residents, businesses and state health officials as well as local health officials,” Daniel Ainslie, the city
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Celebrity chef and talk show host Rachael Ray escaped a fire in her upstate New York home unscathed, officials confirmed to CNN on Monday. Ray, her husband John Cusimano and their dog were home at the house in Lake Luzerne on Sunday when the fire broke out. “Everyone was able to get out safely,” Brian
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Monday reported an additional 132 coronavirus cases and five more deaths, including a woman in her 60s from Doña Ana County. To date, state health officials have reported more than 22,440 virus cases and 690 deaths since the pandemic began. That includes a total of 2,466 infections
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Miami, FL (WFOR) — An iconic Miami-Dade restaurant is closing at the end of the month as “another victim of the pandemic.” Workers at Rio Cristal, which is known for its Rio Cristal ‘bistec’ or steak that is served with sumptuous, thinly-sliced Julienne French fries on top of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT COLLINS, CO (KCNC) — Dueling rallies turned violent in Fort Collins on Saturday. The violence ended with multiple people being arrested and detained by Fort Collins police. A pro-police rally gathered outside police headquarters on South Timberline Road. Counter protesters arrived, and tensions quickly escalated. “Both sides
Continue Reading More than 100 people were arrested in Chicago after an overnight fit of violence that appears to have begun with police exchanging gunfire with a 20-year-old man, Police Superintendent David Brown said Monday. This was not a protest, he made clear, dubbing it instead “an incident of pure criminality.” Thirteen officers were injured in frays
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Denver, CO (KCNC) — Meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Goodland caught a really cool phenomenon in western Kansas at sunrise on August 4. While making their morning weather observations they spotted a shadow being cast from a distant thunderstorm. The isolated storm was roughly 75 miles
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Dr. Bryan Cox has delivered more than 5,000 babies in the last 33 years — but one of them is extra special. On March 23, 1995, Cox delivered Lauren Cortez at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Now 25 years and many babies later, Cox delivered Cortez’ baby — Logan James, born on July 26
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KELLER, TX ( KTVT) — New details have emerged after it was learned Friday that there was a possible COVID-19 exposure at Keller ISD’s special board meeting on Monday, Aug. 3. The meeting was to discuss the prevention of the virus in schools, and now, less than a
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump may allow border agents to stop Americans suspected of having coronavirus from returning to the U.S. from Mexico, the New York Times reported Monday afternoon. The Trump administration has asked various federal agencies for their input on the proposed new rule within 24 hours, the Times indicated. It was unclear
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHERMAN, TX ( KTVT) — A Denison pastor has been arrested for child pornography violations, U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox said Friday. David Pettigrew, 48, was arrested Thursday for allegedly transporting child pornography. The Denison Church of the Nazarene website says he’s been the pastor there since 2006.
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a U.S. Secret Service agent out of the White House briefing room as he was beginning a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon. He returned nine minutes later, saying there was a “shooting” outside the White House that was “under control.” “There was an actual shooting and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Phoenix, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) — Together for nearly 30 years, Myrah and Joe Aiello are inseparable. They are the owners of Aiello’s, Charr and Isa’s Pizza on Thunderbird Road and 7th Street in Phoenix. But for the first time, the beloved couple can’t be together as Joe fights for
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University pulled the plug on football practices Monday after a player tested positive for the coronavirus, university officials said. Practices for the Aggies are on hold as the university said it will now conduct tests on the entire team – about 100 players and staff in all
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. President Trump’s response to the coronavirus crisis can be likened to a Potemkin Village. He tries to look impressive and sound positive, but his rah-rah rhetoric is a facade, disguising the ugly reality beneath. He
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Phoenix, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) — Protesters gathered in downtown Phoenix Sunday in honor of Michael Brown Jr., the 18-year-old Black man who died after being shot by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, 2014. Phoenix police confirmed that an “unlawful assembly” was declared at 7:13
Continue Reading Boosted by President Trump’s blooper mispronouncing the name of Yosemite National Park, the National Museum of American Jewish History has seen sales for a t-shirt with the saying “Yo Semite” skyrocket. During the signing of the Great American Outdoors Act on August 4, Trump pronounced Yosemite (“yo-sem-it-ee”) as “yo semites” while extolling the beauty of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEDFORD, OR ( KDRV) — The temporary homeless campground in Medford has already seen some success. Six people have transitioned to the Kelly Shelter. The campground has been full everyday since it opened on Monday, July 27th. It’s also full of volunteers, agencies and services. “I’m surprised by
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — CBS 2 is taking a closer look at one block of Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood. It’s a block of Peoria between 83rd and 84th, a community where people have had loved ones lose their lives to violence. An unsolved murder happened here, a mother
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BALTIMORE, Maryland — One woman died and six people were hospitalized in serious condition after a major explosion in a residential area of Baltimore, according to Baltimore City Fire Department spokeswoman Blair Adams. Three homes were reduced to rubble in the major gas explosion, Adams said. Officials are investigating the cause, and crews are searching
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — Is Chicago’s Magnificent Mile at risk for massive store closures? Just two months ago it was the epicenter of unrest. Then this week there was a murder on Oak Street and Michigan Avenue. All of that is on top of a pandemic that has
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — Is Chicago’s Magnificent Mile at risk for massive store closures? Just two months ago it was the epicenter of unrest. Then this week there was a murder on Oak Street and Michigan Avenue. All of that is on top of a pandemic that has
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Boston, MA (WBZ) — Six people were injured during a party at a rented house in Brockton late Saturday night. Investigators say five men were shot and a woman was stabbed. Around 9:50 p.m., a woman walked into the Brockton Fire Department with stab wounds. She was treated,
Continue Reading Bayside classes are back in session. The new trailer for Peacock’s take on the 1990s teen sitcom “Saved by the Bell” gives viewers a look inside the new Bayside High School, complete with a new crop of students at its center. Opening the trailer, however, are familiar faces Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley, who played
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Baltimore, MD (WJZ) — As we all try to maintain social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers markets have provided an outdoor space for consumers to buy fresh, locally grown produce and products. This week was National Farmers Market Week. It’s seven days of celebrating local farmers markets
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SYKESVILLE, MD (WJZ) — A retired Marine officer and a veteran of World War II will be turning 100 years old on Monday. Family, friends and the community held a drive-by parade to celebrate in Sykesville. Music played, motorcycles revved their engines, and others marched in honor of
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EL PASO, Texas — Prominent El Paso real estate developer, businessman and billionaire Paul Foster and his wife are making a major donation to finish the ongoing renovation of Sun Bowl stadium. UTEP officials on Monday afternoon announced the $5.1 million gift that they said “ensures the completion” of the $16.25 million modernization project. The renovation
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CARLISLE, PA (WPMT) — A Carlisle man is facing charges in connection to the death of two women and an unborn child. Davone Anderson, 25, is facing two counts of First Degree Murder and one count of First Degree Murder of an unborn child, among other related charges
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HAWLEY, PA (WNEP) — Alexander Pekoff has two passions: running and his three-legged boxer, Lucas. The man from Long Island is combining his two loves, all while raising money for a local charity. “I am currently on a run from Niagara Falls to Montauk Point. The run is
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