Click here for updates on this story Lehighton, PA (WNEP) — State parks in Pennsylvania are free for everyone to enjoy, for now. New legislation was just introduced that would allow state parks to decide whether they want to charge for parking and admission. It was a sunny day at Beltzville State Park in Carbon
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The New York Philharmonic was stuck in traffic. It was late afternoon on a Friday, and the red, white and black Ford F-250 pickup truck at the heart of the Philharmonic’s new “pull-up” concert series was traveling at speeds familiar to anyone who has ever tried to cross a few miles worth of Brooklyn during
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Milwaukee, WI (WDJT) — Dozens of people in the Milwaukee area got a tasty surprise Thursday. Pizza Man gave away free pizzas to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Pizzas were delivered in the neighborhoods near its restaurants at the Mayfair Collection in Wauwatosa and Drexel Town Square in Oak
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Mobile, AL (WALA) — Spring Hill College announced today that it is the recipient of a $1.3 million federal Student Support Services (SSS) TRIO grant, aimed to help more students succeed in and graduate from college. This is the first year for Spring Hill to receive the grant
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When much of sports came to a standstill this week, many said the moment was unprecedented. But for WNBA players, activism has been a part of their DNA for a long time. They’ve been especially outspoken lately, dedicating the season — which started in July — to Breonna Taylor and the Say Her Name campaign.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chamblee, GA (WGCL) — The FBI and Chamblee Police are investigating after a violent kidnapping of a 1-year-old boy in broad daylight early Saturday afternoon. Around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, a mother was walking with her child, Mateo Alejandro Montufar-Barrera, in a stroller near their home when a Hispanic
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — One local child found a disgusting and unwelcome sight in their school lunch, a rotten apple and molded carrots. “I got a spoon and I punctured it. I saw how rotten it looked I was disgusted,” says parent Renita Harris outraged at Atlanta Public
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More than 1,000 students at the University of Alabama have tested positive for Covid-19 since classes resumed on the Tuscaloosa campus less than two weeks ago, according to the University of Alabama System. The UA System coronavirus dashboard notes another 158 cases were recorded on campus over the course of the year prior to August
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ORANGE, Texas — The destructive storm surge has receded, and the cleanup has begun from Hurricane Laura that roared ashore early Thursday, packing 150 mph winds. The U.S. toll from the Category 4 hurricane rose to 16 deaths Saturday, with more than half of those killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from the unsafe operation of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BARLING, AR (KFSM ) — Amber Pittman didn’t know his name, but when she saw a Barling police officer help a child at Barling Elementary School, she felt he deserved recognition. The officer is Tyler Wagner, and he is a patrol officer for the Barling Police Department (BPD)
Continue Reading Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has asked a judge to dismiss murder charges against him in the death of George Floyd. In court papers Friday, Chauvin’s attorney says there is not probable cause to support charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Floyd’s killing sparked protests against systemic racism and police brutality
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Kernersville, NC (WGHP) — The FOX8 newsroom has been flooded with viewer emails about delayed deliveries and lost packages. The common denominator in a lot of the messages is the FedEx Ground Hub in Kernersville. People in the Triad are calling it a “hostage hub.” “Stop blaming it
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DEL CITY, OK (KFOR ) — Ronesha Jackson says she’s run out of options. She’s lived in the Oakridge Apartments since late last year. The Del City complex was caught in a bit of weather back in winter. The evidence is hard to miss at Ronesha’s. “In February,
Continue Reading When Chadwick Boseman returned to his alma mater, Howard University, to give the 2018 commencement speech, he was already fighting for his life, which lends new weight to his encouragement to find purpose and hold on to integrity. The famed “Black Panther” star died Friday at age 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (KFOR ) — An Oklahoma woman says she is the victim of unemployment fraud. Elenor Kovash says since day one of the pandemic, it’s been boots on the ground as she worked in a medical office. “I’m one of those people on the front line.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV ) — Friday night protesters gathered outside and inside Mayor Ted Wheeler’s Northwest Portland condo building as President Trump said he wants to send in the National Guard and Mayor Wheeler said, “No Thanks.” The gathering was a block party of sorts but with a
Continue Reading Julio Ceasar Mora and his wife Waldramina Maclovia Quinteros have been married for 79 years, and their relationship isn’t the only thing with longevity. He’s 110 years old and she’ll turn 105 in October, making them the oldest married couple in the world with a combined age of 214 years and 358 days. Guinness World
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Moderna, the first US company to begin Phase 3 clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine in the US, increased its enrollment of minorities this week, but is still not even close to the levels requested by Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. So far, 24% of study participants
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TULSA, OK (Tulsa World) — A gravel mine operator who faces a contempt hearing over a Clean Water Act case that he lost in federal court, as well as a second lawsuit on the same grounds, is standing resolute. “I’m being shown to be the bad guy on
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Norway’s Alexander Kristoff won a crash-filled opening stage of the 2020 Tour de France after a sprint finish in treacherous conditions on Nice’s Promenade des Anglais on Saturday, claiming the yellow jersey for the first time in his career. The 156 km (97 miles) stage started and finished in the French Riviera’s biggest city, but
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, IA (Quad-City Times ) — They are a new crop of first responders. When the coronavirus pandemic first hit early this year, many Americans stayed home. Slowly, businesses reopened, many people went back to work and some routine returned. But that hasn’t been the case for many
Continue Reading Cliff Robinson, NBA All-Star who played with the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns, has died at the age of 53. “The UConn Basketball family mourns the loss of a legendary player and person, Clifford Robinson,” the University of Connecticut Men’s Basketball Team tweeted Saturday morning. Robinson was a former player for the university. Robinson’s
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A Black man in San Antonio was stopped and detained by police Tuesday while he was jogging, witnesses said, as officers searched for a suspect in a nearby domestic violence call. Video of the incident posted to social media shows officers forcefully shoving the man into a police vehicle as he
Continue Reading The early morning launch of a Delta IV Heavy rocket was scrubbed on Saturday, just seconds before its planned liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The huge rocket’s engines briefly ignited as the countdown neared zero, but a computer aborted the launch at T-minus 3 seconds, according to United Launch Alliance (ULA), which is conducting the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOUMA, LA (WGNO ) — Sugarcane farmer Mark Naquin says, “we were blessed.” It could have been worse. From the front seat of his Chevy pickup, he surveys the damage to his 700 acres. Hurricane Laura knocked down half his crop. But WGNO’s Bill Wood says the farmer
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV ) — A software malfunction is to blame for Tornado Warning sirens continuing to sound after the warning expired. Officials say sirens in a polygonal area designated within a Tornado Warning area sounded at 12:47 p.m. when the National Weather Service issued the Tornado Warning.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HILLSBORO, MO (KMOV ) — After narrowly approving a mask mandate at Thursday night’s Jefferson County Health Department Board meeting, the board has abruptly overturned its decision. The health department told News 4 that the mandate has been overturned by a 5-0 vote during an emergency meeting after
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HI (KITV) — Under Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s latest emergency order, all city community gardens are closed, it’s frustrating for kupuna who see time spent there as physical and mental relief. The seniors formed a group known as the Garden Helpers’ Network and asked the mayor for a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TAYLORTOWN, LA (KTBS ) — The private attorney who wrecked a sport utility vehicle belonging to the Bossier-Webster parishes district attorney’s office would not tell investigating officers how the vehicle wound up in a bayou last week and why he left the scene of the accident, a Bossier
Continue Reading Fires were set outside a Portland police union building early Saturday morning, according to police, as demonstrations in the city over racial injustice stretched into their third month. Protesters gathered just after 12:01 a.m. Saturday at the Portland Police Association (PPA) building, which has been the site of numerous demonstrations in recent weeks, a statement
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