The activist who New York police attempted to arrest on Friday tells CNN that he is traumatized by the experience and says that police were trying to “terrorize” him. Derrick “Dwreck” Ingram, a Black Lives Matter protester and activist, is accused of assaulting a New York Police officer in June. During the June protest, Ingram
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Click here for updates on this story Haywood County, NC (WLOS) — A Waynesville woman faces prison time for stealing a security vehicle. Kendyll Unterreiner pleaded guilty to felony fleeing and larceny charges after stealing a Lake Junaluska security vehicle back in June. According to District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch, Unterreiner will spend between six
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Williamson County, TN (WSMV) — Since the Williamson county fair isn’t happening in person this year, volunteers spent time brightening up retirement homes in the area. More than 90 people used chalk to decorate parking lots at 10 facilities. Many residents at Maristone Of Franklin watched from windows,
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UPDATE: Police on Monday released the identity of the 26-year-old man shot and killed by officers responding to a domestic disturbance case on Sunday. Authorities said he was Ryan Shane Hinojo. The officers involved in the deadly shootout with Hinojo were said to have been on the force for roughly 18-months each. ORIGINAL REPORT: EL
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A Georgia high school that came under scrutiny last week when a student shared a photo of a crowded hallway will temporarily move to virtual learning after it reported nine cases of Covid-19, according to a letter the school district sent to parents Sunday. “As a result of our being informed of nine cases of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Nashville, TN (WSMV) — The man driving a dark colored SUV that fatally hit a pedestrian on Church Street Saturday night has turned himself in. Police say 24-year-old Tory Winters was driving a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee when he struck and killed a woman, identified as 67-year-old Marilyn
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Kansas City, MO (KCTV) — The Kansas City police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened at the Kansas City Zoo on Sunday afternoon. According to police, it happened just before 5 p.m. in the zoo’s parking lot. The victim in this shooting has now died. No other
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Jefferson County, MO (KMOV) — Two chimpanzees escaped from an animal sanctuary near Festus, Mo. Sunday, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said. A male and female chimp escaped from the sanctuary in the 12300 block of Highway CC around 12:45 p.m. Deputies say the male was surrounded and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Omaha, NE (WOWT) — Omaha Public Schools’ decision to start the semester fully-remote has impacted back-to-school shopping. Omaha schools were scheduled to begin this week before the delay. Since OPS students’ school work will mostly be done on iPads, families aren’t buying much from stores like Walmart or
Continue Reading A Black Lives Matter mural in Indianapolis was vandalized just one week after a group of artists painted it to help spread the message of social justice and racial equality. The mural, approved by the Indianapolis City-County Council in July, is painted with the names and pictures of Black Americans killed by police such as
Continue Reading Puerto Rico’s primary elections were temporarily halted Sunday because of a lack of ballots in voting centers across the island, according to election officials. The State Elections Commission (CEE) suspended voting at some precincts because they had not received ballots, CEE said. The CEE later announced voting would be rescheduled for any precincts that were
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SANTA FE, New Mexico— Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 205 new coronavirus cases with four additional deaths. The latest numbers increase New Mexico’s case total to 22,315 and the death toll to at least 685. Of the 205 new cases, 49 occurred in Bernalillo County and 30 in Dona Ana County, where the infection
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Nebraska (Star-Herald) — With only two riding horses along for company, two modern-day adventurers are on their way west from Independence, Missouri, along the original Oregon Trail to the coast. Oliver McCloskey, an amateur historian from Cedar City, Utah, and his partner, Kelsey Wright from southern Indiana, left
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Tulsa, OK (Tulsa World) — To date, the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office has had five COVID-19-positive inmates, with all of them since having been discharged or kept in negative airflow cells until subsequently recovering. Sheriff Vic Regalado said he attributes the low number to great work from Turnkey
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Kenosha, WI (The Journal Times) — Police were continuing to investigate after a Kenosha Police officer was shot during an early Saturday morning incident by a suspect who fled and was still at large as of Saturday afternoon. Kenosha Police responded at about 4:30 a.m. to the area
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP athletic officials said Sunday that football practices were postponed indefinitely after four players tested positive for the coronavirus. The decision was disappointing for Miners head football coach Dana Dimel, who said he and the team had been anxious to get ready for what appeared to be a shortened season with
Continue Reading A beloved grandmother who spent all her life taking care of her family is proving to the world that you’re never too old to make your dreams come true. Dorothy Pollack, who turned 103-years-old in June, is spending her days going through her bucket list. Her first adventure? A frog tattoo in honor of the
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
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Connecticut (WFSB) — Those that planned on taking a hike or even going to the beach today may have to make other arrangements. CT DEEP has issued a statement saying that the following state parks have closed after their parking lots became filled to its maximum level: Bigleow
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Todd Sumbera is receiving praise after rescuing two men who were stranded offshore near Drummond Island. The two Chicago men were stranded in rough water on Friday, Aug. 7. for about 10 minutes. DNR officials said Sumbera was
Continue Reading A ninth staff member has died from Covid-19, California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Sunday. The employee worked at San Quentin State Prison and was the first staff member at California’s oldest prison to die of the disease, according to the department. Covid-19 has claimed the lives of 24 inmates there, according to the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story New Orleans, LA (WGNO) — Crews have removed the remains of one of the people killed when the Hard Rock Hotel collapsed last October. The remains of Quinnyon Wimberly have been removed from the collapse site and transported to the Orleans Parish Coroner, according to Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces educator was arrested over the weekend and charged with criminal sexual communication with a child, which is a felony, according to jail booking records. A school spokeswoman confirmed Sunday to ABC-7 that 23-year-old Ronald Goranson is a teacher at Mesa Middle School who is currently on administrative
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — In an effort to combat new cases of the Coronavirus in Georgia, a brand new mega-testing site will open near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Monday morning. This new testing site, put together by the Governor, Surgeon General, Georgia EMA and Hartsfield-Jackson will house 5,000 tests
Continue Reading Three employees of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department were killed in a helicopter crash Saturday while conducting aerial surveys for desert bighorn sheep, according to officials. The three people killed were identified as biologist Dewey Stockbridge, wildlife technician Brandon White and veterinarian Bob Dittmar, according to a Sunday press release from the Texas Parks
Continue Reading California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed an amicus brief on Friday in support of ending the prosecution against a woman who was arrested and charged with murder after delivering a stillborn baby with toxic levels of methamphetamine in its system. Chelsea Cheyenne Becker, 26, delivered a stillborn child on September 10, 2019, that medical professionals
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Fayetteville, AR (KFSM) — Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Fayetteville conducted a multi-day drug enforcement operation this week which was successful in disrupting a major drug trafficking ring in Northwest Arkansas following Operation Edged Spear Aug. 4-6. This resulted in 29 federal and state arrests, the seizure of multiple
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Fayetteville, AR (KFSM Staff) — Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Fayetteville conducted a multi-day drug enforcement operation this week which was successful in disrupting a major drug trafficking ring in Northwest Arkansas following Operation Edged Spear Aug. 4-6. This resulted in 29 federal and state arrests, the seizure of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Cool Springs, TN (WSMV) — While transpotainment vehicles were told to not operate within Davidson County, some of the businesses moved south of the boarder. Commuters in the Cool Springs area today had quite the shock when they began seeing transpotainment buses driving around the Cool Springs Galleria
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — Washington’s NFL team succumbed to public and financial pressure…retiring the Redskins name and logo. Some alumni from a local high school, with the same name, are urging their school district to drop it as well. “A lot of native people refer to as the
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