EL PASO, Texas — UTEP Miner fans don’t have to worry about missing this years Minerpalooza due to the pandemic. The 30th Minerpalooza celebration will be going virtual this year. The Celebration will begin with a pre-show broadcast live at Minerpalooza.com this Friday Sept. 4 at 8 p.m. Right after the pre-show event, Miner fans
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doubled down against rumors — spread mostly on social media — suggesting that coronavirus deaths have been greatly exaggerated. People are misinterpreting standard death certificate language, CDC’s top expert on mortality said. President Trump has retweeted social media conspiracy theories saying that only a small percentage of the
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Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — A dog is dead following a flight to Chicago, and police say it and 17 others were found caged without food or water. The dogs were coming from Jordan when paperwork delayed their release. This comes after a similar situation just weeks ago. Staci
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Women who dye their hair at home are unlikely to be putting themselves at increased risk of cancer, according to the findings of a new study published Wednesday. Researchers have been looking at a possible connection between hair dye and certain types of cancer for years, but while the World Health Organization’s cancer research agency
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Dallas, TX (KTVT) — There’s a $3 million bond for the man now accused of killing his wife and her two sons because they were “too loud” inside an East Dallas apartment on Monday. James Manning confessed to the murders, and on Tuesday the victims’ family members said
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials on Wednesday reported 154 newly confirmed cases of Covid-19 and three related deaths, including a Doña Ana County man. The man was in his 60s, suffered underlying conditions and had been hospitalized, officials said. His death raised the county’s death toll to 44, while state virus
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When Disney first revealed John Boyega as a stormtrooper in “The Force Awakens,” he immediately became the target of racist comments from “Star Wars” fans protesting the casting of a Black person in the role. Now, six years later, with the latest trilogy completed, Boyega is speaking up about his time working on the franchise.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Barrington Hills, IL (WBBM) — Tuesday marked a fresh start for some young African-American boys from Chicago’s roughest neighborhoods. As CBS 2’s Jim Williams reported Tuesday night, it is a story we have been following – Terrance Wallace’s push to create a safe environment in an affluent suburb
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — Around 8:30 Tuesday morning, the call came from the Federal Express facility on 29th Street in Pilsen. A snake was among the machines and boxes. Responding was Chicago Animal Care and Control officer Ricardo Aguilar. “He told me a snake was on the ground
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Lionel Messi’s father and agent, Jorge Messi, met with Barcelona leadership for 90 minutes on Wednesday to discuss the footballer’s future with the club. A source with direct knowledge of the meeting told CNN Sport that Jorge was accompanied by Lionel’s brother Rodrigo, plus a lawyer, and met with Barca President Josep Maria Bartomeu and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Springfield, MA (WBZ) — The search continues for a man giving “Covid Hugs” to Walmart shoppers in western Massachusetts. Springfield police released new photos of the alleged hugger and a possible accomplice on Tuesday. The incident happened on the evening of Aug. 15 at the Boston Road Walmart.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Boston, MA (WBZ) — Nine current and former Boston Police officers were arrested at their homes Wednesday morning and charged with overtime fraud at an evidence warehouse, federal investigators said. The officers, six of whom are now retired, were working in the department’s Evidence Control Unit, storing and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Glen Burne, MD (WJZ) — The fate of some youth sports programs still hang in the balance for counties across Maryland due to the coronavirus pandemic. In Anne Arundel County, youth football has been canceled, and now protests are erupting because athletes want their seasons and parents want
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Baltimore, MD (WJZ) — Law enforcement agencies across the country are warning of a text message scam making the rounds nationwide. Numerous people have reported getting text messages saying they have a package pending and to click a link to claim ownership of the item and set up
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Glen Burne, MD (WJZ) — The fate of some youth sports programs still hang in the balance for counties across Maryland due to the coronavirus pandemic. In Anne Arundel County, youth football has been canceled, and now protests are erupting because athletes want their seasons and parents want
Continue Reading The first known Covid-19 death stemming from last month’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was reported in Minnesota, the state’s health department said. “The person was in their 60s and had been hospitalized and in the ICU (intensive care unit),” Minnesota health department spokesman Doug Schultz said. He said the patient also had underlying health conditions. Thousands
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Making a false 911 call based on someone’s race is now a crime in New Jersey. Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation Monday making it a crime to place such a call with the goal of intimidating someone based on race or another protected class, such as religion or gender. The measure creates a category for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATHENS, GA (WGCL) — University of Georgia quarterback Jamie Newman has informed the team he will opt out of playing this season due to COVID-19. Newman transferred to UGA after a successful campaign as quarterback at Wake Forest University. While at Wake Forest, he became the first quarterback
Continue Reading “Star Trek: Discovery” is boldly going where no “Star Trek” TV or film has gone before. CBS All Access on Wednesday announced that Season 3 of “Star Trek: Discovery” will introduce non-binary and transgender characters, who will be the first in the franchise’s history. “‘Star Trek’ has always made a mission of giving visibility to
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is the star of a new ad from Subway, which recently became an official sponsor of the NFL. The 68-year-old Belichick is known for his grumpy demeanor and cutting his sleeves off his sweatshirts — in addition to winning six Super Bowls. He showcases both his dour personality
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security in July withheld an intelligence bulletin warning of a Russian plot to spread misinformation regarding Joe Biden’s mental health, according to internal emails and a draft of the document obtained by ABC News on Wednesday. In the draft of the bulletin obtained by ABC News titled “Russia
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A Columbia, South Carolina, police officer was fired Monday evening after he was seen on video using the n-word during a heated exchange with customers outside a bar. Sgt. Chad Walker was ordering customers to leave the bar in the Five Points neighborhood shortly after 11:00 p.m. Saturday, enforcing mandatory bar closing times in place
Continue Reading Officials in Kenosha, Wisconsin, enforced their curfew selectively, targeting demonstrators protesting police brutality while allowing “militia members” and supporters of law enforcement to roam the street, a federal lawsuit alleges. The curfew ended Wednesday, the mayor announced. The civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday comes after protesters took to Kenosha’s streets decrying the police shooting of
Continue Reading How seriously a person treats the Covid-19 pandemic could depend on where they get their news. That’s according to a new poll of New Hampshire residents released Tuesday by the University of New Hampshire. Researchers found that overall, about three in four residents polled said they always wore a face mask in public, or did
Continue ReadingWILMINGTON, Delaware — Joe Biden is hammering President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak ahead of a planned trip to Wisconsin, a pivotal swing state that’s become a focal point for political debate over protest-related violence, police treatment of people of color and the actions of vigilante militias. The Democratic nominee said Wednesday that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KALIHI, O’ahu (KITV) — A 27-year-old male suspect allegedly assaulted another male (62-years-old) causing fatal injuries Monday evening. According to police documents, both males are inmates at a correctional facility. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital where the pronouncement of his death was made. The suspect
Continue Reading Basketball is just a game and is trivial when compared to the social unrest taking place across the country. That’s the message that Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell had on Tuesday night after losing a tightly contested Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets that knocked the Jazz out of the NBA playoffs. Mitchell had a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — A 55-year-old Portland man is accused of repeatedly assaulting federal officers with his vehicle while driving along Interstate 84 on Sunday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of Oregon. Citing court documents, the U.S. attorney’s office said that two Federal Protective Service
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, FL (WESH) — The Florida Department of Health announced Tuesday that it has cut ties with Quest Diagnostics after the state said the lab failed to report nearly 75,000 coronavirus tests that date back to April. The state said that while the results were withheld from the
Continue Reading An unusual call came into the Los Angeles airport concerning an unidentified man flying a jetpack. An American Airlines flight was the first to report a “guy in a jetpack” at the plane’s’ altitude of 3,000 feet above Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday. They said that the man was approximately 30 yards away from
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