Click here for updates on this story Mobile, AL (WALA) — When Hurricane Sally hit the Gulf Coast trees in our area took a beating. Thousands ended up on the ground after hours of ferocious winds. For the ones that are still standing, now is the time to act to make sure they are safe.
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Federal safety regulators on Wednesday faulted the pilots for the August 2019 crash that injured former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., his wife and 15-month-old daughter. The National Transportation Safety Board said the probable cause of the incident in Tennessee was decisions by the pilots, including approaching the runway too fast and a failed attempt
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Milwaukee, WI (WDJT) — Protesters marched onto I-94 Wednesday night, following the news that no officers were directly charged for shooting and killing Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, all lanes at I-94 E are closed beyond 26th St. St. Paul Avenue.
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — Yucca Heights Elementary School in Chaparral has been shut down after an employee was reported to have been exposed to Covid-19, the Gadsden Independent School District said Wednesday evening. The employee was told to quarantine for 14 days, officials said, and the school was being closed temporarily as a precaution. “The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — A 29-year-old Milwaukee man is facing charges after investigators say his 2-year-old child found a gun and shot himself in the head. As of Sept. 23, the child remains in critical condition at Children’s Hospital. According to a criminal complaint, on Saturday, Sept. 19,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Rogers, AK (KFSM) — The Rogers City Council and Rogers School District officials came to an informal agreement last week to allow Rogers Fire Department paramedics to act as substitute school nurses if needed. According to Rogers School District officials, “Our nurses are a critical part of our
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(Editor’s note: Please click here for updates on this story.) EL PASO, Texas — Police were at the scene of a deadly shooting Wednesday evening on El Paso’s westside. A 58-year-old woman found shot to death in a home in the 1000 block of Metate around 6:30 p.m. The shooting scene is located in an
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story POTTSVILLE, PA (WNEP) — The former GIANT food store in Pottsville has been shut down since July, but since then it’s been at the center of a heated debate between Schuylkill County residents and county commissioners. “The fact that the commissioners have basically defied local legislators, delegates, their
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GUILFORD COUNTY, NC (WGHP) — Manufacturing jobs have seen a heavy boost in job fulfillment in the U.S. in previous months, as the U.S. economy slowly recovers. The August jobs report showed 1.37 million new jobs added, with unemployment sitting at 8.4 percent. On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of
Continue Reading A small town in upstate New York voted to keep the name Swastika, saying that the town founders named it after the Sanskrit word and not the hate symbol associated with Nazis. The Town of Black Brook town board, which has domain over the hamlet, voted unanimously to not change the name, Jon Douglass, supervisor
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RANDOLPH COUNTY, NC (WGHP) — A door frame is broken and debris is all over rooms inside a home on Old Julian Road. “They threw things on the floor, messed up the room, clothes are out of the closet and onto the floor,” homeowner Richard Walf said. Walf’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA, PA (WPMT ) — A Lancaster County woman is facing theft and forgery charges after police say she stole more than $76,000 from a business owned by her ex-husband. Jill Razzano, 46, of the 1500 block of Manor Boulevard, committed the thefts between July 26, 2018 and
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It’s more bad news for America’s growing waistline: Excess belly fat is associated with a higher risk of early death from any cause, regardless of how much overall body fat you have, a new study finds. In women, each 10-centimeter increase in belly fat raised the risk of death from any cause by 8%. For
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power following November’s election during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon. Asked if he will leave the White House peacefully, if he loses the election, Trump responded, “Well, we’re going to have to see what happens. You know that.” The president then
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EL PASO, Texas — The District Attorney’s annual memorial service which pays tribute to victims in the El Paso community who lost their lives to violent crime is this Sunday morning at 8 at the Crime Victims’ Memorial in Yucca Park at 610 N. Yarbrough. But due to the pandemic, the annual Crime Victims’ Walk
Continue Reading More than 200,000 Americans have lost their lives to Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, and the country is now transitioning into a new season with worrisome trends. The devastating death toll comes ahead of what experts caution could be a complicated flu season. In the next three months, another 150,000 people could lose
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Once a fixture at the administration’s coronavirus briefings, Dr. Deborah Birx has confided to aides and friends that she has become so unhappy with what she sees as her diminished role as coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force that she is not certain how much longer she can serve in her position, sources
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EL PASO, Texas – As family and friends gathered for funeral services of three children killed in a tragic traffic crash in northeast El Paso earlier in the week, new information surfaced about their father who was behind the wheel of the family SUV during that crash. The services were taking place Wednesday evening at
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The British government is exploring the possibility of clinical trials in which volunteers are deliberately exposed to coronavirus to test the effectiveness of vaccine candidates, the UK Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) revealed Wednesday in a statement. “We are working with partners to understand how we might collaborate on the potential development
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The next several days could see record high temps. No triple digit highs expected but we will be close. El Paso has never had a triple digit high beyond September 16th. Watching a cold front next Tuesday that will drop our temps in the 70’s by next Wednesday and also increase the winds with gusts
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A woman in his 60s from Doña Ana County was one of three new coronavirus deaths reported by New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday. The Doña Ana County victim had underlying health conditions, officials said. The state’s other latest deaths happened in Lea and McKinley counties. Those new deaths
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story New York City (WCBS) — The NYPD is searching for a gunman who shot an 8-year-old girl inside her Bronx apartment on Wednesday morning. Investigators said she was not the intended target, CBS2’s Hazel Sanchez reported. Police packed the 11th floor at the Patterson Houses in the Mott
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Miller Place, NY (WCBS) — A video rap singer Cardi B posted to social media is now part of a lawsuit. It centers around a clash involving her sister and Long Island beachgoers. As CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis reports, the viral video starts with colorful language, focused on a
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A hunter was killed by a grizzly bear this weekend in Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, marking the park’s first known bear mauling fatality. The hunter, whose name is being withheld pending an investigation, was on a 10-day moose hunt with a friend near the Chisana River drainage when the attack occurred on
Continue Reading In a year that seemingly keeps on giving, perhaps it’s not so surprising that NASA’s newly discovered asteroid called 2020 SW will give earth a not so socially distant pass. Discovered only on September 18, in Tucson, Arizona, the school bus-sized asteroid which is estimated to be somewhere between 15-30 feet in diameter is expected
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Minneapolis, MN (WCCO) — The city of Minneapolis is sending members of the community into the streets to prevent violence that is plaguing the city. They are called the Violence Interrupters, and they’re tasked with stopping shootings by mediating conflicts in the community, and following up with individuals
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Miami, FL (WFOR) — Plastic surgery procedures are on the rise during the coronavirus pandemic, and doctors say it’s thanks in large part to the new way many of us are doing our jobs. Beverly Hills plastic surgeon David Rosenberg said his services, like Botox and fillers, are
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Miami, FL (WFOR) — For all the misery of the coronavirus pandemic, it has also inspired a burst of creativity from photographers, both amateur and professional. Ron Haviv has traveled the world as a professional photojournalist for 30 years, raising awareness about human rights abuses. Now he’s covering
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Los Angeles, CA (KCAL/KCBS) — In less than two weeks, Beverly Hills Police have found 87 people who are allegedly connected to EDD fraud and identity theft. Detectives said that they recovered 181 fraudulent EDD cards with a value of over $3.6 million. They also found another $466,000
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EL PASO, TEXAS – In what UTEP President Heather Wilson called “tough decisions,” the university announced late Wednesday afternoon that it was furloughing employees and cutting jobs in the athletic department due to budget woes tied to the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, men’s basketball head coach Rodney Terry and football head coach Dana Dimel said they
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