Naya Rivera screamed for help right before she drowned, using the last of her strength to get her 4-year-old son back onto a boat, he told investigators. The “Glee” actress and her son rented a pontoon boat in July at Lake Piru. The two decided to jump into the water for a swim, according to
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wisconsin — A judge has ruled that rapper Kanye West was correctly left off the presidential ballot in the key swing state of Wisconsin. The ruling Friday upholds a decision by the state elections commission. It is likely to be rapidly appealed to the conservative-controlled state Supreme Court, which put the mailing of absentee
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Six students at Miami University in Ohio were cited for violating a city ordinance on mass gatherings after they held a house party despite at least one of them testing positive for Covid-19, according to police records. Body camera video from the Oxford Police Department shows an officer approaching a group of men gathered on
Continue Reading After wrapping a grueling 12-hour, overnight shift helping patients fight the coronavirus, nurses at Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center in Downey, California, cheer as they leave work “Sometimes we have up to, like, 10 to sometimes 18 nurses walk out and we just kind of wait for each other,” said Kelly Wilson, a registered nurse
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AUSTIN, Texas — At least 3,488 new cases were reported Friday of the coronavirus, as well as 144 new Covid-19 deaths, the Texas Department of State Health Services said. In El Paso, there were 9 new virus deaths announced Friday and 85 additional cases. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Texas since early March
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AUSTIN, Texas — For Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger, each day of summer workouts and training camp felt like uneasy steps toward a season that might never come. Even with his team’s first kickoff coming Saturday night, Ehlinger holds his breath worrying that the coronavirus pandemic could still derail everything. “I still have my fingers crossed
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EL PASO, Texas– The Drug Enforcement Administration is celebrating the early success of their Operation Crystal Shield. The operation was announced in February, as the DEA revamped their efforts to stop the illegal trade of methamphetamine. In less than one year since announcing Operation Crystal Shield, the DEA has seized 28,560 pounds of methamphetamine with
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DNA testing led to the arrest of man in the 35-year-old killing of a girl in Rochester, New York, police and prosecutors said in an emotional press conference on Friday. Wendy Jerome, 14, was raped and killed while delivering a birthday card in her neighborhood on Thanksgiving Day 1984 and her body was found by
Continue Reading Two former employees of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services who oversaw the case of Andrew “AJ” Freund were arrested on Thursday, according to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Carlos Acosta, 54, and Andrew Polovin, 48, were taken into custody Thursday evening, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Jail records show
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Even children with mild or no symptoms can spread Covid-19, according to contact tracing data from three Utah child care facilities released Friday. Twelve children, including one eight-month-old, got Covid-19 in a child care facility and spread it to at least 12 people outside the facilities. The data shows children can carry the virus from
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EL PASO, Texas — How much of El Paso’s retail trade is comprised by Mexican visitors? That’s just one of the questions a survey conducted by the city was designed to answer and expand upon. The City of El Paso’s International Bridges Department and El Colegio de la Frontera Norte conducted a Cross Border Survey between
Continue Reading The lawyers for YouTube celebrities the Stokes Twins say their clients, charged with false imprisonment and swatting in Orange County, California, are innocent. Alan and Alex Stokes were charged in August in connection with two fake bank robberies that resulted in their Uber driver, who was not involved in the prank, being held at gunpoint
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EL PASO, Texas — September is “Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.” It serves as a reminder that cancer can affect anyone at any time — even during a pandemic. That’s the harsh reality facing Arturo Leon, 12. “One day he started having a pain that I thought was a toothache because he would point there,” said
Continue Reading An influential model is predicting a catastrophic winter with a significant rise in coronavirus deaths. A possible scenario sees 415,090 Covid-19 deaths by January, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington says in its latest forecast. The worst-case scenario is 600,000 deaths by January 1. “When we look ahead
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — First-responders and the New Mexico State University ROTC in recent years held a joint memorial for those lost during the 9/11 terrorist attack at the Horseshoe on the Aggie campus. This year though, the two held separate services. “This year because of the public health emergency we didn’t feel it
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Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, TN (WSMV ) — Nico Sanfilippo entered his freshman year at Raider Academy in Manchester wanting to keep his honor roll average and play football. He just didn’t want to wear a mask doing it. “He can’t concentrate and doesn’t like it,” said Heather Murchison, Sanfilippo’s mother.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLINT, MI (WNEM ) — “This is a new world for teachers to be living in,” said Frank Burger, President of the Carman-Ainsworth Education Association. Learning in the age of COVID-19 isn’t just hard on the kids, but on the teachers too. Frank Burger is a teacher and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DEKALB COUNTY, GA (WGCL ) — Police are tracking a suspected killer who is believed to be on the run. Police say Ronal E. Dickerson is the suspected gunman in the fatal shooing at the Retreat at Stone Mountain apartment complex. The victim, identified as being in her
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, OR (KPTV ) — A man is facing arson charges for starting a fire in southern Oregon, separate from a major wildfire that has led to at least one death, according to investigators. Deputies responded to Quail Lane off Barnum Drive between Highway 99 and railroad
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, AR (KFSM ) — A local couple was surprised to find the FBI inside their home this week after they were mistaken for suspects in a big-time drug raid in the River Valley. It turns out the couple lives in a house where one of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, LA (WGNO) — Fasten your seatbelt. They’re loading up two planes at Lakefront Airport and headed to Hurricane hit Louisiana. WGNO’s Bill Wood has the story from the heart. Flooded Disaster Outreach New Orleans is the name of the group. All volunteers. They got $7,000 in
Continue Reading The former home of legendary singer Nina Simone — designated as a National Treasure in 2018 — is now protected property that will be preserved for years to come. The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s (NTHP) African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund partnered with the World Monuments Fund and Preservation North Carolina to secure protection
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EL PASO, Texas – Experts say with the Covid-19 pandemic still impacting the world, it is more important than ever to get a flu shot this year. To make that more convenient for veterans, the El Paso Veterans Affairs Health Care System will offer a drive-thru flu shot clinic, starting Monday, at the main VA
Continue Reading Stevie Lee, a pro wrestler known as “Puppet The Psycho Dwarf” who starred in the movie “Jackass 3D,” has died. He was 54. Lee died on Wednesday morning from an unexpected heart attack in his home, friend and fellow wrestler Jacob “Turtle” Colyer confirmed to CNN. “He’s the nicest guy I’ve ever known,” Colyer said.
Continue Reading California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Friday that allows inmate firefighters who are on the front lines to become professional firefighters after they are released from prison. The law gives former inmates the chance to have their records expunged and have their parole waived because of their time as firefighters. “Inmates who have stood on
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FORT HOOD, Texas — Ryan McCarthy, secretary of the U.S. Army, doesn’t know if there will ever be justice for Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen, but he says “it’s clear” that the Army let her family down. “We have to find answers and we will hold people accountable,” McCarthy told ABC News’ “20/20.” Guillen was a 20-year-old Houston
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Temps will continue to warm this weekend – expect mid and upper 80s in spots. You will notice the haze with smokey skies from the fires that are continuing. Very slight rain chances will exist late Sunday – about 10% but most will remain dry. For the latest forecast and Doppler radar: www.kvia.com/weather To follow
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico labor officials says they have started paying out supplemental federal unemployment benefits of $300 a week. The Workforce Solutions Department announced Friday that it has begun processing supplemental benefits for the five week period starting on July 26. That is when a larger $600 weekly federal supplement to unemployment benefits
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EL PASO, Texas – An 87-year-old El Paso driver was killed when he failed to yield the right of way and made a turn in front of another vehicle, El Paso Police said Friday. Eusebio Salazar was driving southbound along the 1700 block of North Zaragoza Road at 11:25 a.m. Wednesday when he made a
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — An additional 137 Covid-19 cases were reported Friday by New Mexico health officials, bringing the state’s total to 26,563 confirmed infections since the pandemic began. The state’s death toll stands at 818 after two more deaths were announced Friday. In Doña Ana County, there were a dozen new infections reported
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