Officials in a south Florida city have voted to repeal a law banning low waistbands in public spaces as a step toward providing fairer policies to its citizens. On Wednesday, Opa-locka city commission members repealed saggy pants ordinances from 2007 and 2013 in a 4-1 vote, officials said in a statement Thursday. The original 2007
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Wildfires have broken out across the United States on an unprecedented scale, with 77 large complexes of fires engulfing 3 million acres in a matter of weeks. While the fires themselves only cover a small portion of California, Oregon and Washington, at least 24 people have died as of September 11. And the smoke they
Continue Reading A camp for pediatric cancer patients and their families is yet another casualty of the wildfires scarring California as the Bear Fire, part of the North Complex, burned through the area. “We are heartbroken to let you know that we were notified today that there has been significant fire damage to our beloved Camp Okizu
Continue Reading Dr. Anthony Fauci said it could be the end of 2021 before life gets back to how it was before Covid-19. “If you’re talking about getting back to a degree of normality which resembles where we were prior to Covid, it’s going to be well into 2021, maybe even towards the end of 2021,” Fauci
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — Power outages Friday impacted hundreds of customers in separate outages impacting Santa Teresa and Horizon City. An afternoon outage in Santa Teresa left about 570 El Paso Electric Co. customers without power for about an hour. A utility spokesman said a damaged fuse that needed to be replaced was the
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Three senators are demanding the recall of any hazardous products branded with Amazon’s name after a CNN investigation found that dozens of AmazonBasics electronics remained for sale despite customers reporting the products had melted, exploded or burst into flames. In a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Friday, Senators Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Robert Menendez
Continue Reading A sheriff’s deputy in California was arrested after he allegedly stole items from a home where he had previously responded to a death, authorities said. Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Hortz, a 12-year veteran of the department, responded to a call on July 20 at a home in Yorba Linda after a man in his
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Click here for updates on this story DAUPHIN COUNTY, PA (WPMT) — Thinking of the families who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001 and remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice — is really what this day is all about. Coming together, the Progress Fire Department and Crunch Fitness Harrisburg will be doing just
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Canadian airline WestJet canceled a flight just before takeoff on Tuesday, saying a family refused to comply with “multiple requests” to make their child wear a face mask. The domestic flight from Calgary to Toronto was canceled “following an issue of non-compliance,” and the family “refusing” to deplane, a WestJet spokeswoman said in a statement.
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – The superintendent of the Gadsden Independent School District has garnered a big statewide honor. Travis Dempsey, in his third year leading the Gadsden district in southern New Mexico, has been selected as the New Mexico School Superintendents Association’s Superintendent of the Year. He will now compete in the national competition
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EL PASO, Texas – Tito’s Handmade Vodka has been busy making hand sanitizer to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic. On Saturday, the distillery will be giving out 27,000 bottles of free hand sanitizer during a drive-thru event at the El Paso County Coliseum, 4100 E. Paisano Drive. The event will be held from 9 a.m.
Continue Reading A military flyover set for Friday afternoon, which was met with criticism from New York politicians for its timing on the anniversary of 9/11, was canceled. The flyover was scheduled to occur at 3:30 p.m. ET Friday over the Hudson River, according to a tweet from New York City Emergency Management sent Thursday. The department,
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With 53 days left before voters decide his political fate, there were stirrings Thursday that suggest the political freefall President Donald Trump has been in for months has not only ended, but that the Electoral College landscape may be starting to move back in his direction, ever so slightly. The big news came out of
Continue Reading The 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September, 11, 2001, was marked intimately on Friday as America again copes with enormous loss. From New York City to Washington, DC, to Pennsylvania — where nearly 3,000 people perished when hijackers took control of four commercial airplanes and crashed them into the World Trade Center, the
Continue Reading Candace Cameron Bure is very happily married. That’s why she doesn’t feel bad about posting a photo that some of her followers deemed inappropriate. The “Fuller House” star and former “Dancing With the Stars” contestant is a devout Christian who has some conservative followers on social media. Some of those folks were not happy when
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University of Michigan-Dearborn Chancellor Domenico Grasso apologized on Wednesday after the university’s Center for Social Justice and Inclusion hosted two segregated virtual conversations about race and society, with one of them meant for “Non-POC.” Grasso, called the attempt “a mistake that was a significant misstep resulting in harm and pain.” “These virtual cafes were intended
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ATLANTA (AP) – The Democratic opponent to a QAnon-supporting candidate for a U.S. House seat in Georgia is dropping out of the race. Democrat Kevin Van Ausdal’s departure Friday clears a near-certain path to victory for Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene. Greene was already favored in the deep-red 14th Congressional District in the northwest part of
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump on Friday awarded the Medal of Honor to a U.S. Army Ranger who helped rescue more than 70 hostages being held by Islamic State militants in Iraq in 2015. The President recognized Army Sgt. Maj. Thomas P. Payne with the award for “conspicuous gallantry.” Payne had led a combined assault team
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Oahu, HI (KITV) — If you tested positive for COVID-19 or are waiting for test results but can’t safely quarantine at home, you may qualify to stay at an isolation location. “Could be anywhere from people in multi-generational families, would otherwise potentially infect or endanger the rest of
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The day after Hurricane Laura rolled through parts of Louisiana and Texas, Rikesh Patel, the owner of several McDonald’s in Louisiana, made a call to corporate. Within 24 hours, a restaurant on wheels arrived in Lake Charles to help feed families in need of a hot meal. Laura, the strongest hurricane to strike the state
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EUREKA, MO (KMOV) — With 14 acres of corn maze, Brookdale Farms owner Jerry Kirk said there’s plenty of room to socially distance. “The corn maze is bigger, we’ve added camel rides this year,” explained Kirk about the fall festivities kicking off at the Eureka farm this Friday.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — A parking deck partially collapsed on West Peachtree Street and Spring Street near The Varsity Friday afternoon. Reports have confirmed that multiple people, believed to be construction workers, were trapped in the rubble of the collapse. Atlanta Fire Rescue Crews told CBS46 News that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is back open after being closed for six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The music is back and the doors are open. COVID-19 rules, however, still apply in the place where country music and rhinestone
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Like many young adults in the early 1950’s, Helen Kevrick had a family member who had served in World War II. Helen’s Uncle Buddy was a Coast Guard veteran wounded in action and he was her hero. She wanted to be like Buddy
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Like many young adults in the early 1950’s, Helen Kevrick had a family member who had served in World War II. Helen’s Uncle Buddy was a Coast Guard veteran wounded in action and he was her hero. She wanted to be like Buddy
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — A judge has ruled a temporary restraining order against 9ine Ultra Lounge will be extended by 15 days. The local night club has been the center of multiple violent acts recently. The property owner filed a restraining order against the club, and a
Continue Reading The quest for dark matter just got a little more interesting. While stars, planets and other celestial bodies may seem like bright jewels that stand out against the dark void of space, they only make up a small percentage of the universe. In reality, the elusive and invisible dark matter that provides the universe with
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WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. might not return to pre-coronavirus life until the end of next year, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday. “I believe that we will have a vaccine that will be available by the end of this year, the beginning of next year,” he told MSNBC — but with a caveat. “By the
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – A federal appeals court has ruled that Florida felons must pay all fines, restitution and legal fees before they can regain their right to vote. Friday’s order reverses a lower court judge’s decision that gave Florida felons the right to vote regardless of outstanding financial obligations. It also disappoints voting
Continue Reading The Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans kicked off the 2020 NFL season by holding a moment of unity against racism together on the field at Arrowhead Stadium only to have boos heard from the Kansas City crowd. The visiting Texans were not on the field for “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and the National
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