Tropical Storms Paulette and Rene formed Monday in the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center says. Both storms will break records by forming Monday. Paulette is now the earliest 16th Atlantic named storm, forming earlier than the previous record-holder, Philippe, which developed on Sept. 17, 2005. Rita was the record holder for the earliest 17th named
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A Lincoln, Nebraska, police officer died early Monday, nearly two weeks after he was shot while trying to serve a warrant, the police department said. Investigator Mario Herrera, a 23-year veteran of the Lincoln Police Department, was attempting to serve a second-degree assault warrant related to a March homicide when he was shot August 26,
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials reported 46 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus — the lowest daily number in the state since early April, with just five new cases in Doña Ana County. The numbers announced Monday bring the state’s total cases to 26,144 and Doña Ana County’s count to 2,955. State health
Continue Reading More than 1,000 protesters marched in Rochester for the fifth night in a row on Sunday, calling for justice in the death of Daniel Prude in police custody. The latest demonstration came after the mayor and police chief reaffirmed that they have no intention of resigning, saying they believe they are the best people to
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A 6-year-old boy who was shot in the leg was among five people injured in a shooting that occurred during a celebration that has often been marred by violence. The boy and four others were in a crowd in Brooklyn during J’Ourvet, a celebration of West Indian heritage that takes place before dawn followed by
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ATLANTA (AP) – Dustin Johnson finally has his name on the FedEx Cup trophy and a whopping $15 million that comes with it. Johnson saw his five-shot lead dwindled to two shots down the stretch in the Tour Championship. But he came up with just enough shots and a few key putts for a 2-under
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Click here for updates on this story TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, NC (WLOS) — Emily Lowery of Transylvania County received a governor’s pardon from the state of South Carolina in March, clearing her record of a felony charge. Lowery has also submitted an expungement application to the state of North Carolina to erase her criminal record. Lowery
Continue Reading The mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, appointed a new interim police chief Monday, naming Yvette Gentry, a Black woman, to the role. Gentry will replace Robert Schroeder, who is retiring, Mayor Greg Fischer announced Monday. She previously was chief of community building in the city government, and before that, she was a police officer for more
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MAUI, HI (KITV) — Hundreds of Hawaii hotel workers will lose their jobs come Nov. 13, as numerous hotels notified the state Thursday planned mass layoffs. With tourism as the number one economic driver in Hawai’i, many hotels were forced to shut down or limit operations back in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story St; Louis, MO (KMOV) — – Sunday, hundreds in the St. Louis community gathered around the Cathedral Basilica in the Central West End to pay their final respects to Officer Tamarris Bohannon. The 29-year-old St. Louis City police officer was killed August 29 while responding to a call
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Nashville, TN (WSMV) — A familiar sight has returned to the streets of Nashville after being sidelined during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sightseeing tours have resumed around our city, and that includes a new double-decker sighseeing experience from Gray Line Tennessee. This morning our Big Joe on the Go
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Flint, MI (WNEM) — Michigan State Police have been increasing patrols for the last several weeks in an attempt to get traffic to slow down. “It’s fair to assume that the citizen complaints and what we’re observing for high speed or higher speed traffic on the freeways and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Dunwoody, GA (WGCL) — Dunwoody Police are investigating an incident where three people were shot Sunday night. Around 10:30, Officers responded to a person shot call at the driveway of Northchase Apartments at PIB. They found a mother and her two adult children shot. Two of them were
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PLYMOUTH, CT (WFSB) — The Plymouth Police Union has started a GoFundMe page to help purchase “Buddy the Beefalo” from his owner. The Beefalo, which is a cross between a bison and domestic cattle, has been missing in Plymouth since August. The animal escaped an animal processing facility
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Portland, OR ( KPTV) — Two Portland Community College instructors have put together a number of videos on how to do online learning well. They said part of that means being prepared before you log on and head to class virtually. The videos are by Jessica Bernards and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CARBON COUNTY, Pa. (WNEP) — Pennsylvania Turnpike officials say fuel will not be available at the Hickory Run service plaza off I-476 in Carbon County starting Tuesday. For the next 10 weeks, crews will be replacing underground fuel tanks and fuel lines and installing new fuel dispensers at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story New Orleans, LA (WGNO) — After several large gatherings were shared online during the holiday weekend in New Orleans, the City sent a warning urging residents to follow social distancing regulations. However, some don’t agree with their viewpoint. Labor Day weekend attracted residents and tourists to the French
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HOUSTON, Texas — The law enforcement officers who evicted a young Houston father and his family days later set up a GoFundMe that has raised more than $180,000 to help him and other families facing eviction. Israel Rodriguez, 24, his wife and two children, ages 4 and 20 months, were evicted from their Houston apartment
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A team of experts on food contamination says it is highly unlikely that food is a source of Covid-19 transmission. The International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF) looked at the evidence that coronavirus might be carried on food or its packing and found very little. Their finding mirrors earlier reporting from the US
Continue Reading Genetically enhanced “mighty mice” that were part of a heath experiment on the International Space Station have shown that blocking a molecular signaling pathway can protect against muscle and bone density loss in the absence of gravity. The new study also revealed this treatment promoted the recovery of muscle and bone mass once the mice
Continue Reading In a remarkable show of sportsmanship, Ireland’s lacrosse team is withdrawing from an international tournament to allow a Native American team to play instead. The team withdrew from The World Games 2022 and the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team will take its place, World Lacrosse announced last week. “It’s simply the right thing to do,” Michael
Continue Reading A judge in Missouri has recommended that federal charges be dismissed against the three men charged in connection with the sinking of a duck boat that killed 17 people. The boat sank on July 19, 2018, in Table Rock Lake near Branson, a popular family vacation spot. Amphibious duck boats can give passenger tours on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Las Vegas, NV (KVVU) — Members of a southwest valley neighborhood said they’re upset after about 100 cars gathered near their neighborhood on Saturday night to race and do burnouts in the street. Rick Aco, with Coldwell Banker Premier Realty, said it happened late at night on September
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA, MT (KPAX/KAJ) — For all the criticism of social media, sometimes it actually does some good — sometimes, it can actually save lives. Sovereign Valentine is a personal trainer in the small town of Plains who drives to Missoula three times a week for dialysis. His inherited
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA, MT (KPAX/KAJ) — Habitat for Humanity continues to build homes for families in need across the world but one obstacle they have- is finding land to build those homes on. Finding the property to build homes can be quite difficult but luckily for Habitat for Humanity in
Continue Reading A cluster of Covid-19 cases has been linked to a fraternity party at the University of New Hampshire, health officials say. The state Department of Health and Human Services said Sunday that it is investigating a potential outbreak tied to a Theta Chi event last weekend. University officials said more than 100 people, including students,
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DALLAS, Texas — A guy walks into a bar, which still isn’t allowed in Texas. But Jeff Brightwell owns this bar. Two months into an indefinite shutdown, he’s just checking on the place — the tables six feet apart, the “Covid 19 House Rules” sign instructing drinkers not to mingle. All the safeguards that didn’t
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Huron County, MI (WNEM) — The Huron County Sheriff’s Office had to rescue nine people in two separate water incidents on Sunday, Sept. 6. The first incident happened about 4 p.m. Deputies were dispatched to the offshore area west of Sleeper State Park to rescue four males on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIDDLETOWN, CT ( (WFSB) — Connecticut State Police stepped up their patrols for the long holiday weekend in an effort to make sure people were staying safe. New statistics released on Monday morning showed troopers responded to more than 5,000 calls since Friday. Last year, state police said
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Novak Djokovic hitting a line judge with a ball has become one of the enduring images of an already bizarre season of tennis. The 17-time grand slam winner was disqualified from the US Open, a tournament he was favorite to win to close the gap on Rafael Nadal’s total of 19 grand slam wins and
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