Click here for updates on this story Portland, OR (KPTV) — The Oregon Humane Society assisted the ASPCA and Wings of Rescue to relocate 49 pets from shelters in Louisiana affected by Hurricane Laura. The animals were available for adoption in nine Louisiana shelters, including Lafourche Parish, Jefferson Parish, St. Charles Parish and others. The
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For many people, travel these days is fraught with second-guessing, extra research and plenty of confusion by way of logistics, travel restrictions and safety — and that’s before you add in what everyone else has to say about your decisions. Travelers who choose to share what they’re getting up to on vacation right now may
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SPANISH FORT, AL (WALA) — Spanish Fort police say they believe 38-year-old Robert Smith, the man accused of firing dozens of shots at Bass Pro Shops Saturday afternoon, intended on committing a mass shooting. “It certainly appears that his intent yesterday was to commit a mass shooting,” said
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EL PASO, Texas — This year, more than 277,000 American women and men will be diagnosed with breast cancer. As of this week, there’s a new place for patients to gather for support and resources. Chia’s Silver Lining Boutique is the brainchild of Chia Wollschlager, a breast cancer survivor. “When I was diagnosed, I
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As the coronavirus continues to force social restrictions, Florida musician Marisel Lopez and her band, Algo Nuevo, provide the rhythm to keep isolated seniors upbeat. Since June, the non-profit has traveled around metro Miami putting on socially distanced concerts for low-income seniors. “We are coming together to show them they are loved, and we are
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hartford, CT (Hartford Business Journal ) — In just six months, the COVID-19-induced economic recession has pushed Connecticut’s unemployment rate up to 15% as the state budget deficit is also projected to top $2.1 billion in the current fiscal year. Looking for ways to jumpstart Connecticut’s economy —
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, WI (WDJT) — A 39-year-old man accused of setting a woman on fire in Waukesha has been formally charged. Joel Murn — who lives in Las Vegas — was scheduled to appear in court Friday, Sept. 4, but he refused to leave the jail. He also has
Continue Reading Researchers have conducted a successful maiden flight of the Flying-V, a futuristic and fuel efficient airplane that could one day carry passengers in its wings. The Flying-V’s unique design places the passenger cabin, the cargo hold and the fuel tanks in the wings, and experts hope that the plane’s aerodynamic shape will cut fuel consumption
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VACHERIE, LA (WGNO) — Some folks in Vacherie decided to have a little fun in their local supermarket. Katherine Scorsone tells WGNO that ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, you could tell people had a different take on life and focused on the negative. Well, Katherine, along with
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Shares in Chinese chipmaker SMIC plummeted nearly 23% in Hong Kong on Monday on fears that it could become the latest casualty of the US-China tech war. The US Department of Defense and other US agencies are reportedly considering banning exports to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., according to Reuters and other news outlets. The chipmaker
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RANKIN COUNTY, MS (WAPT) — Mississippi’s alligator season is drawing to a close, and the 2020 numbers are impressive. According to the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the recent hurricane threats from Marco and Laura did not appear to cause the harvest numbers to drop. The 2020
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ELLICOTT CITY, MD (WBAL) — A 16-year-old music prodigy from Ellicott City may have found the key to bringing people together during the coronavirus pandemic. Kiesse Nanor held a socially distanced piano recital out of her own home Sunday. Neighbors sat outside the house in the front yard
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (KETV) — The family of Ezekiel Adkins tells KETV Newswatch 7 the 1-year-old is in Iowa City receiving treatment after being trapped in a Council Bluffs house fire. Firefighters rescued him and his 3-year-old brother, Jameson, from the flames Friday night. Jameson was treated for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Oklahoma City, OK (KOCO) — For Wade Cole, a colonoscopy and a nudge from God saved his life. And now, he wants people to know Chadwick Boseman’s cancer diagnosis can happen to you – because it happened to him. “I didn’t have any symptoms, didn’t have any problems,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREENACRES, FL (WPBF) — Every day, Erin Bailey and her children pack up their cooler and head out. “We are the best team in the world, that’s for sure,” said Bailey, a single mother of four children between the ages of 6 and 10. Together, the team walks
Continue Reading A French tourist has been ordered to pay a €1,000 ($1,200) fine after attempting to fly out of Sardinia with more than four pounds of local sand in his luggage. The Italian island’s idyllic white sand is protected, and tourists face fines and even jail time for removing it from local beaches. The unnamed man
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TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — The wake generated by other boats caused five boats to sink on a Texas lake during a boat parade in support of President Donald Trump, according to the Travis County Sheriff’s Office. The weather on Lake Travis, which is west of Austin, was calm Saturday, but the large number of boats
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Northeastern University has dismissed 11 students after they were found violating the school’s public health protocols, the school said in a statement. The students were part of the N.U.in Program, a study abroad experience for first-year students, the university said. The program was modified because of the coronavirus pandemic, and over 800 students are staying
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 Antrim County, MI (WNEM) — A northern Michigan lake that’s famous for its turquoise waters is facing an outbreak of brown algae that’s left its sandy bottom covered with mushy, squishy mats. Rick Welsh, a part-time lakeshore resident, said the brown algae was first noticed about a decade
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOUNT JULIET, TN (WSMV) — If a tornado was headed your way, chances are you would get to your basement or bathroom, no questions asked. Mt. Juliet resident Lee Shand did just that, but only after waking up his neighbors and risking his own life in the process.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with three-time (2016-18) Pro Bowl OLB Jadeveon Clowney on a one-year contract, reportedly worth $12 million with incentives up to $15 million. Clowney (6-5, 255) was the number one overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft by the
Continue Reading A musical composition designed to take well over 600 years to play has gone through its first chord change in seven years. Entitled “As Slow as Possible” (ASLSP), the composition by the late American composer John Cage is due to be played out over 639 years at the St. Burchardi church in Halberstadt in Germany.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Hundreds of people lined the sidewalk in front of the Cathedral Basilica Saturday evening to pay their respects to the family of Police Officer Tamarris Bohannon. Bohannon, 29, was shot last Saturday after responding to a shooting call just south of Tower Grove
Continue Reading Beloved poker commentator and champion Mike Sexton, nicknamed the “Ambassador of Poker” for his lifelong promotion of the game, has died at 72. World Poker Tour and partypoker, an online poker company Sexton cofounded, confirmed his death. Fellow poker champ Linda Johnson said Sexton “had been battling prostate cancer” that had spread to other organs
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BANDON, OR (KPTV) — A stranded 38-foot whale died on the Oregon coast south of Bandon on Saturday. The Sei whale became stranded Saturday afternoon, according to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Crews from multiple agencies responded to the scene. Investigators said the whale was alive when
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi court issued final verdicts on Monday in the case of slain Washington Post columnist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi after his son, who still resides in the kingdom, announced pardons that spared five of the convicted individuals from execution. While the trial draws to its conclusion in Saudi
Continue Reading Chrissy Teigen is using a beauty treatment to help her during her pregnancy. The model/TV star/food maven/media personality is expecting baby number three with her husband, singer and actor John Legend, and recently took to Twitter to share she was cleared to receive Botox. Not for fine lines and wrinkles, but for headaches. “I get
Continue Reading SoftBank’s shares plunged more than 7% Monday, wiping out roughly $8 billion in value, as investors reacted to reports that the Japanese conglomerate has been making massive bets on major tech stocks. The company’s outsized role in Silicon Valley has been well documented for years as it shifted its focus away from telecommunications and toward
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — The Oregon Humane Society assisted the ASPCA and Wings of Rescue to relocate 49 pets from shelters in Louisiana affected by Hurricane Laura. The animals were available for adoption in nine Louisiana shelters, including Lafourche Parish, Jefferson Parish, St. Charles Parish and others. The
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