A foundation in British Columbia, Canada, is raising money to purchase West Ballenas Island, an undeveloped enclave rich with stunning views, rare plants, threatened species and diverse marine life. The BC Parks Foundation has just days to raise the remainder of the $1.7 million needed to buy the 100-acre island in the Salish Sea and
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The city of Las Cruces is closing all parks, recreation programs and recreation facilities as part of its response to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s latest shutdown order. These changes will take effect on Monday. The Thomas Branigan Memorial Library will return to curbside pick-up only for book check-out. There will
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Dill, sweet, spears, bread and butter, chips…you name it, there’s a pickle for everybody. Regardless of your pickled preferences, it’s time to grab your favorite crunchy, vinegary snack to celebrate National Pickle Day, observed every year on November 14. The term pickle comes from the Dutch word pekel, which means salt or brine. In honor
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University is beginning an “orderly transition” to be 100 percent online with its instruction and to provide more opportunities for employees to work from home. NMSU made the announcement Friday evening after New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham shut down the state for the second time. Since
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University has unveiled its own officially licensed whiskey, making it the first college to do so as schools across the U.S. try to create new revenue streams amid shrinking higher education budgets. Pistol Pete’s Six-Shooter whiskey expands on the university’s brand building effort, which started several years
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EL PASO, Texas –A traveling registered nurse is calling out University Medical Center claiming the hospital is not doing enough to save lives. Her criticism aimed at UMC was mainly directed at doctors, claiming some won’t tend to Covid-19 positive patients. “We as nurses, it’s ok for us to be exposed but you as doctors,
Continue Reading A city in North Carolina has put on hold a vote on how to allocate $1 million in community reparations to Black residents. Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer said at this week’s council meeting that a majority of the council members asked her to remove the proposed reparations resolution from the agenda. Postponing the vote, she
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico– Doña Ana County Commissioner Shannon Reynolds’ proposal to implement tough fines of up to $500 for those who improperly wear face masks was rejected by a 3-2 vote of commissioners Friday. “Half-maskers,” as Reynolds calls them, are still susceptible to catching and spreading the virus, he told ABC-7. “What we are
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Click here for updates on this story Minneapolis (WCCO) — Fire officials say the main building of Northfield’s historic Archer House River Inn is a total loss after a fire spread throughout the building Thursday afternoon, with crews battling the flames into the early morning hours of Friday. The fire broke out inside the Smoqehouse
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Minneapolis, MN (WCCO) — When Katie Shatusky’s brother Chad received a life-saving kidney, she decided to pay it forward in an inspiring way. “It wasn’t really up until about two years ago that the doctors said, ‘You know, you got about a year, year and a half,’ which
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Carle Place, NY (WCBS) — As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the Tri-State Area, new restrictions to slow the spread in New York state are set to take effect Friday. The new mandates go into effect at 10 p.m. and they are getting mixed reviews on Long
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story New York (WCBS) — There is a nationwide shortage of bicycles because of the pandemic, but there’s also no shortage of thefts. A stolen bike surge is now underway in the city. “Inside Edition” launched an investigative report. A CBS employee locked a $2,300 bike to a fence
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Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak tested positive for Covid-19 Friday, according to a news release from his office. Sisolak, a Democrat, received a positive result from a rapid test and is awaiting results from a diagnostic PCR test, his office said. He admitted to feeling tired earlier this week, the release said, but he “attributed this
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Philadelphia, PA (KYW) — Philadelphia police are investigating a homicide after a body was found in a laundry bag on a Philadelphia street Friday morning. The body was found on the 6900 block of Edmund Street around 7:25 a.m. Witnesses say the person who discovered the body was
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(CNN Español) — Doce civiles y 11 policías resultaron heridos este jueves en la llamada gran marcha nacional en Perú, según la Policía Nacional. La marcha, convocada a través de redes sociales, ocurrió este jueves en Lima y varias ciudades del país tras la destitución de Martín Vizcarra y la juramentación de Manuel Merino. Varias
Continue Reading Funding for body cameras for sheriff’s deputies in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, has been approved by the county board. The Kenosha County Board of Supervisors passed a bonding resolution on Thursday to fund the 2021 budget, including new body cameras for the sheriff’s office. The issue was raised after Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old unarmed Black man,
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One of the suspects in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery called his former boss, the local district attorney, from the crime scene in an attempt to “influence and obstruct the investigation,” a Georgia prosecutor said Friday. A judge on Friday denied bond for Gregory and Travis McMichael, the father and son charged with murder
Continue Reading (CNN Español) –– La Fiscalía General de la Nación, la Procuraduría y la Inspección General de la Policía de Colombia investigan en forma preliminar para establecer, penal y disciplinariamente, si hubo negligencia o no por parte de policías durante un incendio ocurrido el 4 de septiembre en el municipio de Soacha, al sur de Bogotá.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, TN (WSMV ) — Two of the women hit by eggs from an SUV in Hendersonville share their experience if it means helping the investigation. Caren Neal and her daughter, Andie, were at Linear Park Tuesday night. “We were just walking and all of a sudden, just
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Philadelphia, PA (KYW) — A woman delivered her baby after she was shot in Philadelphia‘s Kensington neighborhood on Wednesday night. Police say a stray bullet hit her in the stomach while she was standing in the doorway of her home. The woman was standing inside an open door
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Pittsburgh, PA (KDKA) — Paint that can kill COVID-19 could be coming to a store shelf near you. PPG is working with Corning Incorporated to get EPA approval on a paint that they say kills more than 99.9% of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The testing of
Continue Reading A group of federal prosecutors on Friday urged Attorney General William Barr to rescind his order for any prosecutor to examine allegations of voting irregularities before states move to certify the results in the coming weeks, according to an internal letter obtained by CNN. The letter from the 16 prosecutors comes days after Barr released
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Henderson County, NC (WLOS) — One of Henderson County’s top educators received a prestigious state honor in his final days on the job. Superintendent Bo Caldwell is retiring at the end of the month. At a retirement event Thursday, he was surprised with the Order of the Long
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TEXARKANA, TX (KTBS ) — Crossing guards are not first responders, but they put their lives on the line everyday to keep children safe. And nearly two months ago, a Texarkana, Texas ISD crossing guard was rushed to the hospital after being hit by a pickup on Summerhill
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story West Haven, CT (WFSB) — Two people were killed and three were injured following an explosion on the West Haven Veterans Affairs campus Friday morning. It happened around 8 a.m. in the basement of a building on the campus, where crews were working on replacing a steam pipe.
Continue ReadingCOMMERCE, Texas — The George Floyd Memorial Foundation has teamed up with Texas A&M University-Commerce to launch an internship program for Black male students, the school announced this week. The Be His Legacy Internship Program will begin in January and is available to student members of the African American Male Mentorship Program at A&M-Commerce. According
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EL PASO, Texas – The deadline to apply for help in paying your past due water bills in El Paso is fast approaching. Both residential and small businesses that have been financially hit by the Covid-19 pandemic have until Nov. 30 to apply to get assistance in helping with their past due water bills. El
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EL PASO, Texas – The Lower Valley Water District is urging customers to avoid flushing sanitary wipes, masks, gloves and other items associated with fighting the pandemic. It’s the second time during the pandemic that the LVWD has put out that request. The district says that contrary to some packaging claims, sanitary wipes are not
Continue Reading Georgia Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler unleashed an onslaught this week against Rev. Raphael Warnock, trying to portray her Democratic opponent and the 15-year leader of Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic church in Atlanta as an anti-police Marxist who will destroy America. Warnock has described the arc of his life from the Savannah projects to Dr.
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Georgia Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler unleashed an onslaught this week against Rev. Raphael Warnock, trying to portray her Democratic opponent and the 15-year leader of Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic church in Atlanta as an anti-police Marxist who will destroy America. Warnock has described the arc of his life from the Savannah projects to Dr.
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