Rockies GM supports Desmond’s decision to skip ’20 season
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich says he supports Ian Desmond’s decision to sit out the 2020 season to focus on his…
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California and Florida are charting different coronavirus paths as cases spike
Officials in California and Florida — two states where coronavirus cases are jumping — are taking different approaches toward reopening…
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Iconic lion statues outside New York Public Library are wearing face masks to encourage humans to do the same
NEW YORK, NY — Count on the New York Public Library’s iconic lion sculptures to set an example of patience and fortitude. The marble…
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Los Angeles City Council moves forward with plan to replace police officers with community-based responders for nonviolent calls
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a measure to develop an unarmed model of crisis response that would replace police…
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Company testing if its machine will purify air of COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story LENEXA, KS (KCTV) — People are socially distancing, wash their hands and wearing…
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After 53 years of marriage, a Texas couple died from Covid-19 while holding hands
Betty and Curtis Tarpley were together for most of their lives — they went to the same high school in Illinois, met and fell in love in…
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New Mexico literary legend & ‘Bless Me, Ultima’ author Rudolfo Anaya dies at 82
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Rudolfo Anaya, a writer who helped launch the 1970s Chicano Literature Movement with his novel “Bless Me, Ultima,” a book…
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El Paso manages to avoid worst from massive Saharan dust cloud
EL PASO, Texas — While a massive Saharan dust storm continues, it seems El Paso has dodged most of the dust. “This year is literally the biggest…
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Carl Reiner, longtime comedy legend, dies at 98
Carl Reiner, the writer, actor, director and producer whose many decades’ worth of credits — including “The Dick Van Dyke…
Continue Reading Rare Fish rescued in Bonnet Carre’ Spillway
Click here for updates on this story Louisiana (WGNO) — The Army Corps of Engineers opens the Bonnet Carre’ Spillway…
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New Mexico fireworks vendors invite El Pasoans to visit them once ban takes effect
MESILLA, New Mexico — El Paso leaders may plan to ban fireworks on the holiday weekend, but New Mexico vendors are welcoming Texans to cross state…
Continue Reading Man accused of burning boy’s fingers under hot water
Click here for updates on this story York County, PA (WPMT) — A York County man has been charged with felony counts of…
Continue Reading Rattlesnake Roundup canceled
Click here for updates on this story Noxen, PA (WNEP) — A popular fundraiser in Wyoming County has been canceled for…
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Prosecutors appeal decision suppressing video in Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s prostitution case
Florida prosecutors pushed a state appeals court on Tuesday to overturn last year’s decision suppressing video of New England Patriots owner…
Continue Reading Property manager sexually harassed female tenant, lawsuit says
Click here for updates on this story Davenport, IA (WQAD) — The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against a…
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Lori Vallow faces more charges after her children’s bodies were found
Lori Vallow, the Idaho woman charged in connection with the disappearance of her children, is now accused of two counts of conspiring to destroy,…
Continue Reading Officers slashed and stabbed responding to domestic call
Click here for updates on this story Davenport, IA (WQAD) — Rick Sullivan is being held without bond after assaulting…
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NMSU investigates cyber-attack on university foundation
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University and the school’s foundation are investigating a cyber-attack on the foundation’s…
Continue Reading City pilots Solar LED streetlights
Click here for updates on this story Mobile, AL (WALA) — The City of Mobile installed its first use of solar-powered…
Continue Reading Have a picnic and help the Blue Ridge Parkway
Click here for updates on this story Asheville, NC (WLOS) — The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is celebrating National…
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Flying snakes? Here’s how they can glide through the air
For some, the sight of a snake slithering on the ground is scary enough, so how about one launching itself through the air? Chrysopelea paradisi…
Continue Reading Sheriff’s deputy charged with aggravated rape
Click here for updates on this story Bedford County, TN (WSMV) — A Bedford County Sheriff’s deputy has been…
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New Mexico tops 12,000 virus cases as Doña Ana County nears 1,000
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in New Mexico exceeded 12,000 on Tuesday as state health officials reported an…
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Mississippi’s governor signs bill that drops Confederate-themed state flag
JACKSON, Mississippi— Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a landmark bill that retires the last state flag bearing the Confederate battle…
Continue Reading Buffalo protester Martin Gugino has been released from the hospital
Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old protestor who was pushed by two Buffalo police officers in early June, has left the hospital, his lawyer Kelly Zarcone…
Continue Reading Minor League Baseball 2020 season canceled
While Major League Baseball will be playing ball this season, Minor League Baseball players will not be suiting up in 2020. MLB has informed Minor…
Continue Reading Lightning strike causes apartment to go up in flames, mother and daughter make it out safe
Click here for updates on this story Pocola, OK (KFSM) — A lightning strike caused a fire at an apartment complex in…
Continue Reading Unemployment scam impacts dozens of University of Arkansas employees
Click here for updates on this story Fayetteville, AR (KFSM) — Dozens of University of Arkansas employees and others…
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El Paso fireworks stands can continue selling until Noon Friday, when ban takes effect
EL PASO, Texas — Firework stands throughout El Paso County can still continue selling fireworks until Friday at noon, according to County Judge…
Continue Reading Life with black bears: ‘We’re fed up,’ Residents say of brazen bears
Click here for updates on this story Cookson, OK (Tulsa World) — The shotgun and rifles leaned up against the living…
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