EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Track and Field Head Coach Mika Laaksonen announced the hiring of Alan Culpepper to the staff on Tuesday. Culpepper will serve as an assistant coach to the cross country and distance teams, while also providing strong support with duties related to day-to-day operations. “We want to welcome Alan to UTEP, and
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By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story CLARK COUNTY, Washington (KPTV) — A utility pole and a vehicle caught fire after a crash in Hazel Dell Monday night. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called out to a crash in the 8200 block of Northeast Highway 99 at about 10:22
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Opinion by Kobi Karp When sunrise paints the skyline of downtown Miami in hues of gold, blue, orange and pink, the light sliding across the buildings, highlights more than just a dazzling display of architectural design. Many of these buildings are also a triumph of innovative structural technology. They are a testament to the dual
Continue Reading Opinion by Jill Filipovic Republicans sure do have a bizarre definition of “patriotism.” Prominent members of the GOP are outraged that hammer thrower Gwen Berry silently turned her body away from facing the American flag while the National Anthem played at the Olympic trials in Oregon Saturday. Berry, who placed third and qualified for the
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US hammer thrower Gwen Berry has responded to criticism over turning away from the flag while on the podium at the US Olympic trials, saying she “never said that I hated the country.”
Continue Reading The 23-time grand slam winning champion Serena Williams took to Instagram to share an adorable video of her giving her 3-year-old daughter Olympia a tennis lesson.
Continue Reading Seamus Fagan, CNN Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams was forced to retire from her first-round match at the All England Club against Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Tuesday due to an injury suffered in the first set. With Williams leading 3-1 in the first set, the 39-year-old American appeared to slip and hurt herself during a return.
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Fue una mala semana para la Gran Mentira: las afirmaciones falsas del expresidente Donald Trump y sus aliados de que un fraude generalizado es el culpable de su derrota en las elecciones de 2020. En un estado de campo de batalla, los senadores republicanos emitieron un informe que destripó las mentiras
Continue Reading By KRISTEN DESILVA Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Animal Care and Control officials with the city of Henderson shut down an illegally-run animal boarding business, according to Henderson Police. On June 28, animal control was called to the 800 block of Shoreview Drive, near I-11 and College Drive,
Continue Reading By BRIANA WHITNEY Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, Arizona (KPHO, KTVK) — Parents: You may be vaccinated, but even if you test negative, your young children and babies could get very sick and sometimes it’s difficult to tell if it’s COVID-19 or not. The Novak family in Phoenix said they have been
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN A simple text message may be able to provide the nudge some people need to get vaccinated, researchers say. Researchers with the University of Pennsylvania found that people who received text messages about the annual flu vaccine were more likely to get the shot. Now, some states and jurisdictions are using
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Former President Obama spoke out about the danger of misinformation at an American Library Association conference.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – The spokesman for the fighters retaking parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region says they will pursue soldiers from neighboring Eritrea back into their country and chase Ethiopian soldiers to Addis Ababa ”if that’s what it takes” to weaken their military powers. Getachew Reda tells The Associated Press that “we’ll stop at nothing
Continue Reading By Kristen Rogers, CNN If you’re one of the more than 20 million people experiencing the Northwest heat wave, you might be wondering how to stay cool, particularly if you don’t have air conditioning — or don’t want to run it constantly. US cities and Canada have been reporting their hottest temperatures, some of which
Continue Reading The “heat dome” weather phenomenon can trigger record breaking temperatures.
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico legalized the possession of recreational cannabis on Tuesday and allowed hobbyists to start growing their own weed at home, as regulators prepared for the launch next year of recreational marijuana sales. The milestone was celebrated by cannabis consumers and advocates for criminal justice reform that believe poor and minority communities
Continue Reading By Ethan Cohen and Adam Levy, CNN New York City is rolling out ranked-choice voting in its mayoral primary and several other key races, becoming the largest US jurisdiction to give the voting system a try. Under this system, voters rate their top five choices in order of preference instead of picking just one —
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — La variante delta más peligrosa y más transmisible se ha extendido a casi todos los estados de EE.UU., lo que alimenta la preocupación de los expertos en salud sobre los posibles picos de covid-19 en otoño. La variante se identificó por primera vez en India y ahora los Centros para el
Continue Reading By Eric Grossarth/EastIdahoNews.com Click here for updates on this story BONE, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — Deputies arrested an Ammon man Monday night for allegedly threatening another man with a crossbow and setting fire to his house. The incident unfolded around 8:30 p.m. when a man called dispatchers to report he was being threatened, according to a
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Fourteen years after the final episode of “The Sopranos,” James Gandolfini’s son will take over the role of Tony Soprano in a new movie about the mob boss’ backstory.
Continue Reading Fourteen years after the final episode of “The Sopranos,” James Gandolfini’s son will take over the role of Tony Soprano in a new movie about the mob boss’ backstory.
Continue Reading By Andrew Kaczynski and Drew Myers, CNN A top Republican Party official in Oregon appeared on a YouTube show hosted by a man with a history of racist, anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi statements, in which the official, Solomon Yue, spoke supportively of another man who espouses White nationalist rhetoric. Now, Yue tells CNN’s KFILE he wasn’t
Continue Reading Seamus Fagan, CNN Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams was forced to retire from her first-round match at the All England Club against Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Tuesday due to an injury suffered in the first set. With Williams leading 3-1 in the first set, the 39-year-old American appeared to slip and hurt herself during a return.
Continue Reading By Emily Tencer Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Burgers, wings and barbecue: These classic sports bar meals are costing restaurants more to keep CWS fans full. “You got to have it, you got to have it,” said Ross DiPrima, operator and owner of the Jackson Street Tavern. Jackson Street
Continue Reading Experts say the Delta variant, a strain of Covid-19 believed to be more transmissible and dangerous than others, will be “hyper-regionalized.”
Continue Reading By Ford Hatchett Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (WXII) — Kelly Morris worked as a nurse at The Citadel Winston-Salem nursing facility on 1st street. She also has an active TikTok account where she goes by the username “BubbleGumKelz” and often includes content about her job that some say is
Continue Reading By Bianca Beltrán, Martin Augustine Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — The Kansas City Police Department said the person that was shot Tuesday morning at a hotel on the Country Club Plaza has died. The shooting at the Sheraton Suites on West 47th Street sparked a large police response
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NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has lost much of his lead in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City after the first round of ranked choice tabulation. Adams is a former police captain and state senator who campaigned focusing on public safety. Updated results released Tuesday showed him with
Continue Reading By Annalisa Burgos Click here for updates on this story OAHU, Hawaii (KITV) — You might have noticed more illegal gambling rooms on Oahu are getting busted. Over the past year and a half, the Honolulu Police Department says it’s averaging as many as seven busts a month — double what they did before the
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story JOPPATOWNE, Maryland (WBAL) — Firefighters in Harford County are battling a duplex fire in Joppatowne that left two firefighters and two others injured. Firefighters were called shortly after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to the 300 block of Chimney Oak Drive and encountered flames coming from all
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