By Beau Bowman Click here for updates on this story FORT DODGE, Iowa (KCCI) — Braden Hicks, a 36-year-old from Manson, was one of the four Iowans who were killed in the plane crash last Friday in Indiana. Hicks took off on his aviation journey in 2021, purchasing an airplane hangar amid a career shift.
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Fast casual chain BurgerFi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday after months of reporting financial distress. BurgerFi is another casualty of the rough business conditions hitting fast casual chains this year, which included Rubio’s, Buca di Beppo and Red Lobster also declaring bankruptcy. Even if not filing
Continue Reading By Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story FLORENCE, South Carolina (WYFF) — More than a dozen venomous snakes were found in a South Carolina home after a man was bitten, according to the Florence Police Department. Police said around 2 a.m. Friday they got a call about a man bitten by a
Continue Reading By Jane Robelot Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WYFF) — Billy Martin knew that September 11, 2001, was going to hold incredible challenges, and likely tragedies, for the New York City Fire Department as soon as he saw the second plane strike the World Trade Center towers. He was 33
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AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A venture capital firm has closed a grant program for Black women business owners as part of a settlement with a conservative group that had filed a lawsuit alleging the program was discriminatory. Both sides announced the settlement Wednesday, two months after a U.S. federal court of appeals
Continue Reading By McKenzy Parsons & Sean MacKinnon Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A 10th grader at Northwest High School talked with KETV NewsWatch 7’s Sean MacKinnon in front of the school after a 15-year-old boy was shot on Tuesday. “I was in the cafeteria. It was third lunch, and all
Continue Reading By Dion Lim and ABC7 Bay Area Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco police are looking to set the record straight about a viral video showing a street vendor being handcuffed on the ground along the Embarcadero while the woman’s young daughter screams. The video in
Continue Reading By Bill Schammert Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Video from the neighborhood shows a person running through backyards after the shooting at Omaha Northwest High School. The suspect, also a student at the high school, was on the run for about half hour before being arrested, Omaha police said.
Continue Reading By Rachael Lardani Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A bucket of pool chemicals ignited a trash fire in Lancaster County, according to police. Crews from the Pequea Township Police Department and the New Danville Fire Company responded to the 200 block of Brenneman Road for a trash fire Wednesday
Continue Reading Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says his party plans to put forward a no-confidence motion “at the earliest possible opportunity” in hopes of bringing down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government. Poilievre called on New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh to support the motion and trigger an election.
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By Lauren Mascarenhas and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) – Hannah Hoobyar and her family lost their house to a raging Nevada wildfire that experts say could get much worse this week. “We left with just the humans, the animals and the clothes on our backs,” Hoobyar, 26, said, describing dodging “giant chunks of ash” as
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico (KVIA) — Chaparral Middle School received a threat Wednesday morning claiming that a person inside the school had a gun. The threat came in through the Gadsden ISD StopIt Anonymous reporting app at 10:45 AM. “The report claimed that the individual making the threat was inside the school building and in possession
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jim Sasser, who served 18 years in the U.S. Senate and six years as ambassador to China, has died. He was 87. The Democrat represented Tennessee in the Senate from 1977 to 1995. Then, President Bill Clinton appointed him ambassador to China, a post he held until 2001. While in the
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump said as much with their faces as they did with their words during Tuesday’s debate. With their microphones muted unless it was their turn to speak, according to the debate rules, body language took on outsized importance for Harris and Trump. Harris in particular leaned into the
Continue Reading Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Court documents say the shooting that critically injured a 15-year-old at an Omaha high school began with a physical fight between two boys before one used a gun hidden inside his hoodie to shoot the other in the stomach. The 14-year-old suspect appeared in court Wednesday afternoon and was
Continue Reading Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado state regulators have ruled that a district attorney who brought criminal charges that were ultimately dismissed against a man accused of killing his missing wife should no longer be allowed to work as a lawyer, finding that her management of the high-profile case resulted in the prosecution “running aground.”
Continue Reading Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Many cities have been reshaped by immigrants in the last few years without attracting much notice. Not Springfield, Ohio. Its story of economic renewal and related growing pains has been thrust into the national conversation in a presidential election year — and maliciously distorted by false rumors that Haitian
Continue Reading By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 11, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a world where the importance of global citizenship has never been more evident, Fort Bend County District Clerk Beverley McGrew Walker continues her inspiring mission to make government services more accessible for the residents she serves.
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Rev. Al Sharpton, political activist and Baptist minister.PersonalBirth date: October 3, 1954 Birth place: Brooklyn, New YorkBirth name: Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr.Father: Alfred Sharpton Sr., carpenter/contractorMother: Ada Essie (Richards) SharptonMarriages: Kathy Jordan Sharpton (1980-2021, divorced); Marsha Tinsley (divorced)Children: with Kathy Jordan Sharpton:
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of actress Julie Andrews.PersonalBirth date: October 1, 1935Birth place: Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom Birth name: Julia Elizabeth WellsFather: Edward Wells, teacherMother: Barbara (Morris) Andrews, pianist Marriages: Blake Edwards (1969-2010, his death); Tony Walton (1959-1968, divorced)Children: adopted with Blake Edwards: Joanna, 1975, Amelia, 1974; with
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.PersonalBirth date: September 25, 1943 Birth place: Wichita, KansasBirth name: Robert Michael GatesFather: Melville A. Gates, wholesale auto parts salespersonMother: Isabel V. GatesMarriage: Rebecca (Wilkie) Gates (1966-present)Children: Eleanor, Bradley Education: College of William and Mary, B.A., History, 1965;
Continue Reading Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Newly released reports from North Carolina’s public university system to prove compliance with a new systemwide diversity policy show several DEI position cuts and reassignments were made. It also outlines several program changes as a result of the policy. The University of North Carolina Board of Governors in May
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UPDATE – Isabel Salcido has responded through her campaign to questions from KVIA about her personal debts and lawsuits. In an email Wednesday afternoon, Salvador Robledo, campaign manager for Salcido’s mayoral campaign sent the following response on her behalf to specific questions sent by KVIA on the number of lawsuits, the amount of the debts,
Continue Reading ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say DNA testing on skeletal remains found in a car pulled this year from an Illinois river confirmed they are those of two men who vanished in 1976. The Winnebago County Coroner’s Office said Tuesday the testing by the Illinois State Police Division of Forensic Services confirmed they are the
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Timberlake is scheduled to enter a new plea Friday in his drunken driving case in New York’s Hamptons, prosecutors said. Details of the plea weren’t disclosed, but a person with knowledge of the deal said Timberlake has agreed to plead guilty to a less serious offense than the
Continue Reading AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Campbell is ready to drop the soup — at least from its official name. Campbell Soup Co. announced its intention to change its name at an annual meeting of investors on Tuesday. The 155-year-old food seller, which is most famous for its assortment of namesake canned soups, says
Continue Reading Extreme weather is striking multiple places around the world, including wildfires in California, a hurricane that threatens Louisiana, drought and wildfires in the Amazon, flooding in Nigeria and a lethal typhoon in Vietnam. The death toll from Typhoon Yagi reached at least 155 after flash flooding tore through a hamlet in northern Vietnam. Homes were
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Top election officials from two presidential swing states on Wednesday pleaded for more federal money for election infrastructure, even as they express confidence in their preparations for November’s vote. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, both Democrats, said during a House Administration
Continue Reading By Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — South Metro Fire Rescue crews rushed to the Meridian Golf Course on Wednesday morning where they found a Cessna 172 had crashed on the 7th tee box. The small plane ended up upside down. According to investigators, the plane had
Continue Reading By Cecilio Padilla Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — The City of Sacramento’s Front Street Animal Shelter is waiving dog adoption fees through the weekend to help clear space after dozens of dogs were rescued from a hoarding situation. Front Street officials say the shelter took in over 30 dogs
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