Clint ISD spending $660,000 to install systems to disinfect air in school buildings
HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — As the debate over reopening schools continues nationwide, a local school district is trying to make campuses safer…
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Father of man killed at his son’s funeral says his son was not the intended target
Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Jamie Shorter sobbed Wednesday as he held his…
Continue Reading Napa County rural bar survives Hennessey wildfire
Click here for updates on this story NAPA COUNTY, Calif. (Napa Valley Register) — As flames spread Tuesday afternoon…
Continue Reading 47-year-old father of three dies days after COVID-19 diagnosis
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KCTV/KSMO) — A Missouri father of three died just days…
Continue Reading Duo set up outdoor community refrigerator to fight hunger and poverty
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — It’s something you normally don’t see: a refrigerator full…
Continue Reading Sheriff’s Marine Division makes a difference with technology, toys
Click here for updates on this story BENTON, La. (KTBS) — The Marine Division of the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s…
Continue Reading Neighbors concerned over proposed landfill
Click here for updates on this story PEARL RIVER, La. (WGNO ) — In St. Tammany Parish in the Pearl River area, there is…
Continue Reading New Orleans public schools may still return to in-person learning this fall
Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WGNO ) — NOLA Public Schools students may have hope to return to…
Continue Reading Movie theaters are starting to reopen. Will anyone go?
For the first time in roughly five months, AMC Theatres will pop the popcorn, dim the lights, and start the show. But will anyone buy a ticket? AMC,…
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5 things to know for August 20: DNC, coronavirus, voting, stimulus, Russia
On top of everything else going on, there are more than 70 wildfire zones burning across 15 states right now, and tens of millions of people are…
Continue Reading Mittens the cat could become New Zealander of the Year
Mittens the cat, a famous feline from Wellington, is in the running to be voted New Zealander of the Year, going up against Prime Minister Jacinda…
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Harris makes history in accepting VP nomination after Obama, Lujan Grisham tout Biden & rip Trump
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — Kamala Harris made history Wednesday night as the first Black woman to accept a spot on a major party’s presidential…
Continue Reading Cincinnati Reds suspend broadcaster Thom Brennaman after he uttered anti-gay slur on air
The Cincinnati Reds have announced the suspension of a broadcaster after he uttered an anti-gay slur on the air Wednesday. Play-by-play announcer…
Continue Reading Masked suspects in dark hoodies started a house fire that killed 5 family members in Denver, police say
The three people in dark hoodies and full-face masks look like characters in a scary movie. One of them peers directly at the camera with eyes…
Continue Reading Flood waters reach the toes of China’s famous giant Buddha statue
Floods in southern China have caused water from the Yangtze River to rise and reach the toes of a famous towering statue of the Buddha —…
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UTEP reports 8 active cases of COVID-19 among student athletes
El Paso, TEXAS – UTEP confirmed to ABC-7 that as of Wednesday, there are 8 active cases of COVID-19 among UTEP student athletes. UTEP officials say…
Continue Reading Texas virus hospitalizations below 6,000 for 1st time in months, Abbott promises end to case backlog
AUSTIN, TEXAS — The number of coronavirus patients in Texas hospitals fell below 6,000 Wednesday for the first time since June, but…
Continue Reading South Korea’s latest church-linked coronavirus outbreak is turning into a battle over religious freedom
A South Korean religious group at the center of a new coronavirus outbreak has been accused by the government of withholding key information and…
Continue Reading US suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong due to concerns over city’s eroding autonomy
The United States government has officially suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong over concerns that the Chinese government’s new…
Continue Reading Detroit teachers authorized a potential strike over Covid-19 safety fears
The union representing teachers in Detroit has voted in favor of a potential strike to push school officials to make changes to the district’s…
Continue Reading California wildfires: 23 major blazes stretching state’s firefighting resources
California, under assault from a record heat wave, is seeing its firefighting crews stretched to the limit as hundreds of blazes scorch swaths of the…
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El Paso named ‘All-America City’ for 3rd time since 2010
EL PASO, Texas — For the third time in just over a decade, El Paso has been named an All-America City. The Sun City received the prestigious…
Continue Reading Worried residents sue leaders over crime spike
Click here for updates on this story Minneapolis, MN (WCCO) — The state’s largest city faces a lawsuit for a crime…
Continue Reading Police: Someone’s setting dangerous traps for dirt bikers and ATV riders
Click here for updates on this story Sag Harbor, NY (WCBS) — Police on Long Island are trying to find whoever is…
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Former New Mexico congressman, now state GOP chair, looks ahead to next week’s RNC
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Steve Pearce is a former two-term representative to New Mexico who is now State Chairman of the Republican Party. Wednesday,…
Continue Reading Laos is a missing link in Asia’s fight against organized crime
Synthetic drug production has exploded in Southeast Asia. The volume of methamphetamine seized in the region surged around sevenfold in the five…
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‘Satanist’ former Fort Bliss soldier sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for bomb plot
TOPEKA, Kansas — A former Fort Bliss soldier described by prosecutors as a Satanist and linked to a neo-Nazi group was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2…
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Borderland daycares adapting to new role with virtual learning
EL PASO, Texas — The first week of virtual learning is halfway over for Borderland students. While many students are working from home, others are…
Continue Reading Harlem Globetrotter speaks out after banana thrown at him on live TV by news broadcasters
A member of the Harlem Globetrotters is speaking out on racial insensitivities after two White Alabama news broadcasters threw fruit, including a…
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