A concert promoter in Tampa, Florida, is offering a massive discount to vaccinated people ready to see live music again. Leadfoot Promotions is selling tickets to an upcoming show featuring punk band Teenage Bottlerocket for $18 to those who are vaccinated, and $999 for those who are not. Paul Williams, the man behind the idea,
Continue ReadingFormer Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton has died, the team confirmed in a statement on Saturday. He was 64. Eaton was found unconscious near his home in Summit County, Utah, after being involved in what appeared to be a bicycle crash on Friday, according to Summit County Sheriff’s Office. Eaton was transported to a nearby
Continue ReadingA 9-year-old girl has died nearly two weeks after she was shot while jumping on a trampoline in Brooklyn Center, according to Minneapolis Police. A report from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner said Trinity Rayne Ottoson-Smith died Thursday afternoon at the hospital from a gunshot wound to the head. The manner of death was determined
Continue ReadingAt least one person has died after a small plane carrying seven people crashed into a lake near Nashville on Saturday, authorities said. The Cessna C501 crashed shortly after taking off from the Smyrna airport, 12 miles south of Nashville, according to Rutherford County Public Information Officer Ashley McDonald. There were seven people on board,
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Chelsea clinched the Champions League title on Saturday after beating Manchester City 1-0 in the all-English final. A first-half goal from summer signing Kai Havertz, the most expensive player in Chelsea’s history, was enough to earn Thomas Tuchel’s side victory in front of thousands of fans at Porto’s Estadio Dragao in Portugal. Meanwhile, Manchester City’s
Continue ReadingUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson married Carrie Symonds in what PA Media described as a “secret wedding” at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday. The wedding was reportedly held in front of close friends and family, according to several British newspaper accounts. “Congratulations @BorisJohnson and @carriesymonds on your marriage today,” the UK Work and Pensions Secretary Therese
Continue ReadingGavin MacLeod, known for his roles on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Love Boat,” died Saturday, his nephew Mark See told Variety. He was 90 years old. MacLeod’s birth name was Allan See, but in his memoir, “This is Your Captain Speaking,” he wrote that he considered his last name to be “too
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Ross Township Police said a man was caught on surveillance video brutally beating a small dog in the parking lot of a motel along McKnight Road. According to police, the assault happened just after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25, in the parking
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Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! We’re back firmly into the 70s today, and it’s only going to keep getting warmer as we head through the holiday weekend. Sunday is looking like most spots will hit the 80-degree mark and perhaps even fewer clouds in the sky than on Saturday. And for anyone with outdoor plans for
Continue ReadingAmerican Airlines has joined Southwest Airlines in suspending alcohol services on flights, the airline said Saturday. The decision follows a recent assault of a Southwest flight attendant that resulted in a serious injury. “Flight attendants are on the front lines every day not only ensuring our customers’ safety, but are also calming fears, answering questions,
Continue ReadingA Cessna C501 crashed into a lake outside Nashville Saturday, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac told CNN. The plane crashed into Percy Priest Lake after departing from the Smyrna Airport, about 12 miles south of Nashville, around 11 a.m. local time, according to the FAA. Possible injuries have not yet been reported. The plane
Continue ReadingOne man was killed and another injured after their plane crashed into a mountain near a ski resort in Utah, according to a news release from the Weber Fire District. A witness called 911 around 10 a.m. Saturday and reported seeing a plane crash into the mountain near Powder Mountain Ski Resort in Eden, the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SLEEPY HOLLOW, New York (WCBS) — There is worry at a church cemetery made famous by “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” The pastor says someone has done subtle-but-significant damage to historic headstones, CBS2’s Tony Aiello reported Thursday. In Sleepy Hollow, there’s no escaping the legend of the Headless
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — Two people in a privately owned aircraft experienced a hard landing Saturday morning around 9:15 a.m. at Flint Bishop Airport according to an airport spokesperson. A pilot and the pilot’s father were in a piper aircraft Saturday morning leaving Flint Bishop Airport. After takeoff,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — One-month-old Maddison, sleeping peacefully now, gave her Brockton mother the scare of her life on Tuesday. “I just gave birth to this little one and I feel so connected to her. At one point before they arrived I seriously thought I was going to lose
Continue ReadingAn 8-year-old boy whose body was found by a hiker near Las Vegas has been identified by his mother, police said Saturday. Police are now searching for the boy’s 11-year-old half-brother and their father. The mother contacted police overnight, according to Las Vegas Metro Police Department Lt. Raymond Spencer. The mother told police a sketch
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LAUREL, Maryland (WJZ) — Howard County Police charged a Laurel Man in a 40-year-old unsolved kidnapping case. Howard Jackson Bradberry, 62, of Montgomery Street was arrested at his on May 25 after DNA allegedly linked him the 1982 rape and murder of Laney Lee McGadney. Bradberry was charged
Continue ReadingLos Angeles County authorities say the quick thinking of inmates at the North County Correctional Facility helped save at least two lives earlier this week. On Wednesday evening, deputies and staff in the facility responded to two inmates in medical distress and found the two unconscious and “suffering from possible overdoses,” a news release from
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There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,666, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
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Employers can offer incentives to employees to get vaccinated for Covid-19, according to new guidance from the federal Equal Opportunity Employment Commission. Companies administering vaccines to employees also may offer incentives as long as the incentives are not “coercive,” the EEOC said. In December the EEOC said that companies can legally mandate that all employees
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