Click here for updates on this story PENSACOLA, Florida (WALA) — Even though cruises have been given the green light to sail again, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing back against the CDC’s only condition. The CDC says everyone on board must be vaccinated. But a new law set to take effect July 1 would
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President Joe Biden released a proclamation for a day of remembrance for the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, calling on the American people “to reflect on the deep roots of racial terror in our Nation and recommit to the work of rooting out systemic racism across our country.” Read the proclamation below: One
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PLAINFIELD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A wanted Wauregan man was arrested by Plainfield police over the weekend. Police said they had been looking to arrest 47-year-old Glen Williams for violating probation. They said they conducted a “wanted person check” at a home in the Wauregan section of town on
Continue ReadingTwo men are dead after their plane crashed into a mountain near a ski resort in Utah on Saturday. One man died in the crash and the second died from his injuries at a hospital Sunday after suffering burns, Weber Fire District Deputy Chief David Reed told CNN. The victims have been identified as Devin
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story AGAWAM, Massachussets (WSHM-LD) — Imagine someone out there held the history of one of your relatives who served their country more than 80 years ago, including details of their travels overseas, their joys, their frustrations. One Agawam woman found that history and set out to find the family
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More than a dozen people were stranded after two boats got stuck on mud in Tillamook Bay on the Oregon coast.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — A recent survey found nearly 80% of Americans are ready to travel again. The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) has been monitoring what it calls “extreme growth” of visitors locally. In January, about 74,000 people flew into the state. That number rose to more than
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President Joe Biden commemorated those who died serving in the military in Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery and urged Americans to honor the fallen by strengthening and protecting the nation’s democracy. “Democracy itself is in peril, here at home and around the world. What we do now — what we do now, how
Continue ReadingAmy Schumer took to Instagram to recommend “A Quiet Place Part II,” starring Emily Blunt and directed by John Krasinski, who also happen to be married. Schumer raved about the movie, a sequel to the 2018 horror film, writing that the first one “blew me away.” “I loved every second of @aquietplacemovie even better than
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Things look very different in downtown Asheville. That’s because, after standing tall for more than 120 years, the Vance monument has now been taken down, stone by stone. It’s a noticeable absence. The Vance Monument, which stood in the middle of downtown Asheville
Continue ReadingChanges announced last week at Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park, home to the nation’s largest Confederate monument, are “the boldest step that has been taken” at the park since the state bought it decades ago, according to a park official. Critics, though, say it isn’t nearly bold enough. The park’s board last Monday voted — unanimously,
Continue ReadingStudents from an Islamic school in the north-central Nigerian state of Niger were indiscriminately shot at and abducted Sunday by a group of “armed bandits,” state police said in a statement. At least one person was confirmed dead in the latest in a string of school kidnapping raids the country has seen this year. “Armed
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At least 23 people were shot and two were killed Sunday when three men got out of a vehicle and began firing into a crowd outside a concert venue in southern Florida, police said. The incident stemmed from an ongoing rivalry between two different groups, Miami-Dade Homicide Bureau Maj. Jorge Aguiar said Monday. The intended
Continue ReadingOlivia Rodrigo‘s debut album “Sour” is No. 1. The 18-year-old only recently stepped onto the music scene, and not only did her recent single, “Good 4 U,” skyrocket to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but now her album is No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Rodrigo posted to Instagram: “thank u to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Social media is flooded with posts of graduates getting their 2021 diploma. But CBS46 found one, celebrating a student that some thought would never make it. Banneker High School senior Zoey Tanner beat the odds, and her family threw a bash to celebrate her and
Continue ReadingIrish Twitter is going nuts over a particular image of Matt LeBlanc during the “Friends: The Reunion” special, saying the actor looks everyone’s favorite Irish uncle. LeBlanc is sitting with his arms crossed, with a sweet look on his face, with one viewer writing on Twitter that he looks like an “extreme salt of the
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden honored those who died serving in the military in Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. “Remember their sacrifice, their valor and their grace,” Biden said. “Remember their smiles, their loves, their laughter, their essential vibrant and transcendent humanity.” The President said: “We must honor their sacrifice by sustaining the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A child who drowned Sunday, May 30, 2021 in west Shreveport has been named by the Caddo Parish Coroner’s office. Raymond L. Johnson Jr., 9, was found at a residence in the 6900 block of Ash Drive at Pepperwood Drive intersection, east of Woolworth
Continue ReadingUS Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told CNN he won’t lose any sleep over criticism of US military forces from China and Russia and dismissed accusations by some conservative politicians and media figures that the US military’s latest recruiting efforts to attract more diversity and be more inclusive are weakening America’s security. The US military will
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GOOD MONDAY MORNING EVERYONE… While we may see a few thin clouds today, high pressure gaining some strength to our south will deliver a lot of sunshine and warm air to our region. Highs will be in the mid 80’s and northerly breezes will be gentle at 5-10 mph. Those gentle breezes will turn light
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