Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A Franklin woman accused of using eyedrops to kill a friend, staging the victim’s death as a suicide and using the relationship to commit hundreds of thousands of dollars in financial fraud over several years made her first court appearance Monday, June 7.
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Two people were arrested in a fatal suspected road rage shooting in Orange County, California, that killed a 6-year-old boy last month. Aiden Leos was sitting in a booster seat as his mother drove him to kindergarten on a California highway when he was shot May 21, CNN previously reported. He died at the hospital.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FORT MORGAN, Alabama (WALA) — Dante Reed, who operates a beach rental stand in front of The Dunes Condominiums, charged into the Gulf of Mexico Sunday along with Baldwin County sheriff’s deputies when he saw swimmers were in trouble. During the recue operation, Deputy Bill Smith died saving
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The Oregon Legislature has approved changes to the lyrics of Oregon’s state song to remove racist language and make the lyrics more inclusive.
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New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman on Monday compared fellow Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and said he is trying to thwart President Joe Biden’s agenda after the West Virginia lawmaker stood by his decision to vote against a sweeping voting rights bill and opposition to gutting the filibuster. “Joe Manchin
Continue ReadingMass shootings and gun violence took the lives of at least 16 people with multiple people wounded across the United States last weekend. Five people were killed in a weekend of violence in Chicago while eight people were killed in mass shootings in Oregon, Indiana, Utah, and Michigan. A high school student was killed in
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Under a settlement reached by a coalition of 11 state attorneys general, including Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to require the chemical industry to provide the agency with information about the use of asbestos.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the Biden administration is looking “at every possible contingency” to help thousands of Afghans who may be at risk of retaliation from the Taliban after US forces withdraw but his answers left lawmakers and advocates frustrated. The top US diplomat told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that
Continue ReadingA typical video for the woman behind the popular TikTok account texasbeeworks shows her wearing dark clothing — jeans, a black shirt, a denim button-up — while scooping bees with her bare hands. Erika Thompson, the woman featured on the account, is not seen wearing any of the gear commonly associated with beekeeping, like a
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Two Warm Springs women wanted on warrants were arrested north of Redmond Sunday night after the driver gave a false name, fled a traffic stop and crashed and abandoned her car, prompting a search and an alert to area residents, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. A citizen tip led to the driver’s capture.
Continue ReadingThe White House is defending President Joe Biden’s upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva next week, saying it’s “vital” to protecting America’s interests. “At the end of the day, what we are looking to do is for the two Presidents to be able to send a clear signal … to their teams
Continue ReadingA classified report drafted last year warning that the CovId-19 pandemic might have leaked from a lab in Wuhan has reemerged as a focal point with lawmakers seeking to revive the search for answers. The report, which was issued by researchers at the government-backed Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in May 2020, found that it was
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the use of the experimental drug aducanumab for early phases of Alzheimer’s disease — despite an FDA advisory committee concluding last year that there is not enough evidence to support the effectiveness of the treatment. The drug was developed for patients with mild cognitive impairment, not
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A 20% chance of scattered showers will be with us by Tuesday morning.
Continue ReadingThe body of a toddler that washed up on Karmøy Island earlier this year has been identified by Norwegian police as that of Artin Irannezhad from Iran, who was previously listed as missing after his family attempted to cross the English Channel by boat in October 2020. “It is now positive that the boy who
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A Georgia semi-truck driver who became distracted by his GPS unit Monday morning left George Millican Road and locked up his brakes, sending the truck crashing into a rock embankment, rolling onto its side and sliding about 400 feet, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Police are investigating a shooting at the Intercontinental Hotel in Buckhead that left one man dead Sunday afternoon. Police charged 29-year-old Marquise Daniel with involuntary manslaughter Sunday evening for allegedly killing his brother, whose name has not yet been released. Daniel is booked at the
Continue ReadingTwo growing wildfires in eastern Arizona have burned more than 109,000 acres as of Monday afternoon, according to officials at the interagency Incident Information Center. The Telegraph Fire has scorched 56,626 acres in and near the southern edge of Tonto National Forest and is 0% contained, according to Incident Commander Dave Bales. He said the
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– Cascades Academy will hold a live commencement ceremony on Friday, June 18 at 5 p.m. on the school’s athletic field for the Class of 2021.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV KSMO) — On Monday, Jackson County designated Juneteenth as an official paid holiday for county staff. This comes after the county legislature approved Ordinance 5513 during a meeting at the county courthouse. A release states: “Per the ordinance, the County will observe Juneteenth as
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