By Bruce Harrison Click here for updates on this story WISCONSIN (WTMJ) — For Pete Gaveras, a trip to honor those who fought and died led to a new friendship on Memorial Day. “I came out for the band. And I ran into Ivan,” said Gaveras. On Monday, Gaveras attended Wisconsin Memorial Park’s Memorial Day
Continue ReadingJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for four people missing after the fishing charter boat they were on was found partially submerged near the southeast Alaska community of Sitka. A fifth person was found dead Sunday. The Coast Guard says the search was suspended Monday night. The search spanned
Continue ReadingBy Courtney Shaw Click here for updates on this story SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WEWS) — Summit County deputies are searching for an inmate who escaped from custody on Tuesday morning. According to the sheriff’s office, a deputy was transporting Jason Conrad to Summa Health in Akron at 8 a.m. Conrad was handcuffed and in a
Continue ReadingAuthorities are asking the public to share any video or information as they investigate a weekend shooting that left eight teens wounded outside a stadium near Philadelphia. Police in Chester said gunfire erupted shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday in a parking lot outside Subaru Park, the sports venue where the MLS soccer team Philadelphia Union
Continue ReadingBy Maya Morita Click here for updates on this story OHIO (WEWS) — A Northeast Ohio home-improvement contractor was ordered to pay over $625,000 in restitution to 19 consumers he defrauded, according to Attorney General Dave Yost. Neil Wolfe of Neil Construction violated Ohio’s consumer protection laws at least 71 times, according to the attorney
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The United States has reached the Under-20 World Cup quarterfinals in convincing fashion without conceding again after beating New Zealand 4-0 in Mendoza. Israel will also be in the quarterfinals after a last-minute 1-0 win over Uzbekistan. The Americans dominated the round-of-16 match without much threat from the New Zealanders
Continue ReadingBy News 5 Staff Click here for updates on this story CLEVELAND, Ohio (WEWS) — Passengers were stranded for more than 12 hours at Cleveland Hopkins Airport after a flight heading to Tampa Bay was delayed. The Frontier flight was scheduled to take off around 6 p.m. Monday but was delayed until 10:15 a.m. on
Continue ReadingBy BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s health ministry says the death toll in a girl’s dormitory fire has risen to 20 after a 14-year-old girl died of her injuries at a hospital in Georgetown. Sherena Daniels had been in intensive care at the state-run hospital since she was airlifted there early
Continue ReadingBy IBRAHIM SAMRA Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — While many on Memorial Day honored those who have fallen while giving the ultimate sacrifice, Dearborn City Councilman Kamal Alsawafy is being recognized for his active service in the U.S. National Guard. As a council member, Alsawafy says serving the city
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Annual campfire restrictions will go into effect Thursday along portions of the Crooked, Deschutes, John Day and White Rivers, as well as on BLM-administered lands along Lake Billy Chinook and Lake Simtustus.
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WABC) — New York City will repurpose a former jail in Harlem to house asylum seekers. Officials say there are no cells at the former Lincoln Correctional Facility, which closed in 2019. “We’re grateful to the state for providing this site and
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill McGovern, who was an assistant coach for 39 years in the college ranks and in the NFL, has died. He was 60. UCLA announced McGovern died on Tuesday due to cancer. The family informed the school of his death. McGovern was the Bruins’ defensive coordinator last year but missed most
Continue ReadingLEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — Search crews have recovered the body of a climber who was one of three killed in an avalanche on Washington’s Colchuck Peak in February. A search-and-rescue volunteer was on a personal trip to the mountain Monday when he saw the remains of 60-year-old Jeannie Lee, of Bayside, New York, the Chelan
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Lucia Click here for updates on this story COLLIN COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — Supporters of the now impeached Texas Attorney General rallied in his home county in North Texas today and they’re not happy with their own Republican representatives who voted to impeach. Outside the Collin County Courthouse, more than 200 people came
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and the YMCA of the North will offer free memberships for teens and young adults at 19 locations across the Twin Cities from June 5 to August 31. The YMCA is a leading nonprofit with
Continue ReadingBy Tom Dougherty Click here for updates on this story MEDIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — A school bus driver allegedly duct-taped a 10-year-old child while she was driving students to Hillcrest Elementary School in March. Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer charged 54-year-old Juliet Pratt, of Clifton Heights, on Tuesday with unlawful restraint, assault and related
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The Texas House’s impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday was the latest in a string of legal woes that began shortly after the Republican was first elected in 2014. Paxton is a conservative firebrand who has aligned himself with former President Donald Trump. From his perch
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — The U.N. says the first technical salvage vessel has arrived near the rusting Safer oil tanker floating off the coast of war-ravaged Yemen. It said Tuesday the arrival of the vessel marks the start of a U.N. operation aiming to avert a major oil spill from the tanker. Experts say the tanker
Continue ReadingBy Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who was shot in the head and arm after ringing the wrong doorbell in Kansas City, walked at a brain injury awareness event on Memorial Day. The teenager and his family attended the “Going the Distance for Brain Injury” event, walking in the 1.5-mile
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Officers found Tony Peralta sitting on a curb not far from a convenience store where he borrowed a cell phone to call 911 and confess to the 2008 killing of his former landlord. Sweating and taking puffs from his cigarette, he told them he’s tired
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