By Christinna Bautista Click here for updates on this story BOISE, Idaho (KIVI) — It’s one of the largest drug crackdowns Idaho has ever seen. Today, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit, along with federal, state, and local agencies announced the results of one of the largest investigations of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl distribution in state history. Local
Continue ReadingBy Hector Gonzales Click here for updates on this story SUN CITY WEST, Arizona (KNXV) — A man is hospitalized after being stung by nearly 2,000 bees in Sun City West Saturday. According to Arizona Fire and Medical Authority (AFMA), a maintenance worker in his 50s was working at Pebblebrook Golf Course when he encountered
Continue ReadingBy Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Franklin woman originally reported as missing now faces multiple charges after police say she orchestrated a false report about her own murder. Margaret Frances “Maggie” Elizabeth Sweeney, 37, of Franklin was arrested Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, and charged with
Continue ReadingCNN By Mary Gilbert and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Harold has weakened to a tropical depression as it continues to plow through Texas, triggering flash flooding and tornado warnings as the gusty storm pushes toward Mexico. Harold made landfall as a tropical storm just before 10 a.m. CT (11 a.m. ET) on Padre Island,
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Lachlan Murdoch, Fox Corporation’s chief executive, paid substantial legal fees to Private Media, which publishes the scrappy Australia-based news outlet Crikey, after abandoning his defamation lawsuit against the outlet. Murdoch’s lawyer, John Churchill, said Tuesday that Murdoch had paid. So, $1,306,739 Australian ($839,207.39 US) to cover Private Media’s legal
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Finley Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — In cell phone videos, he holds his dog wrapped in a blanket, jokes with his sisters, climbs a rock wall, laughs as his grandmother put a French fry in his face. Linda, who asked that her last name be withheld for
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — An elementary student was killed and 23 other students were injured – including one with life-threatening injuries – after their school bus was hit by a minivan and overturned on the first day of school. The accident occurred on state Route 41 in German Township, Ohio,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The score is two and plenty of love for Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian. The couple have welcomed their second daughter, according to a post Ohanian’s verified Instagram account. “Welcome, Adira River Ohanian,” he wrote in a post featuring a series of family photos with the newborn. “I’m
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story MOORESVILLE, North Carolina (WSMV) — Titans cornerback Caleb Farley’s father died and one other person was injured when his North Carolina home exploded in the early morning hours on Tuesday. Multiple fire departments and emergency personnel from several counties responded to 292 Barber Loop for
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US government has awarded more than $1.4 billion to kick-start the development of new vaccines and therapies to fight Covid-19, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday. The funding is part of Project NextGen, a $5 billion government initiative to develop new and more durable
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Montgomery Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A woman says Delta lost her dog at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during an international flight from the Dominican Republic. “I rescued her from the streets. I’ve had her since she’s been one month old,” said Paula Rodriguez. Forget man’s best
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky, Evan Sobol Click here for updates on this story NEWTOWN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Two officers were stabbed at a correctional facility in Newtown on Tuesday. The Department of Correction reported that the incident happened at the Garner Correctional Institute in Newtown. An inmate stabbed one officer in the neck and the other
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The weather conditions that fueled record-shattering wildfires in eastern Canada earlier this summer – and sent plumes of hazardous air into the US – were made more likely and more intense by the climate crisis, according to a new report published Tuesday. Scientists from the World Weather Attribution initiative
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story VERNONIA, Oregon (KPTV) — Evacuation levels have been reduced for a brush fire that began Monday evening near Vernonia. Just before 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District said crews were on scene of a brush fire near the 15000 block of Keasey
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story SPANISH FORT, Alabama (WALA) — A little girl who died and a man who became sick in Baldwin County both were victims of an exceptionally rare mosquito-borne disease – eastern equine encephalitis. There is not treatment, cure – or good way to predict who might
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Tuesday “until further notice” for Deschutes, Jackson and Josephine counties, as well as eastern Douglas, northern Klamath and northern Lake counties, due to smoke from fires in Oregon, Northern California, northern Washington and Canada.
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The Redmond School District is holding a two-day teacher orientation this week for new hires, two weeks ahead of the first day of school.
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Two consumer advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in a Florida federal court Tuesday seeking to halt the state’s termination of residents’ Medicaid benefits. The suit is the first in the nation to challenge states’ resumption of reviewing Medicaid enrollees’ eligibility and dropping those deemed no longer qualified. The process,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A nightmarish summer of wildfires for Greece took its deadliest turn yet on Tuesday when firefighters found the burned bodies of 18 people near the city of Alexandroupolis. A hint of the scope of the fire can be seen in this image by Associated Press photographer Achilleas Chiras. The dead were
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire judge says details of the criminal investigation into abuse at the state’s youth detention center must be shared with attorneys for former residents who have sued the state. The judge granted a motion Monday seeking to force the criminal bureau of the attorney
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