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Month: September 2024

‘We’ve still got so much work to do’: People honor lives lost 61 years after 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

By Bryce Oselen Click here for updates on this story     BIRMINGHAM (WVTM) — A bomb exploded in the 16th Street Baptist Church on Sept. 15, 1963, killing four little girls, one of which was Kimberly McNair Brock’s sister, Denise McNair. McNair Brock said the community should never forget its history. “It’s a lot, you know,

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Woman plugged drain pipe with concrete causing neighborhood flooding. She has to pay daily fines or remove it

By Senait Gebregiorgis Click here for updates on this story     FLORIDA (WESH) — Residents of the Shadowbay Boulevard community in Longwood called for action to address ongoing flooding, which they said worsened after a neighbor plugged a drain pipe with concrete. A recent code enforcement hearing in Seminole County concluded with an order for homeowner

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Ohio state police to protect schools after furor over Haitian immigrants in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Ohio state police will help protect schools in a city at the center of a political furor over Haitian migrants, the governor announced Monday, while local officials canceled an annual celebration of cultural diversity in the fallout over former President Donald Trump’s false claims about pet-eating. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a

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A pipeline fire sparked by an SUV crash has burned for more than 24 hours and prompted evacuations in a Houston suburb

By Nicole Chavez, Chris Boyette, Jeff Winter, Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A pipeline fire that began after an SUV struck a valve for a liquid natural gas pipeline near Houston continues burning Tuesday after damaging houses, melting vehicles, and leading to the evacuation of 100 homes, officials said. The huge plume

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Pennsylvania court rejects Cornel West’s bid to get on ballot and clears way for mail voting

Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court has upheld a lower ruling that rejected a bid to get independent presidential candidate Cornel West on the battleground state’s ballot for the November election. The courts sided Monday with the secretary of state’s office in rejecting West’s candidacy paperwork. The decision sets in motion the

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Control of Murdoch media empire at stake as hearing to proceed with mogul and children

Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Rupert Murdoch and his four children are in Nevada where they’re scheduled to return to court Tuesday at an evidentiary hearing that could decide who control’s Murdoch’s media empire after his death. The proceedings before probate commissioner began behind closed doors in Reno on Monday. The New York Times

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