By J.D. Miles Click here for updates on this story MCKINNEY, Texas (KTVT) — November 2 was a normal day for 12-year-old Auri Agramont and her sister Suri. They were preparing to walk their dogs outside their McKinney home when the 8-year-old started choking. “She, like, leaned back, [to] take a deep breath,” said Auri.
Continue ReadingBy Jeremiah Estrada Click here for updates on this story HALEIWA, Hawaii (KITV) — An injured hiker was rescued from the ʻEhukai Pillbox Trail in Sunset on Tuesday evening. The Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 6:31 p.m. on Nov. 19 for an injured hiker near the ʻEhukai Pillbox Trail. The hiker
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge on Wednesday dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit that Gabby Petito’s parents filed against the city of Moab alleging police did not do enough during a traffic stop to protect their daughter from the man who killed her weeks later. Plaintiffs’ attorney Judson Burton argued that a state
Continue ReadingDELTONA, Fla. (AP) — Two central Florida parents were charged criminally after a mother pushed a middle school resource deputy and the father punched the law enforcement officer in the face. Authorities said Wednesday that the parents in Deltona, Florida, were charged with battery on a law enforcement agent and armed robbery because the father
Continue ReadingBy Bryanna Gallagher Click here for updates on this story KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — The principal of Upper Merion Area High School sent out a letter to parents Tuesday night notifying them of a whooping cough case. The case was reported to the Montgomery County Office of Public Health on Monday. The medical
Continue ReadingWPVI By Bryanna Gallagher Click here for updates on this story KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — The principal of Upper Merion Area High School sent out a letter to parents Tuesday night notifying them of a whooping cough case. The case was reported to the Montgomery County Office of Public Health on Monday. The
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — SEPTA and the unions representing suburban and city transit workers have come to a tentative 1-year agreement, avoiding a transit strike in the Philadelphia region. Action News has learned Wednesday that the agreement includes a 5% wage increase, as well as
Continue ReadingWPVI By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — SEPTA and the unions representing suburban and city transit workers have come to a tentative 1-year agreement, avoiding a transit strike in the Philadelphia region. Action News has learned Wednesday that the agreement includes a 5% wage increase, as well
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has been notably quiet since the Democrats’ gut-wrenching defeat at the polls. After warning voters for years that a Donald Trump win would be calamitous for American democracy, Biden has gone largely silent on his concerns about what lays ahead for America and he has yet to
Continue ReadingKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who was arrested for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot has been convicted of planning to kill federal law enforcement agents. The U.S. attorney’s office in Knoxville says Edward Kelley was found guilty Wednesday of conspiracy to murder federal employees, solicitation to commit a
Continue ReadingAndrea Gomez (CNN Español) — La vicepresidenta suspendida de Ecuador, Verónica Abad, llegó a Quito este miércoles después de haber viajado en diciembre en calidad de representante diplomática del país, y en declaraciones a los medios en el aeropuerto denunció que ha sido dejada indefensa y se le ha prohibido hablar. Abad vivió en Israel
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) –– El animal más alto del mundo está en problemas. Las poblaciones de jirafas están disminuyendo a un ritmo tan alarmante – debido a la pérdida de hábitat, la caza furtiva, la urbanización y la sequía provocada por el cambio climático– que los funcionarios de vida silvestre de Estados Unidos anunciaron este
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Senate Democrats have confirmed some of President Joe Biden’s picks for the federal bench this week in the face of President-elect Donald Trump’s calls for a total GOP blockade of judicial nominations – in part because several Republicans involved with the Trump transition process have been missing votes. Conservative
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Bae Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — A group of leaders are worried about a $7 million loan given to Saint Augustine’s University The group includes religious leaders, social justice advocates and SAU alumni. Together, they spent Wednesday raising awareness about the loan and pushing for a
Continue ReadingBy J.R. Stone Click here for updates on this story SANTA ROSA, California (KGO) — A candlelight vigil was held in Santa Rosa Tuesday night to remember 33-year-old Irvin Hernandez, the postal worker who was killed on his job Monday night. “We’re all brothers and sisters and we’re all here for each other, you know,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday welcomed China’s President Xi Jinping for a state visit at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, the latest sign of deepening ties between the two countries that analysts say may accelerate as Donald Trump returns to the White House in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TORONTO (AP) — The leader of Canada’s most populous province says all of the country’s provincial and territorial premiers want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s federal government to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with the United States that excludes Mexico. Ontario Premier Doug Ford chaired a call with all 13 provincial and territorial premiers.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to conduct up to 244 acres of pile burning operations this week just west of Phil’s Trailhead and south of Skyliners Road. If conditions are favorable, firefighters will conduct ignitions on Thursday. No road or trail closures are anticipated; however, smoke will be
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of Archegos Capital Management, a hedge fund, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his conviction in a securities and market manipulation fraud that prosecutors say cost global investment banks billions of dollars. Bill Hwang was told the length of his prison term Wednesday in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislators have given final approval to a series of political power moves that would weaken the incoming governor and other Democratic elected officials. The Senate voted Wednesday along party lines for a measure that would alter yet again how the State Board of Elections is appointed.
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