LOS ANGELES (AP) — Power to tens of thousands of people had been shut off by Monday night as utilities worked to mitigate the impacts of Southern California’s notorious Santa Ana winds, whose strong gusts could damage electrical equipment and spark wildfires. The National Weather Service has issued a rare “particularly dangerous situation,” or PDS,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s former leader John Dramani Mahama has been officially declared the winner of the presidential election, after voters vented anger at the government’s handling of the economy. Previously president between 2012 and 2017, Mahama received 6.3 million votes, or 56.5% of the votes cast. Mahama’s main opponent, Vice President
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is taking on a lead role for Democratic efforts to win governorships in the 2026 midterm elections. A majority of states will be electing governors in 2026, including in presidential swing states. Democratic governors on Saturday picked Beshear as chair-elect of the Democratic Governors Association
Continue ReadingAssociated Press It could be argued that 2024 wasn’t the best year for TV. Highly-anticipated shows like the final season of “Stranger Things,” “The Last of Us,” and “The White Lotus” didn’t even make it on the calendar and will instead return in 2025. Also, streamers and broadcast networks tightened their budgets by saying yes
Continue ReadingBy Alex Bozarjian Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston military veteran has died after a brutal attack in northwest Harris County. Family members identified the victim as 80-year-old Earl Hollins after he was allegedly beaten down on Friday outside Food Town on FM 1960. Investigators originally thought
Continue ReadingKTRK By Alex Bozarjian Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston military veteran has died after a brutal attack in northwest Harris County. Family members identified the victim as 80-year-old Earl Hollins after he was allegedly beaten down on Friday outside Food Town on FM 1960. Investigators originally
Continue ReadingBy Tre Ward Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WLS) — Two people died after an early Saturday morning house fire on the city’s West Side, officials said. The fire broke out just after midnight near Leamington and Ohio in the South Austin neighborhood. A family’s home for more than five decades
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CARY, North Carolina (WTVD) — A Cary woman is really making the world her oyster. Freda Bryant went to Full Moon Oyster Bar in Morrisville and got an exciting surprise in her food. She and her daughter — coming from a doctor’s appointment — ordered
Continue ReadingWTVD By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CARY, North Carolina (WTVD) — A Cary woman is really making the world her oyster. Freda Bryant went to Full Moon Oyster Bar in Morrisville and got an exciting surprise in her food. She and her daughter — coming from a doctor’s appointment —
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Flores-Herrera Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — A Nueces County grand jury has indicted a Corpus Christi teen accused of killing a 15-year-old girl in front of her home on Pennine Way. On December 5, the grand jury decided there was enough evidence to send Justin Alex
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Work to lay natural gas pipelines near the foot of the Acropolis has uncovered an ancient marble statue of a young man buried almost upright in a brick-lined pit. Greece’s Culture Ministry says in a statement that the nude statue resembles ancient representations of messenger of the Greek gods Hermes and
Continue ReadingBy Averie Klonowski Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSTU) — On Nov. 4, a statue of Jesus Christ at Leavitt’s Mortuary & Aultorest Memorial Park was spray painted. “Destroying someone’s property is absolutely not the way to spread a message of support for any party and it only just
Continue ReadingBy Ricardo Tovar Click here for updates on this story WATSONVILLE, California (KSBW) — Watsonville Community Hospital says the computer network outage that’s been crippling the hospital since last week was caused by a cyberattack. Right now, the hospital’s network remains offline. The outage forced hospital staff to go back to doing things on paper.
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A woman was arrested on Sunday after brandishing a knife in public and chasing an officer with it, according to the Sacramento Police Department. Police said officers responded to a call just before 11 a.m. about a person with a knife
Continue ReadingBy Alan Shope and Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MIssouri (KMBC) — A unique project is changing lives and sparking innovation for Kansas City teens, thanks to a restored 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle and years of hard work. The car, discovered abandoned on a farm near Springfield, Missouri, has been
Continue ReadingKMBC, OZ QURESHI, CNN By Alan Shope and Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MIssouri (KMBC) — A unique project is changing lives and sparking innovation for Kansas City teens, thanks to a restored 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle and years of hard work. The car, discovered abandoned on a farm near
Continue ReadingBy Greg Ng and Tori Yorgey Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — Concrete fell from a railroad bridge Sunday morning, hitting an SUV and injuring its driver, Baltimore officials told 11 News. Officials said police and emergency crews were called to the bridge in the 500 block of North Point
Continue ReadingBy Danae Bucci Click here for updates on this story MANSFIELD, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Police in Mansfield are investigating after several mailboxes were found damaged early Sunday morning. The Mansfield Police Department said the incident occurred around 1 a.m. Sunday and damaged mailboxes were found along a portion of East Street east of Route 106,
Continue ReadingWCVB By Danae Bucci Click here for updates on this story MANSFIELD, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Police in Mansfield are investigating after several mailboxes were found damaged early Sunday morning. The Mansfield Police Department said the incident occurred around 1 a.m. Sunday and damaged mailboxes were found along a portion of East Street east of Route
Continue ReadingBy Tony Atkins Click here for updates on this story MERRITT ISLAND, Florida (WESH) — A boat crash sent three people to the hospital after Saturday’s Merritt Island Christmas Boat Parade. A witness, Terry Thorn, said he felt something was going to go wrong. “And he was swerving very quickly around the pilings,” Thorn said.
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