Pongo the giraffe euthanized at Zoo Miami
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Zoo Miami is mourning the loss of Pongo, a 12-year-old male…
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Kenosha district attorney to announce whether officer who shot Jacob Blake will face charges
The Kenosha, Wisconsin, District Attorney on Tuesday is set to deliver his decision determining whether the police officer who shot Jacob Blake, a…
Continue ReadingBaby girl born with life-threatening defect considered a ‘fighter’
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC ) — A baby girl, born with a rare, life-threatening birth defect, is…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles County ambulance crews are told not to transport patients with little chance of survival
Imagine having cardiac arrest and getting picked up by an ambulance that won’t take you to a hospital. Or having a medical emergency and…
Continue ReadingTillie Dybing, 107, is survivor of both Covid and 1918 pandemic: ‘I feel fine’
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A Minnesota woman has a title very few people in the…
Continue Reading9-year-old boy was so determined to build a fort that he applied for a village permit — and got one
Click here for updates on this story MOKENA, IL (WBBM) — We often tell you about government wrongdoing and bungled…
Continue ReadingThis Kentucky business is giving back to front-line workers with free coffee for a month
The man behind The CoffeeHouse in Paintsville, Kentucky, knows what it means to struggle during the Covid-19 pandemic — so he decided to treat…
Continue ReadingEd Asner Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of activist and seven-time Emmy Award winning actor Ed Asner. Personal Birth date: November 15, 1929 Birth place: Kansas…
Continue ReadingWoman taken to hospital after her car was struck by a oncoming train
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — On Monday, January 4, 2021 at approximately 9:13 p.m., police…
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Europe starts 2021 by extending lockdowns as coronavirus cases spiral
A number of European nations have kicked off 2021 in familiar fashion, locking down residents and struggling to curb Covid-19 cases. The tightened…
Continue ReadingAs St. Louis County eases dining restrictions, restaurant owners still fear permanent closures
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV) — For the first time in more than six weeks, people…
Continue ReadingSaginaw accepting marijuana business license applications
Click here for updates on this story Saginaw, MI (WNEM) — The city of Saginaw has started accepting applications for…
Continue ReadingMan armed with ‘screwdriver-type weapon’ kidnapped, attacked security guard
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — A man is facing several charges after he kidnapped and…
Continue ReadingReward offered for information leading to conviction in Hamden murder
Click here for updates on this story HAMDEN, CT (WFSB) — A $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to…
Continue ReadingKaua’i hotels see uptick in reservations ahead of changes to travel rules
Click here for updates on this story Kaua’i, HI (KITV) — Gary Moore, manager of Timbers Kaua’i Ocean Club…
Continue ReadingThis prisoner says he’s been waiting 43 years for a fair trial in a racist Louisiana parish. A hearing may be his final chance
Vincent Simmons has been fighting for 43 years to overturn a conviction that has netted him a 100-year sentence for a crime he says he did not…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles County ambulance crews told not to transport patients with little chance of survival
Imagine having cardiac arrest and getting picked up by an ambulance that won’t take you to a hospital. Or having a medical emergency and…
Continue ReadingThe academic gap between Black and White college football players grew in 2020, report says
College students faced unprecedented challenges in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the country, prompting remote-learning provisions and…
Continue ReadingCongresswoman Marilyn Strickland wore traditional Korean clothing to her swearing-in to celebrate her mother’s heritage
Democratic Rep. Marilyn Strickland of Washington state made history not once but twice on Sunday. She not only became the first African American to…
Continue ReadingNashville doctors weigh in on vaccine effectiveness against new COVID-19 strains
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A new and potentially more problematic variant of the…
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