A first responder to the Sandy Hook shootings has died of Covid-19
A retired state trooper who was among the first to respond to the Sandy Hook massacre has died of Covid-19, the Connecticut State Police said.…
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Panel says first responders, teachers, food workers to be part of next vaccine rollout phase
Click here for updates on this story NORTH BRANFORD, CT (WFSB) — Connecticut is one of just eight states that has…
Continue ReadingDEP called to home for unusual liquid coming out of ground
Click here for updates on this story WAPWALLOPEN, PA (WNEP) — The DEP was called to a home in Luzerne County for an…
Continue ReadingPolice: 2 explosions reported in Pittsburgh not related
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police say investigators don’t believe the two…
Continue Reading6 women randomly attacked at same Brooklyn subway station since late last year
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A half-dozen women have been randomly attacked over the last few…
Continue ReadingParamedic outfits colleagues with face shields
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — Face masks are a common sight these days no matter who you are.…
Continue ReadingPongo 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…
Continue ReadingKenosha 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 ReadingOil soars near $50 after OPEC and Russia agree to roll over production cuts
A group of major oil producers have agreed to keep production broadly steady in February and March as the pandemic forces some economies back into…
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…
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Oregon SAIF spotlights Bend excavation company’s COVID-19 response
Oregon SAIF is shining a spotlight on Bend’s Dirt Mechanics for their creative response to the pandemic. Owner Paul Lissette talked with SAIF about…
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 ReadingHospitals are already overwhelmed. Now some states are beginning to feel the impact of holiday gatherings
Parts of the US are beginning to feel the brunt of last month’s holiday celebrations — at a time when many hospital systems are already…
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Covid-19 likely ranks as the third leading cause of death in the US in 2020, CDC statisticians say
Covid-19 was likely the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2020, according to statisticians at the US Centers for Disease Control…
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…
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