Trish Skinner and her husband sit on a couch, flip open their iPad cover, and open Zoom. Skinner is attending her father’s funeral. Dozens of relatives will join her on this call. One hundred miles away, near the southern English coast, someone holds up an iPhone as a coffin containing the body of Herbert John
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The bodies of the three skiers caught in a large avalanche in Colorado on Monday have been recovered, according to the San Juan County Office of Emergency Management. “The skiers were wearing beacons which enabled a successful identifiable location,” according to SJCOEM. The victims were discovered Wednesday in more than 20 feet of avalanche debris
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers and a tow truck retrieved a truck from a Cole County creek two days after it was found. According to troopers, the vehicle was found in the water on Monday near Meadows Ford road. Officials say the truck was unoccupied. Troopers came back Wednesday and helped
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Here are the local high school basketball scores from Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. GIRLS HOOPS Hickman 42 | Southern Boone 52 FINAL Rock Bridge 59 | St. Francis Borgia 39 FINAL BOYS HOOPS Boonville 55 | Southern Boone 42 FINAL Battle 65 | Marshall 40
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Two prominent affiliates of the Proud Boys face new conspiracy charges related to the US Capitol riot, and another was arrested Wednesday, as the Justice Department laid out a planning and funding effort within the far-right extremist group in a major court development. The Justice Department unveiled the new conspiracy charge in a federal grand
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly police arrested a woman after receiving calls she was naked and crashed a vehicle Wednesday morning. According to a probable cause statement, police found Gabrielle Wells outside a Moberly residence nude and disturbing the peace. While investigating the situation, police report that Wells was in a dispute with a romantic partner
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Domestic terrorism remains a concern for law enforcement heading into Super Bowl weekend, Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Secretary David Pekoske said as officials aimed to assure the public that the game and surrounding venues would be safe. “At this time, one particular area of concern is domestic violent extremism,” Pekoske said, pointing to
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The Biden administration plans to announce on Thursday that it will increase the number of refugees who can come to the United States, a move toward building up refugee admissions after years of historic low arrivals under former President Donald Trump, according to two sources familiar with the plans. President Joe Biden, who pledged to
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The United States has been unable to return some migrant families to Mexico under a pandemic-era border policy after a change in Mexican law concerning the detention of children, according to three Department of Homeland Security officials. The change presents an immediate challenge to the Biden administration as it grapples with increasing numbers of people
Continue Reading Internet and news services continued to be disrupted across Myanmar on Thursday, as the country’s military sought to secure their grip on power after deposing the democratically-elected government earlier this week. Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s de facto leader, along with President Win Myint and dozens of other senior figures in their National League
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The steepest downturn in modern aviation history means plenty of airline pilots are spending weeks or months of the coronavirus pandemic idling at home. When they do return to the cockpit, a few are admitting that they’re out of practice, and knocking off the rust is proving harder than anticipated. “This was my first flight
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A single case of Covid-19 at a quarantine hotel in Melbourne will force the Australian Open organizers to isolate up to 600 players, officials and support staff, just four days before the tennis championship is set to begin. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said late on Wednesday evening that a 26-year-old volunteer firefighter who had been
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORESTHILL, California (KOVR) — David Deshon was found dead two days after he was reported missing near his Foresthill home last week – but his dog wouldn’t leave his side, family says. “He didn’t die alone. He didn’t die alone at all,” said David’s daughter, Shona. Shona believes
Continue Reading The three missing skiers caught in a large avalanche in Colorado on Monday have been identified and are presumed dead, according to a joint statement from Eagle County and the Town of Eagle, Colorado. “While an official announcement has not yet been made by our partners in San Juan County, the families of Seth Bossung,
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Click here for updates on this story WATERTOWN, Massachusetts (WBZ) — For some Watertown residents, paying for parking can be a little tricky these days. In the last few weeks, hundreds of new meter heads with updated technology have been installed in the city that allow for card payments, and eventually, payments through an app.
Continue Reading Adam Coy, the former Columbus, Ohio, police officer who shot and killed Andre Hill, was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday on several charges and later arrested, according to an announcement from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. Coy was arrested at his attorney’s office Wednesday afternoon. He is charged with murder in the commission of
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President Joe Biden pines for unity, but actually sharing power is basically impossible in a place where politicians build their careers fighting over it. That’s why, weeks after Democrat Chuck Schumer became Senate majority leader, Republicans are still chairing committee meetings. That will now end after Schumer and now-Minority Leader Mitch McConnell struck a power-sharing
Continue Reading Prisoners in Massachusetts have a special incentive to get the Covid-19 vaccine. If they receive both doses, watch and read educational materials and submit a form for approval, they could shorten their sentence, the Department of Corrections said in a memo. The incentive is made possible by a Massachusetts law, which states that prisoners are
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Thirty American terrier pit bulls, four children and several other animals, some dead, were removed from a mobile home in Lawrence County. State police say when they arrived to the home on Rabbit Haven Lane in Washington Township Saturday, they found deplorable conditions.
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