President Joe Biden in his first primetime address Thursday night said the nation could get back to normal by July 4 if all goes right. The address marked the one-year anniversary of the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Local health officials say the biggest determining factor is vaccine supply, which still has not met the
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A large brush fire in Lakewood, New Jersey, that began Sunday afternoon has so far burned over 160 acres of land and damaged at least 29 homes, officials said. The fire, which was reported at 1:30 p.m., began in Lakewood Township and spread to Garden State Parkway due to windy conditions, New Jersey Forest Fire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than a dozen Columbia Police vehicles were seen responding to a scene a north Columbia Waffle House on Vandiver. ABC17 News crews on the scene saw crime scene tape and several police officers on the scene just after 11 p.m. Sunday night. A ambulance and fire truck were also on the
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Americans of color who were once forced to purchase houses in less-desirable neighborhoods are now in greater danger of losing their homes to flooding caused by climate change, according to a new study. During the early 20th century, US consumer banks routinely engaged in a systemic lending practice known as redlining, which denied loans to
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were arrested in Boone County after allegedly tampering with evidence and abandoning a corpse. Boone County Deputies arrested Jamie Lee Chick, age 36 of Columbia, Missouri, and Blake Ashley Williford, age 30 of Centralia on Saturday. On March 7th, Boone County deputies were sent to the 5700 block of
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As a growing number of women have come forward to accuse New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, unwanted touching and inappropriate behavior, he is facing mounting pressure from members of his own party — including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York — to resign. Cuomo also faces
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on former KTGR radio host Jeff Parles in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the entire interview in the video player above. Parles is currently the host of The Parlay Cast with Bookit Sports based out of Las Vegas.
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The water supply in Jackson, Mississippi, may finally return to normal soon, weeks after a winter storm left some without service and forced a citywide boil-water advisory. While water has largely been restored, the boil water notice has remained, preventing some residents from using water for cooking or washing. Officials in Jackson intend to provide
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Wow! Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B brought the body to the Grammy Awards Sunday night. Megan Thee Stallion, coming fresh off her win for best new artist earlier in the evening, took the stage and gave a jaw-dropping performance for her hit singles, “Savage” and “Body.” Then Cardi B performed her song “Up,” alongside
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Some Americans are seeing their stimulus checks pending in their bank accounts, and they’re complaining about banks holding their stimulus direct deposits. If you’re included in that group, don’t worry: Banks aren’t sitting on stimulus payments. It just takes a couple days for the checks to process. “Some people will see the money in their
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President Joe Biden said Sunday he wants to see what comes of an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo when asked if the Democratic governor should resign. “I think the investigation is underway and we should see what it brings us,” Biden told reporters on the White House South
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TONIGHT: Rainfall will take it’s sweet time exiting the area with most of us dealing with moderate to heavy rain until early tomorrow morning. Lows will fall into the mid 40s. MONDAY: Rain and clouds will begin exiting the area early to boost highs into the low 60s. Winds will be a little breezy with
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About 100 people have been arrested and two police officers injured as spring break crowds gathered in Florida’s Miami Beach over the weekend, the city says. Miami Beach Police arrested 30 people Saturday night, following Friday night’s unruly crowds that resulted in two Miami Beach police officers being sent to the hospital with injuries, the
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More than 4,000 unaccompanied migrant children are in Border Patrol custody, CNN has learned, marking yet another increase in the number of children held up in border facilities until officials can accommodate them in shelters that are suited for them. The accelerated pace at which children are arriving is adding greater stress to the system,
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Some Americans are already seeing the latest round of stimulus payments hit their bank accounts, as the first batch of funds is rolled out. The payments — worth up to $1,400 per person — were included in the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package just signed by President Joe Biden. If you don’t see it yet,
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Will we now get that OnlyFans page Beyoncé rapped about? The singer and rapper Megan Thee Stallion made history at Sunday’s Grammys by becoming the first pair of women to win in the best rap performance category for their remix of Megan Thee Stallion’s hit, “Savage.” The award was announced prior to the show airing
Continue Reading President Joe Biden said Sunday he wants to see what comes of an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo when asked if the Democratic governor should resign. “I think the investigation is underway and we should see what it brings us,” Biden told reporters on the White House South
Continue Reading Blue Ivy Carter, 9, is the second youngest artist to win a Grammy Award. The daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z won her first Grammy on Sunday for Best Music Video for “Brown Skin Girl.” Blue Ivy received a writing credit for the song. Blue Ivy would have been the youngest to win a Grammy, but
Continue Reading The smell inside the morgue was overpowering, as disinfectant masked the odor of decaying corpses. “It’s them,” said a dentist, who had just inspected the mouth of a stiff body. Light from a window at the back of the room illuminated who she was talking about: two badly burnt bodies that had been opened for
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