Month: May 2021

Attorneys for the family of a North Carolina man fatally shot by deputies have called for a local district attorney to recuse himself from the case, citing “well-defined” conflicts between the prosecutor and the sheriff’s office. Andrew Brown Jr. was fatally shot by Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies in Elizabeth City on April 21 when they

“Courage over oppression” is the message the Louisiana Office of Tourism is pressing into with the installation of historical markers memorializing significant locations that were crucial to the Civil Rights Movement around the state. Similar to the US project of the same name, the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail already has the first three markers in

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — On Friday, multiple organizations in Nashville came together to paint the historic downtown buildings that were affected by the Christmas bombing. More than 100 volunteers came together in cooperation with local artists to support the beautification of the buildings. Many of the buildings impacted

Click here for updates on this story     COOKEVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — In Putnam County today, there was plenty of entertainment this morning for those commuting to work who spotted a Zebra on the loose near a school. The zebra quickly captured the attention of everyone driving by and the surrounding community. “Good Morning Prescott Families

Click here for updates on this story     WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — The William County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday they have arrested an elementary school teacher for sexual exploitation of a minor, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of drug paraphernalia. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and the Spring

The head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has condemned his own country’s rulers in a video recorded by the director of a US-based charity, saying “they want to destroy the people of Tigray” with actions of “the highest brutality and cruelty.” Abune Mathias, a native of the northern Tigray region who lived in exile

Click here for updates on this story     FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Illinois (KMOV) — A fight between roommates in the Metro East turned deadly, police said. According to police, Carlton Underwood, 48, got into a fight with his roommate 39-year-old Thomas Turner on Potomac Drive in Fairview Heights, Illinois at 7:30 p.m. on April 30. During their

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — An Ontario man has been reunited with his wife and family after spending 120 days in the hospital following a battle with COVID-19. Craig Wilson, a retired fire captain from Whitby, Ont., has spent roughly four months in hospital with severe health complications

Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The North Carolina Department of Public instruction is calling for more teachers to come to the state. The agency teamed up with teach.org to release a new public service announcement, calling more people to the classroom. “I believe it’s kind of like a

Click here for updates on this story     TRENTON, North Carolina (WLOS) — The man accused of dousing his girlfriend with nail polish remover and then setting her on fire made his first court appearance Friday. Jeromy Wiggins of Kinston faces several charges, including assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and burning personal

Click here for updates on this story     TIGARD, Oregon (KPTV) — Police say teens were detained after reports of people dancing around with what appeared to be an AR-15 and handgun near a mall. Officers responded to a report of three young men on top of the parking garage at the Washington Square Mall at

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Canada reached a new milestone in its COVID-19 vaccination effort Friday, logging more than 400,000 doses in a single day. Canada administered a total 400,489 doses of combined first and second doses Friday, according to CTVNews.ca’s vaccine tracker. Numbers released by the federal

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — While many Canadians have been able to breathe a sigh of relief over the COVID-19 vaccine, there are some people who look at the shot with a sense of impending doom. Those with needle phobias, one of the more common phobias people tend

Click here for updates on this story     SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — The Oregon Health Authority has confirmed that at least 74 people who attend or are connected to People’s Church in Salem have tested positive for COVID-19. OHA began investigating the outbreak on April 6. Scott Erickson, the senior pastor, said it was a combination