Month: June 2021

Cicadas have no boundaries. A man in Cincinnati, Ohio, told police he crashed his car into a pole because a cicada flew in through an open window and smacked him in the face. The driver is OK, Cincinnati police tweeted. The department posted a video showing officers interacting with the man after the crash. An

Students at an Oakland elementary school will be playing on a new playground when they return to school thanks to NBA star Steph Curry and his wife, Ayesha. The Curry family along with their foundation, Eat. Learn. Play., the Oakland Unified School District, The CarMax Foundation and KABOOM! teamed up to remodel Franklin Elementary School’s

Click here for updates on this story     FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — High-speed pursuits continue to be scrutinized as they can lead to the arrest of a criminal but can also have deadly consequences for people caught in the path. Michigan State Police changed its policies four years ago, but a chase in 2014 that ended

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — A fight broke out on Delta flight 1730 from Los Angeles to Atlanta Saturday. According to a passenger’s tweet, a man made an announcement that they needed to be close to their oxygen mask and then proceeded to try and open the door. The tweet

Spotting cute pups is worth celebrating any day, but in Colorado it’s historic. For the first time since the 1940s, a litter of gray wolves has been seen in Colorado. Officials began tracking two adult wolves named “John” and “Jane” earlier this year. Fast-forward a few months, Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff saw “John” and

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — The victim of a viscous stabbing on a Brookhaven greenway last weekend says she and her baby boy, born several months premature through an emergency C-section, are recovering. Valerie, who doesn’t want to use her full name, said each day she and the infant are

Here’s a look at the life of former CIA Director and former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. Personal Birth date: June 28, 1938 Birth place: Monterey, California Birth name: Leon Edward Panetta Father: Carmelo Panetta, restaurant owner and farmer Mother: Carmelina (Prochilo) Panetta, restaurant owner Marriage: Sylvia Marie (Varni) Panetta (1962-present) Children: Christopher, Carmelo and

Here’s a look at the life of George Pataki, former governor of New York. Personal Birth date: June 24, 1945 Birth place: Peekskill, New York Birth name: George Elmer Pataki Father: Louis Pataki, postman Mother: Margaret (Lagana) Pataki Marriage: Elizabeth “Libby” Rowland (1973-present) Children: Emily, Teddy, Allison and George Owen Education: Yale University, B.A., 1967;

At least four people, including a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old, were injured during a shooting in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Saturday, according to local police. The two children are in critical condition, “with one sustaining possible life-threatening injuries,” Emily Szink, a spokesperson for the Cincinnati Police, said in a statement. Two adults, described as men in

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The past couple of months have been gut wrenching for the West family as Bill West is waiting for a double lung transplant after battling COVID-19. West was first diagnosed with COVID-19 in April. He was admitted to the hospital for treatment but then

A cruise ship’s security services discovered 69.5 pounds of cocaine on board the vessel last week and turned over the haul to US Customs and Border Protection officers upon docking at a Florida port, CBP said in a statement. Cruise officials alerted CBP officers assigned to Port Everglades seaport that a vessel inspection had found