By Theresa Waldrop and Paradise Afshar, CNN Hawaii’s mask mandate will expire March 25, Gov. David Ige said Tuesday, making it the last US state to announce its face-cover requirement will be dropped. “It’s taken the entire community to get to this point — with lowered case counts and hospitalizations,” Ige said in a tweet.
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Rincon Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — Multiple brush fires broke out Tuesday afternoon on the west side of Central Park. Police say they were intentionally set, CBS2’s Kevin Rincon reported. Burned leaves were seen on the ground in the North Woods section of the park,
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — Al menos un estadounidense de los llamados “6 de Citgo” ha sido liberado de prisión en Venezuela, dijeron a CNN un abogado que asiste a varios de integrantes de ese grupo de detenidos y un portavoz de una organización no gubernamental venezolana que brinda asistencia legal a los presos en el
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Prosecutors charged a Hallsville woman accused of threatening a juvenile at a school.
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — Turkey Point nuclear power plant is making history thanks to the prolific crocodiles who make their home in the cooling canals surrounding the plant, about 25 miles south of Miami. The 2021 American crocodile nesting season set a new record with
Continue Reading By Theresa Waldrop and Paradise Afshar, CNN Hawaii’s mask mandate will expire March 25, Gov. David Ige said Tuesday, making it the last US state to announce its face-cover requirement will be dropped. “It’s taken the entire community to get to this point — with lowered case counts and hospitalizations,” Ige said in a tweet.
Continue ReadingBy Olivia Kalentek, Dennis Valera and Evan Sobol Click here for updates on this story WATERBURY, Connecticut (WFSB) — A shooting over the weekend in Waterbury left one woman dead and another critically injured. Waterbury police revealed a man shot his ex-girlfriend and her friend. Police tracked the suspect to a town nearly 30 miles
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By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have reversed their previous finding that a widely used and highly toxic pesticide could jeopardize dozens of plants and animals with extinction. The move comes after government officials received pledges from chemical manufacturers to change product labels for the pesticide malathion so that
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK MORRIS Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A 3-year-old child is in critical condition after being shot inside an Antioch apartment, Metro Police said on Tuesday. Officials determined that the three-year-old boy’s injuries were self-inflicted when the child removed the nine-millimeter pistol from his mother’s purse in her
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By Tasnim Ahmed and Steve Contorno, CNN The Florida Department of Health released new guidance Tuesday that says healthy children between the ages of 5 to 17 do not need to get the Covid-19 vaccine. “Based on currently available data, healthy children aged 5 to 17 may not benefit from receiving the currently available COVID-19
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Dimencio Vaughn had 20 points as Rider topped Manhattan 79-67 in the Metro Atlantic Conference Tourney first round. Jose Perez led the Jaspers on Tuesday with 21 points.
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By Trason Bragg Click here for updates on this story WOODSTOCK, Georgia (WGCL) — The body of a 26-year-old woman who disappeared from a riverbank at Olde Rope Mill Park in Woodstock has been located. Authorities identified the woman to be Ciara Rose Baughn of Holly Springs. Police say they received calls from the woman’s
Continue Reading OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder announced that their No. 2 scorer, Lu Dort, will miss the rest of the season after having surgery to address a cartilage tear in his left shoulder. The guard joins reserves Ty Jerome and Mike Muscala as Thunder players who had procedures. Dort averaged 17.2 points per
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The Columbia City Council approved a new contract with Columbia Public Schools on Monday to bring back police officers in some school buildings.
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Missouri lawmakers are trying again to require photo identification to vote. The GOP-led House on Tuesday advanced a photo identification requirement for voters. The bill needs another vote of approval to go to the Senate. Missouri voters in 2016 amended the state constitution to
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By Andy Rose, CNN A southwest Missouri community is mourning a police officer who was fatally shot as he and others tried to take a suspect into custody on Tuesday. The suspect, who crashed a stolen squad car, was also killed after police returned fire. Joplin police Cpl. Benjamin Cooper, a 19-year officer, was killed
Continue Reading CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Chattanooga women’s basketball coach Katie Burrows has stepped down after four seasons at her alma mater. Athletic director Mark Wharton announced the move Tuesday. Wharton said a change in leadership needed. Chattanooga went 7-23 this season. Burrows is 46-68 in her four seasons. She took over in 2018 when Women’s Basketball
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiators for locked-out players and Major League Baseball bargained into the night for the second time in a week ahead of Commissioner Rob Manfred’s Tuesday deadline to reach a deal preserving a 162-game season. Union chief negotiator Bruce Meyer and general counsel Ian Penny headed
Continue Reading LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — CJ Fleming scored a career-high 27 points, Dylan Penn added 22 and Division I newcomer Bellarmine defeated Jacksonville 77-72 in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament, handing the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament to regular-season champion Jacksonville State. The Knights, in the second of a four-year transition to D-1, became heroes
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By WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story LEXINGTON, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Winston-Salem man faces three counts of first-degree murder charges in the deaths of two men and a 3-year-old girl last week. Lexington police said Brian Keith Moses is accused of killing toddler Ja-sel Orr, who died two days after
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