By Vince Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Balloon Fiesta and the City of Albuquerque are teaming up to help 50 couples celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at the 50th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The city is asking for couples married in 1972 to register to receive tickets
Continue ReadingBy Maricela De La Cruz Click here for updates on this story AMADOR COUNTY, California (KCRA) — The Amador High School varsity football team is off the field as the school district investigates a chat thread associated with the 30-player football team. Three staff members have also been placed on administrative leave until further notice.
Continue ReadingBy Andy Weber Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — The next death row inmate who is set to be executed in Oklahoma has filed for clemency. Benjamin Cole, who is scheduled to be put to death at the end of October, was convicted of killing his infant daughter in
Continue ReadingBy Cal Larsen Click here for updates on this story BELLEVUE, Nebraska (KETV) — For 44 years, members of the 324th Infantry Regiment have been getting together to celebrate life and honor their fallen comrades. Bellevue hosted the World War II veterans this year. “About ten years ago or so, we never talked about the
Continue ReadingBy Steve Minich Click here for updates on this story BETHEL, Maine (WMTW) — Even half a century later, no find of Maine Tourmaline has ever come close to matching the two tons worth found in Newry in October of 1972. Karen Webber is among the preeminent experts on the big find, with a handful
Continue ReadingBy Barry Simms Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — Baltimore police are searching for three men who brazenly stole an ATM from a store Saturday afternoon. Investigators said surveillance cameras caught the thieves walk into a Hampden store and just take the machine. Security videos show three men at the door
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN A perfect storm of “systemic vulnerabilities” at the US Food and Drug Administration unfolded as the agency investigated contaminated baby formula and slowed its response to the worsening formula shortage, an internal review shows. FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf told CNN that there wasn’t any one problem or person responsible for
Continue ReadingBy Marlei Martinez Click here for updates on this story FLAGLER COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Imagine buying your dream vehicle only to find out it was actually stolen. That is what the Haines family in Flagler County is dealing with. And they say they are still on the hook for the payment. Brandon Haines and
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian-controlled regions of eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans Tuesday to start voting this week to become integral parts of Russia. The Kremlin-backed efforts to swallow up four regions could set the stage for Moscow to escalate the war following Ukrainian successes on the battlefield. The
Continue Reading By PIA SARKAR Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is stressing the need for wealthy nations to share their advanced technologies and innovations with developing countries. Speaking at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Yoon said his country will “spare no effort in providing support and in investing
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam was struck by a plastic bottle thrown from the stands Sunday as he walked on the sideline after the New York Jets rallied to take the lead in the closing seconds. The Browns released a statement Tuesday after a video
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WYFF) — A dog was found tied to a pole outside the Greenville Humane Society with a handwritten note saying she had an illness and the owner could no longer take care of her. The humane society posted a picture of the
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — A jury has awarded $363 million to a woman who alleged that a now-shuttered suburban Chicago plant that sterilized medical equipment exposed residents to a toxic industrial gas and gave her breast cancer. After a five-week trial, the Cook County jury on Monday awarded 70-year-old Sue Kamuda $38 million in compensatory damages
Continue ReadingBy WAPT Staff Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A class action lawsuit was filed in federal court Monday seeking $5 million in damages related to Jackson’s ongoing water crisis. The lawsuit alleges the city of Jackson’s water supply has been neglected for decades, culminating in its complete shutdown in
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has visited two historically Black colleges in South Carolina to push for voter registration. The vice president is focusing on places and demographics that will be key to Democrats’ chances to hold on to Congress in midterm elections. Harris traveled to Orangeburg
Continue ReadingBy Jatara McGee Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — A drug testing error at the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office and Crime Lab has triggered an audit reviewing six months of drug cases. The lab is housed in a new state-of-the-art building in Blue Ash that just opened last year. It is
Continue Reading By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press WINDSOR, England (AP) — The silence was palpable when the imperial state crown was removed from the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II and placed on the altar of St. George’s Chapel — the first time in 70 years the dazzling symbol of Britain’s monarchy was separated from the sovereign. My
Continue Reading By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A report by a state inspector general says an Illinois prison system administrator improperly designated a family member for a Department of Corrections post that was never authorized. The Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor issued the report
Continue ReadingBy Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story OLATHE, Kansas (KMBC) — An Olathe, Kansas, man is volunteering his time to fix donated bicycles for children in foster care. When CASA volunteer Ballard Yeates opens his garage door, he is really opening his heart. “They won’t be new, but they’ll be rideable,” he
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Zdeno Chara has announced his retirement after playing 24 NHL seasons and captaining the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup in 2011. The 6-foot-9 defenseman from Slovakia is calling it a career at age 45. He returned to Boston to make that announcement two years after
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