Month: March 2023

By ALIZA CHASAN Click here for updates on this story     MIAMI (WFOR) — Hundreds of passengers and crew members fell ill while on board a Princess Cruises ship, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. In total, 284 of 2,881 passengers on the Ruby Princess reported being sick during the voyage between Feb. 26

By Terri Parker Click here for updates on this story     LANTANA, Florida (WPBF) — The day after learning her husband of two weeks had just died in a fiery plane crash trying to land at the Lantana Airport, Lindi Holland expressed her overwhelming grief. “We’re expecting our first child together in about six weeks, and

By ALLEN HENRY Click here for updates on this story     APPLE VALLEY, Minnesota (WCCO) — Born in 1917, Floyd Skinner has lived through two world wars, two pandemics and now, 106 birthdays. “Oh, that’s pretty wonderful, alright. But I can’t hardly handle it,” Floyd said. Floyd was born near the Iowa border in Walters, Minnesota,

By NATALIE DUDDRIDGE Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — Bodega owners are rallying to demand action to prevent violent crimes in their stores. Bodega workers say their jobs are extremely dangerous. They’re tired of the robberies and terrified they might be shot. Some don’t want to come to work, but

By Ben Simmoneau Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WCVB) — When you lose a loved one, the last thing you want to think about is what happens to their phone. But with so much of a person’s life in that device, it is critical to plan ahead. One Massachusetts family said they

By KYW Staff Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A second Philadelphia high school was closed Wednesday because of asbestos. Mastery Charter Schools says School District of Philadelphia inspectors are performing an asbestos inspection at Simon Gratz High School Mastery Charter. Simon Gratz Prep Middle School was also closed Wednesday for

By KDKA Staff Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh is one of the best cities for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, according to a new WalletHub report. Pittsburgh ranked number four on WalletHub’s “Best Cities for St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations” list. WalletHub compared 200 of the country’s largest cities across four

By BRADY HALBLEIB Click here for updates on this story     VACAVILLE (KOVR) — A local sheep in Vacaville is now a top ten finalist for the annual Cadbury Bunny commercial. The sheep, named Timmy, lives at the Funky Chicken Rescue Sanctuary. He was chosen as a finalist out of thousands of submissions across the country.

By Kalé Searcy Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — What started out as a mere vision. “Community needed to be the backbone of this place,” said Nicole Szymczak. Quickly became the next chapter of Szymczak’s life. “My husband and I were up really late one night talking about our dreams

By Nate Eaton, EastIdahoNews.com Click here for updates on this story     IDAHO FALLS (eastidahonews.com) — WASHINGTON — It was the “journey of a lifetime” for eight military veterans who traveled to the nation’s capital last week on an all-expenses paid trip courtesy of Melaleuca. Ken Collins, Alan Gunn, Bill Jensen, Jim Lovejoy, Jim Pletscher, Roy