By Victoria Scott Click here for updates on this story NORTH PORT, Florida (WFTX) — North Port resident Mary DiSanzo just celebrated her 79th birthday. However, she told North Port Community Correspondent Victoria Scott it almost didn’t happen. “I had a birthday the other day, and I wouldn’t have had that birthday if it weren’t
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TODAY: A passing cold front leads to partly cloudy skies this afternoon with isolated storm chances closer to 5 pm. Moderate downpours will be the main threat with smaller hail and stronger winds possible. TONIGHT: Isolated storms remain possible with lows cooling into the lower 60s. EXTENDED: We’ll climb into the 80s Thursday ahead of
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press As companies around the country roll out plans to honor May as Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a new report out Wednesday suggests members of those communities are paying more attention than ever to representation. Nielsen data found that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in
Continue ReadingBy Colton Chavez Click here for updates on this story CAPE CORAL, Florida (WFTX) — Of all the wheels going round a closed construction site in North-West Cape Coral, John Majewski said a school bus should not be one of them. “We were standing in my driveway when I see this yellow school bus drive
Continue ReadingOpinion by Sara Stewart (CNN) — This essay contains some spoilers for “Baby Reindeer.” The Netflix hit “Baby Reindeer” has taken the world by storm with its nuanced, painfully honest portrayal of one man’s experience of stalking and abuse. In a rich irony, an alarming number of viewers have responded by ham-handedly hunting down and harassing the show’s supposed
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By Casey Tolan, Kyung Lah, Anna-Maja Rappard and Curt Devine, CNN Budapest, Hungary (CNN) — At a conference center plastered with slogans like “Let’s drain the swamp,” Republican after Republican endorsed harsh immigration policies, crackdowns on LGBTQ rights, and a battle against “woke ideology.” The scene could have been any recent GOP event – except
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By Olivia Young Click here for updates on this story KITTREDGE, Colorado (WCCO) — Behind a brand new fence near a creek in the small Colorado town of Kittredge, green grass is starting to grow back after years of public use. On the other side of the fence, a beach area now officially belongs to
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah public schools have been rushing to prepare students and teachers as the state starts cracking down Wednesday on any school found not enforcing new bathroom restrictions for transgender people. Residents and visitors are required under state law to use bathrooms and changing rooms in
Continue ReadingBy Payton Williams Click here for updates on this story MISSOURI (KOAM) — Two former Missouri Healthcare Charity executives have been sentenced for their roles in a multimillion-dollar bribery and embezzlement scheme. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Bontiea Bernedette Goss, 65, was sentenced to three years in prison, and her husband, Tommy Ray
Continue ReadingBy Shannon Becker Click here for updates on this story OZARK COUNTY, Missouri (KOAM) — Early Tuesday morning about 12:30 a.m. E-911 received a distressing call from a woman saying her boyfriend’s vehicle had been swept off Warren Bridge on County Road 328 due to the fast-moving waters. Dora VFD, Caney Mountain VFD, Tecumseh VFD,
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Powerful storms roared across parts of southern Oklahoma Tuesday night and produced dangerous and unusual tornadoes, including one incredibly rare type. Multiple tornadoes were ongoing simultaneously in Tillman County, Oklahoma, when the weather got weird. At least two of the tornadoes exhibited very odd behavior: one powerful tornado
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — The United States imposed sanctions on more than a dozen companies in China and Hong Kong for their support of Russia’s war in Ukraine as part of a tranche of nearly 300 new sanctions unveiled Wednesday. The move comes after repeated warnings from top US officials,
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Damp Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After the skies were hazy last summer in Pittsburgh and other cities across the country, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute began developing drones to combat wildfires. Andrew Jong, a recent graduate with a master’s degree in robotics, is now pursuing
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By Taj Simmons Click here for updates on this story SHELBYVILLE, Indiana (WRTV) — Shelbyville Police Department officer Devin Moore answered the call of duty when he saw a burning car on Interstate 74 in February. He now has a medal of valor for his quick thinking to save lives that day. “It doesn’t matter
Continue ReadingBy Rachael Wilkerson Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) — The Marion County Coroner’s office identified the victim in Monday’s deadly carjacking as 51-year-old Shane Coffman. WRTV found the suspect involved had just been released from jail and that Coffman fought for his car. His wife Julie said Coffman is irreplaceable. He
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has imposed new sanctions on hundreds of firms and people tied to Russia’s weapons development program, more than a dozen Chinese firms accused of helping Russia find workarounds to sanctions and individuals tied to the death of Russian dissident Alexey Navalny.
Continue ReadingBy ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press An Arizona family is mourning the death of their two-year-old son, who was killed when a strong gust of wind swept away the bounce house he was playing in. Another child is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries in what local authorities say was a “tragic accident.” Bounce house accidents brought
Continue ReadingBy BABA AHMED and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A humanitarian crisis is worsening in northeastern Mali where armed groups linked to Islamic State have besieged towns leaving residents including some 80,000 children vulnerable to disease and malnutrition. The town of Ménaka, in northeastern Mali, has been under siege for four months,
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials have approved more than $3 million in compensation for a man who spent more than 31 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of murder. Gov. Wes Moore apologized to Gary Washington during a Board of Public Works meeting on Wednesday where the compensation
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) — Police shot and killed a student outside a Wisconsin middle school Wednesday after receiving a report of someone with a weapon, the state’s attorney general said in the first law enforcement briefing on gunshots that sent children fleeing and prompted an hourslong lockdown of local
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