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Former Army nurse in WWII turns 100

Click here for updates on this story     BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan family is celebrating a milestone birthday 100 years young. Eileen Williams is a World War II veteran who served as a nurse in the Army. “Blessed. Feels very good,” Eileen Williams said. Birthday cards wishing the Bay City resident a happy

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Man on probation faces robbery charge

Click here for updates on this story     DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — A 33-year-old Davenport man on probation until 2023 for breaking the windows of a Davenport Wells Fargo branch in September is facing a robbery charge after he allegedly walked into a Davenport credit union Wednesday and demanded money. Arnordo Corderrel Turner is charged

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Facebook Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the social media network, Facebook. Facts Facebook had 2.8 billion monthly active users around the world, as of March 31, 2021. It is blocked in North Korea and China. There were 60,654 full-time employees at Facebook, as of March 31, 2021. Facebook introduced words such as “friending” to the lexicon. Timeline

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Armed stand-off ends peacefully

Click here for updates on this story     LINN COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Deputies say a man is in custody after an armed stand-off in Lane County on Wednesday. At 10:54 a.m., 31-year-old Austin Kane Waszkiewicz surrendered to deputies after six hours of negotiation. Deputies say Waszkiewicz was reported to have hit a family member in

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Friends of 15-year-old Christian Redinger, who was fatally shot, say they’ll never forget the joy he brought everyone

Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Friends are remembering Christian Redinger, a 15-year-old boy killed in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood. “It was some type of ambush. I know it wasn’t a drive-by because they hopped out of the car,” said the victim’s best friend, who didn’t want to be identified. The loss

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