Click here for updates on this story COLLIER COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — Swarms of one of the most notable summertime pests are tearing up parts of Collier County, officials said. Salt marsh mosquitoes are laying a lot of eggs and swarming areas near Highway 41 and Rookery Bay. This type of mosquito is known for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SANIBEL, Florida (WBBH) — An unidentified floating object spotted off the coast of Captiva Island left beachgoers puzzled this week. NBC2 first reported the story Tuesday and reached out to a number of organizations and not a single one knew what it was doing in the gulf. After
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Former Zambian President and independence leader Kenneth Kaunda has died at the age of 97. His death was confirmed by Zambia’s current President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, who said in a Facebook post Thursday: “I learnt of your passing this afternoon with great sadness. “On behalf of the entire nation and on my own behalf I
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Police arrested a man suspected of stabbing a 94-year-old Asian woman Wednesday in San Francisco. Around 10:15 a.m., officers responded to reports of a stabbing in the 800 block of Post Street, according to San Francisco Police Department. San Francisco resident Francesco Benvenuti came
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — After barely surviving the pandemic, a San Francisco yoga studio in the Mission District took another blow after burglars broke in just days before California’s reopening. As California businesses reopen at full capacity, this isn’t the story the owner of Love Story Yoga wanted
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Acclaimed Nigerian author and feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has published a reflective essay on young people on social media “who are choking on sanctimony and lacking in compassion.” She says such people can “fluidly pontificate on Twitter about kindness but are unable to actually show kindness.” The essay titled, ‘It is obscene: A true reflection
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has admitted his country is facing food shortages that he blamed on last year’s typhoon and floods, just months after he warned North Koreans about a looming potential crisis. Kim told the plenary meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea the nation was experiencing a “tense food situation,” Korean
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (East Idaho News) — A woman in a wheelchair can be heard yelling for help as flames and smoke fill an Idaho Falls home. Idaho Falls Police body camera video obtained by EastIdahoNews.com through a public records request shows those tense moments as officers tried
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WNEM) — The pilot of a small airplane is safe after his craft malfunctioned and crashed into Tawas Lake on Monday. About 9 p.m. on June 14, officers were sent to Tawas Lake near Geller Street for a report of a plane crash. When officers from the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (East Idaho News) — A local woman is hoping to win a national contest and she’s asking for your support. Jo Lawrence has been a personal trainer at the YMCA in Idaho Falls for many years and works as a trainer and nutrition coach at
Continue Reading 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
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan boy is now continuing his recovery at home after days in the hospital following an attack from a dog. Five-year-old Easton Fryzel was left with a laceration across his neck and from his lip down to his chin. Doctors said the bite missed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — A man is dead after a workplace shooting in Baldwin County Wednesday morning, June 16, 2021. Deputies said two men working at Friendship Road Dirt Pit got into an altercation when one pulled a gun and shot the other. The suspect was still
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A man was arrested Wednesday night after he jumped from the pedestrian bridge in Nashville into the Cumberland River just after 8 p.m. Donald A. Finnegan, 31, told police at the scene he was looking for a “thrill and adrenaline rush.” Officers were called
Continue Reading 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
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, Connecticut (WFSB) — A suspected cocaine dealer and his girlfriend were arrested when investigators executed a search warrant on Tuesday. Josiah Cadette, 28, and Nysha Sanchez, 26, face charges. The East Central Narcotics Task Force said it ended a lengthy undercover investigation that targeted a local crack
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Davenport police and the Iowa State Patrol arrested five boys early Wednesday in two separate stolen vehicle incidents. At 12:33 a.m. Wednesday police saw a Toyota Camry that had been reported stolen traveling at speeds in excess of 80 mph. Officers were able
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Rosman man, who faces dozens of animal cruelty charges after more than 50 animals were seized from his property, says he’s adopted more dogs since his arrest. Rob Haas told a News 13 reporter on Wednesday that the 43 misdemeanor and
Continue Reading A north Georgia police officer and a suspect are dead following a shooting that stemmed from a traffic stop Wednesday, authorities said. The officer worked for the Holly Springs Police Department. The deaths happened after an “officer-involved shooting” that “started as a traffic stop,” the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Thursday on Twitter. “At this
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Brian Holmes spent months in the hospital after getting diagnosed with COVID-19 on December 14. His case was so severe, doctors said he needed a double lung transplant to survive. “On Christmas Eve I begged and begged and said you’re going to the hospital,”
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