A huge gas explosion in a residential community in central China has left “many” people trapped and injured, according to local authorities and state media. At about 6:30 a.m. local time Sunday a gas pipe exploded in the Zhangwan district of Shiyan city, in Hubei province, according to official news agency Xinhua. Images circulating on
Continue Reading Police are looking for two gunmen in a shooting in Chicago early Saturday that sent 10 people to the hospital, where one woman died. People were standing on a sidewalk in the city’s South Side when two men approached and opened fire, police said. The woman who was killed, 29, was shot in the abdomen
Continue Reading A Springfield, Illinois, man is suing the city and six of its police officers for opening a small urn containing his daughter’s ashes and allegedly “desecrating” it during a traffic stop. In his lawsuit, Dartavius Barnes claims that the officers violated his Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure. Barnes also claims the officers
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A 20-year-old man was killed and seven others wounded in a Friday night shooting in Savannah, Georgia, according to police. In a news conference Saturday, Savannah Police Chief Roy Minter revised the number of victims down to eight total and clarified that the victims’ ages ranged from 18 months to 33 years old. Initial reports
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As the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, it has a staggering and grim new statistic to contend with for 2021. So far this year, we have suffered 267 mass shootings. That’s the new tally after four incidents occurred across the country between Friday afternoon and
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Authorities have arrested one person in connection with the mass shooting overnight in downtown Austin, Texas, that left 14 people injured, Mayor Steve Adler’s office said. Two of the people injured were in critical condition, Austin Interim Police Chief Joseph Chacon said at a press briefing Saturday. There was no information immediately available surrounding the
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As the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, it has a staggering and grim new statistic to contend with for 2021. So far this year, we have suffered 267 mass shootings. That’s the new tally after four incidents occurred across the country between Friday afternoon and
Continue Reading Barbara Poma, owner of the former Pulse nightclub, woke up on the five-year anniversary one of the worst mass shootings in US history to news of more mass shootings. “There is a gun violence problem. There is a hate problem,” said Poma, the founder and executive director of the OnePulse Foundation, a local nonprofit created
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A shooting in Savannah, Georgia, Friday night killed a 20-year-old man and left seven others wounded, according to local police. In a news conference Saturday, Savannah Police Chief Roy Minter revised the number of victims down to eight total and clarified that the victims’ ages ranged from 18 months to 33 years old. Initial reports
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Campfires and other activities were banned Friday on Arizona federal land as crews battle two massive wildfires that have charred more than 150,000 acres over the past week, officials said. The Telegraph and Mescal Fires, both burning nearly 100 miles east of Phoenix, began earlier this month and continue to engulf the area. The US
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WAIPAHU, Hawaii (KITV) — The Hawai’i Department of Health’s Office of Health Care Assurance (OHCA) issued a Notice of Violation and Order on Thursday to Anita Felipe, owner of Island Promise Homes, LLC, for operating an unlicensed care home at 94-947 Lumihoahu Street in Waipahu. Felipe is required
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Wednesday at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, some arriving passengers reported waiting more than an hour for their Lyft or Uber to arrive. “We finally found [a ride] with Uber after a good 45 minutes, we’re paying $120 just to get to Waikiki,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT ATKINSON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A missing two-year-old has been found safe after she was reported missing in Fort Atkinson following a fatal fire. Officials say the fire occurred in the 400 block of Foster Street on Friday, June 11. An Amber Alert was issued for Emma J.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Heavy wind gusts and straight line wind in excess of 80 miles per hour resulted in numerous power outages and damaged power poles in the metro area. Evergy says there were about 100 poles snapped, downed or damaged from Friday’s storms “We have
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BYRNES MILL, Missouri (KMOV) — A man drowned in the Big River and another was taken to a hospital Friday. The High Ridge Fire District said teams were sent to Byrnes Mill City Park on Byrnes Mill Road for a water rescue on the Big River. Crews said
Continue Reading An off-duty Delta Air Lines flight attendant apparently commandeered the intercom on an Atlanta-bound flight Friday night, leading to a scuffle that forced the plane to land in Oklahoma City, an airline spokesman said. Crew members and passengers of Delta Flight 1730 subdued the man after he assaulted two flight attendants and, according to Oklahoma
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HURLEY, Mississippi (WALA) — Investigators say an observant veterinarian in Mississippi foiled a would-be bank robber’s plan to hold up a Hurley bank for the second time. Dr. Brandy Fraser is your typical vet, but on Thursday she helped nab an alleged bank robber who investigators say tried
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BREVARD, North Carolina (WLOS) — Behind the scenes of a Transylvania County nonprofit, sometimes friends help friends do good. Every morning, Sharing House in Brevard relies on a touching buddy system. United by a single mission, volunteers Sherry Curro and Eddie Brown work as a team. We salute
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At least 13 people were injured early Saturday in a mass shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, officials said. Two of the people injured were in critical condition, Austin Interim Chief of Police Joseph Chacon said at a news briefing Saturday. Six people were taken to a hospital by the Austin Police Department, and the Austin-Travis
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Hendersonville’s Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center has always found unique and talented creators to decorate the walls of their building. Pablo Picasso famously said that it would take him the rest of his life to learn how to paint like a child. When you
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