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Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Elder John Hayes, a former Asheville NAACP president and WRES radio host, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2021, at his residence. News 13 has spoken with Hayes several times as he represented the local Black community. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Hart Funeral

Click here for updates on this story     OKALOOSA COUNTY, Florida (WALA) — A Texas tourist in northwest Florida who witnesses say made racial slurs towards another visitor at Beasely Park on Okaloosa Island Thursday is now charged with a hate crime related battery. That’s according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. The OCSO says 54-year

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — If you’re hoping to take a vacation, there’s new reasons to get away in Kansas City. Several airlines are now offering new nonstop flights out of Kansas City International Airport. The new routes were announced Thursday by both American and Southwest airlines. Starting

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — In the midst of rising anti-Semitic attacks across the country, Union Station prepares to open its latest exhibition, “Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.” The exhibition is on pace to be one of the venue’s highest attended, selling close to 60,000 tickets

A group of international scientists has called on Norway to halt plans for acoustic experiments on minke whales. A research team is intending to capture a dozen juvenile minke whales off the Norwegian coast and use sensors placed on their skin to measure their brain responses in reaction to sound. The research team conducting the

A giant star is blinking near the center of our Milky Way galaxy like a stellar beacon, according to new observations by astronomers. The star is located more than 25,000 light-years away from Earth. Known as VVV-WIT-08, the star dimmed so much that it almost disappeared from view as astronomers observed it over time. It’s

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A vigil was held on Thursday night at Bar Louie, where a man was gunned down nearly a week before. “I’m numb. I mean, losing two kids in a 20-month period, that’s a hit to a person.” Katonia Dortch has been through this before.

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Photos obtained by News4 Investigates show two massive fires, nine years apartment, at the Brentwood Oaks apartments show both buildings had a sprinkler system that did not prevent it from burning to the ground. Additional documents obtained by News4 Investigates show that firefighters also

Click here for updates on this story     ROBBINSVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Kyle Fink has loved wrestling since he was four years old. That’s when his mother told him they were going to a wrestling camp down the street from the house. “I had no idea what I was doing,” laughed Fink. “I was just

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — In an effort to boost Oregon’s first-dose vaccination rate for adults, the three Portland metro area mass COVID-19 vaccination sites will be giving away $100 gift cards to two grocery store chains over the next few days while supplies last. All4Oregon announced the incentive

An Iranian navy destroyer ship has reached the Atlantic Ocean, Iran’s deputy army commander, Admiral Habibullah Sayyari said, according to official news agency IRNA. Accompanied by a logistical vessel, the ship’s voyage marks the first time Iran has been able to reach the Atlantic using naval vessels without docking in any international ports, Sayyari said.