Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A $5,000 reward is being offered for information after a Rutherford County quarter horse was found shot to death. The Hill family said their quarter horse, Blackjack, was found shot in the head on Monday, March 22, 2021, at the family’s farm
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A rod in Martha Juarez’s left arm, the silence in her home and a missing wedding ring are daily reminders of the mass shooting that changed her life. Martha and Luis Juarez had been married for 70 years when a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, while they were shopping.
Continue Reading Long gone are the days when you only needed your phone, keys, and wallet to walk out the door (hello masks). With Covid-19 vaccinations becoming more widespread, you may soon need to carry proof that you’ve been vaccinated to do something like travel or go to a concert. While some companies have been working on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HAWAII (KITV) — The Department of Health (DOH) says a total of 12 people have contracted Covid-19 after being fully vaccinated. They’re called ‘breakthrough cases,’ comprised of 10 Hawai’i residents and two non-residents that were vaccinated in other states. Ages ranged from 26-years-old to 74-years-old. Among the cases
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Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man who was shot seven times by a White police officer who was responding to a domestic incident on August 23, 2020, has sued the officer for excessive force in federal court, records show. The lawsuit, which only names Kenosha, Wisconsin, Officer Rusten Sheskey as a defendant, argues that the
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The New York City Council passed a series of reforms for the New York Police Department on Thursday, including ending qualified immunity for officers, which protected them against civil lawsuits. The city is the first in the nation to end qualified immunity according to Council Speaker Corey Johnson. The package of legislation included five bills
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FARGO, North Dakota (WDAY) — Lake Park resident Chris Perry never dreamed he would be celebrating his 40th birthday Thursday, March 25, alongside his new baby girl and boy. The twins, Olive and Ashton are still hospitalized at Sanford Children’s Hospital in Fargo, and the story of their
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — Infection from bacteria associated with cat-scratch disease could potentially play a role in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, according a pilot study conducted in part by a UW-Madison veterinary medicine professor. Researchers took blood samples from 17 people with medically managed schizophrenia or
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WESTWOOD, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Massachusetts couple is speaking out after their vehicle was stolen from a local dealership. Daniel and Anabella Reyes say they dropped their Audi SUV off for repair at Audi Westwood on Tuesday but then received a call from the dealership the very next
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KISSIMMEE, Florida (WESH) — All slingshot rides in Florida have been closed after two teenagers were rescued Thursday night from the slingshot ride near Old Town in Kissimmee. The Florida Department of Agriculture said there are four Slingshot rides in the state, in Kissimmee, Orlando, Daytona Beach and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — There are some things in life where you can’t help but smile, and the only thing more perfect than this baby is his shirt. Bonnie Carlberg, a resident at Luther Park in Des Moines, met her great-grandson, Daxton, for the first time. Little
Continue Reading The city of Long Beach, California, is working to rebuild a symbol of LGBTQ inclusion after it was destroyed in a fire that officials believe was an act of hate. The Long Beach Fire Department says the city’s Pride lifeguard tower was “fully engulfed” in flames early Tuesday morning. The tower has been a “symbol
Continue Reading A California Supreme Court ruling will dramatically change the state’s cash bail system by stating that some defendants may no longer be detained just because they cannot afford to post bail. “The common practice of conditioning freedom solely on whether an arrestee can afford bail is unconstitutional,” Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar wrote in the court’s unanimous
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Rescue teams working to dislodge the giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal have failed in another bid to free the boat, according to the vessel’s technical manager. “Another attempt to re-float the vessel earlier today … was not successful,” Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) said in a statement, adding that more equipment is expected to
Continue Reading A South African cultural activist says he is still reeling from the humiliation meted out to him for donning traditional attire to a shopping mall in a suburb of Johannesburg. Thando Mahlangu, 35, an avid promoter of the Ndebele ethnic minority group, told CNN Friday that he was asked to leave Clicks — a pharmacy
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Since it was completed in 1869, the Suez Canal has been one of the world’s most important bodies of water; a portal between East and West that has been controlled by multiple countries, threatened to ignite war, and become a bedrock of the global economy. But the mammoth container ship that has lodged itself across
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Two organizations are offering nearly $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for shooting a bald eagle in Lake County, Tennessee. The Tennessee River and Wildlife Agency (TWRA) said the bald eagle was found killed on Club House Road on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — With spring upon us, people are more eager than ever to get outside and enjoy the sunshine, but that also means fewer opportunities to remain physically distant from others in city parks and on busy sidewalks. CTVNews.ca spoke to two Canadian etiquette experts
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Strong storms and tornadoes whipped across parts of the South on Thursday evening and Friday morning, killing at least five people in Alabama and one in Georgia, and leaving some communities in ruins. In Alabama and Georgia especially, tornadoes are believed to have caused devastating scenes evident Friday: homes and businesses ripped apart, and streets
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study has found evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, infects the cells in the mouth including the salivary glands – which may explain some COVID-19 symptoms such as loss of taste and dry mouth. The findings of the study
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