Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Anuli, an eight-year-old giraffe at the Maryland Zoo, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, the zoo announced. The zoo said a staff member saw the giraffe trying to lay down awkwardly. Zoo staff responded within 20 minutes but Anuli had already died. “We are stunned by this
Continue Reading Eight months ago, Delia Ramos was unable to say goodbye to her husband, Ricardo, in person as he died in the hospital from Covid-19. Now, after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he was lifting the state’s mask mandate, she’s calling on her fellow Texans to continue masking up, so they don’t have to go through
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OAHU, Hawaii (KITV) — Before the watch was canceled, for a moment, there was fear felt by some people. For others it was no big deal. Jane Dinnie owns two boats docked in the harbor, she was ready to sail if the tsunami watch turned in something more
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A little boy with special needs is thankful to have a home after he abandoned at a St. Louis hospital. A respiratory therapist on his treatment team fell in love with Charlie and decided to give him a home – she adopted him. Now,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV) — Police in St. Louis County said a mother and two children were killed in a shooting inside a North County home late Thursday night. A one-year-old child was abducted from the home but was later found safe. The shooting took place just
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A New Jersey man was arrested Monday after defacing an ancient rock formation in 2019 with suspected QAnon-related graffiti, according to police in Salem, New Hampshire. Mark Russo, 50, was charged with one count of felony criminal mischief after carving phrases into a rock tablet with a power tool at “America’s Stonehenge” site in New
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — With bruises around her neck, a woman is sharing her story about an attack from her boyfriend, who now sits in Metro Jail. The terrifying experience began inside her Mobile home, when she says an argument ended with 29-year-old Lance Lucas hitting and choking
Continue Reading Civil rights icon Malcolm X’s former home in Boston has officially been added to the National Register of Historic Places, further cementing the civil rights leader’s place in history. Rodney Collins, Malcolm X’s nephew, nominated the Boston home through the Massachusetts Historical Commission. The commission then approved the nomination to move forward to The National
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The fourth spacewalk of 2021 was also the fourth spacewalk of two astronauts’ careers as they ventured outside of the International Space Station Friday. Kate Rubins, a NASA astronaut, and Soichi Noguchi, a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut, began their spacewalk at 6:37 a.m. ET and it ended at 1:33 p.m., lasting for six hours
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BELLA VISTA, Arkansas (KFSM) — The Bella Vista Police responded to a call in reference to shots fired Lieutenant Bryon Stival, Bella Vista Police Department, On Wednesday (March 3), at approximately 4:34 a.m. Bella Vista Police responded to a ‘shots fired’ call at 5 Witham Ln. The phone
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HERMITAGE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Before firefighters got to a house fire on Netherlands Drive in Hermitage on Wednesday, neighbors heard a noise outside followed by another. “This time, we heard help, help,” Janet Powell, a neighbor said. News4 spoke with Janet and Tommy Powell, who live next door.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Fishing season opened early in Connecticut. Gov. Ned Lamont signed an executive order on Thursday that removed closed seasons for fishing on all inland waters in the state. It also opened additional lakes, ponds, rivers and streams. Executive Order No. 10B removes prohibitions on
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A college student struggling with multiple health conditions, a Texas cattle farmer eager to reunite with his 90-year-old mother and a restaurant owner who lost too many friends to the pandemic — they are among those who got Covid-19 vaccines despite the general lack of trust in vaccines among communities of color. America’s history of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. HELENS, Oregon (KPTV) — A man was arrested after walking down the middle of Highway 30 in St. Helens with two large knives, methamphetamine and hundreds of dollars in cash, according to police. Officers responded to the scene near 745 S. Columbia River Highway at 7:02 a.m.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A Brookhaven man is behind bars in connection to an attempted kidnapping. According to Brookhaven police, the incident happened on Thursday near North Druid Hills Road and Briarwood Road. A woman told officers a man pulled his white Dodge Challenger alongside her several times and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee police are searching for an officer’s missing service weapon and officials believe it may be linked to her ex-boyfriend. The officer involved is identified as “TW” in a criminal complaint. According to the complaint, TW’s ex-boyfriend, Demari Alfonzo Straham, is a convicted felon. Officials
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEWPORT, Vermont (WPTZ ) — Nearly 130 inmates at a Vermont correctional facility have tested positive for COVID-19, noted by corrections officials the largest outbreak within a prison since the pandemic started. The Vermont Department of Corrections Commissioner Jim Baker said on Thursday that 129 inmates in their
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Pope Francis landed in Iraq on Friday for a historic tour of the war-ravaged nation, where he is meeting with members of the country’s dwindling Christian community, aiming to draw attention to their plight. The trip, which marks the first-ever papal visit to Iraq, also includes meetings with the country’s top political and religious officials.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORMAN, Oklahoma (KOCO ) — Norman North High School innovative learning coach Jessica Eschbach was named the 2021 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year during a virtual ceremony Friday. Her smile was hidden by her mask – but her reaction was obvious. “I’m in shock and disbelief,” she said
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France said Friday it may follow Italy in blocking Covid-19 vaccine shipments as concerns about vaccine nationalism rise. The comments by French Health Minister Olivier Véran came the day after Rome invoked European Union powers to block the export of 250,000 Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Australia, in a dramatic escalation of a dispute between
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