Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Organizers of this year’s Juneteenth celebration say the event is in jeopardy after Pittsburgh Public Safety sent them a big bill for security. Organizers say the $140,000 tab for police is something they can’t afford and never had to pay before. Juneteenth, which marks the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A man intends to sue the Philadelphia Police Department, accusing one of its officers of apparently deleting video of an arrest from his cellphone. “There’s dishonesty happening here,” Lennon Edwards with Mills & Edwards LLP said. “There’s tampering with evidence here and it kills. It
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Gwinnett County Commissioner Kirkland Carden is pushing to create new oversight for trash collection companies that operate in unincorporated parts of the county in light of numerous complaints he said commissioners have been receiving about solid waste haulers. Under a proposal
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The son of the University of Michigan’s legendary football coach, Bo Schembechler, alleged Thursday that he was sexually abused by a former team doctor being investigated by the school — and that his father knew and did nothing. Matt Schembechler, 62, said he first visited Dr. Robert Anderson before playing football as a fourth-grader in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WESTAMPTON TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (KYW) — Storms turned deadly Wednesday when a man was killed by a lightning strike on a New Jersey golf course. It happened at Burlington Country Club. Officials say 70-year-old Michael Florence was on the golf course when he got caught in a pop-up
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A woman says a former Missouri police officer campaigning for a state House seat last year repeatedly told her to deny that they had sex years ago while she was drunk and he was on duty. Emily Orf spoke to The Associated Press about her interactions with now-Rep. Chad Perkins.
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Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KGO) — Spend time at Oakland Animal Services, you expect to see cats and dogs, but the presence of eight white pigeons may surprise you. Not Elizabeth Young, however. “They were not raised to be handled. They were raised to be butchered,” she said. Elizabeth runs
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Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KGO) — Believe it or not, some people are already talking about Christmas. Christmas in the Park that is! Organizers of the San Jose holiday tradition are making plans for a return to normalcy this year while keeping around some pandemic favorites. It’s not even
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, New Jersey (WPVI) — Karen Parker has been serving food and smiles to patrons at the Golden Dawn Diner since the 1990s. She says it’s the customers that keep her coming back to work every day. But the hospitality world was turned upside-down due to the COVID-19
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Click here for updates on this story SMYRNA, Delaware (WPVI) — In today’s “Morning Moms,” we are highlighting a very special duo who heard a call to serve and answered. Denise King from Smyrna usually plays cheerleader to her two sons, 17-year-old Gabriel and 24-year-old Damien. But during the pandemic, Denise and Gabe took on
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An 18-year-old and her baby who were kidnapped in Texas have been found safe, Corpus Christi police said Thursday. An Amber Alert and a Clear Alert were issued for the pair by the Texas Department of Public Safety on Tuesday night. Jezabel Zamora and her baby daughter Zaylee were located safely Thursday morning and reunited
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A pedestrian is injured after he tried to cross the 1600 block of Jefferson St. Thursday morning at 9:38 in Jefferson City while trying to fix a flat. According to the Jefferson City police, Everett Pruitt was changing a flat tire when he tried to cross the highway to get to
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John Glascock will retire on Jan. 14, 2022, the city said in a news release.
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A common cold virus called respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is spreading across the South, causing an unusual wave of late spring disease, the US Centers for Disease Control and prevention said Thursday. The CDC issued a Health Advisory Network warning to doctors and other health care providers to be on alert for the virus, which
Continue ReadingTwo people were shot and killed inside a Publix in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office. The shooter is also deceased, PBSO said. In a tweet Thursday, the sheriff’s office said deputies arrived at the scene to find three people dead from gunshot wounds, including a man, a woman
Continue Reading Scientists have discovered an exoplanet located 90 light-years from Earth with an intriguing atmosphere — one that could contain water clouds. Exoplanets are planets located outside of our solar system. This exoplanet, called TOI-1231 b, completes a full orbit around its star every 24 Earth days. It orbits a red, or M-type, dwarf star, known
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A bike courier delivering medication says he was racially profiled by a homeowner in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood in a tense exchange captured on a viral video. The nearly eight-minute video shows a man who identified himself as “John” demanding identification and other
Continue Reading France is to end its years-long anti-terror mission targeting Islamists in the Sahel region of West Africa, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday. However, the mission, known as Operation Barkhane, will be replaced by a more international effort, Macron told a press conference ahead of the G7 summit. He added that additional details would be
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MONROE COUNTY, Illinois (KMOV) — A bear has been spotted in a Metro East subdivision. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Thursday a large bear was seen in the subdivision of Chantilly Village near Old Baum Church Road. The department said they are working with the Illinois Conservation
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Columbia city leaders, residents, participants and vendors say they are thrilled to see large-scale events like the Show-Me State Games and Missouri State Senior Games return to Columbia.
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