Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A pair of local charities came together to give a special gift to a very special girl. Denise Garcia, 12, from San Antonio, Texas is battling stage-four cancer. As grueling as the treatment is physically, it’s also taking an extreme toll on her mental
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TILLAMOOK COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Multiple people had to be rescued after two boats became stuck on mud in Tillamook Bay over the weekend. Just after 10 p.m. on Saturday, the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office and Tillamook Fire Department responded to a report of boats stranded on
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At least two people were killed and more than 20 were wounded Sunday when three people got out of a vehicle and began firing into a crowd at a club in southern Florida, according to Miami-Dade Police Department Director Alfredo Ramirez III. Police don’t yet know the identities of the shooters or why they targeted
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WASHINGTON PARK, Illinois (KMOV) — A man was rescued from a burning home in Washington Park overnight. Firefighters were called to the home on Warren Avenue near Route 111 around 1 a.m. Monday. Five people were living in the home at the time it caught fire. Four of
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The Chinese government will allow couples to have three children, according to state-run news agency Xinhua, the latest easing of strict family planning policies as the country tries to avert a demographic crisis. The Chinese Communist Party’s top leadership made the decision at a meeting on Monday, state media said, in a move designed to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SMYRNA, Tennessee (WSMV) — Dive teams from several agencies have recovered several components of an airplane that crashed into Percy Priest Lake as well as human remains, Rutherford County EMA officials said on Sunday afternoon. Dive teams from Rutherford County Fire Rescue, Metro Nashville Office of Emergency Management,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Many folks are visiting Battleship Memorial Park over the Memorial Day weekend to pay tribute to those who died serving our country. Families we spoke to say they wanted to not only remember the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice, but
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A year ago, states were starting to ease coronavirus restrictions while warning Americans not to gather with large groups for Memorial Day out of concern for a second wave of infections. This year, celebrations for the unofficial start of summer may look a little more familiar now that millions of Americans have been vaccinated against
Continue Reading Here’s a look at Memorial Day, a day honoring American soldiers who died serving the country in wars. It is observed annually in the United States on the last Monday in May. Facts Several towns claim to be the originators of Memorial Day, but in 1966 Congress declared Waterloo, New York, to be the birthplace
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“My job is to go out and sing, and entertain these residents in the senior living facilities. And I need to be able to hear the frequencies, and I lost those during my infection with Covid.” A battle with Covid-19 left singer Irena Schulz with pain in her ears and hearing loss, jeopardizing her job
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a nationwide recall for a brand of apricot kernels, warning that they may cause cyanide poisoning. The Bitter Apricot Kernels and the Extremely Bitter Apricot Kernels from the brand Our Father’s Farm have been affected
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (CTV Network) — A 70-kilometre trek through Nunavut’s icy tundra couldn’t stop Pepper from finding her family. In late April, Donna Adams and her family decided to snowmobile to Whale Cove, Nunavut for the funeral of her young great-niece. Bad weather had forced them not to
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A quarter of a century ago, Israelis were stunned when Benjamin Netanyahu narrowly beat Shimon Peres to become Israel’s youngest-ever Prime Minister. On Sunday, the anniversary of that first win in 1996, Netanyahu addressed the country as he faced the possibility of the end of his political career after his former lieutenant, Naftali Bennett, announced
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Memorial Day weekend has brought back images of family gatherings and crowded beaches, but though things may look more normal, a clinical psychologist told CNN many people may still be dealing with emotional impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic. “Whether it’s someone they know that has Covid or someone that they know that died, or friends
Continue Reading A battle with Covid-19 left Irena Schulz with pain in her ears and hearing loss. It also saddled the retired Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s researcher with nearly $10,000 of credit card debt from medical bills. As the pandemic begins to recede in the United States, its financial toll on Americans such as Schulz is beginning to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri man died Sunday after drowning on Rinquelin Trail Lake in Maries County. Official reports said around 5:09 p.m 77-year-old Paul W. Becker fell overboard and didn’t surface. Jerome Frey was driving the boat at the time of the incident, and there was no damage to the boat. The report said
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Memorial Day weekend has brought back images of family gatherings and crowded beaches, but though things may look more normal, a clinical psychologist told CNN many people may still be dealing with emotional impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic. “Whether it’s someone they know that has Covid or someone that they know that died, or friends
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the city of Columbia honors Memorial Day, city offices will be closed and trash and recycling collection will be delayed one day after the holiday for the remainder of the week. Other closures on Memorial Day: The sanitary landfill will be closed.City buses will not operate.Parking meters will not be enforced.Administrative
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly police department arrested a man at 300 N College Avenue Friday night after he was reported entering at least two separate apartments without the consent of the residents. A press release from the Moberly police department said officers responded to the apartment complex around 8:30 p.m. on Friday. 35-year-old William
Continue Reading It was a Friday afternoon when Edward Martell, dressed in a dark purple suit and bow tie, stood in front of Judge Bruce Morrow’s courtroom. With one hand raised, the new lawyer was sworn into the State Bar of Michigan. Sixteen years ago in that same Wayne County courtroom, Martell stood in front of Morrow
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