The outlook is improving for small businesses in Columbia with low numbers of new coronavirus cases and the pending end of local health orders, an advocate for downtown business said Tuesday.
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Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office says a student with a firearm was taken into custody on Wednesday by one of the department’s school resource officers (SRO). School officials say no one was harmed. Authorities say the SRO took the student into custody
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A booster shot of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine revs up the immune response against two worrying coronavirus variants, the company reported Wednesday. And a booster dose formulated specifically to match the B.1.351 variant first seen in South Africa was even more effective, Moderna said in a statement. Vaccine makers are trying to get out ahead of
Continue Reading Bryan Chávez carried a bundle of Mother’s Day balloons as he headed toward the border. It had been more than three years since the last time he saw his mom in person — the day when authorities separated them in 2017. Chávez was 15 at the time, and he feared this moment would never come.
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The years of the Trump administration were “a difficult time” for Ukraine, the country’s foreign minister told CNN Wednesday, ahead of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken‘s trip to Kiev. In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba also touched on the buildup of Russian forces on Ukraine’s border, potential military support from
Continue Reading Reported hate crimes against Asians in 16 of the nation’s largest cities and counties are up 164% since this time last year, according to a new study from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State University San Bernardino. In analyzing preliminary data obtained from over a dozen of the nation’s
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Young adults are now steering the course of this pandemic as the biggest spreaders of coronavirus. But many say they don’t plan to get vaccinated — which has bigger consequences than they might think. “We really need to get people 20 to 49 years old vaccinated because they are the ones driving the pandemic right
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Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Metro Police released the body worn video from Tuesday night when Officer Brian Sherman was shot responding to a call on Sugarloaf Drive in south Nashville. Police said the call was a set-up to get officers to the house. They said the person who called
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — What would you do with $100,000? Electronic billboards around Atlanta are asking that question to those passing by. You have just one day left to enter a sweepstake worth 100k. Some of the money raised goes to Meals On Wheels Atlanta. The billboards have funny
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NAUGATUCK, Connecticut (WFSB) — Emergency crews spent the day searching a Naugatuck dam for a man who may have fallen into the water. Police said they were notified earlier on Wednesday, just after 11:30 a.m., that a man may have fallen into into the Hop Brook Dam, near
Continue Reading Three years ago, a video went viral of a group of teenage students chanting the n-word at a private party in Southlake, Texas. Now, as the school district tries to incorporate cultural awareness into the curriculum, a group of parents is fighting back. Southlake is not a racist community — that was the consensus among
Continue Reading A University of Kentucky student was found dead at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff in the Red River Gorge on Wednesday, two days after she went hiking and did not return home, the local search and rescue said. The 24-year-old student had fallen off the cliff in the Auxier Ridge area of the gorge,
Continue Reading An Alabama museum unveiled a restored Greyhound bus Tuesday in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Riders who fought for desegregation in bus terminals. The unveiling of the bus, which was in service during the time of the Freedom Rides in 1961, coincides with the 60th anniversary of when the first Freedom Riders
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BILOXI, Mississipi (WALA) — A 3-month-old child injured during a police chase and shootout in south Mississippi on Monday has died, according to the coroner in Harrison County. Brian Switzer, from Harrison County Coroner, says the 3 month old baby died from a single gunshot wound. He will
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MODESTO, CA (KOVR) — A Modesto man devoted to living a better life was hit and killed by Brandon Howze, who was allegedly drunk at the time. Friends of Ray Galindo say the tragic irony is Galindo was leaving an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting when it happened. Galindo spent
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Foster kids who turn 18 before ever being adopted “age out” and are at high risk for unemployment, poverty, health consequences and homelessness. In fact, one in 10 foster kids in Wisconsin will become homeless in one year. To help, Steinhafels partnered with Lad Lake,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VACAVILLE, CA (KOVR) — May the 4th is a well-known and celebrated day for those with affection for all things Star Wars, but this year is different for some who are celebrating the storied saga. What may seem a long time ago in a city not too far,
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A booster shot of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine revs up the immune response against two worrying coronavirus variants, the company reported Wednesday. And a booster dose formulated specifically to match the B.1.351 variant first seen in South Africa was even more effective, Moderna said in a statement. Vaccine makers are trying to get out ahead of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The annual True/False Film Festival starts Wednesday at Stephens Lake Park this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with an outside location, the weather is a concern throughout the weekend. Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau spokeswoman Megan McConachie, said there are plans in place in case the weather does not cooperate,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, CA (KCAL, KCBS) — The families of people who have been killed in deputy-involved shootings have accused deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department of harassing and intimidating them. The families of Vanessa Marquez, Anthony Vargas, Daniel Hernandez, and Paul Rea were on hand Tuesday
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