Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, MO (KCTV) — The community is now in mourning after a famous Kansas City metro comic book artist passed away after battling COVID-19. “He was definitely hilarious, passionate but extremely kind,” says Virginia Bernstein. On Friday morning Bernstein’s uncle Steve Lightle, who was battling flu like
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TEMPE, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — As COVID-19 spreads at Arizona’s largest university, in-person professors there will be in the state’s next phase coronavirus vaccinations. Spring semester starts Monday at ASU, both in person and online. Right now, there are reportedly hundreds of COVID-19 active cases at the university for
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHANDLER, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — The traditional Chandler Ostrich Festival has been postponed a second time due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19. The Chandler Chamber of Commerce announced the decision on Friday, postponing the festival to sometime in the fall. Chamber officials had already rescheduled the festival
Continue Reading Galaxies die when the stars that live in them stop forming. Now, for the first time, astronomers have witnessed this phenomenon in a distant galaxy. Scientists were able to glimpse a galaxy as it ejected almost half of the gas it uses to form stars. They captured this rare observation using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter
Continue ReadingPolitical leaders are promising that mass vaccination campaigns will see life return to normal, as a more contagious variant of the coronavirus spreads across dozens of countries, adding urgency to the race to end the pandemic. But vaccination efforts are rolling out slower than promised, raising doubts about an imminent way out of the crisis.
Continue Reading EMT Sadi Pope takes pride in her job, but the recent Covid-19 surge in Los Angeles County has made for some grueling 10-hour shifts. The mother of three and former stay-at-home mom has been running an ambulance for the last six months, but the call volume has grown so much in this latest wave of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PUNTA GORDA, FL (WBBH) — Punta Gorda Middle School was evacuated after a student made an apparent joke about bringing a bomb to school, said Punta Gorda police. Officers evacuated the school in an abundance of caution and a check of the school is being conducted. Punta Gorda
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CAPE CORAL, FL (WBBH) — A Cape Coral man was arrested for threatening his neighbors, two adults and a juvenile, with a gun during an argument after their dog ran into his yard. Jarvis Daniel Minor, 34, was arrested on Sunday and is facing charges of aggravated assault
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ELYSIAN PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Dodger fans continue to mourn the loss of the man who led the franchise to a pair of World Series titles and Team USA to Olympic gold in 2000. Tommy Lasorda passed away Thursday at 93. Heartbroken fans continue to gather at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, CA (KABC) — Dodger Stadium, the nation’s largest COVID-19 testing site, will cease testing for the virus and shift to a massive vaccination site, the city announced Sunday. Testing operations at the stadium will end Monday, the city said. The site will be converted to vaccination
Continue Reading A Memphis police officer was arrested Sunday and charged with kidnapping and killing a man while on duty, police said. Patric Ferguson, 29, allegedly shot and killed 30-year-old Robert Howard after forcing him into the back of a squad car and taking him to Frayser Boulevard and Denver Street, Memphis Police (MPD) said in an
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Flags, signs and symbols of racist, white supremacist and extremist groups were displayed along with Trump 2020 banners and American flags at Wednesday’s riot at the US Capitol. The pictures tell part of the story of the beliefs of some of those who chose to show up on that day — from passionate and peaceful
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORTH COUNTY, MO (KMOV) — St. Louis County is investigating after a wounded teen was founded in a crashed car near a hospital Saturday night. Officials said a 16-year-old boy was shot in the 1700 block of El Sabado Drive around 7:30 p.m. The victim was being driven
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — Women dies in house fire after “misplaced cigarette” investigators say. Flames rip through a home in Southwest Atlanta at the 2800 block of Waters Road. Six people fighting to make their way out but one women trapped inside. “You could feel the heat from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Over the weekend Nashville began vaccinating people over the age of 75 against the coronavirus. 1,200 doses were ready for those who had an appointment to receive the vaccine. 600 doses were administered on Saturday and another 600 on Sunday. Metro Health spokesperson Brian
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO (KMOV) — A St. Louis County employee, who sources say is the brother-in-law of Chief Mary Barton, is under investigation after broadcasting a racial slur over the radio to dozens of on-duty police officers Saturday. A St. Louis County Police spokesperson said the employee
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Morganton, NC (News Herald) — Looking back on the turmoil of her life just two years ago, Morganton native Chelsee McConnell said it’s sometimes hard to believe how far she has come. On Dec. 20, 2018, McConnell had flipped her car on Kirksey Drive near River Trail. She
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — The Oregon Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its most beloved residents Inji, who was thought to be the oldest orangutan in the world. The zoo says Inji’s health deteriorated over the past few weeks. After it became apparent that medications were
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pa. (WPMT) — Because the 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show has gone virtual, its outsized economic impact will likely be dampened this year. For 105 years the Farm Show has been drawing crowds. “Through good times and bad. Through feast and famine and war and peace and now,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) — A Vancouver personal training studio posted a video of its employees doing a happy dance during an announcement that it would be reopening its fitness center to clients on Monday. Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s new phase one of “Healthy Washington” allows gyms across the
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