Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Vanderbilt’s women’s basketball team has elected not to continue the remainder of the 2020-21 season due to a combination of COVID-19 related circumstances, opt-outs, and injuries, the school announced Monday. “We fully support and respect the decision of our student-athletes. Their health, safety, and
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of award-winning actress Vanessa Redgrave. Personal Birth date: January 30, 1937 Birth place: London, England Birth name: Vanessa Redgrave Father: Sir Michael Redgrave, actor Mother: Rachel Kempson, actor Marriage: Tony Richardson (April 29, 1962-April 28, 1967, divorced) Children: with Franco Nero: Carlo Gabriel (September 16, 1969); with Tony Richardson:
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MERIDEN, CT (WFSB) — A man was arrested for stabbing the father of his ex-girlfriend. Meriden police said they charged Justin Ramirez with first-degree assault, strangulation and disorderly conduct. The incident happened on Monday just after 11:30 p.m. on East Main Street in Meriden. Police said they received
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Despite officials urging the public to stay away from President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, some Missourians are heading to Washington D.C. for the Jan. 20 event. Wes Grant and Joe McDevitt told News 4 they are traveling to the Capitol on Tuesday. The men
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Gwinnett County, GA (WGCL) — Gwinnett County officials are on alert after a series of “extremist-driven” text messages and emails began circulating throughout the county. The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s office did not release a copy of the text or email messages to CBS46, however, a sheriff spokesperson noted
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, KS (KCTV) — A priceless piece of a man’s service in World War II has been reunited with his family years after it went missing. His son says the documents went missing with others at least five years ago. When he got the call saying they’d
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — A Kansas City woman is charged with second-degree murder after police say she tracked down the man suspected of killing her teenage brother last week and took actions that resulted in his death. Police said she sent a text to her dead brother
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SALEM, OR (KPTV) — A south Salem gym owner says vandals cut the wire fencing around their outdoor gym and stole dumbbells and plate weights. Landon Burningham says Sunday morning an employee noticed the hole cut in the fence and the weights gone. “Someone basically kicked us while
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GATES, OR (KPTV) — A family who lost so much is now receiving a tremendous gift. United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley, along with Tiny Mountain Houses, International Housing Concepts and the Santiam Integration Team worked together on plans Monday announced Monday to build and donate a “park
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SPRINGDALE, AR (KFSM) — There were no parades or large gatherings but people across the country including in our area still found ways to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. For the past three years, Springdale has held a parade from Parson’s Stadium to
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With most Americans hoping this week’s expected inauguration protests look nothing like the Capitol siege, questions emerge about unrestrained free expression, long championed by First Amendment theorists as a benefit to society, no matter how ugly and hateful. The optics may be disturbing, especially so soon after the riot, with the potential of protesters —
Continue Reading Spanish police have seized more than two tons of cocaine and arrested 12 people allegedly involved in a large scale drugs smuggling network with connections to Paraguay and Brazil. Authorities investigated the network — members of which had attempted to cover their tracks by setting up legitimate businesses — for more than a year, according
Continue Reading The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many Americans to stay home and stay put. But even though fewer people were driving during the first six months of the pandemic, riskier driving surged, leading to a troubling uptick in fatal crashes, preliminary data shows. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a report on Americans’ driving
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Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows there’s still a gap in the number of Covid-19 vaccines that have been distributed to states and the number of shots that have gone into arms, but as states’ vaccine campaigns have picked up the pace, states complain the federal government is not sending
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Health officials in California are telling medical providers across the state not to administer doses from one lot of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine while they investigate possible severe allergic reactions last week in a number of people who got shots at a community vaccination clinic. More than 330,000 doses from the lot were distributed to 287
Continue Reading Dangerous winds are sweeping over parts of California, and that means a greater wildfire risk and the possibility of power losses for hundreds of thousands of residents. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered
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Doctors in Norway are investigating the deaths of 23 elderly patients who had received the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, looking into the possibility that adverse reactions to the shot “may have contributed to a fatal outcome in some frail patients.” The vaccine’s side-effects are rare and usually mild. But they could include fever and nausea, which
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Columbia Public School students are returning to the classroom in a hybrid learning model Tuesday morning.
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All grades of Columbia Public Schools are learning in their school buildings this week for the first time since last spring.
Continue Reading On a typical Inauguration Day, hundreds of thousands of Americans flock to Washington, DC, to catch a glimpse of the new President being sworn in. Not this year. Government leaders and health officials are telling people to stay away. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser urged people to not travel to the United States capital for the
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