A rare iron mineral has been discovered in the teeth of a living organism for the first time — one that bears the pet name “wandering meatloaf.” While it sounds like a tour update for the musician Meat Loaf, this research concerns a large mollusk called a chiton (not a “bat out of hell”). The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Protesters gathered outside a Nashville hat shop on Saturday after its owner posted a photo to social media of a Star of David patch with the words “not vaccinated” on them. The protesters outside Hatwrks Nashville said the stars are offensive to the Jewish
Continue Reading Police in Illinois could soon be banned from lying to juvenile suspects during questioning. The Illinois state legislature approved a bill on Sunday prohibiting law enforcement officers from using deception tactics while interrogating minors — who advocates have long argued are especially vulnerable to making false confessions. Under the bill, confessions made by juvenile suspects
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RUSTON, Lousiana (KTBS) — Lavone Chandler says he was a good shot, taking aim at squirrels around the melon farm where he grew up near Ruston. As he neared his 18th birthday, he was ready to take his shot in World War II, volunteering for the Army, against
Continue Reading New Orleans Police are searching for whoever was responsible for the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old girl late Sunday night. Authorities responded to a report of a shooting on Delery Street just before midnight on Sunday, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Officers found a 12-year-old girl with gunshot wounds. She was taken to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is searching for a suspect after finding property damage from a Monday morning shots fired incident. It happened around 1 a.m. in the 2900 block of Northland Drive. ABC 17 News crews on the scene saw officers canvassing the streets for bullet casings and one neighbor said they
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PENSACOLA, Florida (WALA) — Even though cruises have been given the green light to sail again, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing back against the CDC’s only condition. The CDC says everyone on board must be vaccinated. But a new law set to take effect July 1 would
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PLAINFIELD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A wanted Wauregan man was arrested by Plainfield police over the weekend. Police said they had been looking to arrest 47-year-old Glen Williams for violating probation. They said they conducted a “wanted person check” at a home in the Wauregan section of town on
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Two men are dead after their plane crashed into a mountain near a ski resort in Utah on Saturday. One man died in the crash and the second died from his injuries at a hospital Sunday after suffering burns, Weber Fire District Deputy Chief David Reed told CNN. The victims have been identified as Devin
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story AGAWAM, Massachussets (WSHM-LD) — Imagine someone out there held the history of one of your relatives who served their country more than 80 years ago, including details of their travels overseas, their joys, their frustrations. One Agawam woman found that history and set out to find the family
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — A recent survey found nearly 80% of Americans are ready to travel again. The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) has been monitoring what it calls “extreme growth” of visitors locally. In January, about 74,000 people flew into the state. That number rose to more than
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Things look very different in downtown Asheville. That’s because, after standing tall for more than 120 years, the Vance monument has now been taken down, stone by stone. It’s a noticeable absence. The Vance Monument, which stood in the middle of downtown Asheville
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Changes announced last week at Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park, home to the nation’s largest Confederate monument, are “the boldest step that has been taken” at the park since the state bought it decades ago, according to a park official. Critics, though, say it isn’t nearly bold enough. The park’s board last Monday voted — unanimously,
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Students from an Islamic school in the north-central Nigerian state of Niger were indiscriminately shot at and abducted Sunday by a group of “armed bandits,” state police said in a statement. At least one person was confirmed dead in the latest in a string of school kidnapping raids the country has seen this year. “Armed
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At least 23 people were shot and two were killed Sunday when three men got out of a vehicle and began firing into a crowd outside a concert venue in southern Florida, police said. The incident stemmed from an ongoing rivalry between two different groups, Miami-Dade Homicide Bureau Maj. Jorge Aguiar said Monday. The intended
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Social media is flooded with posts of graduates getting their 2021 diploma. But CBS46 found one, celebrating a student that some thought would never make it. Banneker High School senior Zoey Tanner beat the odds, and her family threw a bash to celebrate her and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A child who drowned Sunday, May 30, 2021 in west Shreveport has been named by the Caddo Parish Coroner’s office. Raymond L. Johnson Jr., 9, was found at a residence in the 6900 block of Ash Drive at Pepperwood Drive intersection, east of Woolworth
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story IMPERIAL, Missouri (KMOV) — A Jefferson County man is on the hunt to find the owner of a missing flag before memorial day. He believes it may belong to a fallen veteran. Gary Bourisaw was driving down U.S. 61 67 near Imperial, Missouri on Wednesday, May 26 when
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Congratulations, graduates! High school graduation ceremonies are already underway at Clark County School District schools across the valley. And it’s no secret this year’s graduates had to overcome some unique and daunting challenges amid the health crisis — dealing with more than a year
Continue Reading 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
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