Month: January 2021

Click here for updates on this story     JEFF DAVIS COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL ) — A fire on Saturday night destroyed the building that houses the 9-1-1 emergency services for a Georgia county. According to a Facebook post from the Jeff Davis County administrator, all the county ambulances as well as their 9-1-1 center is down.

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV ) — While high school athletes await a return to their courts and fields of play, swimmers in Oregon are now looking towards the spring to jump back in the pool. There may not be any pools open to competing in right now to swim,

A team of World Health Organization investigators in China researching the origins of the coronavirus tell CNN they now have months of Chinese influenza data which might contain vital clues as to the early spread of the virus. On Sunday, the team visited the wet market thought to be central to the disease’s spread: The

Here’s a look at Ukraine, the second-largest European country in area after Russia. It borders Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Belarus, Russia and the Black Sea in Eastern Europe. About Ukraine (from the CIA World Factbook) Area: 603,550 sq km (slightly smaller than Texas) Population: 43,745,640 (July 2021 est.) Median age: 41.2 years old Capital:

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE (WSMV ) — With COVID-19 data looking optimistic across the state, schools across Tennessee can now open their doors for fans, cheerleaders, and the band to attend games. “Temporary restrictions on Winter sports event at K-12 schools are rolled back and there are no further restriction on

Click here for updates on this story     MURFREESBORO, TN (WSMV ) — he pilot of a Cessna 162 made an emergency landing in a Rutherford County field early Saturday morning. The pilot and passenger were flying when the engine of the plane stalled and could not be restarted, according to Sgt. Bryant Gregory with the

Click here for updates on this story     ST. PETERS, Missouri (KMOV ) — Sadie Bell says her husband David died in the parking lot of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Peters during his third time at the hospital seeking medical treatment. “I felt like what he was going through was urgent and I thought that’s

Click here for updates on this story     Hawaii (KITV ) — Anthony Briggs of Seattle took his fiancé and three kids to Maui last week to make some final memories–he had stage four pancreatic cancer and didn’t have much time left. Just a day after arriving on the island, Briggs was taken to the hospital

With the continuation of the pandemic, the Girl Scouts of America (GSUSA) is getting creative for cookie season. Besides safe in-person sales, the beloved cookies will be sold online for a second year and, for the first time, through food delivery service Grubhub. The national office announced the partnership earlier this month when it kicked

Click here for updates on this story     SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS ) — “It tore me up pretty good, and I was in good shape,” said Steve Malone just five months after contracting COVID-19. Malone was one of 16 million Americans to catch the virus in 2020. For the avid archer, the thought of losing his

Click here for updates on this story     SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS ) — Accused swindler David deBerardinis, whose federal criminal case has dragged on for three years as lawyers raise issues about his sanity, is “cantankerous” and “obstinate” but not mentally unfit to stand trial, a federal magistrate in Shreveport said in a pretrial ruling. deBerardinis,

Click here for updates on this story     BREVARD, North Carolina (WLOS ) — A local historical organization is putting on the lights, camera, action! Typically the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution performance is live in classrooms. This year, however, due to COVID-19, members decided to take the production route and are