By Alan Mauldin Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — When developers approached Albany officials about bringing a hotel complex to the city, they promised a recognized brand would be associated with the project but did not identify a particular company. The Gordon Hotel, scheduled to open in 2022, will
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It’s been over a week since California fully reopened on June 15. Hotels, restaurants, stores, and other businesses don’t have to deal with limited capacities. Usually, Acqua California Bistro would be filled with people but the restaurant hasn’t been able to open since March of last year. The restaurant’s manager, Chris Bluhm, said it’s because
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Amazon certainly wasn’t the first major corporation to arrive at the cannabis reform party, but it sure made one of the biggest entrances to-date when it publicly pledged to relax its drug testing policies and also to back federal legalization efforts. And now it’s a question of how many others
Continue ReadingBy Curt Yeomans Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A Snellville man has been arrested by federal officials who claim he allegedly concealed his involvement in political interrogations and physical abuses during the “Red Terror” in Ethiopia when he applied for U.S. citizenship. The U.S. Department of Justice
Continue ReadingBy Clayton News Daily Staff Click here for updates on this story TIFTON, Georgia (Clayton News Daily) — Nakita Hemingway, a Gwinnett farmer and entrepreneur, formally announced her run for Commissioner of Agriculture for the state of Georgia in Troup County on Saturday. Hemingway, a cut-flower farmer, Realtor, and mother of four, chose to announce
Continue ReadingBy Kate Larsen Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A group of feral cats in San Francisco are losing their limbs to severe injuries, and nobody can explain why, including the woman who has taken care of them for decades. Every day, Sylvia Ortiz and her husband, feed, trap, rescue
Continue ReadingBy Iyani Hughes Click here for updates on this story DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — There is a massive sinkhole taking up space in Stone Mountain. Our CBS46 photographer, Joe Holland, said the hole is deeper than 6 feet and at least 8-10 feet across, big enough for a car to drive into it. According
Continue ReadingBy Christine Stanwood Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Five inmates are charged after a deadly hostage situation at the Oklahoma County Detention Center back in March. All five inmates face murder charges after an inmate died during a livestreamed hostage situation. Curtis Montrell Williams, 34, died after taking detention
Continue ReadingOpinion by Lisa Kaltenegger The news that we’ll soon have an unclassified report sent to Congress on “unidentified aerial phenomena” — commonly known as “UFOs” — has sparked widespread interest in the search for life in the universe. Might there be civilizations out there? Could there be technologically advanced extraterrestrials? If so, how can we
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A robbery turned fatal when three gunmen approached two men in New York City and demanded their property, police said. Milton Grant, 34, was shot in the head early Monday morning as he tried to drive away from the robbers, according to a news release from the New York City Police
Continue Reading CNN’s John Berman speaks to the fiancée of New York City murder victim Milton Grant about his death and the spike in violent crime in the city.
Continue ReadingBy Amy Coveno Click here for updates on this story TILTON, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A 70-year-old grandfather has no memory of the attack in Tilton that put him in the hospital on Monday. Tilton police say the road rage incident is under investigation. The 13-year-old granddaughter of the victim, who asked to be referred
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Trager Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — City leaders claim roaches and rats infiltrated the Medium Security Jail, known as the Workhouse. But the man in charge of pest control for city-owned buildings says that’s a complete lie, and now, he’s threatening to sue. “This was nothing more
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Immigration and Customs Enforcement used involuntary and invasive medical procedures, such as force-feeding and forced hydration, in response to hunger strikes by detained immigrants, according to a newly released report from the American Civil Liberties Union and Physicians for Human Rights. The report, which is based on over 10,000 pages of
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Finley Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A massage therapist at the center of a News4 Investigates series was attracting women to his home as late as April 29, according to testimony in court on Wednesday. Tarek Mentouri appeared in court to request a hearing to reduce his
Continue ReadingBy Phil Hirschkorn Click here for updates on this story ALFRED, Maine (WMTW) — The administrator of the York County Jail has been fired as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak at the jail last summer. After 10 months on paid leave, Michael Vitiello was let go on Friday by York County Commissioners after an
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Whitehead Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, North Carolina (WLOS) — Franklin Police Department have taken a man into custody after he fired rounds from a hunting rifle at a Walmart truck being unloaded by employees Wednesday, June 23, at around 12:15 a.m. Phillip Lawrence Buchanan, 58, was arrested just after
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN An Iowa law requiring women to wait 24 hours before getting an abortion was permanently blocked by a district judge on Monday. District Judge Mitchell E. Turner ruled the law was unconstitutional because it violated a 2018 decision by the Iowa Supreme Court that protects abortion rights. The law is also
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN As states seek to help unemployed residents return to the workforce amid widespread labor shortages, some are providing childcare subsidies to parents while they look for jobs. The Texas Workforce Commission last week approved opening up its childcare subsidy program to out-of-work parents seeking employment. It had previously been limited to
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Harrington Click here for updates on this story LEMOORE, California (KFSN) — New aerial video shows the aftermath of the mechanical failure of a 1.5 million gallon water tank in Lemoore. City Manager Nathan Olson confirmed an explosion happened around 1:30 p.m. Monday. “As the contractor started to weld, an explosion ensued, the
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