By Daniel Smithson Click here for updates on this story LAFAYETTE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Law enforcement agencies from across Tennessee are sending their condolences after a Macon County Sheriff’s Office sergeant was killed in the line of duty Saturday morning. Sgt. William Cherry, 55, was killed when a Ford F-150, driven by 24-year-old Devin Slayton,
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By Pierre Meilhan, Martin Goillandeau and Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — France and the EU have cut off financial support to Niger after a coup toppled the West African country’s democratically elected president. In a statement, France – Niger’s former colonial power – called for the “immediate return to the Nigerien constitutional order” adding to
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Activistas por los derechos de la comunidad LGBTQ y defensores de los derechos humanos protestaron este viernes frente a la Fiscalía General en Caracas para denunciar lo que consideran es una escalada de persecución del Estado venezolano contra esta comunidad. El acto es la respuesta al sonado allanamiento de un
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Police said at least eight dogs being transported inside an uncooled cargo van in Indiana died of heat-related injuries this week as temperatures soared amid an intense heat wave gripping much of the United States. The heat was not letting up Saturday in many areas, including in New York City, where
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Kaylene Chassie, CNN (CNN) — Seattle police are investigating a mass shooting that left five people injured in a parking lot, the police department said. Officers responded to a shooting on Rainier Avenue South in south Seattle at about 9 p.m. Friday, Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz said during a news
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish prime minister says that over 100 mercenaries belonging to the Russian-linked Wagner group in Belarus have moved close to the border with Poland. Mateusz Morawiecki said at a news conference Saturday that the mercenaries had moved close to the Suwalki Gap, a strategic stretch of Polish territory situated between
Continue ReadingBy La’Nita Brooks, Emily Brown Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — The state approved millions for the Medical Diamond Project, which is a massive investment in medical services along Saginaw’s riverfront. Pretty soon, the Saginaw’s riverfront will be turned into the region’s new medical hub. On Wednesday, July 26, the
Continue ReadingBy Andy Pierrotti Click here for updates on this story Savannah, Georgia (WANF) — This summer, Damon Mullis plans to cruise up and down the Ogeechee River on his 10-foot aluminum Jon boat in search of fish deep below. The plan isn’t to eat the fish, but to test them for a cancer-causing toxin called
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Pres PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Not long ago, Marine Col. Jennifer Nash, a combat engineer with war deployments under her belt, made a vow to fellow officers as they headed to a dinner in Atlanta: She would get two new recruiting contacts by the end of the evening. She
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Si te encantan los sándwiches y no te gusta mucho tu nombre, Subway tiene una oferta para ti. Esta semana, la cadena de comida rápida anunció que un cliente afortunado que cambie legalmente su primer nombre a “Subway” será recompensado con sándwiches “Deli Hero” gratis de por vida. El concurso estará
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer COLFAX, Iowa (AP) — It’s become easy to say that “small-town America” is slowly dying. That opportunities for young people have dried up, just like businesses and main streets, and that the only way of life involves life in a big city. But the reality is many small towns
Continue ReadingBy Tori Cooper Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — When most people think of Piedmont Park murders, they think of the latest brutal stabbing of Midtown resident Katie Janness and her dog Bowie two years ago. The gruesome murder still haunts the community today as the killer remains on the
Continue ReadingBy Will Maetzold Click here for updates on this story HILLSBORO, Oregon (KPTV) — A 16-year-old arrested for the death of a 13-year-old girl whose body was discovered in a Beaverton creek last year can be tried as an adult. Daniel Gore, now 17, has been in Washington County juvenile custody since being charged with
Continue ReadingBy Hal Scheurich Click here for updates on this story FOLEY, Alabama (WALA) — The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) put a hold on issuing medical cannabis business licenses June 16, 2023. This was just four days after that same it announced the winning applicants. The stay on licenses came about after several companies complained
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Pres PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Not long ago, Marine Col. Jennifer Nash, a combat engineer with war deployments under her belt, made a vow to fellow officers as they headed to a dinner in Atlanta: She would get two new recruiting contacts by the end of the evening. She
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Civil rights groups representing plaintiffs in a high-profile congressional redistricting case are urging a federal court in Alabama to reject a controversial new map crafted by the Republican-dominated legislature, saying it perpetuates a violation of the nation’s landmark voting rights law. In a late-night court filing Friday, the NAACP
Continue Reading CNN, WSOC By Carrington Peavy and Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — Another break or crack has been found on a North Carolina amusement park ride, weeks after the roller coaster was shut down when a visitor spotted a crack in a steel support pillar, state officials say. The discovery of the additional “weld indication” was
Continue Reading By Carrington Peavy and Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — Another break or crack has been found on a North Carolina amusement park ride, weeks after the roller coaster was shut down when a visitor spotted a crack in a steel support pillar, state officials say. The discovery of the additional “weld indication” was made during
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The oldest historically Black collegiate fraternity in the U.S. says it is relocating a planned convention in two years from Florida because of what it described as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration’s “harmful, racist and insensitive” policies towards African Americans. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity said this week
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — “I lost my only baby I have no other child of my own to give a hug to,” said Celeste Cummings, mother of 15-year-old Raul Rios. The family of one of those gun violence victims — remembering his life with a balloon
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