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By Jon Paepcke Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — In moments, a barrage of bullets turned a North Birmingham venue from a July birthday celebration into a scene of carnage. Fourteen people were shot, four fatally. The casualties included Lee Getting’s oldest daughter, Markeisha. He received a call from someone
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Starting July 1, California became the first state to charge an extra tax on guns and ammunition. The new 11% tax will be added on top of the current federal and state tax. Supporters say will this help reduce gun violence, but opponents say this will impact gun sales and a violation of the Second
Continue ReadingNANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — The federal government has ordered an offshore wind developer off Nantucket Island to suspend operations after parts of a damaged turbine blade ended up littering beaches. Federal officials said Wednesday that operations at Vineyard Wind have been suspended until it can be determined whether the “blade failure” impacts other turbine blades.
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Native people have the highest rates of substance-involved deaths, serious mental illness and the second highest rates of suicide in the state according to data from the California Department of Public Health. Tribal leaders, lawmakers, Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-San Bernardino) and top mental health state department and agency leaders met to discuss mental health
Continue ReadingBy Brooklyn Joyner Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Mississippi (WAPT) — Summertime — when kids are out of class and school buildings are empty — gives law enforcement the chance to train to make sure the buildings are secure. Across the city of Madison, teachers are decorating their classrooms for students as
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — “Strictly Come Dancing,” Britain’s version of the hit TV show “Dancing with the Stars,” announced that chaperones will accompany celebrities when training with their professional dance partners, after two of its dancers left following allegations of abuse. The BBC, which produces the show, also announced in a statement
Continue ReadingBy Alexandria Galtney Click here for updates on this story HINDS COUNTY, Mississippi (WAPT) — The Jackson Public School District Board of Trustees has approved a significant increase to the state of Mississippi’s minimum pay for schoolteachers. The approval was made Tuesday night during a board meeting. For the 2024-2025 school year, teachers and other
Continue ReadingBy Tim Callery Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — Police in New Hampshire are warning consumers about a scam using gift cards that’s targeting people across the country. Investigators said the crime is so quick and unexpected that it’s catching thousands of victims. “It’s very sophisticated for that level
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A meteor streaked over the New York City skyline before disintegrating over nearby New Jersey, according to NASA. William Cooke, the head of the space agency’s Meteoroid Environments Office, said the fireball was first sighted at an altitude of 51 miles (82 kilometers) above Manhattan at around 11:17 a.m. Tuesday. The
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Whelan Click here for updates on this story NORTH FORT MYERS, Florida (WBBH) — Michael Arens created Clean Earth Rovers while attending Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. “I had heard about the ocean plastics crisis for the first time in 2017. That really kickstarted a passion for me about healthy waterways and keeping
Continue ReadingBy Todd Kazakiewich Click here for updates on this story REVERE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — In the midst of the heat wave, the show must go on at the Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival, which begins Friday. The centerpiece is already in place — a cake that celebrates the 20th anniversary of the summer tradition.
Continue ReadingKENT, Wash. (AP) — Brittany Force will return to her Top Fuel dragster this week in Seattle, her first time competing since her father John’s horrific accident in Virginia last month. John Force Racing said this week that with 16-time NHRA champion John Force “responding positively to treatment” for the traumatic brain injury he suffered
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge who approved the controversial Willow oil project last year tossed a separate Alaska offshore drilling project in a decision Tuesday night. It’s a notable win for environmental groups challenging the three offshore drilling lease sales mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act – a compromise written into
Continue ReadingBy Josh Brogadir Click here for updates on this story ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Paul Topham, a 74-year-old power lifter from Attleboro, has set a new national record and is now aiming for the World Championship. “You always got to strive to do better. You always got to strive to get stronger. And the only
Continue ReadingBy Tony Atkins Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — It’s helping first responders save lives, and now, more agencies are getting a hold of it. The LUCAS III device is a chest compression system that works on its own. Bob Eul didn’t have the slightest clue what the machine was
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italian border police are looking for a truck driver who is shown on a widely circulated video striking female migrants after he found them in the back of his truck near the French border. Authorities say smugglers loaded the 12 Eritrean women on his truck at a rest stop near the border
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — An foundation says a legendary French priest and a lifelong advocate of the homeless has been accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment.” Its founder, the late French cleric Abbé Pierre, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The Emmaus Community says
Continue ReadingBy CBS Sacramento staff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — About 20% of California is forest land and the state is already experiencing an above-average fire season. A new team of young volunteers is being trained to help reduce the threat of wildfires and respond when they grow out of
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A convicted felon who gunned down a Riverside motel guest after the victim punched him was convicted today of first-degree murder. A Riverside jury deliberated less than a day before finding Robert Donald Intong, 48, of Desert Hot Springs guilty of the 2021 slaying of 31-year-old Cole William Birchard of Riverside. Along with the murder
Continue ReadingBy Karen Morfitt Click here for updates on this story WHEAT RIDGE, Colorado (KCNC) — Wheat Ridge police want people out with their dogs to pull double duty. That means while walking your dog or exercising in the Colorado community, why not watch for crime as well? Sitting front row for a Wheat Ridge Police
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