By Lauren Linder Click here for updates on this story MONONGAHELA, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Owners of a farm in Forward Township have canceled their annual sunflower festival days before it was supposed to start. Jay Schwirian is heartbroken to see his farm in its current condition. “The deer came in and just ate the tip,
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By Zoe Sottile, Susannah Cullinane and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Wildfires are raging out of control in the Western United States and Canada – destroying homes, forcing evacuations and injuring residents. One inferno has reportedly destroyed the historic mining community of Havilah. Another has scorched more than 360,000 acres of California – an area
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By Steve Maugeri Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — As part of a one-year pilot program and a way to cut down on traffic congestion, Miami Beach pays a ferry $50,000 a month to take people to and from Miami Beach to the City of Miami. The ferry isn’t going away,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A woman was killed and two people were wounded in a shooting near a New York City migrant shelter as a crowd gathered for the results of Venezuela’s presidential election. Police say a gunman fired on the gathering in a park on Randall’s Island around 3:30 a.m. Monday. The woman who
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CNN By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Scott Glover, CNN (CNN) — Text messages released and radio chatter detailed Monday show that law enforcement officers lost sight of Donald Trump’s would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, and further illustrate the confused communications around tracking him at the July 13 rally. According to documents released by Sen.
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Scott Glover, CNN (CNN) — Text messages released and radio chatter detailed Monday show that law enforcement officers lost sight of Donald Trump’s would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, and further illustrate the confused communications around tracking him at the July 13 rally. According to documents released by Sen. Chuck
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By Madeleine Wright Click here for updates on this story MALVERN, Pennsylvania (KYW) — A Delaware County couple is using their art studio in Chester County to create a safe space for children of all abilities. Jennifer Briddes and her wife, Bonnie Stritzinger, are the owners of A Flick of the Wrist in Malvern, where
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KYW By Madeleine Wright Click here for updates on this story MALVERN, Pennsylvania (KYW) — A Delaware County couple is using their art studio in Chester County to create a safe space for children of all abilities. Jennifer Briddes and her wife, Bonnie Stritzinger, are the owners of A Flick of the Wrist in Malvern,
Continue ReadingWJZ By Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Incredible images show a large yacht that capsized near the Chesapeake Bay in Edgewater, Anne Arundel County over the weekend. Many boaters were stunned by the scene where a 122-foot yacht sunk in a heavily traveled area at the mouth of
Continue ReadingBy Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Incredible images show a large yacht that capsized near the Chesapeake Bay in Edgewater, Anne Arundel County over the weekend. Many boaters were stunned by the scene where a 122-foot yacht sunk in a heavily traveled area at the mouth of the
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — An earthquake shook the Los Angeles region Monday afternoon. The US Geological Survey reported a 4.9 magnitude quake with an epicenter near Barstow, California – about 103 miles northeast of Los Angeles. The quake was at a depth of nearly five miles, according to the USGS. The magnitude was
Continue ReadingBy Tim Fang Click here for updates on this story California (KPIX) — An East Bay man is facing multiple federal charges after allegedly firebombing a patrol car on the University of California, Berkeley campus last month, officials said. The Northern District of California U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday that a federal jury returned charges
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Valadez Click here for updates on this story July 29, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Houston has become a cultural hub with over 850 murals, making it a top city for street art alongside Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, according to Houstonmuralmap.com. Celebrating its 188th anniversary, local artists like Daniel Anguilu and
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Valadez Click here for updates on this story July 29, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — As Harris County recovers from Hurricane Beryl, the Harris County Clerk’s Office (HCCO) is assisting families with school-age children. The Fourth Annual Back-to-School Birth Certificate Event will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2024, from 9 a.m. to
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Valadez Click here for updates on this story July 29, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Fort Bend County Libraries now offers “Big Interview,” an interactive online resource designed to help job seekers improve their interview skills and boost confidence. This tool is ideal for recent graduates, military service members transitioning to civilian life,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Valadez Click here for updates on this story July 29, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — The U.S. Department of Labor has taken legal action against TEAM Abilities LLC and its founder and CEO Rachel Jelks, seeking to stop the company from violating federal employment regulations and to recover back wages and damages for
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story July 29, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — On Thursday, August 1, Vice President Kamala Harris will make a significant return to Houston to attend the private Celebration of Life Service for the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. This marks her third visit to Texas
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A special prosecutor is opposing a request by a former movie armorer that she be released from prison while seeking a new trial and appeal of her involuntary manslaughter conviction in a 2021 shooting on the set of the film “Rust.” Kari Morrissey wrote in a response brief filed Friday
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8/2 at 7 p.m. UPDATE: According to Cal Fire, the Nixon fire remains at 5,222 acres and is now 30% contained. The evacuation center at Temecula Valley High School is closed and the evacuation center is now available at Hamilton High School, 57430 Mitchell Road, Anza. 8/2 at 4 p.m. UPDATE: Cal Fire Law Enforcement
Continue ReadingGUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s government has given temporary residency to 207 Mexicans, mostly children, on humanitarian grounds, after they fled across the border last week to escape drug violence. National Immigration Institute Director Danilo Rivera announced Monday that they will have 30 days of legal status after which they could request asylum if they
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