Month: May 2019
Oklahoma town devastated by tornado raises $38K in one day
iStock/deepspacedave(EL RENO, Okla. — A GoFundMe effort is underway to help the victims of a deadly tornado in El Reno, Oklahoma. The storm ravaged the Oklahoma City suburb Saturday night, killing two and injuring 29 [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued May 27 at 11:09AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska…Iowa…Minnesota… Lake Francis Case At Chamberlain Missouri River At Niobrara Missouri River At Springfield James River At Huron
Flood Warning issued May 27 at 11:09AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska…Iowa…Minnesota… Lake Francis Case At Chamberlain Missouri River At Niobrara Missouri River At Springfield James River At Huron
Wawa employee fatally shot in her parked car near Virginia store
Google Street View(NORFOLK, Virginia) — A Wawa employee died after being shot while in her car, police in Virginia report. The woman has not been publicly identified and the Norfolk Police Department are calling for [Read More…]
Wet spring is giving weeds the advantage
Dr. Rodrigo Werle with the University of Wisconsin says the cool and wet spring is giving weeds the advantage, and he says many farmers are misidentifying a weed with expensive consequences. Continue reading Wet spring [Read More…]
3 arrested in nail bomb attack that wounded 13 in Lyon, France
ABC News(LYON, France) — Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a parcel bomb detonated in the French city of Lyon on Friday, authorities confirmed to ABC News. Minister of the Interior Christophe Castaner [Read More…]
Lamborghini, Shelby pickup among drug kingpins’ vehicles auctioned by Mexican government
iStock/xcctfsi(MEXICO CITY) — A 2007 Lamborghini Murcielago, a 2016 Ford Shelby pickup truck with a video camera embedded in the front grill and 17 bulletproof Chevrolet Suburbans were among the vehicles seized from alleged criminals [Read More…]
Police search for Colorado woman who vanished in Los Angeles
Facebook/Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department(LOS ANGELES) — Authorities are searching for a missing Colorado woman who vanished during a visit to California. Police said Jennifer Michelle Lorber, 30, disappeared after arriving in Los Angeles from [Read More…]
3 teen soccer players struck and killed by out-of-control SUV in Miami
moodboard/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — A Miami community is mourning three teenage soccer players who died over the weekend. The teens were waiting for a bus in North Miami when an SUV hopped a sidewalk and slammed into [Read More…]
More than 740 DUI arrests in California so far over Memorial Day weekend, police say
iStock/welcomia(LOS ANGELES) — California police said they have made more than 740 arrests for driving under the influence across the Golden State so far this weekend. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) said it made 741 [Read More…]
3rd horse in 9 days dies at California’s Santa Anita racetrack, marking 26 fatalities in 6 months
iStock/Nigel Kirby Photography(LOS ANGELES) — Another horse died at Southern California’s prominent Santa Anita racetrack over the weekend, marking the third thoroughbred fatality at the facility in the last nine days, and the 26th fatality [Read More…]
Thousands take to the streets in support of Brazil’s President Bolsonaro amid turmoil
Buda Mendes/Getty Images(RIO DE JANEIRO) — After five tumultuous months with Jair Bolsonaro at the helm of the biggest democracy in Latin America, thousands attended demonstrations across Brazil’s major cities on Sunday to show their [Read More…]
Hours before Memorial Day ride, Trump tweets Rolling Thunder will be back in 2020
Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said Rolling Thunder will be back in Washington next year — just hours before the motorcycle rally was set to hold its final event in the nation’s capital. [Read More…]
Yoga teacher Amanda Eller, who survived 2 weeks in a Hawaii forest, out of hospital
Courtesy Troy Helmer(MAUI, HI) — She spent 16 days lost in a dense forest in Hawaii but after less than two days in a hospital, Yoga instructor Amanda Eller was discharged to go home and [Read More…]
California amusement park ride The Log malfunctions, injuries family
ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — A woman was critically injured and her husband and child were also hurt when a water log ride at a California amusement park malfunctioned and flipped over, throwing them from their [Read More…]
On Memorial Day, remembering 2 fallen heroes with ‘Flags In’ tradition
Courtesy Arlington National Cemetery(WASHINGTON) — As Maj. Stephen Von Jett placed the American flag exactly 1 foot in front of his friend’s headstone, he took the time to reflect back on their friendship. “I’ve dealt [Read More…]
5-year-old Utah girl Elizabeth Jessica Shelley missing, uncle in custody: Police
Logan City Police Department(LOGAN CITY, UT) — A desperate search is underway in Utah for a missing 5-year-old girl who was last seen with her uncle, police said Sunday. Elizabeth Jessica Shelley hasn’t been seen [Read More…]
President Trump awards giant President’s Cup trophy to sumo wrestling champion
Kiyoshi Ota – Pool/Getty Images(TOKYO) — Standing on the sacred mound inside the sumo wrestling arena, President Donald Trump hoisted the massive 70-pound President’s Cup into the arms of a person befitting such a trophy: [Read More…]
2 dead, 29 hurt as tornado destroys hotel, trailer park in El Reno, Oklahoma
KOCO-TV(RENO, Okla.) — At least two people were killed and 29 injured, some critically, when a tornado ripped through an Oklahoma City suburb in the middle of the night, wiping out a hotel, a mobile-home [Read More…]
Florida woman Nicole Tillman seriously injured by alligator while swimming in lake
ABC News(MELBOURNE, Fla.) — An alligator attacked a woman out for a holiday weekend swim in a Florida lake, leaving her seriously injured and having to be airlifted to a local hospital, officials said. The [Read More…]