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Month: January 2021

Volunteer Jam rescheduled for August

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — This year’s Volunteer Jam has been rescheduled to August. due to COVID-19 concerns. The 2021 Volunteer Jam: A Musical Salute to Charlie Daniels was originally scheduled for Feb. 22 at Bridgestone Arena, but has been moved to August 18. “As much as we are

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Body pulled from duck pond

Click here for updates on this story     NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Police are investigating after a body was pulled from the water in Edgewood Park. According to police, officers responded to the park around 8:46 a.m. after getting reports of a body in the Duck Pond. The New Haven Fire Department also responded to

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Carnival kicks off without parade

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — On what should have been the opening night for the big Boom Boom, COVID-19 knocking Mobile’s finest, the Conde Cavaliers, out of their headlining spot for the first time since 1977. The last time the entire Mardi Gras parade season was shelved was in

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Music teacher sentenced to jail time

Click here for updates on this story     LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Former Lancaster music teacher, Timothy M. Sterner, 54, has been sentenced to prison for sexual misconduct after engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a student over a four-period. Sterner recently admitted to the criminal conduct in Lancaster County Court. He confessed to requesting sexual

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Sophie, Grammy-nominated artist, dies aged 34

Grammy-nominated experimental pop artist and producer Sophie Xeon — publicly known as SOPHIE — died in a “terrible accident” on Saturday morning aged 34, according to a statement from the musician’s record label Transgressive. “Tragically our beautiful Sophie passed away this morning after a terrible accident. True to her spirituality she had climbed up to

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On the anniversary of Covid-19 becoming an official public health emergency, experts say it’s time for a change

It was one year ago today the World Health Organization declared that the novel coronavirus was a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. “At the time there were fewer than 100 cases of the disease we now call Covid-19 and no deaths outside China,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday. “This week we reached

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A Louisiana cemetery told the family of a Black deputy he couldn’t be buried there because it was only for White people

When Karla Semien went to a cemetery to pick out a plot where her late husband would be buried, it was as if she’d stepped back into the 1950’s. Her husband Darrell Semien, a sheriff’s deputy for Allen Parish, Louisiana, died on January 24 after being diagnosed with cancer in December, CNN affiliate KPLC reported.

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As variants threaten Covid-19 progress, US weighs trial results of Johnson & Johnson vaccine candidate

As Covid-19 variants are increasingly found in the United States, experts say Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine candidate would help in the pandemic fight, despite trial reports showing apparently lower efficacy rates than two vaccines already authorized in the US. Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine was shown to be 66% effective in preventing moderate and

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When Covid-19 vaccines are about to expire, health care workers must scramble to make sure they are used

Mechanical breakdowns. Bad weather. Expiration deadlines. The earliest phases of Covid-19 vaccine distribution in some instances have left doctors, nurses, and health officials scrambling to inoculate Americans. In the worst cases, valuable doses have been wasted or thrown out. However, quick thinking by practitioners mixed with a bit of luck have found them administering vaccines

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Some districts and parents are pushing for a return to in-person school after nearly a year of coronavirus

After nearly a year in the Covid-19 pandemic, some officials are pushing for a return to in-person instruction for K-12 students. In Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said late Friday night that Chicago Public Schools are reopening for in-person learning, even though an agreement has not been reached with the Chicago Teachers Union. “We still plan

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Idaho Falls stuns Rigby

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Dylan Seeley and the Idaho Falls Tigers used a strong second-half to upset Rigby 55-52 on Friday night. With the win, the Tigers pick up their second conference win of the season. The Tigers host Bonneville in a non-conference game on Wednesday. Rigby will try to get back on track

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‘Moms Demand Action’ pushes lawmakers to take action on ghost guns, background checks

Click here for updates on this story     ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (WJZ) — A group of moms is leading the charge for getting untraceable guns off the streets, reforming police departments and making communities safer. Thursday was Virtual Advocacy Day for “Moms Demand Action on Gun Sense in America.” The group is six million strong and represented

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Texas Gov. Abbott fights back against Biden administration’s order suspending oil, gas drilling on federal lands and waters

Click here for updates on this story     ODESSA, Texas (KTVT) — In Odessa Thursday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott fired back at President Joe Biden’s executive order armed with an executive order of his own. The governor directed all state agencies to sue the federal government over its new policy to place on hold new oil

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Research teams from CU Boulder And United Arab Emirates eager for Hope Space Probe to enter Mars orbit

Click here for updates on this story     BOULDER, CO (KCNC) — The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder celebrated the upcoming arrival of the Emirates Mars Mission to the planet’s orbit early next month with their counterparts in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, excited about the knowledge they

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Florida launches statewide preregistration system for Covid-19 vaccinations

Florida has launched a statewide preregistration system to schedule Covid-19 vaccine appointments for people 65 and older and frontline healthcare workers, the state’s health department said Friday. Individuals can preregister for vaccine appointments and be notified when appointments are available in their area, according to a Florida Department of Health news release. The department’s website

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Pregnant women should get COVID-19 vaccine, US doctors say, despite conflicting international advice

If you’re pregnant during the pandemic, major medical groups in the United States have a clear message for you — please consider being vaccinated against COVID-19. “We recommend getting the vaccine,” said Dr. Richard Beigi, who sits on The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Immunization, Infectious Disease, and Public Health Preparedness Expert Work Group.

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Former Salvation Army volunteer becomes employee after going through afterschool program

Click here for updates on this story     YORK, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — The Salvation Army operates in 131 countries, running charity shops, operating shelters for the homeless and providing humanitarian aid to developing countries. One of it’s most successful initiatives is aimed at helping children through it’s afterschool program. Years ago, FOX43 had the pleasure of

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Canada introduces hotel quarantine, suspends Caribbean and Mexico flights

To curb coronavirus transmission, Canada announced rules Friday to further discourage international travel, especially during spring break. Most incoming travelers will be required to quarantine in government-approved hotels at their own expense, and flights to the sun-soaked Caribbean and Mexico will be suspended through April. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement as his government

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Senator pitches plan to offer tax credit to help slow ‘brain drain’ in Nebraska

Click here for updates on this story     LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — Nearly a quarter million Nebraskans have student loan debt, owing $7.7 billion to the federal government as of September 2020, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Education. Mike Baumgartner, executive director of the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education,

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The forces driving the GameStop rebellion

“Stop the steal!” Trumpist insurgents shouted as they rampaged through the US Capitol on Jan. 6, referring to what they falsely claimed was a rigged election. Three weeks later, a different and non-violent crowd went on a different rampage, this one tearing through Wall Street, borrowing the slogan to defend their right to flex their

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Covid-19 outbreak forces Georgia elementary school to shift to virtual only classes

Click here for updates on this story     Coweta County, GA (WGCL) — A Coweta County elementary school is the latest school to suspend face-to-face instruction due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. According to a notice sent to parents, Elm Elementary School will end in-person instructions starting today. Classes will be conducted virtually, and in-person

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