Month: April 2021

Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday of Passover. The holiday will be celebrated from sundown on March 27 through April 4, 2021. Facts Passover, also called Pesach, is the Jewish festival celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery in 1200s BC. The story is chronicled in the Old Testament book of Exodus.

Here’s a look at the life of environmental and human rights activist Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy. Personal Birth date: April 11, 1928 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Ethel Skakel Father: George Skakel, businessman Mother: Ann (Brannack) Skakel Marriage: Robert F. Kennedy (June 17, 1950-June 6, 1968, his death) Children: Rory,

Click here for updates on this story     SANTA ROSA, California (KGO) — Many people across the Bay Area are hoping this Easter holiday looks a lot brighter than last year when the pandemic was beginning to unfold. The North Bay is getting ready to celebrate with safety measures and a lot of hope. Easter came

Click here for updates on this story     SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Alison Collins, the embattled vice president of the San Francisco School Board, has filed a lawsuit against the district and her colleagues, saying they violated her First Amendment rights with their response to her posts on Twitter. The lawsuit says the district and her

Click here for updates on this story     TULSA COUNTY, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — The Supreme Court decision affirming tribal jurisdiction within the Muscogee (Creek) reservation is causing concern at the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office. District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler hosted a town hall on Wednesday night to speak out about the decision and what he

Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — A new map released by Amtrak Wednesday shows the potential growth of rail service across the country over the next 15 years, including a hub in Madison. Amtrak’s 2035 vision includes plans for new routes with stops in Madison and fellow Wisconsin

Click here for updates on this story     HOUSTON (KTRK) — Doctors and law enforcement will provide details Thursday morning of their findings of the first fentanyl-laced ecstasy tablets in Houston. According to a news release, the Houston Forensic Science Center (HFSC) recently found the first tainted ecstasy tablets, also known as XTC. A news conference

Click here for updates on this story     HOUSTON (KTRK) — Ever since 5G boxes showed up in Houston, they have been blasted by homeowners who say the boxes are an eyesore. The boxes are probably here to stay, so why not make them more appealing? Cell phone companies call them “ground furniture,” and the boxes

Click here for updates on this story     OAHU, Hawaii (KITV) — Hawaii’s homeless are dying from methamphetamine, over any other cause. On average, every three days a homeless resident dies on Oahu’s streets. Many of those sudden deaths are being blamed on meth, and so are the chronic conditions killing off this vulnerable population. Tului

Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WLS) — Baseball returns to Wrigley Field Thursday as the Chicago Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates and unlike last year, fans are back in the stadium to cheer on the home team. The Cubs are ready to begin a new year, hoping players like Kris Bryant

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — The state of Florida had alleged in 2013 that Georgia’s consumption of water resources from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin had negatively impacted Florida’s river ecosystem and collapsed its oyster industry. The court ruled Thursday that Florida had engaged in unprecedented levels of oyster harvesting

Click here for updates on this story     NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A New Haven church, burglarized. Church leaders say electronics, instruments and donations were all taken from the church in the middle of the day. “It’s sad, he feels so sad that somebody would do that,” said church leader Jonathan Gonzalez. Gonzalez and Pastor

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Families held a rally to support saving the Portland Children’s Museum and Opal School from their upcoming closures. Last week, the museum’s board announced the permanent closure of both, set to happen June 30. The board said the decision was not made lightly and

The fear and outrage felt by Asian Americans after the Atlanta-area spa shootings hasn’t vanished and neither has the bias and violence that preceded it, lawmakers and activists say. A horrific attack on a 65-year-old woman in New York City this week has prompted widespread condemnation and became the latest reminder that anti-Asian bias and

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A woman charged under a rarely used federal anti-riot law is scheduled to go on trial next month, but first a judge will have to decide whether to throw the charges out. A federal grand jury indicted Tia Deyon Pugh in June after Mobile

Click here for updates on this story     SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — John Hoopes, 74, has always enjoyed playing the organ ever since he was a young boy. So when he was called to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Italy, he loved spending his preparation days playing

Click here for updates on this story     GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WHNS) — South Carolina Charities, In. (SCCI) is teaming up with Univar solutions to create a program to send zero waste to the landfill at the 2021 BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by Synnex Corporation. Tournament officials say that this program is part of a three-year

Click here for updates on this story     SPARTANBURG, South Carolina (WHNS) — The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) says a man was arrested on Wednesday when he tried to break into the Tyger River Correctional Institution to distribute contraband. The SCDC says that the suspect, Nathaniel Jose Perez, was charged with Trespassing onto a

Here’s a look at the International Criminal Court (ICC), a court comprised of 123 states from around the world. Facts Although created by the Rome Statute, a treaty first brought before the United Nations, the ICC operates as an independent entity. The court is located in The Hague, Netherlands. The ICC is the “court of

Here’s a look at the life of basketball player LeBron James. Personal Birth date: December 30, 1984 Birth place: Akron, Ohio Birth name: LeBron Raymone James Father: Anthony McClelland Mother: Gloria James Marriage: Savannah (Brinson) James (September 2013-present) Children: Zhuri Nova, Bryce Maximus and LeBron Jr. Other Facts James also played football in high school.

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Along Sevenmile Creek in South Nashville is what’s left of a homeless encampment and all the belongings its residents had. Two people lost their lives there Saturday night and advocates say it could have been prevented. “It did a number,” Steven Young, Founder of

Here is some background information about the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen on October 12, 2000. Facts In October 2000, the USS Cole was attacked by suicide bombers, while in port in Aden, Yemen, for refueling. The attack was attributed to al Qaeda and foreshadowed the attack on the United States less than

Uranus is emitting X-rays, and scientists want to take a closer look. That’s the mysterious conclusion of a new study, which analyzed two visuals of the planet and discovered X-ray activity for the first time. Astronomers looked at snapshots of the planet taken by NASA’s Chandra Observatory in 2002 and 2017, noticing a clear detection

Click here for updates on this story     RACINE County, WI (WDJT) — A traffic stop on I-41/94 in Racine County led to two separate drivers being arrested for OWI. It happened Wednesday morning, March 31. According to the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy was on patrol when he stopped a vehicle just south of

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for setting his girlfriend on fire in February of 2020. Javaunte Jefferson was convicted of attempted first degree intentional homicide and arson of a building. According to a criminal complaint, Savannah Bailey, Jefferson’s girlfriend

Click here for updates on this story     Michigan (WNEM) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel wants residents to be on alert for “smishing” scams. These text message scams are used to get personal or financial information. Nessel said millions of “smishing” texts can be sent at the same time. Text message scams are on the

Click here for updates on this story     OWOSSO, Michigan (WNEM) — An Owosso barber is preparing for another legal battle after keeping his business open during the pandemic. “They can’t come in and take my livelihood. And that’s what they’re trying to do,” said Karl Manke, Owosso barber. He won his first fight in October

The Philippine military said Thursday it has discovered illegally built structures on features in the Union Banks, a series of reefs in the South China Sea near where Manila says Chinese maritime militia boats have been swarming in recent weeks. The military said the structures were spotted during maritime patrols conducted on Tuesday, but it

Click here for updates on this story     INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KCTV) — An Independence police officer is stable in the hospital after being shot in the head while responding to a dispute between neighbors. The shooter was killed in the confrontation, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol, which is investigating the incident. Police initially responded to

Click here for updates on this story     SARPY COUNTY, Nebraska (WOWT) — Shock and worry Wednesday night for Omaha-metro area package delivery drivers as the company they drove for has suddenly shut down — and put the brakes on their paychecks. After learning her way around the package delivery business, Faith Gatewood is open to

Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — New protections could be a reality for members of the LGBTQ community in North Carolina. This week, a group of state legislators filed a package of bills that includes a full repeal of House Bill 2. The push comes five years after the

Here’s a look at Earth Day, which is celebrated every year. Facts Earth Day is celebrated every April 22, but some events take place on the weekends before or after the 22nd. It was created in the United States to increase public awareness of environmental problems and is now celebrated around the world. Earth Day