Jun. 15—With thousands of rainbow flags flying, Portland’s Pride parade traversed the city’s downtown streets — and participants danced, strutted, waved, drove motorcycles, and even roller-skated and rode unicycles by the crowd. Saturday’s parade featured full sun, temperatures in the 70s and a light breeze. With ideal weather conditions, thousands packed the sidewalks so densely […]
Jun. 8—As Costco prepared to open its doors for the first time in Mt. Juliet on Thursday morning, those who had come to be the first to shop in the big box store began to chant its name in anticipation. “I don’t know if I’ve ever come to a ribbon cutting where chants break out,” […]
CHICAGO – Heavy traffic clogged Ashland Avenue near Jackson on Sunday as massive lines surrounded the Mexican Consulate in Chicago, where crowds gathered to vote in the Mexican election. “It’s a lot of people and no organization. We need more organization,” said activist Elvia Torres. Doors opened at the consulate at 9 a.m.. However, some […]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Riverfest kicks off on Friday and preparation is happening for the expected crowd of over 300 thousand people, expected during the nine festival. The President and CEO of Wichita Festivals, Nancy Duling, said they’re stepping up their game this year, offering more events, like an opera and an additional fireworks show. […]
DENVER (KDVR) — Visitors flooded Chatfield State Park to enjoy the beautiful Memorial Day by the lake. So many, in fact, that the park had to stop letting people in for a time. Colorado Parks and Wildlife posted to social media Monday just before 1 p.m. saying Chatfield was at capacity and only campers, people […]
Controversial South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem‘s visit to Cape Canaveral drew Democratic protestors who opposed her giving the keynote speech a Brevard County Republican Party event. Noem was invited to speak at the local party’s annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner amid backlash from both sides of the aisle this past month for writing in her book about […]
Miniature flags are planted next to gravesites at Fargo National Cemetery. (Contributed/Fargo National Cemetery/Fort Snelling) Efforts are underway to expand the Fargo National Cemetery, modeling it after the state-run Veterans Cemetery south of Mandan. The Fargo National Cemetery, dedicated in September 2019 on about 5 acres of land northwest of Fargo in Harwood, is about […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — With the long holiday weekend, hundreds of beachgoers have taken to Honeymoon Island to bask in the sun and enjoy the clear water ahead of Memorial Day. Drone operator John Yanchoris captured stunning video of the packed beach around 9:30 a.m. Sunday. He said there was a long line from the […]
Memorial Day weekend is off to a quiet start in Daytona Beach, with only a small number of rescues and no violent crime reported on Saturday. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Channel 9 went on a ride-along with Volusia County Deputy Laura Warner as she patrolled the beachline. In all, Volusia deputies cited 20 […]
Controversial South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem‘s visit to Cape Canaveral drew Democratic protestors who opposed her giving the keynote speech a Brevard County Republican Party event. Noem was invited to speak at the local party’s annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner amid backlash from both sides of the aisle this past month for writing in her book about […]
As early afternoon set in, a large line at the Texas GOP convention stretched from the middle of the exhibit floor all the way to the lobby of San Antonio’s Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. But it wasn’t for a chance to shake hands with the head of the party, or a rock-star congressman … […]
Large crowds have started to gather in the Iranian capital Tehran for the main funeral ceremony of the country’s late President Ebrahim Raisi. Mr Raisi died alongside Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and six others in a helicopter crash on Sunday near the border with Azerbaijan. The ceremony will begin with Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali […]