A fast-spreading wildfire on the edge of a major freeway in California’s Central Valley has prompted evacuation orders for a handful of homes in the foothills southwest of Tracy. The Corral Fire started around 3 p.m. along Corral Hollow Road in San Joaquin County, on land operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Site 300, […]
A Friday night shooting incident prompted the DeKalb County Police Department to request assistance from the SWAT team. A 39-year-old woman was shot by her 17-year-old son around 10:16 p.m. on Friday at a motel on Memorial Drive. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] When police got to the motel, they […]
May 31—A group of drag queens who were scheduled to perform at a Pride celebration in Windham this weekend have dropped out of the event after community pushback and a threatening encounter prompted them to question their safety. “Unfortunately, because people in the town haven’t been standing up and being vocal enough in fighting this […]
The Simmons fire that started on Tuesday burned at least 300 acres north of Kearny and prompted immediate evacuations. At around 6:20 p.m., the fire was reported about 10 miles north of Kearny on the eastside of the Gila River, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. By around 8 p.m., the […]
The Simmons fire that started on Tuesday burned at least 300 acres north of Kearny and prompted immediate evacuations. At around 6:20 p.m., the fire was reported about 10 miles north of Kearny on the eastside of the Gila River, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. By around 8 p.m., the […]
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An Israeli airstrike triggered a massive blaze killing 45 people in a tent camp in the Gaza city of Rafah, officials said on Monday, prompting an outcry from global leaders who urged the implementation of a World Court order to halt the assault. In scenes grimly familiar […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is once again under the spotlight after a manager failed to consult a collections committee before purchasing a 21-star flag whose description as a rare banner marking Illinois’ 1818 admission to the Union is disputed. The flag’s acquisition through an online auction for more […]
Commuters on Route 24 face heavy traffic delays Friday morning after a tractor-trailer caught fire in Randolph, prompting a large emergency response. The tractor-trailer went up in flames on the northbound side of the highway near Interstate 93, closing the two right travel lanes. One of those lanes has since reopened. Aerial video showed several […]
Solvita Dayton Center to will be open Sunday with an urgent demand for donors because supplies of type O and B are described as critically low going into the Memorial Day weekend. >> 10 taken to hospitals from rear-end crash that shut down I-71 in central Ohio Everyone who registers to donate at the center […]
By Tim Reid and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican National Committee’s headquarters in Washington was briefly evacuated on Wednesday morning after a suspicious package containing two vials of blood was delivered to the building, the police and the RNC said. RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said the vials of blood were sent to the organization’s […]
By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s gold imports in 2024 could fall by nearly a fifth from the previous year, as record high prices spur retail consumers to exchange old jewellery for new items, the head of an industry body told Reuters. Lower imports by India, the world’s second biggest consumer of the precious […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A South Nashville school was placed on lockdown early Tuesday morning as authorities searched for a suspect, officials said. According to the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD), a man ran through the gates of STEM Preparatory Academy on Tuesday, May 21. 📧 Have breaking come to you: Subscribe to News 2 email alerts […]