Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — At least 12 people, including seven children, were hospitalized in New Orleans on Wednesday with carbon monoxide poisoning after using a generator indoors, according to the New Orleans Emergency Medical Services. Four days after Hurricane Ida tore across the Gulf, more than 1 million […]
Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LAPLACE, La.) — After the devastating Hurricane Ida tore across the state last weekend, communities in Louisiana and beyond are rallying to support their friends and neighbors. In LaPlace, Louisiana, local volunteers Desiree Nye and Hunter Louque helped Darrin Heisser and his dog, Sonny, evacuate from […]
Courtesy Dafani Peralta (PATERSON, N.J) — Dafani Peralta said she had to drop out of high school when she became pregnant 12 years ago and didn’t have the support of her mom to continue her education. “I saw that my mom didn’t even care about my education. She was really […]
Neal Waters/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.) — A California wildfire is inching closer to a resort town as fire conditions worsen in the region. The Caldor Fire has now scorched more than 204,390 acres and is just 20% contained as it burns southeast of Lake Tahoe […]
Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Two Tennessee school districts have announced temporarily closures due to COVID-19 cases. Sumner County School District announced Wednesday that students will be taking classes from Sept. 7 to 10 to “help mitigate the community spread of COVID-19 among students […]
Rodrigo Varela/ABC (NEW YORK) — A woman who was allegedly sexually abused as a child by Jeffrey Epstein is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that, if allowed to stand, would end her years-long challenge to federal prosecutors’ once-secret deal with the deceased sex offender, […]
JasonDoiy/iStock (WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.) — A high schooler has died after being shot Wednesday at Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, authorities said. The victim was identified by authorities as William Chavis Raynard Miller Jr. After an extended search, a suspect was taken into custody “without incident,” the Forsyth […]
JasonDoiy/iStock (WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.) — A high schooler has died after being shot Wednesday at Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, authorities said. The victim was identified by authorities as William Chavis Raynard Miller Jr. The suspect has not been apprehended, authorities said at a news conference over four […]
RyanKing999/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 639,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems […]
With classes beginning on Monday, Snow College welcomed a record 6,000 students back to class. This includes a record 2,000 freshman. The College is providing a personalized experience for all students including online, face-to-face and tech ed classes. Masks and vaccinations are encouraged but not required.
