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Year: 2021

COVID cases in New York state triple, hit new record on Friday

COVID cases in New York state triple, hit new record on Friday

ED JONES/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York State reported 21,027 positive COVID test results on Thursday, a new single-day record, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Friday. This brings the positivity rate in New York to 7.98%. The state also reported 60 new COVID-related deaths over the last two days. […]

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Florida police issue missing child alert for 12-year-old Edilsy Roca, say she could be in ‘danger’

Florida police issue missing child alert for 12-year-old Edilsy Roca, say she could be in ‘danger’

Getty Images (FORT MYERS, Fla.) — Police in Fort Myers, Florida, issued a missing child alert for 12-year-old Edilsy Roca from Lee County. According to police, Edilsy was last seen in Fort Myers at approximately 10:30 pm Monday walking in the area of Gardenia Ave. In an updated alert, the […]

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Major sports and entertainment events canceled, rescheduled due to rising COVID-19 cases

Major sports and entertainment events canceled, rescheduled due to rising COVID-19 cases

Andrew Merry/ Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With a rise in COVID-19 cases across the nation alongside spread of the new omicron variant, several major events this week have been rescheduled or canceled. New York and Washington, D.C., on Friday and Wednesday, respectively, reported the most COVID-19 cases in a […]

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Tiger Woods returns to competitive golf alongside 12-year-old son Charlie

Tiger Woods returns to competitive golf alongside 12-year-old son Charlie

Douglas P. DeFelice/Stringer/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — Just months after sustaining serious injuries in a car accident, Tiger Woods made his return to competitive golf on Friday. Woods, who suffered comminuted open fractures to his right tibia and fibia in February, hit the links with his 12-year-old son, Charlie. The […]

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‘Shopping cart killer’ linked to at least 4 Virginia slayings, police say

‘Shopping cart killer’ linked to at least 4 Virginia slayings, police say

Tadas Kazakevicius Copyrigted/ Getty Images (HARRISONBURG, Va.) — Police in Virginia said they believe an alleged serial killer whom they’ve dubbed the “shopping cart killer” may be responsible for the deaths of four people — and possibly more. Authorities said Friday that a suspect who was previously charged with the […]

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Parents refuse to give up hope in search for missing 26-year-old daughter

Parents refuse to give up hope in search for missing 26-year-old daughter

Yuri Arcurs/Getty Images (DALLAS) — Mercedes Clement was last seen in surveillance video on Oct. 11, 2020, walking across the parking lot of the Koko Apartments in Dallas, Texas, with a man. She hasn’t been seen or heard from again. “In the beginning, it didn’t matter if it was a […]

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The unvaccinated are ‘looking at a winter of severe illness and death’: White House

The unvaccinated are ‘looking at a winter of severe illness and death’: White House

NurPhoto/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House’s chief coordinator for the U.S. coronavirus response has a strong warning for unvaccinated Americans ahead of a projected surge in cases over the next few weeks. If you’re vaccinated, “we’ve done the right thing, and we will get through this,” White House COVID […]

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McConnell to survey tornado damage in Kentucky

McConnell to survey tornado damage in Kentucky

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to travel throughout Western Kentucky on Friday and Saturday to meet with local leaders and residents in the storm-ravaged state he’s represented in Congress for 36 years. “It is still difficult to comprehend the vast scope of this […]

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Kim Potter trial updates: Potter testifies in her own defense

Kim Potter trial updates: Potter testifies in her own defense

Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The trial of former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter charged in the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot during a traffic stop, continues with Potter taking the stand to testify in her own defense. Potter, 49, […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 12/17

Prep Sports Roundup: 12/17

Boys Basketball Walker Memorial Classic ST. GEORGE, Utah-Kruz Gardner’s 20 points and 9 rebounds led the Hurricane Tigers to a 50-47 win over Manti Friday at the Walker Memorial Classic at Pine View High School. Reggie Frischknecht led the Templars in defeat with 19 points. Non-Region NEPHI, Utah-Ryker Richards and […]

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