ABC News(NEW YORK) — Governors in Mississippi and Louisiana have declared states of emergency as Tropical Storm Gordon bears down on the Gulf Coast. The storm, bringing gusty winds and heavy rain, is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane by the time it makes landfall along the Mississippi coastline Tuesday […]
Boys and Girls Club of Miami Dade(MIAMI) — The college dreams of two teens in South Florida are looking brighter — and a bit less stressful — after they were each awarded six-figure scholarships at Beyonce and Jay-Z’s recent concert in the Sunshine State. On Friday, Emily Garay, 17, of […]
ABC News(CHICAGO) — As Chicago police tried to break-up an anti-violence protest on a Chicago expressway, 12 people agreed to be arrested. The protesters had planned to march on part of Chicago’s Kennedy Expressway Monday, aiming to disrupt traffic to O’Hare International Airport, but police asked everyone to leave the […]
Mohave County Sheriffs Office(LAS VEGAS) — One of four people missing since two boats packed with people collided on Saturday night on the Colorado River in California was recovered Monday morning, officials said. Officials said two recreational boats, one carrying 10 people and the other with six, collided head-on. Both […]
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN BERNADINO, Calif.) — Eight people were shot and wounded Sunday evening in an apparent exchange of fire at an apartment complex in San Bernardino, California, authorities said. The incident happened at around 10:45 p.m. according to Capt. Rich Lawhead, spokesman for the San Bernardino Police Department, ABC station KABC […]
ABCNews.com (NEW YORK) — Heavy rain, gusty winds and thunderstorms are hitting South Florida as the Gulf Coast braces for looming Tropical Storm Gordon. storm warning is in effect for the Gulf Coast and a hurricane watch has been issued from Alabama to Louisiana. A hurricane watch is in effect […]
ABCNews.com (NEW YORK) — Heavy rain, gusty winds and thunderstorms are hitting South Florida as the Gulf Coast braces for looming Tropical Storm Gordon. A hurricane warning is in effect along the Mississippi and Alabama coast, where the storm is expected to make landfall Tuesday night or early Wednesday. Gordon […]
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — One U.S. service member was killed and another wounded in an apparent insider attack in eastern Afghanistan on Monday. The service member who died in the attack Monday is the sixth American killed in Afghanistan this year. The incident is the second insider attack in the country in […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Protesters confronted the archbishop of Washington in Mass on Sunday as he addressed the ballooning sexual abuse scandal within the church. One parishioner shouted “shame on you” and walked out as Cardinal Donald Wuerl spoke about the scandal on Sunday, while another turned her back in […]
Pomona Police Department(NEW YORK) — One smiling kindergartner received a warm welcome on his first day of school this week. Ontario resident Gregg Casillas was escorted to class on Aug. 29 by a slew of police officers, many of whom worked with his late father, Greggory Casillas, at the Pomona […]
