Steve Nedved
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Mar 07
Arctic cold ending in East as storm crossing US threatens South again
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A western storm will cross the country and explode in the central U.S. over the weekend, producing severe storms again in the South one week after tornadoes killed more than 20 people in Alabama. To the north, winter storm watches have been posted for most of the Upper Midwest with up …
Mar 07
Ex-police officer, two supervisors charged in beating of homeless man, cover-up
rustythedog/iStock(BOSTON) — A former transit police officer and his two supervisors have been indicted in connection with the beating of a homeless man in Boston last year and an attempt to cover up the crime. “The conduct alleged in these indictments is unacceptable at every level,” Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins said in a …
Mar 07
Stranded driver credits taco sauce for saving his life while stuck in snow
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office(SUNRIVER, Ore.) — An Oregon man said he was grateful to be alive on Thursday as he explained how he managed to survive for five days eating only taco sauce while stranded in the snow. Jeremy Taylor, 36, said three packets of Taco Bell’s fire sauce helped save his life last week …
Mar 07
Wisconsin man violated measles quarantine to go to the gym, prosecutors say
Hailshadow/iStock(MILWAUKEE) — A Wisconsin man is facing criminal charges for allegedly violating a measles quarantine and going to the gym, according to a criminal complaint. Prosecutors filed charges against Jeffery Murawski, 57, and his wife, 58-year-old Christine Bennett, on March 1, for allegedly violating a 2018 measles quarantine. Health officials in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, about …
Mar 07
Reba reveals what she and Cher talked about at the Kennedy Center Honors
John P. Filo/CBS Friday, the royal blue gown Reba McEntire wore as she was honored by the Kennedy Center last December goes on display as part of the American Currents exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. The Oklahoma native admits she feels doubly blessed. “Anytime I am getting to …
Mar 07
Winter Storm Watch issued March 07 at 2:38AM MST until March 10 at 5:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING… * WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of greater than 6 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. * WHERE…Beadle, Jerauld, Sanborn, Aurora and Davison Counties. * WHEN…From late Friday night through Sunday morning.
Mar 06
American journalist arrested in Venezuela has now been released
ABC News(NEW YORK) — American journalist Cody Weddle, who was arrested in Venezuela’s capital Wednesday morning along with a Venezuelan colleague, has now been released and is being deported, he told ABC News. Two Venezuelan government officials also told ABC News that Weddle was released and was being deported to the United States. Military counterintelligence …
Mar 06
Ibach on strengthened ASF protections
The USDA has made public a list of stronger protections against African Swine Fever. Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach tells Brownfield Ag News, “It’s so crucial that we work together with the (pork) industry to try to safeguard and keep it out of the United States in the first place.” To …
Mar 06
Colorado police under investigation after viral video shows them pulling guns on black man picking up trash on his own property
Vanardo Merchant(BOULDER, Colo.) — A viral cell phone video of multiple white police officers, some with guns drawn, confronting a black man who claimed he was just picking up trash on his own property has prompted an internal affairs investigation by the Boulder, Colorado, Police Department. “You’re on my property with a gun in your …
Mar 06
American journalist arrested in Venezuela: Union
ABC News(NEW YORK) — American journalist Cody Weddle was arrested in Venezuela’s capital Wednesday morning along with a Venezuelan colleague, according to a Venezuelan press union. Military counterintelligence officials raided Weddle’s apartment in Caracas this morning, taking him into custody along with his assistant, Carlos Camacho, officials with Venezuela’s National Union of Press Workers said …