Steve Nedved
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Dec 10
Five children dead in Ohio house fire; arson not suspected
MattGush/iStock(YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio) — Five children have died following a house fire in Youngstown, Ohio, local fire officials said. Arson is not suspected in the Sunday night blaze, officials said. Youngstown is just miles from the Pennsylvania border. Additional details were not immediately available. Story developing… Copyright © 2018, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.
Dec 10
BaubleBar founder says worst advice she ever heard was ‘fake it until you make it’
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Daniella Yacobovsky and Amy Jain are the best friend duo behind BaubleBar, the fashion, jewelry and accessories brand founded in 2011 that has attracted the likes of Meghan Markle, Olivia Palermo, Bella Hadid and countless other A-listers. In its seven-year history, the company has grown exponentially, becoming a multichannel brand leveraging …
Dec 10
More than 276,000 still without power after winter storm slams Southeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The major winter storm that just pummeled the Southeast brought Whitetop, Virginia, two feet of snow, parts of West Virginia 20 inches and parts of North Carolina almost 19 inches as double-digit totals were reported in South Carolina, Tennessee and as far west as Texas. Even Georgia saw eight inches and …
Dec 10
“I Don’t Dance”: Reba pulls off some “cute” choreography for her second year hosting tonight’s “CMA Country Christmas” on ABC
ABC/Mark LevineWhen you tune in tonight to see Reba McEntire‘s second time hosting the annual CMA Country Christmas special on ABC, the Country Music Hall of Famer warns you’d better be ready for an enormous dose of yuletide cheer — from the way the halls have been decked to the way the carols are sung. “You’re gonna see …
Dec 09
‘When is this going to stop?’: Florida activist highlights devastating impact of algae blooms on wildlife
Colleen Gill(NAPLES, Fla.) — Colleen Gill walks the beaches in Naples, Florida regularly, a scarf or mask covering her mouth and armed with a camera and cell phone. For months Gill has been documenting the effects of the red tide, specifically dozens and dozens of dead fish, eel and dolphins that have washed up on …
Dec 09
Man confined to wheelchair after diving accident injures his spine walks at college graduation
FIU(MIAMI) — A South Florida college student who became confined to a wheelchair after suffering a debilitating spinal injury was able to walk during his graduation ceremony. Venezuela native Aldo Amenta broke his neck when he dove into the shallow end of a swimming pool in 2015, he said in a video released by Florida …
Dec 09
Nuns misappropriated $500K in school funds, spending some on gambling and trips, Catholic church says
ABCNews.com(LOS ANGELES) — Two nuns at a Catholic church in Southern California are suspected of embezzling up to $500,000 in school funds, allegedly using some of the money to go on trips and gamble at casinos, a spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles told ABC News. The nuns, Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper and Sister …
Dec 09
Elderly woman almost run over by man who stole her purse at Florida McDonald’s, video shows
Okeechobee Police Department (NEW YORK) — Surveillance video shows the dramatic moment an elderly woman in Florida was almost run over by a driver who allegedly had just stolen her purse. The woman had walked outside of a McDonald’s in Okeechobee to confront the suspected thief on Thursday night when she was injured, according to …
Dec 09
Russia’s crumbling Baikonur spaceport is Earth’s only launch pad for manned flights
Patrick Reevell/ABC News(NEW YORK) — The landscape approaching Russia’s spaceport in Baikonur is otherworldly. The yellow steppe of southern Kazakhstan where it is located is effectively desert, unbroken flatlands for hundreds of miles covered by a layer of scrub. In December, the freezing winds that blow across it encase the scrub plants in ice, making …
Dec 09
Search for missing Colorado mother intensifies
Woodland Park Police Department(WOODLAND PARK, Colo.) — The search for a young Colorado mother who vanished on Thanksgiving Day is intensifying with local police enlisting help from law enforcement nationwide and worried loved ones asking for prayers that she be found safely. Kelsey Berreth, 29, a pilot and the mother of a 1-year-old girl, was …