Around eighty people representing a cross-section of the public attended Monday’s launch party for the Mitchell Community Vision Project. Businessman Brian Klock says it’s critical the community buys into Mitchell’s future. “At the end of the day this is your city,” said Klock. “And the only way you’re going to get change or see change …
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Feb 26
White House press corps booted from hotel media center as Kim Jong Un arrives
Linh Pham/Getty Images(HANOI, Vietnam) — President Donald Trump has yet to touch down in Vietnam for his second meeting with with Kim Jong Un, but the North Korean dictator already has scored a point against the United States at the expense of the free press. The White House press corps was abruptly booted from its …
Feb 26
‘This could be the end of his life’: R. Kelly’s younger brother speaks out
ABC News(CHICAGO) — R. Kelly’s younger brother said he’s afraid that the singer may harm himself to avoid potential prison time tied to multiple charges of sexual abuse. Kelly, whose full name is Robert Kelly, was released from a Chicago jail on Monday after posting $100,000 bail, but his brother, Carey Kelly, said this could …
Feb 26
Atmospheric river delivering heavy rain, snow to West Coast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — An atmospheric river is targeting the West Coast, which will see more heavy precipitation following a snowfall Monday in Oregon of 2 to 3 feet. The heavy rain and snow forecast for Tuesday could lead to flash flooding and mudslides, as warnings and alerts have been issued Tuesday morning throughout much …
Feb 26
Amtrak train with 183 passengers stranded in Oregon since Sunday
Rebekah Dodson(OAKRIDGE, Ore.) — An Amtrak train with 183 passengers aboard has been stranded in Oregon since Sunday evening. The Coast Starlight Train 11, traveling from Seattle to Los Angeles, came to a standstill near the tiny town of Oakridge on Sunday evening after hitting a tree that had fallen on the snow-covered tracks, according …
Feb 26
Five relatives found dead in suspected killing spree; mother, daughter arrested
WPVI-TV(MORRISVILLE, Pa.) — A mother and daughter were arrested on Monday for allegedly killing five family members in their Pennsylvania apartment. Shana Decree, 45, and her 19-year-old daughter, Dominique Decree, carried out a killing spree in their two-bedroom apartment in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles northeast of Philadelphia, police said. The victims were identified as …
Feb 26
Maduro accuses US government of fabricating crisis to start war in South America
ABC News(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the U.S. government of trying to fabricate a crisis to start a war in South America in his first interview with an American television network in years. “Everything that the United States government has done has been doomed to failure,” Maduro told ABC News’ Tom …
Feb 25
R. Kelly released from jail after posting bail
Chicago Police Department(CHICAGO) — R&B singer R. Kelly was released from a Chicago jail after $100,000 bail was posted on Monday. Kelly, who has pleaded not guilty to multiple sexual assault counts, including charges he preyed on underage girls, surrendered to police last Friday. Kelly was instructed by Judge Lawrence Flood of the Circuit Court …
Feb 25
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro accuses US government of fabricating a crisis to start war in South America
ABC News(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the U.S. government of trying to fabricate a crisis to start a war in South America in his first interview with an American television network in years. “Everything that the United States government has done has been doomed to failure,” Maduro told ABC News’ Tom …
Feb 25
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Vietnam ahead of 2nd summit with President Donald Trump
Linh Pham/Getty Images(HANOI, Vietnam) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Vietnam Monday ahead of a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Hanoi. Trump, who departed the U.S. Monday afternoon for the long flight, will meet with Kim on Feb. 27 and 28. Trump will arrive in the Vietnamese capital on …