Regional retailer Shopko has announced an updated round of store closings. The Mitchell Shopko remains on the safe list and will stay open. However Shopko’s Chamberlain Hometown store which was on the closure list and got a reprieve is once again slated to close its doors. Shopko says the Chamberlain store is set to close …
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Feb 07
Murder victim found in CT identified as 24-year-old NY woman
WABC-TV(GREENWICH, Conn.) — The young woman whose body was found bound in a suitcase in Greenwich, Connecticut, has been identified as Valerie Reyes, 24, of New Rochelle, New York, officials said. The gruesome discovery was made on Tuesday morning. Reyes’ body was in a suitcase along the side of a Greenwich road and her hands …
Feb 07
Girl, 5, pulled from rubble 18 hours after building collapse in Istanbul
omersukrugoksu/iStock(LONDON) — A 5-year-old girl was pulled from a massive pile of rubble on Thursday in Istanbul, some 18 hours after a 14-unit apartment building collapsed and killed at least three others. The eight-floor building in which the girl lived collapsed around 4 p.m. local time in the Turkish capital’s Kartal district. Three people were …
Feb 07
Delta bets on bigger seats in smaller planes with new A220
Chris Rank/Delta(NEW YORK) — Delta Air Lines is bucking the trend of narrower seats and fewer video screens with Thursday’s launch of its newest plane, the Airbus A220, hoping it will signal a commitment to the passenger experience even on short flights. The Atlanta-based airline is the first in the country to debut the A220, …
Feb 07
Father of Jayme Closs’ alleged abductor speaks out: ‘Our hearts are broken’
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The father of the young man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents said he’s heartbroken for the girl and is struggling to make sense of it all. “My words can mean nothing after such a tragedy has taken place,” Patrick Patterson told ABC News in an exclusive …
Feb 07
Arizona governor calls for stronger protections after incapacitated woman’s pregnancy
mpc28/iStock(PHOENIX) — Arizona’s governor is calling for stronger protections for people with disabilities in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal at a long-term care facility. Gov. Doug Ducey issued an executive order on Wednesday that will lead to increased oversight and better protocols for preventing, recognizing and reporting abuse and neglect at health care …
Feb 07
Frozen cat revived after being found in Montana snow bank
Animal Clinic of Kalispell(KALISPELL, Mont.) — A very lucky cat in Montana is happy and healthy after thawing out — literally — at an animal clinic over the past week following a miraculous rescue. The owners of Fluffy, who live in Kalispell, Montana, in the far northwest of the state, found her in a snow …
Feb 07
Wife of University of Central Florida executive charged with his murder
Winter Park Police Department(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Police arrested a Florida woman on Tuesday who allegedly killed her husband and tampered with the crime scene. Danielle Redlick, 45, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the suspicious death of her husband, Michael Redlick, a University of Central Florida executive found dead in their …
Feb 06
Trump’s claims of US success in Afghanistan ring hollow amid Taliban talks, reality on ground
Ruskpp/iStock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump touted the U.S. talks with the Taliban in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, projecting an air of strength and asserting that the Taliban had been forced to bargain for peace. “The opposing side is also very happy to be negotiating. Our troops have fought with unmatched valor, …
Feb 06
Alabama mayor backs police officer in fatal mall shooting of ‘EJ’ Bradford
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(HOOVER, Ala.) — The mayor of Hoover, Alabama, said Wednesday that the city will support and defend a police officer who killed a legally-armed African-American man in a shopping mall in November, a shooting that the state attorney general ruled was justified. Mayor Frank Brocato said during a news conference that officials at the Hoover …