Mizpah Volunteer Fire Company 18-2(NEW YORK) — A firefighter who was killed in a Christmas Day car crash while heading to an emergency call was laid to rest Sunday. Natalie Dempsey, a 21-year-old volunteer firefighter at the Mizpah Volunteer Fire Company in New Jersey, was responding to a call just after 6 a.m. in Hamilton …
Dec 30
New Year’s Eve forecast: Storm set to bring rain, mild temperatures to Times Square revelers
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Two storm systems are on the move as revelers get ready to ring in the new year — and those headed to Times Square to see the ball drop should make sure to bring their ponchos. One storm system is bringing mountain snow and gusty winds to the Northwest and …
Dec 30
Wind Chill Advisory issued December 30 at 2:33PM MST until January 01 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero expected. * WHERE…Portions of east central, south central and southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota.
Dec 30
1 killed after lion escapes enclosure at North Carolina animal center: Officials
iStock/MrRuj(CHARLOTTE) — One person was killed by a lion that escaped a locked space at a North Carolina animal center, officials said Sunday. “While a husbandry team led by a professionally trained animal keeper was carrying out a routine enclosure cleaning, one of the lions somehow left a locked space and entered the space the …
Dec 30
‘He was a role model:’ Relatives of slain California police officer Ronil Singh prepare for his funeral
iStock/Thinkstock(NEWMAN, Calif.) — Hundreds of law enforcement officers from across the nation are expected to descend on a small California farming town this week to honor a police corporal described as his family’s “role model,” who was gunned down in the line of duty by an alleged gang member a day after Christmas. Cpl. Ronil …
Dec 30
7-year-old girl shot and killed in car in Walmart parking lot; gunman still at large: Authorities
iStock/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — A 7-year-old girl was shot and killed in a Walmart parking lot in Houston early Sunday when a gunman opened fire on a vehicle she was traveling in with her mother and three other young girls, authorities said. The girl, who has not been identified, was leaving the Walmart at 15491 Wallisville at …
Dec 30
Louisiana police department invites people to turn in meth for ‘testing’
moodboard/Thinkstock(HARAHAN, Louisana) — The Harahan Police Department is very concerned about Zika virus in your meth — and would love for you to just stop on by to drop it off for testing. The department in Harahan, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, made the tongue-in-cheek post late Saturday on Facebook. “If you have recently …
Dec 30
Two systems will make for wet New Year’s Eve on East Coast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Two systems are set to bring unsettled weather across the country as revelers get ready to ring in the new year. The first system in the Northwest is the colder one and it’s bringing snow and some of the coldest air of the season. The second system in the South is …
Dec 30
1 year after Blaze Bernstein’s killing, parents look to turn alleged hate crime into ‘movement of hope’
KABC(LOS ANGELES) — Blaze Bernstein was a bright student, loyal friend and passionate culinary aficionado who spent the fall of 2017 as a sophomore taking pre-med courses at the University of Pennsylvania and acting as a managing editor of the school’s culinary magazine, friends and family recalled. “He was always so involved in ‘Penn Appétit’ …
Dec 30
Cyberattack targets newspapers in US, prevents some from publishing
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Several U.S. newspapers came under attack from apparent hackers on Saturday, preventing some from printing and distributing their daily editions. The Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, Chicago Tribune and Baltimore Sun were among the major newspapers that had printing issues on Saturday. The cyberattack appeared to target newspapers owned by the …