Store offers color-coded bracelets to show social distancing comfort levels
By Rachel Trent, CNN As Americans try to navigate a return to at least some level of pre-pandemic life, a grocery store in Wisconsin is trying…
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Hot air balloon crash-lands outside Denver, injuring three passengers
By Eric Levenson, CNN A hot air balloon crash-landed at Chatfield State Park outside Denver on Sunday morning, injuring several passengers, the…
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Witness describes aftermath of horrific crash that left 9 children and 1 adult dead in Alabama
By Dakin Andone, Chuck Johnston and Martin Savidge, CNN Nine children and one adult were killed in an accident involving multiple vehicles on…
Continue ReadingWichita Police officer was wounded and a suspect killed in shooting, police say
By Alta Spells, CNN An officer with the Wichita Police Department is in critical condition after being shot multiple times by a suspect during a…
Continue ReadingHouston deputy’s wife and stepchild shot by gunman inside their apartment, police say
By Deanna Hackney, CNN An off-duty deputy’s wife and his 4-year-old stepdaughter were shot early Sunday morning when a gunman forced entry into…
Continue ReadingViolent public outbursts and unruly behavior may keep some from reentering society — but likely not for long, experts say
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Just when you thought you were ready for a soft return to public life, this happens: An unruly plane passenger commandeers an…
Continue ReadingWhy becoming a stay-at-home dad was the best decision this guy ever made
By Shannon Carpenter, CNN When people ask me why I am a stay-at-home dad, I’ve usually been pretty busy. One time I was wiping dried formula off my…
Continue ReadingMichigan police fatally shot a 19-year-old woman who allegedly fired at an officer near a Juneteenth parade
By Sahar Akbarzai and Hollie Silverman, CNN A Michigan police officer shot and killed a 19-year-old woman Saturday after police said she shot at the…
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China administers more than 1B coronavirus vaccine doses
By Yong Xiong, Nectar Gan and Laura He, CNN CHINA (KYMA, KECY) – China has administered more than 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, an astonishing…
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1 person dead, at least 6 wounded in Oakland shooting
One person was killed and at least six others were wounded in a shooting Saturday evening near Lake Merritt in Oakland, California, according to…
Continue ReadingIt has been 500 days since the first known US death from Covid-19. Variants and low vaccination rates threaten to prolong the pandemic
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As the United States continues on a path to near pre-pandemic normalcy, experts remain concerned over low vaccination rates…
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Two young women hoping to take home the crown in the 2021 Miss Arizona competition
The final round of the Miss Arizona competition took place Saturday night in Phoenix, Arizona. Our very own Miss Yuma County and Miss Yuma County’s…
Continue ReadingThey lost their loved ones to COVID-19; then they heard from them again
By John Blake, CNN They never ran out of things to talk about. It was obvious from the start. He was a brawny former Maine lobsterman with a booming…
Continue ReadingA family Father’s Day concert tradition on pause during the pandemic returns, bringing conversation and camaraderie
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN It all began with a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert in 2013. That’s the year Eric Reed got his father, Ted Reed, and his…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 pandemic magnifies workforce crisis in veterinary field
By Alec Snyder, CNN Madison Vollbracht says she burned out after five years working as a veterinary technician. Her work was already grueling before…
Continue ReadingEmory University School of Medicine formally apologizes after rejecting an applicant for his race
By Leah Asmelash, CNN More than 60 years ago, Marion Gerald Hood was rejected from a medical school because of his race. This week, the school…
Continue ReadingCollege student uses $600 of her unused meal plan money to feed and care for the homeless community in St. Louis
By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN Maya Nepos had only a few days left before graduating from college at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, when she…
Continue ReadingA Wyoming woman died after falling 200 feet off a cliff during a sunrise hike
By Dakin Andone, CNN A woman died this week after she fell more than 200 feet from a Wyoming peak while on a sunrise hike with her husband, according…
Continue ReadingHe jumped into a bay to save a toddler. This week, he got a special honor
By Christina Maxouris, CNN The Air Force’s Thunderbirds honored a man Friday who jumped into an Ocean City, Maryland, bay last month to save a…
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