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Man suspected of sparking California’s Park Fire arrested, accused of pushing burning car into gully
A man accused of starting the Park Fire in California — which had grown to over 164,000 acres as of Friday — was arrested Thursday morning at his home, according to the Butte County District Attorney's Office.
Pesticides as big a cancer risk as smoking, study finds
(The Hill) – Pesticides may cause cancer on a level equivalent to smoking cigarettes, a new study has found. The widespread use of pesticides may lead to hundreds of thousands of additional cancer cases in major corn-producing states like Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio — even for Americans who don’t work on farms, according to findings published Thursday in […]
Live view from Paris: The world gathers for Olympic opening ceremonies
These games signal the return of crowds following two COVID-dampened Olympics. About 220,000 invited and security-screened spectators are expected to fill the upper tiers of the Seine's banks, and an additional 104,000 paying spectators will watch from the lower riverside and around the Trocadéro plaza.
Tuskegee refunding hundreds of Traffic Cam Citations, lawsuit filed in May
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (WRBL) – Tuskegee’s automated camera traffic ticket program, launched earlier this year, is on indefinite hold. Meanwhile, a 20-page lawsuit was filed in May against the city and others who oversaw the speed cameras installed on Franklin Road, Montgomery Road, and Chappie James Drive. Mayor Lawrence Haygood confirmed the suspension on Tuesday, citing […]
Tuscaloosa woman pleads guilty to COVID-19 pandemic fraud
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) – A Tuscaloosa woman pleaded guilty this week to theft of government funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peebles. In Aug. 2020, 42-year-old Erica Lasha Prewitt received a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan from the Small Business […]
Harris campaign: Vance ‘already a disaster’ as Trump VP pick
Vice President Harris’s campaign is dubbing Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) a “disaster” as former President Trump’s choice of a running mate, suggesting Trump could be soon be regretting his decision. In an email with the subject line, “Buyer’s Remorse: Trump’s VP Pick Already a Disaster,” the Harris campaign highlighted that Vance has a net-negative rating, […]
Locked out of town hall, 1st Black mayor of a small Alabama town returns to office
The first Black mayor of a small Alabama town who had been locked out of town hall by white officials is returning to the job. Mayor Patrick Braxton is being recognized as the mayor of the town of Newbern, under a lawsuit settlement ending a long-running dispute over control of the town government. U.S. District […]
Drug kingpin ‘El Mayo’ arrested in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the co-founder of the notorious Sinaloa drug cartel, and the reported son of incarcerated drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman were arrested on Thursday, July 25, in El Paso and are in U.S. custody, according to a statement released by the U.S. Attorney […]
2 people injured in early-morning shooting in Bessemer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Two people were injured in a shooting in Bessemer early Friday morning. According to Justin Burmeister of the Bessemer Police Department, the shooting happened at approximately 5:30 a.m. in the 2500 block of 11th Avenue North. The victim was shot and is currently in critical condition while the alleged shooter was […]
Some House Republicans slam Vance as Trump’s VP pick: ‘The worst choice’
A number of House Republicans are privately bashing former President Trump’s selection of Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate, warning that the pick will not help — and could hurt — the party’s chances of winning in November. The Republicans, speaking to The Hill on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive topic, raised […]
Spending fight turns to stopgap as House GOP stumbles
House Republicans are turning their focus to a debate over whether to fund the government through December or into next year after their hopes of passing 12 full-year funding bills before the August recess collapsed. With no one expecting the annual funding process to be complete by a Sept. 30 shutdown deadline, hard-line conservatives are […]
Athlete of the Week: Baye Thomas pulls double duty on ice
PELHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The glitz, glamour and grace of competitive figure skating can leave you mesmerized by its difficult, yet elegant moves on the ice. For 10-year-old Baye Thomas, figure skating has become a welcome outlet. But more importantly, it prepared her for what’s become her “other” favorite sport. “In figure skating, it’s really most […]
Border Patrol appeals to migrant relatives as death toll now at 140 in El Paso Sector
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (Border Report) – Migrant deaths continue to climb toward record levels in a stretch of New Mexico desert. According to the U.S. Border Patrol, the El Paso Sector stretching from Hudspeth County, Texas to the New Mexico-Arizona state line has now recorded 140 migrant deaths this fiscal year. That compares to […]
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