By Jeanette Smith on November 4, 2017
earthquake
Breaking News, earthquake, World
A 5.6M earthquake struck 95 km northeast of Hihifo, Tonga, with a depth of 10 km, at 15:24 UTC. The exact latitude and longitude of the quake was 15.183°S and 15.334°W. It was felt as far as 688.3 km away in Nuku´alofa, Tonga. The earthquake effected Apia, Samoa; Tāfuna, American Samoa; and Pago Pago, American […]
By Jeanette Smith on October 28, 2017
stab
Breaking News, Shooting, Stabbing, U.S. News
Oct. 28, 2017 was a dangerous night in Cleveland, Ohio. Two teenagers suffered gunshot wounds and two men were stabbed. One stabbing victim died from his injuries. According to the Cleveland Police Department, a 27-year-old man was stabbed in the leg on East 130 Street. He was transported to University Hospital for treatment at 10 […]
By Jeanette Smith on October 26, 2017
Connecticut, Maine
Breaking News, Shooting, U.S. News
Rafael Santiago-Salazar, age 19, was arrested, in Maine, on Oct. 25, 2017, for an attempted murder committed on Jan. 19, in Winchester, Connecticut. Santiago-Salazar was held in the Washington County Jail in Machias, Maine. Then he was taken to the state police barracks in Litchfield where he was charged with attempted murder, first-degree unlawful restraint, […]
By Jeanette Smith on October 24, 2017
Maine
Breaking News, U.S. News
At the request of Governor Paul LePage, Maine legislatures returned to the capital city to address the newly legalized recreational marijuana and rewrite the current law. The revised marijuana bill was proposed by a bipartisan panel of legislatures. The bill will allow Maine communities to “opt-in” to sales of recreational marijuana, and add an excise […]
By Jeanette Smith on September 9, 2017
hurricane
Breaking News, U.S. News, Weather Alerts
Hurricane Irma is moving closer to Florida’s coasts, representing the biggest threat to Floridians in decades and creating uncertainty over the population. At 8:00 p.m. ET, on Sept. 8, 2017, The National Hurricane Center reported that Irma’s southern eyewall, the region of the most destructive winds, was passing over the north coast of Cuba. By […]
By Jeanette Smith on September 9, 2017
Equifax
Breaking News, Tech
On Thursday, Sept. 8, 2017, one of the main credit bureaus in the United States, Equifax, announced there was a massive hack to their website. The theft included credit card data, social security numbers, and addresses of over 140 million people. On Friday, the company made an official statement responding its customer’s inquiries. They are […]
By Cathy Milne on September 6, 2017
DACA
Breaking News, TV
Fifteen states and the District of Columbia filed suit against the Trump administration citing displeasure over the termination Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Two Northwestern states announced they joined the battle, on Sept. 6, 2017. In Oregon, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum kept to her word when she threatened this action during her speech […]
By Jeanette Smith on September 6, 2017
hurricane
Breaking News, U.S, Weather Alerts
The threat of the Hurricane Irma on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, activated all alerts on the chain of islands that include the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, and throughout the Caribbean. It is already one of the most powerful ever recorded in the Atlantic with winds speed of 185 mph. The National Weather Service announced there is a […]
By Jeanette Smith on September 2, 2017
hurricane
Headlines, Natural Disasters, Weather Alerts
Hurricane Harvey dismantled buildings and created rampant power outages in Texas, on Aug. 26, 2017. Entire communities were evacuated. Texans prepared for historic flooding. The Washington Post reported that the after effects of the storm could cause residents to leave their homes for an indefinite amount of time. Harvey gravitated inward after it poured down on the coast then […]
By Cathy Milne on August 22, 2017
#CMJournalist, North Korea, Steve Mnuchin, US Treasury
Breaking News, World
The U.S. Treasury Department declared it levied sanctions against several companies and individuals in China and Russia who have ties to North Korea. The decision was made in part as an effort to isolate Kim Jong-un after his continued testing of intercontinental missiles and nuclear weapons. On Aug. 22, 2017, the sanctions against 10 businesses […]