Month: August 2022

Breaking news 9:37 am 08/15/22: Tulsa police have confirmed that 17-year-old Jordan Esteban, who was shot Sunday evening, has died. Police have identified the suspect as Oscar Zermeno. Zermeno was booked into jail on charges of second-degree manslaughter. According to police, the suspect and witnesses claim the shooting was accidental as the two were passing around the gun in their car. This is breaking news, the original story can be found below. — Tulsa police are investigating after officers say a 17-year-old boy was shot in the head in a shopping center parking lot near 21st and Garnett. The shooting…

CHELSEA, TOO MUCH. (WHDH) – At least six people were injured and 30 were left homeless after crews worked to put out a house fire in Chelsea overnight. Officials told 7NEWS one person had to be rescued with a ladder after a fire started in the back of a house on Cottage Street just before 12:30am. Two firefighters were among the six people injured Wednesday morning. Video sent to 7NEWS showed at least one firefighter walking through the flames on the floor level of the scene, seconds before what witnesses described as a loud explosion. Chelsea Fire is still investigating…

For some passengers, the 30+ hour bus ride from the Texas border to the East Coast is exhausting and confusing. When they get off the bus in New York City or Washington, DC, they don’t know where to go or what to do next. For others, a free trip to the Big Apple or the nation’s capital is more than they ever imagined they would get after a long and arduous trek from their home country to the United States. Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s decision to transport thousands of migrants to Washington DC and New York in what he described…

It’s unclear which law enforcement agency would handle a possible investigation into Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin’s campaign after the state Board of Elections invalidated thousands of duplicate petition signatures last month. State Democratic Party leaders on Tuesday demanded answers from Zeldin’s campaign about who is responsible for the additional requests and a criminal investigation after the The Times Union first reported this week the 11,000 invalidated and duplicate petitions were gathered and bound at the state headquarters of the Republican Party in Albany. “This is election fraud,” said New York State Democratic Committee Chairman Jay Jacobs. “If someone wants…

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – A group of local politicians celebrated a years-long sand replenishment project, but warned it could be years before it begins. Rep. Michelle Steel, R-Calif., helped secure $15.5 million to send sand to the California coast and replenish eroding shorelines. “I made a promise to bring sand bottoms to our district,” he said. “We were a natural disaster of devastation.” The group gathered at the Newport Beach Balboa Pier, where heavy equipment rolled onto the nearby beach, building a steep sand berm for the expected high tides. Steel said sand erosion is a public safety issue, and…

Mark Robinson remains one of North Carolina’s most controversial yet fascinating political figures. From his meteoric rise in politics to his controversial speeches about the LGBTQ community, he often explains his life in speeches. Next month, he will publish his first book, “We are the Majority,” about his complex life growing up in Greensboro and the speech he gave at a town hall meeting that went viral and led to his political career In this week’s Tying It Together With Tim Boyum, we talk to Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, hear some of his story, discuss the future of his political…