TV reporter heading to “breaking news” scene finds boyfriend on one knee, video shows
An Alabama news reporter rushed to the scene of the “breaking news” and found her boyfriend on his knees, the video shows. The surprise marriage proposal he left the television journalist Valerie Bell in shock “Here I was, thinking I was going to get breaking news,” Bell, a reporter for WBMA in Birmingham, wrote July 1 on Instagram. “But little did he know, it was all part of a massive collaborative plan to pull off a very big surprise.” A five-minute clip that Bell posted on social media begins as a vehicle pulls into a parking lot near police cars…
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BREAKING NEWS: A fatal motorcycle accident has been reported
Local news on WXHC.com brings you: At approximately 7 a.m. this morning, July 6, emergency services responded to the area of Page Green Road and Blodgett Mills Road for a motorcycle accident. Reports on X101 News say the motorcycle had hit a lawnmower with the motorcycle rider thrown from the bike. Cortlandville Fire, TLC and Cortland County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene. A helicopter was initially requested but was canceled as the driver was said to have died when emergency services arrived. Page Green Road remains closed between Starr Road, Ely Road and Blodgett Mills Road while the…
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LPSO: Man wanted for identity theft arrested in Florida | Breaking news
A 51-year-old man who allegedly used a victim’s information to open a line of credit and make “various purchases” has been arrested in Florida, authorities say. In June, the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office said detectives were looking for Joshua Carry Dunn after receiving a report of identity theft and fraud. Through the investigation, detectives linked Dunn to the case. “Dunn used the victim’s information to open a line of credit,” authorities said at the time. “Several purchases were also made in the New Orleans area.” On Wednesday, the sheriff’s office said Dunn had been taken into custody by law enforcement…
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3-year-old boy, fatally struck by car in Town ‘N Country
A 3-year-old boy was fatally struck by a car early Thursday after walking away from a Town ‘N Country apartment, deputies said. Deputies responded to a 911 call shortly before 3 a.m. about a child who had been hit by a car in the northbound lane of Sheldon Road near Brennan Circle, according to the County Sheriff’s Office. Hillsborough. When deputies arrived, they found the 3-year-old boy in the road. The child was taken to Hospital Sant Josep and was pronounced dead there. The driver of the car had just left work and was returning home when he realized he…
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Alabama reporter caught in ‘surprise’ amid ‘breaking news’ scene
An Alabama television reporter got the scoop of a lifetime when she found her now-fiancé on one knee for a marriage proposal behind her while she was at work. Valerie Bell, reporter from Birmingham ABC branch WBMA, arrived on scene in response to reports of a vehicle driven into water while speaking with Pell City Police Department officials. “So, do you mind if I take some notes?” Bell asked an officer at the scene. “Uh, sure, yeah, but before you take some notes, I think you’ll like to see something right behind you,” the officer said as he pointed towards…
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Prigozhin of the Wagner group is in Russia: the leader of Belarus Lukashenko
MINSK, Belarus — The mystery surrounding the fate of Russia’s Wagner rebel mercenary group deepened Thursday with the leader of Belarus saying the fighters and their leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, were not in his country despite the Kremlin saying they had effectively been exiled there after leaving. Moscow Prigozhin brought Russia down days ago after launching his mutiny against the Kremlin’s military leaders, setting up a direct confrontation with President Vladimir Putin. The Wagner leader said thousands of his fighters were marching towards Moscow, only to turn back after an apparent deal brokered by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko would see them…
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bread House passes budget after Shapiro’s school voucher revocation
Gov. Josh Shapiro managed to convince House Democrats to pass a $45.5 billion state spending plan Wednesday night after vowing to veto his own proposal to use public money to fund private school vouchers. Shapiro had previously used the promise of the school voucher program to bring Republicans to control the Senate to pass a budget that included several Democratic priorities. The about-face has angered conservatives who say Shapiro outfoxed them. For that reason, this may not be the last word on this year’s budget drama. Lawmakers still have to approve code invoices — complicated pieces of omnibus budget-enabling legislation…
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Green energy protesters disrupt Keir Starmer’s speech
Turning to media questions, Sir Keir Starmer was asked if he would commit to further investment in schools and the education sector, beyond what Labor has already announced. He said: “The approach I have taken in this mission and all our missions is to establish the change we need to make and why we need to make it, in this case removing those barriers to opportunity, and where that involves money like this mission does, to explain how much and where it will come from.” He added: “On the wider question of funding, what I would say is look, a…
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