Gov. Ivey signs shark alert system bill into law – WAKA 8
Posted: May 6, 2025 4:52 PM CDT by WAKA Action 8 News Gov. Kay Ivey signs HB437 into law./Source: Office of Governor Kay Ivey Governor Kay Ivey has officially put [...]
Newscast – Tuesday, May 6, 2025
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250506-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: Lieutenant governor and former U.S. House candidate Nancy Dahlstrom is running for governor, The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska announced [...]
Time-restricted ‘smart’ toilets arrive in Long Beach
QR codes are an omnipresent aspect of smartphone-era life, controlling access of everything from airline tickets to restaurant menus. But in Long Beach, there are new, and perhaps unexpected, places [...]
Two more judges halt Trump’s Venezuelan deportations to ‘a notoriousl…
Minister of Justice and Public Security Héctor Villatoro, right, accompanies Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, center during a tour of the CECOT prison on March 26, 2025 in [...]
Soggy today, slight improvements tomorrow
After several inches of rain across parts of the state since Saturday, it's no surprise that a FLOOD WATCH is in effect. Arguably, there should have been a flood watch [...]
Teen business owners talk about jumpstarting their futures
WILMINGTON – Much like the eggs he cracks inside the kitchen of West End Neighborhood House, 18-year-old Jayden Jones says he has come out of his shell thanks to a [...]
Elon Musk Tried Keeping Issues at His Texas Mansion Private, Emails S…
Few people want beefs with their neighbors to become public. That includes Elon Musk.In March, Mr. Musk’s team lobbied officials in the upscale city of West Lake Hills, Texas, to [...]
Tuscaloosa County earns dramatic win at Hoover to make 7A baseball se…
Tuscaloosa County High School’s Colson Mellown smacked a 2-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Wildcats past homestanding Hoover 1-0 and into the Class 7A [...]
Newscast – Monday, May 5, 2025
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250505-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: Alaska’s oldest ferry is too expensive to fix, Tlingit and Haida announced that its annual food distributions of herring eggs have been canceled because the federal [...]
Hepatitis A outbreak declared in L.A. County. What you need to know
Los Angeles County has declared a communitywide outbreak of hepatitis A, a highly contagious viral disease that can lead to lasting liver damage or even death. Although cases of hepatitis [...]
Trump administration asks to dismiss suit by 3 GOP states trying to l…
Idaho, Kansas and Missouri want a federal judge to let them intervene in a case that’s already been to the U.S. Supreme Court, so they can argue the FDA erred [...]
A$AP Rocky confirms baby No. 3 with Rihanna
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — At a historic edition of the Met Gala with tons of news-making moments, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky once again stole [...]
UD President Assanis to step down
NEWARK — University of Delaware President Dennis Assanis will depart from the university on June 30, a full year before his contract expires. The decision comes as Assanis recently celebrated [...]
Nearly half of Iowa corn acres planted
Corn has begun to emerge in parts of Iowa. (Photo by Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Despite another week of rainy conditions, which left an average of just over three days suitable [...]
Trump restricts funding for controversial ‘gain-of-function’ research…
Gain-of-function research, became especially controversial and politically polarized during the COVID-19 pandemic. One theory states the SARS-CoV2 virus spilled out of a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan, China. Feature... ... Continue [...]
Elite Texas 4-Star WR puts Alabama in Top 4, announces commitment dat…
Photo Courteous of Ethan Feaster Ethan Feaster is down to four schools and has confirmed he will announce his commitment decision on July 4. The 2026... ... Continue reading this [...]
As others flee, one Juneau migrant family is hoping to stay amid fed…
Self-portraits Haitian students made at Harborview Elementary School before their family left Juneau. (Photos courtesy of Gwenna Corvez) Some immigrants living in Juneau left the United States recently after an [...]
At historic home of Will Rogers, a painful question after fire: What …
The sun had just set on the West Coast on Jan. 7 when Jennifer Rogers’ phone pinged in Oklahoma.What played on her screen was a 14-second video message: A dark, [...]
Election certification trial pushed back, pending judge’s decision on…
Photo by Getty ImagesThe trial to determine whether Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby conspired to interfere in the duties of the Secretary of State’s Office when he refused to certify [...]
President Trump says he will direct agencies to reopen Alcatraz – NBC…
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he is ordering the reopening of Alcatraz, a shuttered prison on an island in the San Francisco Bay. The president said he will [...]
LEAD PAC is accepting applications for September cohort
DOVER — LEAD PAC announced that applications are now open for the fall 2025 session of Campaign Compass: Navigating Your Path to Public Office. The no-cost, statewide program is designed [...]
Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison
President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a California island. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at [...]