Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Worker dies in roof collapse at Pennsylvania mine
WTAE-TV(SPRINGHILL TOWNSHIP, Penn.) -- A worker is dead after a stone mine collapsed in southwestern Pennsylvania Friday, officials said. The roof of the Laurel Aggregates' Lake Lynn mine in Springhil...
Meredith Deliso, ABC News Jan 08, 2022

46 Philadelphia schools switch to virtual learning
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) -- The Philadelphia School District announced on Friday that 46 of its schools will switch to virtual learning as the omicron variant and a winter storm take a...
Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News Jan 08, 2022

Students demand action after Penn professor's 'racist' comments about Asians
iStock/sshepard(NEW YORK) -- The University of Pennsylvania came under fire this week after a law professor made inflammatory comments about Asians and the Asian-American community during an interview...
Abby Cruz, ABC News Jan 07, 2022

Body camera footage released in fatal shooting of Ohio man on New Year's Day
iStock/PeopleImages(NEW YORK) -- Just a few minutes after the clock struck midnight, James "Roe" Williams was fatally shot by police on New Year's Day. The Canton Police Department has now released bo...
Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News Jan 07, 2022

First confirmed casualty of devastating Colorado wildfire identified
iStock/Kamonchai Mattakulphon(DENVER) -- Officials have identified the first confirmed casualty of a devastating wildfire in Colorado. Partial human remains found Wednesday at a home in unincorporated...
Meredith Deliso, ABC News Jan 07, 2022

Amber Alert for Texas 3-year-old Lina Sardar Khil discontinued but police still searching
iStock/ijoe84(NEW YORK) -- The Amber Alert for Lina Sardar Khil, a missing 3-year-old girl in San Antonio, was suspended on Friday afternoon, but police stressed that the investigation is ongoing. "Wh...
Deena Zaru, ABC News Jan 07, 2022

Crumbley court hearing: Accused school shooter's parents denied reduced bail
iStock/nirat(NEW YORK) -- James and Jennifer Crumbley's motion to amend their bond was denied by a judge on Friday. Both are charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter in a Michigan school s...
Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News Jan 07, 2022

New details surface on identity of Young Dolph murder suspect
iStock/south agency(MEMPHIS) -- New details have surfaced about Justin Johnson, the man who is wanted for allegedly shooting and killing rapper Young Dolph at a bakery in Memphis on Nov. 17 as he cont...
Deena Zaru, ABC News Jan 07, 2022

Snowstorm, backed by arctic blast, slams Northeast
Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than 45 million people on Tuesday morning were under snow alerts from Virginia to Maine. The first significant snowstorm of the season in t...
Max Golembo, ABC News Jan 07, 2022

COVID-19 live updates: Half of NYC COVID hospitalizations admitted for other reasons
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 833,000 Ame...
Mary Kekatos, Nadine El-Bawab, Ayushi Agarwal, Ivan Pereira, Morgan Winsor and Meredith Deliso, ABC News Jan 07, 2022