Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Outdated computer system exploited in Florida water treatment plant hack
jganser/iStockBy JOSH MARGOLIN and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(OLDSMAR, Fla.) -- An outdated version of Windows and a weak cybersecurity network allowed hackers to access a Florida wastewater treatment pla...
Feb 10, 2021
Black influencers join together to carve out a space for their work to be valued
ABCBy ASHAN SINGH and STEPHANIE FASANO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Last month, at a mansion in Atlanta called the Collab Crib, a group of creators is hoping to shake things up.The group was putting togethe...
Feb 10, 2021
Woman last seen with Louisiana teen Quawan Charles arrested: Police
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON and SABINA GHEBREMEDIN, ABC News(LAFAYETTE PARISH, La.) -- A woman has been arrested on charges related to the disappearence of 15-year-old Quawan "Bobby" Cha...
Feb 10, 2021
At least 100 million Americans under weather alerts as major winter blast to get worse
ABC NewsBy DANIEL MANZO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- The winter blast that is occurring across much of the country is going to get worse before it gets better.On Wednesday, winter weather alerts stretch ne...
Feb 10, 2021
Pharmacist who attempted to spoil hundreds of COVID vaccine doses pleads guilty
Kuzma/iStockBy SASHA PEZENIK, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- The Wisconsin pharmacist accused of intentionally attempting to destroy nearly 500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine formally pleaded guilty in federal...
Feb 10, 2021
Kidnapped 10-year-old saved by two sanitation workers on pickup route
Pelican Waste & DebrisBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (NEW IBERIA, La.) -- Two Louisiana sanitation workers are being hailed as heroes for saving a 10-year-old girl who had been abducted from a family m...
Feb 10, 2021
Ohio police officer talks armed robbery suspect into peacefully surrendering
kali9/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio) -- An Ohio police officer is being praised for showing restraint and providing a textbook example of his de-escalation training to peac...
Feb 09, 2021
Washington state trooper killed in avalanche while snowmobiling
Washington State Patrol/FacebookBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (KITITAS COUNTY, Wa.) -- A Washington state trooper was killed in an avalanche while snowmobiling, authorities said.Trooper Steve Houle, 51...
Feb 09, 2021
Arrest made in street attack of 91-year-old California man
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStockBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News(OAKLAND, Calif.) -- A 28-year-old suspect was arrested in a series of random attacks targeting Asians in the Chinatown neighborhood of Oakland, Cali...
Feb 09, 2021
1 dead, 4 injured, suspect in custody after shooting at Minnesota health clinic: Police
KMSP-TVBy EMILY SHAPIRO, WILL MCDUFFIE, and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News(BUFFALO, Minn.) -- One person is dead and four others were injured after a man opened fire at the Allina Health Clinic Crossroads cam...
Feb 09, 2021