(NBC News) Three people are set to testify in public impeachment hearings this week: acting Ukraine Ambassador William Taylor and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent on Wednesday; former Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovich appears Friday. All three have testified privately. Republicans want to hear from eight more, including the unidentified whistleblower and whoever helped him write the complaint that…
(KJRH) A graduation, 74 years in the making was held in Oklahoma Thursday. 95-year-old Lewis Shaw was finally awarded his high school diploma at a special graduation ceremony at Claremore High School. Corporal Shaw dropped out of high school in 1943 to join the United States Marines and fight in World War II. Once he returned, Shaw worked for a…
(WAVE) Shoppers scattered Thursday night as bullets flew inside a busy Kroger store in Louisville, Kentucky. Witnesses say two male shoppers got into an argument in the produce department when one made pulled out a knife, the other a gun. The man with the gun started shooting, sending shoppers scrambling. He eventually made it outside the store, where he started…
(WFLA) A soldier returned home to Hillsborough County, Florida this week to surprise his daughter at her elementary school. Army service member Rafael Sanchez showed up to help recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the school’s Veterans Day assembly. Pena’s family sat with the other veterans and guests, as they watched the special reunion unfold. Read more: http://bit.ly/2pIgq7fh
(NBC News) Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney has defied a subpoena to testify in the ongoing impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Former National Security Advisor John Bolton also failed to show up before lawmakers on Thursday. The impeachment inquiry will continue to ramp up next week, when House Democrats hold their first public hearings. Republicans want…
(KARE) For a farmer, there’s as much love for their community as there is for their land. “We all love each other and we help our neighbors,” says farmer Zach Johnson. He says nobody understood that better than his Lowry, Minnesota neighbor and friend, Norman Johnson. The man who farmed on his land for about 60 years. The man who…
(SNN) For the past 11 years, Tracy Jackson has done everything with her dog Chancellor by her side. “We have hiked all over Las Vegas and the mountains of the Red Rocks in Utah,” Jackson says. In October 2018 he was diagnosed with lung cancer. “It was a very tumultuous time for me because he is my very best friend…
(KHSB) Kansas City, Missouri, voters overwhelmingly decided to restore The Paseo name to one of the city’s most recognizable roadways Tuesday, rebuking the City Council’s decision in January to name the street after civil rights icon Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As a result, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard will revert to Paseo Boulevard, barely nine months after…
(KOB) The U.S. Christmas tree is on its way to Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, crews in New Mexico’s Carson National Forest cut down this year’s 60-foot blue spruce. The tree was quickly lifted, then loaded up for a two-week, 1,500-mile journey to our nation’s capital. This is not the first time New Mexico has had the honor of providing the…
(WBRE) A Department of Army civilian police officer reunited with his K9 partner Wednesday after being apart for three years. Jason Livingston waited with open arms as the adorable eight-year-old Dutch German Shepherd greeted him with hugs and kisses. Their reunion is all thanks to local nonprofit, K9 Hero Haven. Livingston worked as a Department of Army civilian police officer…
