Sections
About Emerald City
Footer 3
Two people were killed Tuesday after a powerful commercial fireworks explosion in Ontario, California, according to the city fire department.Multiple police and fire units responded to the scene -- about 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles -- around 12:30…
A 1-year-old boy is "fighting for his life" and struggling to breathe on his own after being shot in the head by Houston police, the baby's mother and attorneys representing her said Tuesday.The shooting took place March 3 when Daisha…
Applying to college is stressful in normal times, but this year, students felt the extra stress of having to deal with pandemic-related restrictions that made many of the usual steps, like working with high school counselors, visiting campuses, and in-person…
Visiting the warehouse of a flooring company here Tuesday to begin selling his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief law, President Joe Biden seemed ready to sign something else."Anything else we can be doing?" he asked the business owners, who seemed grateful…
Investigators in the case of Kristin Smart, the college student missing since 1996, served a search warrant at the home of the prime suspect's father, officials said Monday.The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office on Monday announced it served a…
In the north woods of Minnesota, the mighty Mississippi River looks like a frozen creek. After a bitter February, you can stroll across it with more fear of windburn than thin ice. And if you stroll one particular spot near…
A smiley snake, a snail with a hidden surprise, and decapitated slugs. These are the must-watch videos of the week.Sssssssmile!If you're terrified of snakes, no amount of smiley faces will get you to watch this video. This unusual color pattern…
A jury of 14 people has been selected in Derek Chauvin's trial in the death of George Floyd, and while the jurors are unnamed and unseen on camera, we do know basic details about them.Five men and nine women have…
The state of Hawaii is under an emergency proclamation as the state struggles with widespread damage from flooding.Gov. David Ige signed the proclamation Tuesday to free up state funds to assist those impacted by the heavy rains and flooding that…
The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin began Monday, almost a year after video showed him kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for nearly eight minutes. Floyd died after the incident, which occurred last May.His death sparked…
Derick Almena, the leaseholder of a dilapidated Oakland warehouse -- dubbed the "Ghost Ship" -- that went up in flames, killing 36 people, was sentenced to 12 years in a plea deal that was accepted by Alameda County Superior Court…
Coronavirus cases in the US are dipping and the number of daily vaccinations is rising. But public health experts are pressing two key concepts they say show that Americans still need to mask and distance for a while longer:First, case…
The University of Kansas and head football coach Les Miles have agreed to part ways effective immediately, the school's athletics department announced Monday.The announcement comes days after KU director of athletics Jeff Long said Miles would be placed on administrative…
A Kentucky judge on Monday dismissed charges against Kenneth Walker III, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who was killed by police when a "no-knock" search warrant was executed on her home in Louisville on March 13, 2020.Walker was accused of…
Click here for updates on this story NEW LONDON, Connecticut (WFSB) -- A New London mother is on suicide watch after she faced a judge on charges that she killed her own son.Tiffany Farrauto, 33, was charged with murder and risk…
President Joe Biden will deliver his first primetime address this Thursday, commemorating the milestone of one year since the global pandemic coronavirus shut down much of the nation."The President will deliver his first primetime address to commemorate the one-year anniversary…
Kathy Gillcrist knew she was adopted, but what she didn't know is that a search for her birth parents would lead her to the FBI's most wanted list.Gillcrist, 63, told CNN affiliate WECT that she took a home DNA test…
The death that sparked a worldwide movement took center stage in a heavily fortified Minneapolis courtroom on Tuesday as jury selection began in Derek Chauvin's trial in the death of George Floyd.Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died on May 25,…
A Connecticut woman is facing murder charges in the death of her 4-year-old son after he was found dead in their apartment Sunday morning, according to police.Tiffany Farrauto, 33, of New London, was arrested after police officers responded to a…
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, one of the world's richest people, has re-married after her 2019 divorce from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.Seattle teacher Dan Jewett acknowledged his marriage to Scott this weekend on the couple's webpage for the Giving Pledge, a philanthropic…
