Day: June 26, 2024

Bear euthanized after injuring Tennessee theme park concession stand employee

8:42 am June 26, 2024

A Tennessee black bear was euthanized after a video went viral last week showing the wild animal helping itself to gumbo in a theme park concession stand and injuring a worker, according to wildlife officials. The bear raided the aptly-named “Bear Can” concession stand at the Anakeesta Mountaintop Adventure Park in Gatlinburg, WVLT-TV reported. DESANTIS […]

John Curtis wins highly-contested primary Utah challenge to replace Sen. Mitt Romney

8:30 am June 26, 2024

John Curtis won Tuesday night’s primary challenge in Utah, taking one step closer to potentially replacing retiring moderate Republican Sen. Mitt Romney. Curtis was leading with 52% of the vote when the Associated Press called the race. He will now proceed to the November general election and face Democratic nominee Caroline Gleich. Utah hasn’t elected […]

Alabama teen, boyfriend killed days apart in same location with police chase into burned church: report

8:19 am June 26, 2024

A 19-year-old Alabama woman has died following a police chase, crashing her vehicle in the same location her boyfriend had died in only days prior, local law enforcement officials told AL.com. Jennefer L. Arellano-Maldonado, 19, died around 12:53 a.m. Sunday after her 2019 BMW X5 veered off the road and burst into flames near the […]

State Senator wins Dem primary in central New York, lining up showdown for pivotal swing seat

8:19 am June 26, 2024

New York state Sen. John Mannion, a former public school teacher, won the Democratic primary in New York’s 22nd congressional district Tuesday night to face Rep. Brandon Williams, R-N.Y., in November. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report ranks the district as one of the most competitive in the country, and Democrats are eyeing it as a […]

Jeff Crank wins battle of Trump vs establishment in Colorado

8:14 am June 26, 2024

Jeff Crank emerged with the victory in the heated race for the GOP nomination in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, besting Trump-backed Dave Williams in one of the most watched primary elections of the day. Crank won the GOP nomination Tuesday with 67.9% percent of the vote, at the time the Associated Press called the race. […]