Pride organizers promise safety at festivities amid anti-LGBTQ rhetoric

Pride organizers promise safety at festivities amid anti-LGBTQ rhetoric

(NEW YORK) -- As Pride Month kicks off, the continuing anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation that has grown over the past several years is on the minds of many people, and event organizers across the country say they have prepared for this and have implemented security protocols that ensure performers and…
West Virginia state trooper shot and killed, suspect in custody: Authorities

West Virginia state trooper shot and killed, suspect in custody: Authorities

(WEST VIRGINIA) -- A 29-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a West Virginia state trooper is in police custody, according to the ATF's Louisville Office. Law enforcement responded to a shooting complaint in Mingo County, West Virginia, on Friday where they encountered Timothy Kennedy who began shooting at police. Troopers…
Viewing service held for 14-year-old killed by store owner, ahead of funeral

Viewing service held for 14-year-old killed by store owner, ahead of funeral

(SOUTH CAROLINA) -- The viewing service for Cyrus Carmack-Belton, who was allegedly shot and killed by a South Carolina gas station owner, is being held Friday, according to Leevy's Funeral Home. His funeral is planned for Saturday. Rick Chow, 58, was arrested and charged with murder in connection to 14-year-old…
North Carolina’s Fort Bragg drops Confederate namesake, renamed Fort Liberty

North Carolina’s Fort Bragg drops Confederate namesake, renamed Fort Liberty

(NEW YORK) -- North Carolina's Fort Bragg, named after Confederate Army Gen. Braxton Bragg, was officially redesignated to Fort Liberty on Friday. The renaming ceremony Friday was part of a national campaign to change the names of nine U.S. Army installations, as recommended by the Department of Defense's Naming Commission…
Three killed, three hurt in California crime spree; suspect in custody

Three killed, three hurt in California crime spree; suspect in custody

(NEW YORK) -- Three people have been killed and three others injured in a Northern California crime spree, the motive for which authorities say remains under investigation. The suspect, whose name was not released, was taken into custody following the Thursday afternoon attacks. The spree began at about 3:11 p.m.…