Archives: 2021

Tennessee governor plans to sign bill to limit COVID rules

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says he plans to sign a wide-reaching bill that strictly limits what governments and companies can require of workers and the public to address the COVID-19 pandemic, despite opposition from prominent business interests. The Republican told reporters “there are some issues we need to work through” with the legislation, but his signature…

Showers & Weak Storms Likely Thursday Morning, Chilly Weekend Coming!

Wednesday Night Forecast Update

Wednesday Night Forecast Update for November 10th: After a very pleasant and mild start to the work week, things are going to change quickly Thursday morning. Showers and some weak storms will fire up along a cold front that will drop temperatures about 10°-15°. Another front will come by Friday dropping temperatures even further. Some of us will drop below…

Houston mayor: 3 still in critical condition from Astroworld

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s mayor says three concertgoers remain in critical condition following a massive crowd surge during a Travis Scott concert last week. Mayor Sylvester Turner said Wednesday that the victims, their families and the city deserve to know what led to the death of eight people at the Astroworld festival Friday night. The family of a 9-year-old boy…

China, US pledge to enhance climate cooperation at UN talks

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — China and the United States have pledged to increase cooperation on climate action in a joint declaration at U.N. climate talks in Glasgow. In separate news conferences Wednesday, Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and U.S. counterpart John Kerry said the world’s top two carbon polluters would work together to accelerate the emissions reductions required to meet…

“Strong” start to kids vaccine campaign, but challenges loom

WASHINGTON (AP) — About 900,000 kids aged 5-11 will have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in their first week of eligibility, the White House said Wednesday. Final clearance for the shots was granted by federal regulators on Nov. 2, with the first doses to kids beginning in some locations the following day. Now nearly 20,000 pharmacies, clinics…

Capitol rioter who hit officer gets over 3 years in prison

A New Jersey gym owner who punched a police officer during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. Scott Fairlamb’s sentencing on Wednesday to 41 months in prison is likely to become a benchmark for dozens of other Capitol rioters who engaged in violence. Fairlamb was the first person…

Warren Taylor Williams

Warren Taylor Williams was born in Memphis, Tennessee on April 28, 1981, to the family of Warren O’Neal Williams and Shannon Ratcliff Williams. He passed away on October 28, 2021. His unexpected death left behind his parents; his brother, Justin; his brother-in-law, Will Marshall; half-sister, Kim Fyfe and her spouse, Trey; his nephew, Mac; his niece, Maggie; his half-brother, Shea…