NYC middle school students to return to in-person learning on Feb. 25
NEW YORK (77 WABC) — Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to have New York City’s public middle school students back in their classrooms on February 25th. About 62,000 students in grades 6 through 8 whose families have
Avalanche killed 4 local backcountry skiers in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Four backcountry skiers in their 20s were killed when one of the deadliest avalanches in Utah history hit a popular canyon. Police said Sunday four other skiers managed to dig themselves out
Facebook planning to remove false claims surrounding all vaccines from its platform
NEW YORK (77WABC) – On Monday Facebook announced that it will remove posts with false claims about all vaccines across its site. Such false claims include assertions that vaccines cause autism or that it’s safer for people
Congressional Report: Increasing federal minimum wage to $15 would result in 1.4M job losses
NEW YORK (77WABC) – Increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would result in the loss of 1.4 million jobs, according to a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) average estimate detailed in a report released Monday.
NJ Mother Charged in The Homocide of Her 4-Year-Old Son
(South Bound Brook, NJ/77WABC)-A NJ mother is charged in the death of her four-year-old son. Police say the 38-year-old mother called 9-1-1 Saturday to report she had injuries to her wrists. Police arrived at the woman’s Cedar
A Woman Rescued From Icy Hudson River Waters
HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a woman who went onto a closed New Jersey pier to try to take a picture was rescued after falling through a gap into the icy water of the Hudson River
A Motorist Struck & Killed After Fleeing Police Following A Traffic Stop
(CAMDEN, N.J. AP/77WABC)) — State officials launched an investigation after a motorist stopped by police ran off and was struck and killed on a highway in New Jersey, officials said. The 26-year-old drove away after being stopped
Four skiers killed, four injured in avalanche in Salt Lake City, Utah area
Four skiers died and four others were injured after an avalanche in the Salt Lake County. The skiers, ranging in age from 23 to 48, were reported to be at 9,800 feet elevation near Wilson Glade in
House Democrats to introduce $3,000 per child benefit as part of Biden relief package
House Democrats plan to unveil legislation Monday to provide $3,000 per child to tens of millions of families as part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. Under the proposal, the Internal Revenue Service would
