Tag: State News

Investigators Visit North Carolina Amusement Park After Closing Ride Because of Crack

RALEIGH, N.C.—State investigators were on site Monday at a North Carolina amusement park after a crack was discovered on a support beam on one of their popular roller coasters. Tommy Petty, chief of the state Department of Labor’s Amusement Device Bureau, said investigators from his department “already came and went” from the Carowinds roller coaster…


Investigators Visit North Carolina Amusement Park After Closing Roller Coaster Because of Crack

RALEIGH, N.C.—State investigators were on site Monday at a North Carolina amusement park after a crack was discovered on a support beam on one of their popular roller coasters. Tommy Petty, chief of the state Department of Labor’s Amusement Device Bureau, said investigators from his department “already came and went” from the Carowinds roller coaster…


Explosions Hit DC Businesses As Bombing Suspect Remains On The Loose

Authorities in Washington, D.C. are seeking public assistance in locating the suspects behind three bombing attacks on Sunday morning. Bombs hit a bank, a retail outlet, and a grocery store within 15 minutes on July 2, causing damage. Three stores in Northeast Washington reported attacks with explosive devices, according to a statement from the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD)…


America the Beautiful Festival Celebrates Meaning of Freedom

Loads of fun was to be had in downstate New York on the Independence Day weekend at the America the Beautiful Festival—the first of what’s expected to be an annual celebration of freedom and patriotism. Spanning two afternoons and evenings, the festival converged on the main stage where attendees savored a lineup of classic rock,…


‘It’s Crazy’: Trump Weighs in on NYC’s Wood- and Coal-Fired Pizza Oven Crackdown

Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacted to the proposed emission-cutting rules targeting New York City’s pizzerias using coal- and wood-fired pizza ovens. “Even now, they want to take away the pizza ovens. We have the greatest pizza parlors in the world. They want to stop that in New York,” Trump said in…


Thousands of Hotel Workers Go on Strike in Southern California Over Rising Living Expenses

Thousands of Southern California hotel workers went on strike on the Fourth of July weekend for a new contract with higher wages and benefits, according to the employees’ union. Non-managerial hotel staff, including cooks, room attendants, dishwashers, servers, bellmen, and front desk workers, were seen picketing outside major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties as the…


California Woman Gets 90 Days in Jail for False Report of Kidnapping Attempt

A California woman and Instagram “mom influencer” has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after lying to authorities about a Latino couple allegedly trying to kidnap her children, according to the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office. Kathleen Sorensen, 31, was sentenced to jail on June 29 for a single count of knowingly making a…


Car Crashes Into a New Hampshire Restaurant and Injures Several Customers, Fire Department Says

LACONIA, N.H.—A car crashed into a busy restaurant and injured several patrons in a lakeside town in New Hampshire Sunday afternoon, emergency officials said. The vehicle struck the Looney Bin Bar & Grill a little after 12:40 p.m. Firefighters who arrived on the scene found the car inside the restaurant, the Laconia Fire Department said…


Contractor for Bud Light Maker Anheuser-Busch Shuts Down 2 Bottling Plants

A major contractor for Bud Light maker Anheuser-Busch is shutting down two of its glass bottling plants in North Carolina and Louisiana, laying off about 600 employees, amid declining sales of the beer. The Ardagh Group, headquartered in Luxembourg, is one of the largest glass producers in the world with more than 100 plants in operation. In a…


Atlanta Rapper Suspected of Role in Fatal Shooting Arrested, Charged With Murder

ATLANTA—An Atlanta rapper signed to Young Thug’s record label has been arrested and charged with murder for his suspected role in the fatal shooting of a man outside an apartment complex. Atlanta Police on Saturday said 20-year-old Jakobe Moody, who goes by FN DaDealer, was taken into custody and charged with felony murder and possession…