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Amid wastewater overflow threat, Florida officials urge residents to heed evacuation orders
PhilAugustavo/iStockBY: JULIA JACOBO, ABC NEWS (TAMPA, Fla.) — Florida officials are urging residents in the surrounding areas of a wastewater storage pond to heed evacuation orders ahead of a p...
ABC Audio Apr 04, 2021
California Gov. Gavin Newsom pushes COVID-19 vaccination efforts as cases increase across US
Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty ImagesBY: ZOHREEN SHAH AND ARIELLE MITROPOULOS, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom patiently waited for the da...
ABC Audio Apr 04, 2021
Florida wastewater pond's 'imminent' overflow leads to evacuations and emergency order
shaunl/iStockBY: MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in Manatee County on Saturday because of a leak at a wastewater storage pond, the...
ABC Audio Apr 04, 2021
Michigan reports highest number of new COVID-19 cases since December
Emily Elconin/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBY: MEREDITH DELISO, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Michigan has reported its highest number of new daily COVID-19 cases since early December, as the state is in t...
ABC Audio Apr 04, 2021
Record warmth spreads across Southwest and Central US as new storm moves in
ABC NewsBY: HOPE OSEMWENKHAE, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Record low temperatures were set in over a dozen states on the East Coast on Saturday with temperatures in the teens and 20s and frost advisor...
ABC Audio Apr 04, 2021
Washington teenager arrested for attack on Asian couple caught on video
Tacoma Police Department/FacebookBY: MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC NEWS (TACOMA, Wash.) -- A 15-year-old has been arrested for allegedly assaulting an Asian couple in an attack caught on video in Washington s...
ABC Audio Apr 03, 2021
Police open fire during hours-long standoff with lake-swimming suspect at LA park
KABCBY: MEREDITH DELISO, ABC NEWS (LOS ANGELES) -- A woman allegedly armed with a gun was taken into custody after an hours-long standoff with Los Angeles police Friday, during which officers opened f...
ABC Audio Apr 03, 2021
Here's how you can help save bees and other pollinators
manfredxy/iStockBY: PHAEDRA SINGELIS, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) -- Bumblebees are some of our most effective pollinators, but more than one-quarter of the species is facing extinction.Bees, butterflies and ...
ABC Audio Apr 03, 2021
Bus carrying unaccompanied migrant girls arrives at Houston shelter
KTRKBY: MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC NEWS (HOUSTON) -- The first bus carrying unaccompanied migrant girls arrived at a Houston shelter Friday evening, amid a surge of children entering the country and growin...
ABC Audio Apr 03, 2021
Key takeaways from 1st week of Derek Chauvin trial in the death of George Floyd
Courtesy Ben Crump LawBY: MEREDITH DELISO, ABC NEWS (MINNEAPOLIS) -- The trial for Derek Chauvin, the former police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, wrapped its first week in Minneapolis,...
ABC Audio Apr 03, 2021