Tag: missing
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Family of missing Broadway dancer Zelig Williams holding faith that he will return home safe
It’s been more than a week since a Broadway dancer who delighted crowds while performing in Tony Award-winning shows such as “Hamilton” went missing, and his family pleaded Sunday for any information that could lead to his safe return. Zelig Williams, 28, was staying with his mother in his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, since…
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One year later, is the Ebony Alert successfully helping find missing black youth?
But, Banks said, “I just kept putting pressure on them.” With the help of an advocate, Banks asked authorities to issue an Ebony Alert, California’s new notification system to inform the public about missing Black youths. Two hours after issuing the Ebony Alert, officers pinged the teen’s phone, allowing them to geolocate the device. An…
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North Carolina hospitals search for missing employees days after Helene
In the days leading up to Hurricane Helene, Dr. Lisa Kaufmann worked around the clock to make sure her North Carolina hospital system was as prepared as possible, stockpiling supplies like water, food, medication and equipment. But nearly a week after the storm’s ferocious flood waters destroyed so much of the western part of the…
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Shanola Hampton stars in ‘Found,’ bringing missing marginalized people into the light
After 11 seasons of playing the vivacious Veronica Fisher on the Showtime family dramedy “Shameless,” Shanola Hampton knew she wanted her next project to be as socially relevant as it was creatively fulfilling. She found exactly what she was looking for in the NBC missing-persons procedural drama “Found,” which returns for its sophomore season on…
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Tennessee investigating plastics factory after workers trapped by Hurricane Helene floods died, went missing
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the state’s criminal investigation agency, said Wednesday it is looking into allegations against an Erwin plastics factory where several workers died and some went missing after they were swept away by floodwaters from Hurricane Helene. “At the request of 1st Judicial District Attorney General Steve Finney, TBI agents are investigating…
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Hurricane Helene floodwaters trapped Tennessee plastics plant employees. Some are among the missing, dead.
Families began learning the grim news Monday that their loved ones were among the workers who did not survive when floodwaters from Hurricane Helene trapped them at a eastern Tennessee plastics factory. Family members, some of whom had gotten frantic video phone calls from their loved ones as the waters swelled, were learning the fate…
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QB Jordan Love returns to Green Bay Packers after missing two weeks
Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love is back as the Packers’ starter after missing two weeks because of a sprained knee. The Packers (2-1) had been 2-0 behind Love’s backup, Malik Willis. Facing the 3-0 Minnesota Vikings, and their blitz-heavy defense, however, Love will regain his status as starter. Coming off a breakout 2023 season that…
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Rescuers search for Yellowstone concession worker missing after hike in bad weather
Rescuers in Yellowstone National Park searched the area of Eagle Peak on Sunday in an effort to find a park concession worker who failed to check in at the end of a personal trip, authorities said. Austin King, 22, missed that check-in, at which he was to be picked up by a boat at Yellowstone…
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Lawsuit could bar Arizona residents with missing citizenship documents from voting in state races
A top election official in Arizona said filed a suit Tuesday that could bar almost 100,000 residents from voting in state and local races this fall, claiming they have not provided citizenship documents required under state law. The suit from Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer is related to a specific part of Arizona election law…