President Donald Trump’s supporters were still rampaging through the US Capitol when the question arose: If these had been Black Lives Matter demonstrators instead of overwhelmingly White, militant Trump backers, how different would the police response have been? The Black Lives Matter Global Network hit the question hard in a statement following the Capitol siege.…… MORE
US Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman has been hailed as an American hero for leading a growing mob away from the Senate chambers during last week’s attack on the Capitol. Now, a bipartisan trio of lawmakers wants to recognize Goodman with a Congressional Gold Medal for potentially saving lives on one of the darkest days…… MORE
The movement for a cleaner, greener world has grown increasingly popular as the climate crisis has worsened, and organizations such as Greenpeace and World Wildlife Fund, now household names, have raised millions to save species, cut down on pollution and slow the effects of climate change. But many environmental organizations are still predominantly staffed and…… MORE
For the first time in more than 100 years, Lee-Jackson Day will not officially be celebrated in Virginia. The holiday, which was observed on the Friday before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in January, celebrated Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson as “defenders of causes.” The event typically involved Civil War-themed parades, wreath…… MORE
Washington, DC, and states across the country are heightening security and preparing reinforcements this week ahead of potential armed protests from Saturday up to at least Inauguration Day on Wednesday. One week after a pro-Trump mob ransacked the US Capitol, federal officials reiterated a warning in a call with law enforcement leaders across the country,…… MORE
At least seven people, including the bus driver, were injured after a bus crashed through a overpass barrier in New York City’s Bronx area, according to the New York Police Department. The tandem bus is now dangling over the roadway below, the NYPD said. The crash happened close to midnight Thursday on the westbound Cross…… MORE
Los Angeles County, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in California, is running out of space to store the bodies of Covid-19 victims and officials are working to create more capacity. About 900 bodies are currently being held at the Los Angeles Medical Examiner Coroner’s Office, which usually has a capacity of 500, according to…… MORE
Attorneys for Mossimo Giannulli, the fashion designer and husband of actress Lori Loughlin, have requested that he complete his five-month sentence related to the college admissions scandal in home confinement, according to court documents filed Thursday. Giannulli has had to spend 40% of his sentence in solitary confinement because of Covid-19 concerns at the prison,…… MORE
Urban Meyer — three-time national champion as a college football coach — will now lead the Jacksonville Jaguars, the team announced Thursday. Meyer, formerly the head coach at Ohio State, will become the seventh head coach in Jaguars franchise history. This will be his first time as an NFL head coach. “I’m ready to coach…… MORE
Most Hispanic adults in the United States want to receive a Covid-19 vaccine eventually, but Hispanic adults under 50 are twice as likely to say they will “definitely not get the vaccine,” according to an analysis of Kaiser Family Foundation’s Covid-19 Vaccine Monitor Survey. Hispanic adults under 50 are also less likely to say that…… MORE
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Here are some of the highlights of how our three Cumulus Broadcasting Knoxville radio stations gave back to the community in 2020.
NewsTalk 98.7 is proud to be a part of Project Shine! We’ve teamed up with VolunteerMatch to encourage you to donate your TIME this holiday season!
Due to circumstances regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be unable to host our annual Off The Record event at the Bijou Theatre in 2020. We have a new date scheduled for April 20, 2021.
Big Kahuna Wing Festival may be cancelled for 2020, but the charities the festival benefits each year still need your help now more than ever. Find out how you can donate here!