Holidays News

On Monday May 18th, 2013, WVLA NBC reported, "three people, including a teenager, were sent to the hospital on Mother's Day after they were attacked at a local gas station.

New Orleans officials and cultural advocates say the Mother's Day parade shootings that left 20 people injured won't spell the end of second-line parades, the local tradition that celebrates the city and its people.

The World Health Organization has issued a blunt assessment of the coronavirus outbreak in Saudi Arabia, acknowledging for the first time that there are concerns the virus may be spreading from person to person, at least in a limited way.

Shawn Scott, 24, left, and his brother Akein, right, allegedly opened fire on a second-line parade on Mother's Day in what sources say was a gang-related feud.

With a throng of nearly 6,000 supporters on hand at the Capitol, Gov. Mark Dayton signed into law a bill that will legalize same sex marriages in the state.

Jeremiah Bean was arraigned Thursday on 19 counts, including first-degree murder, arson and burglary.

The Archbishop of Westminster will bless more than 600 married couples to celebrate marriage as "an exclusive commitment and a life-long partnership between a man and a woman". The couples - who have almost 20,000 years of marriage between them - are all celebrating their 10th, 25th, 40th, 50th or 60th+ wedding anniversaries this year.

A 43-year-old man had sex with a teenage girl, but New Mexico State Police said she's the one who could be going to jail.

The home owned by Earl Windom in Prichard is still damaged from the Dec. 25, 2012, tornado.

New information is expected Friday in the investigation into the deaths of a women and her two children in a New Albany park.

Suspect faces 20 charges in Mother's Day shooting Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press.

Days after sudden gunfire brought a chaotic and bloody end to a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans, news of six arrests gave an organizer of the traditional event reason to celebrate again.

22, 2009, file photo, bottles of Heinz organic tomato ketchup are on display inside Costco in Mountain View, Calif.

The Hours: Tuesday through Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. and late-night happy hour Friday and Saturday from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. The Scene: For Sanctuaria, it's the Dia de los Muertos every day.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has directed that U.S. and Connecticut flags be flown at half-staff today in recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day.

By Erin Foster LSN EAST BATON ROUGE - Three black suspects accused of attacking and beating a white family on Mother's Day could be facing additional charges as police and the FBI determine whether it was a hate crime.

It's a sure sign of the May Meridian Health's Paint the Town Pink breast cancer awareness campaign - "Welcome to Pinkson." That's the sign seen hanging on the tennis courts at Victory Park in Rumson just as people get into town.

Officials awaited daybreak to fully assess the scope of the destruction left in the wake of a deadly tornado in Granbury.

I've seen them all over. Maybe it was Mother's Day this last weekend. Maybe it is just the over-abundance of social media in my life.

New Orleans Police Chief Ronal Serpas announces that Akein Scott is a suspect in the Mother's Day shooting in New Orleans, Monday, May 13, 2013.(Photo by David Grunfeld, Nola.com New Orleans police on Wednesday night arrested 19-year-old Akein Scott in the Mother's Day second line parade shooting that left 19 people hospitalized with gunshot ... (more)