Two firefighters were injured while battling a 3-alarm blaze at a downtown building in Seymour, authorities said. Fire officials said residents in two apartment buildings next door were evacuated as a precaution. About 13 residents are believed to be displaced, but officials believe they'll be able to return to their homes tonight.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVIT-TV NBC 30 New Britain

PHOTOS: Public art continues to be a priority in Lakewood, with Shaker Heights-based artist Scott Goss recently completing a mural on the eastern side of Fire Station No. 2. “The basis for the design is incorporating symbols related to fire safety and EMS work as a way to kind of create an immediate connection to the viewer,” Goss said.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cleveland.com

The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded off the tip of Louisiana’s Mississippi River delta 12 years ago -- a few minutes before 10 p.m. on April 20, 2010 -- killing 11 rig workers. Two days later, the burning rig sank, snapping the steel piping connected to the blown out oil well and sending crude flowing unfettered into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWL-TV CBS 4 New Orleans

VIDEO: The excitement is in the air over in Vidalia as they get ready for the city’s annual Onion Festival that kicks off Thursday. One of the event’s main attractions is the air show featuring the United States Navy Blue Angels. While the Blue Angels are in town, some people who were nominated and selected will have the chance to fly with them.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOC-TV CBS 11 Savannah

The CDC is now tracking another subvariant of omicron -- BA.2.12.1. BA.2 is still the dominant variant in the U.S., but BA.2.12.1 now accounts for nearly 20% of all new COVID-19 infections in the country, marking a quick increase from the 11% of cases reported last week, according to CDC data. BA.2.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMGH-TV ABC 7 Denver