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Airports closing as Hurricane Ian bears down on Florida

September 28, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — Multiple airports in Florida have announced temporary closures as Hurricane Ian makes its way toward the state.

The hurricane is currently forecast to make landfall Wednesday afternoon as a Category 3 storm somewhere between Tampa and Fort Myers. It’s expected to bring with it destructive winds, life-threatening storm surge and heavy rain.

Hurricane warnings have been issued for Tampa and Fort Myers. A tropical storm watch has also been issued for Miami and tropical storm warnings have been issued for Orlando and Jacksonville. About 2.5 million Floridians are under mandatory or voluntary evacuation orders, Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday morning.

As Florida’s west coast braces for Ian, several airports have already suspended or are planning to suspend operations.

All inbound and outbound flights at Key West International Airport were canceled Tuesday due to Hurricane Ian. The airport has not yet made any announcements regarding operations for Wednesday.

St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport closed at 1 p.m. Tuesday due to mandatory evacuation orders from Pinellas County and will remain closed until the evacuation order is lifted, airport officials said.

Tampa International Airport will suspend all operations starting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday in preparation for Hurricane Ian and will “closely coordinate the reopening of the airport with its partners based on roadway safety, facility readiness, and staffing,” the airport said. It anticipated a “high volume of travelers” Tuesday ahead of its closure.

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport will close starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday, with flights suspended after its last departure at 6 p.m., airport officials said.

On Wednesday, the Orlando International Airport will stop operations at 10:30 a.m., and the Melbourne Orlando International Airport said it will close at 2 p.m. “due to the increasing likelihood of tropical impacts locally.”

Impacted travelers are encouraged to contact their airlines directly for updates.

Miami International Airport, one of the busiest airports in Florida, is “not in the cone of concern” and remains open, the airport said. Flights between the airport and the Cayman Islands, Cuba and central and north Florida are expected to be delayed or canceled due to Ian, local officials said.

Ahead of the storm, hundreds of flights have been canceled on Wednesday, primarily into or out of Orlando International Airport, according to FlightAware.

Several airlines are offering travel waivers for those who may be impacted by Hurricane Ian, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines. American is also adding “reduced, last minute fares” for cities that will be impacted by Hurricane Ian and waiving checked bag fees for two checked bags on flights to and from certain airports.

“It’s started”: Garth Brooks fulfills daughter’s wish for him to get a tattoo

September 28, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Garth Brooks has finally gotten a tattoo, but he’s staying mum on what it is.

Back in 2014, Garth promised his youngest daughter, Allie Colleen, who was turning 18 at the time, that he would one day get a tattoo. When he announced their deal during an episode of Inside Studio G in January 2022, he revealed that he had to get the tattoo before the end of the year, a process that started during the final days of his Stadium Tour in Dublin, Ireland.

“It has started,” Garth confirms. “I think everyone thought it was a joke, but it has started.”

Though the superstar is staying silent on what the tattoo is, wife Trisha Yearwood dropped a hint in the comment section on the Inside Studio G video writing, “the tattoo is fire, so hot!!!”

Though Allie has multiple tattoos, this marks Garth’s first.

Wilderado premieres video for “Head Right” follow-up single, “Surefire”

September 28, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Wilderado has premiered the video for “Surefire,” the follow-up single to the band’s breakout song “Head Right.”

The clip features footage of the Oklahoma outfit’s time on the road over the past year, including a stop at Colorado’s scenic Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

You can watch the “Surefire” video streaming now on YouTube.

“Surefire” has been following in the footsteps of “Head Right” as it climbs Billboard‘s Alternative Airplay chart, reaching the top 35 this week. “Head Right” peaked in the top 10 on the tally.

Wilderado’s tour will continue throughout the fall and includes a set at the Austin City Music Festival in October.

Reba McEntire was excited to play a “very dark character” on ABC’s ’Big Sky’

September 28, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Reba McEntire was instantly intrigued by the character description for Sunny Barnes when she was pitched the role on season 3 of Big Sky.

The country legend initially got a call from executive producer Elwood Reid about joining the cast, prefacing that Sunny is a “very dark character,” which immediately piqued her interest.

In addition to her storied career in country music, Reba is known for playing the titular role in Reba, which ran for six seasons on The WB and The CW until 2007. She also transitioned to Broadway in 2001 as the lead role of Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun. When presented with the opportunity to appear on Big Sky, Reba knew the role would push her out of her comfort zone.

“I was like, ‘I’ve never gotten to play a dark character before.’ I’m always either funny or I’m the matriarch of the family, like on the Reba TV show,” she describes. “But this was something different, and my whole team and I were very excited about it.”

Sunny co-owns a camping company with her husband, Bucky Barnes, portrayed by Reba’s real-life boyfriend, Rex Linn. And though the couple seem pleasant on the surface, the actress hints things aren’t always what they seem.

“It’s like glamping, and we have a really good time taking care of all of our customers. Everybody has a wonderful time and we make sure everybody’s safe,” she says with a chuckle.

The singer notes that while Elwood offered some details on her character’s plot line, he didn’t give away all the details. “Every time we get a script, it’s like, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s so good,'” she says.

Big Sky airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET on ABC.

Go on an “emotional journey” through the life of a metal icon with ‘Dio: Dreamers Never Die’ documentary

September 28, 2022 by WDNY Radio

If you’re going to see the new Ronnie James Dio documentary, maybe bring some tissues along with your metal horns.

The film, titled Dio: Dreamers Never Die, follows the metal legend’s entire musical career from his days as a ’50s doo-wop singer and forming the band Elf to joining Ritchie Blackmore‘s Rainbow and replacing the fired Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath to finally launching his own namesake band, Dio.

It continues throughout the ’80s and into the ’90s, with Ronnie’s career taking a plunge amid to the grunge and alternative explosion, to his triumphant reunion in the 2000s with former Black Sabbath bandmates in the band Heaven & Hell, and his untimely death of stomach cancer in 2010.

Making Dreamers Never Die was a “bittersweet” experience for Ronnie’s widow, Wendy Dio, who’s an executive producer on the film.

“When we were going through all the archives and everything … there was certain things I laughed about, and then other things I cried about,” Wendy tells ABC Audio. “It was just a very emotional journey.”

Wendy adds the film’s directors, Don Argott and Demian Fenton, were “just amazing.”

“They just did everything that I wanted and more,” she says. “I was so, so proud of this movie.”

Ronnie’s story struck Fenton as one different from the usual rock ‘n’ roll tale.

“Normally you hear the story about the young rock people, rocker gets discovered early on and everything crashes and burns and all this stuff, but Ronnie is the opposite,” Fenton says. “He worked for years, he worked for decades honing his craft, learning about who he was as an artist.”

Dio: Dreamers Never Die will be shown in theaters on September 28 and October 2. For more info, visit DioDreamersNeverDie.com.

Mick Fleetwood featured on new song from Road Recovery charity, “Wouldn’t You Know”

September 28, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood has lent his talents to a new song called “Wouldn’t You Know,” a collaboration with the Road Recovery charity organization that was released Tuesday via digital formats.

The tune was written and recorded by Type II, the house band of Road Recovery’s Trax Program, which “offers young people the opportunity to build healthy networks during challenging times, helping them avoid self-destructive or risky behavior.”

“My message of hope [to Road Recovery youth] is to stay on track, to believe in yourselves, and to also encourage those around you that are working to the same goal,” Fleetwood says, “and the goal is to have something in your heart that really makes you feel good, to make you feel that what you are doing is really worthwhile, which it is, and knowing that you’re all there as a team of people is what you should remember.”

Footage of Fleetwood recording “Wouldn’t You Know” with the Trax Program’s participants is featured in a music video for the track that’s streaming on Road Recovery’s YouTube channel.

Fleetwood first became involved with Road Recovery in 2018 through an introduction by his good friend, producer/musician Don Miggs. Miggs, a longtime Road Recovery supporter, produced “Wouldn’t You Know.”

The track is the latest installment in the Trax Program’s recently launched Golden Promise Project series of original recordings. A song titled “Crimson Chaos” that featured Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash was released last month as part of the series.

Mack Wilds talks ‘Swagger’ season 2, new music, and his fitness journey

September 28, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Tristan “Mack” Wilds knows the importance of living a life in balance.

Most recently, the Apple TV+ show Swagger was renewed for season 2 and Wilds, who stars in the series, says that the cast is currently “in the middle of shooting it.”

“We’re literally mid-season,” he told ABC Audio at the Movement LIVE event he hosted with Michelob ULTRA and Rumble Boxing at The Brooklyn Mirage Wednesday, September 21. “I can’t say too much but…we really start to touch on the kind of the crossroad of being a young black basketball player and being a young black man in America. It gets real.”

The series is loosely based on the life of basketball star Kevin Durant, and Wilds shared that the athlete is very active in the show.

“We’re always talking to KD. He’s always kind of very present making sure that everybody understands where we’re doing and what we’re doing.”

Much like Durant, the 90210 alum has “always been an athlete.” However, he shares that his fitness journey is similar to most people.

“Anybody is human, you know, you love it, fall off, get back on, but I think right now I’m in such a zone that we, it just feels like a whole new journey on a new perspective, in a way,” the multi-hyphenate said.

In addition to acting and keeping in shape, Wilds is also a singer-songwriter. His latest track “Simple Things” dropped this spring, so when can fans expect new music?

“I’m always working on some new stuff, always kind of writing or jotting down ideas or recording, like real quick things. I think one of these days I got to put it all together and just drop a mixtape or something. Yeah, I think it’s about time,” he teases.

Scoreboard roundup — 9/27/22

September 28, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

INTERLEAGUE
Houston 10, Arizona 2

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay 6, Cleveland 5
Detroit 4, Kansas City 3
NY Yankees 5, Toronto 2
Boston 13, Baltimore 9
Minnesota 4, Chi White Sox 0
LA Angels 4, Oakland 3
Texas 5, Seattle 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 4, Cincinatti 1
Atlanta 8, Washington 2
Miami 6, NY Mets 4
Chi Cubs 2, Philadelphia 1
St. Louis 6, Milwaukee 2
San Diego 4, LA Dodgers 3 (10)
San Francisco 5, Colorado 2

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON
Carolina 5, Tampa Bay 1
Buffalo 2, Philadelphia 1
Detroit 6, Pittsburgh 2
Boston 3, NY Rangers 2 (OT)
NJ Devils 4, NY Islanders 1
Dallas 4, Arizona 3
Winnipeg 5, Ottowa 3
St. Louis 4, Chicago 1
Minnesota 5, Colorado 2
Seattle 3, Calgary 0
San Jose 5, Anaheim 3

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Seattle 1, Cincinnati 1 (Tie)

Pipe bomb found behind grocery store in Colorado suburb: Police

September 27, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(DENVER) — An active pipe bomb was found behind a grocery store in a Denver suburb Tuesday, authorities said.

Police responded around 12:30 p.m. to reports of a possible explosive device found behind a Safeway grocery store in Littleton, about 10 miles south of Denver. A contractor working at the store spotted the bomb, police said.

Responding police secured the area and determined that the device was explosive, police said. The Arapahoe County Sheriff Bomb Squad was able to deactivate it, the Littleton Police Department said. There is no threat, police said. No injuries were reported.

The pipe bomb, which was disabled by a robot, had a “broken timer” on it, the Littleton Police Department said.

The device was determined to be a functioning pipe bomb, but a fuller analysis will be conducted to learn more about it, a law enforcement source briefed on the matter told ABC News.

“It was a lot more sophisticated than we typically see,” the source told ABC News.

The device has been sent off for analysis by the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, police said.

Authorities are now asking for the public’s help in finding who was responsible. Possession, use or removal of explosives or incendiary devices is a felony.

The investigation will be handled by the Littleton Police Department with assistance from the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.

Federal law enforcement is currently not involved but is ready to assist if asked, a source told ABC News.

5 high school football players shot, 1 dead in Philly: Police

September 27, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(PHILADELPHIA) — A 14-year-old is dead and four other high school football players were wounded after gunfire erupted behind a Philadelphia high school Tuesday afternoon, police said.

The five unidentified victims were walking off the field after a scrimmage at Roxborough High School around 4:41 p.m. when someone in a green Ford Explorer drove up to the players and began shooting, police said.

The victims were transported to Temple University Hospital and Einstein Medical Center, according to police.

The deceased 14-year-old was shot once in the chest, police said.

A 17-year-old male victim was shot in the arm and leg, a 14-year-old male victim was shot once in the thigh and a 15-year-old was shot once in the leg, according to investigators. All three are listed in stable condition.

Deputy Philly Police Commissioner John Stanford said that all the players shot were from Roxborough High School and that the shooters left the scene on foot.

There are several cameras in the area where police will pull the footage, Stanford said.

“Death is final. You don’t come back from that,” Stanford said when asked on what parents can say to their kids.

The police didn’t immediately release information on the fifth victim.

There are no arrests and no suspects have been identified.

The high school released a statement later in the evening on its website informing parents about the situation.

“We are aware of a shooting that occurred at a football scrimmage this afternoon in Roxborough. Four students have been taken to local hospitals, and families of the four shooting victims are being contacted. Multiple Philadelphia officers are at the scene, as well as members from our Office of School Safety. We will update you as more information is available,” the statement read.

ABC News’ Darren J. Reynolds contributed to this report.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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