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Why are orange and black considered Halloween colors?

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:59:30 GMT

(WHTM) – When you think of Halloween, you probably think of jack-o'-lanterns, spooky movies and trick-or-treaters. But there may be something else that comes to mind that many people associate with the holiday: the colors orange and black.But why do we consider those the colors of Halloween? According to Isle of Halloween, historically the Celts and the Druids celebrated a holiday called Samhain. Samhain is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter, or "the dark half" of the year. It is celebrated during the evening of Oct. 31 and into Nov. 1 each year. Scary attractions found around Pennsylvania It is also seen as a time to celebrate the lives of those who have died. The Isle of Halloween says the color black is used during Samhain. Symbolically, that color is used to represent death and darkness. Samhain has close ties with Halloween and, according to the Isle of Halloween, the holiday is typically celebrated at night, so it is naturally...

A brand of pet food recalled due to salmonella risk

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:59:30 GMT

CHICAGO — A brand of pet food is issuing a recall due to a Salmonella risk.Mid America Pet Food is voluntarily recalling three lots of their Super Premium Dog Food, Select Beef Meal & Brown Rice Formula. This comes after a third-party company's random sampling found three lots that tested positive for Salmonella. No human or pet illnesses have been reported so far and there are no other products included in the recall. Here are the lot number for the recall. 1000016890 - 5-pound bag - 6/12/20241000016891 - 15-pound bag - 6/12/20241000016892 - 40-pound bag - 6/12/2024Retailers and distributors are asked to immediately pull recalled bags from their shelves while consumer are asked to destroy the food in a way that cannot be accessed by children, pets and wildlife.People with questions can contact Mid America Pet Food Consumer Affairs at [email protected] or 1-888-428-7544 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday.More on the recall can be found here.

Pennsylvania gets closer to getting rid of 1965 frozen dessert law

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:59:30 GMT

PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) - Pennsylvania is closer than ever to getting rid of a law regulating frozen desserts.The law dates back to 1965 and created strict testing requirements designed to ensure food safety. It also has very specific definitions of what constitutes a frozen dessert.Senate Bill 152 repeals the 1965 bill, which deems “frozen desserts” as “ice cream, frozen custard, French ice cream, French custard ice cream, artificially sweetened ice cream, artificially sweetened ice milk, ice milk, freezer made milkshakes, fruit sherbet, water ice, quiescently frozen confection, quiescently frozen dairy confection, whipped cream confection, bisque tortoni, mellorine frozen desserts as all such products are commonly known, together with any mix used in such frozen desserts and any products which are similar in appearance, odor, or taste to such products or are prepared or frozen as such products are customarily prepared or frozen, whether made with dairy or non-dairy products.”For ...

'Booty Patrol': Florida deputies warn drivers of truck impersonating law enforcement

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:59:30 GMT

DESOTO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Deputies in Florida's DeSoto County are asking drivers to keep an eye out for the "Booty Patrol" — a white truck they accuse of impersonating law enforcement.The Chevy Silverado, which is equipped with red and blue lights, has also been impersonating officials in "several" other Florida counties as well, the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office said Monday. Florida man uses detailed note to rob CVS pharmacy of Oxycodone, Viagra, more The Silverado is described as having multiple green decals, including some that say "Booty Patrol" around the truck. One photo shared by deputies appears to show the words "National Booty Behavior Protection" on the passenger door.Photo courtesy of the DeSoto Sheriff's Office Photo courtesy of the DeSoto Sheriff's Office Photo courtesy of the DeSoto Sheriff's Office Photo courtesy of the DeSoto Sheriff's Office In addition to the "Booty Patrol" decals, the truck also features a decal that appears to be a social media handle that...

Trial for Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen pushed back to October 2024

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:59:30 GMT

CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. – An evidence leak, legal filings and the removal of the original court-appointed defense team spelled another delay in the Delphi murder case.Attorneys for Richard Allen filed a motion for a continuance to delay the proceedings. The trial had been scheduled for January 2024. Allen's new attorneys indicated it would be "impossible" to meet the January trial date, given the amount of discovery material they have to review. Richard Allen files brief with Indiana Supreme Court, claiming judge abused power by striking motions from record The state had no objection to the motion, according to the filing. Special Judge Fran Gull, who'd earlier expressed skepticism at meeting the January date, pushed Allen's trial back, setting a new date of October 2024. The trial is set to take place between Oct. 15 and Nov. 1, 2024.Allen, charged with two counts of murder in the February 2017 deaths of Abby Williams and Libby German near the Monon H...

Attempted crash and grab at Wicker Park shoe store

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:59:30 GMT

CHICAGO — A shoe store in the city's Wicker Park neighborhood is the latest target of a crash and grab.The stolen SUV crashed around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday into Round Two near Milwaukee Avenue and North Avenue. Surveillance video shows the offenders leaving empty handed after not being able to enter the store.The owners said they just celebrated their fourth year in business. This is the latest in a string of crash and grabs that have targeted shoe stores and high-end clothing stores in the past couple weeks. In the robberies, a group of four to five people inside a stolen SUV crash their way into a business and take whatever they can, then leave in several waiting cars. Thousands in merchandise stolen from Wicker Park store in latest crash-and-grab burglary The owner of the SUV said he found out his car was stolen when Chicago police knocked on his Lincoln Park apartment door Tuesday morning. He said he had parked the SUV on the street outside of his apartment Monday night.The crash a...

Bears CB Jaylon Johnson requests a trade, reports say

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:59:30 GMT

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The National Football League's 3 p.m. Central Time trade deadline on Tuesday just got a little more interesting for the Bears. Per a report from Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, cornerback Jaylon Johnson has requested a trade from the Bears and the team has given him permission to seek one as the deadline approaches.This comes as the fourth-year player is in the final year of his contract and is the team's best defensive back during the 2023 season. Johnson was a second round pick of the Bears in 2020, a selection made by then general manager Ryan Pace. Johnson has been vocal in recent weeks about hoping to get a new contract as his rookie deal is set to expire. After an interception touchdown against the Raiders in Week 7, he started pretending to throw money in the air during his celebration and made it clear he was looking for a new deal. "I've been wanting to get to the table," said Johnson after the 30-6 win over Las Vegas. "At the end of the day, I know who I am. I k...

Dean's A-List Interview: Meg Ryan & David Duchovny on 'What Happens Later'

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:59:30 GMT

CHICAGO — A pair of stars from the 1990s are teaming up for a romantic comedy set to be released at the beginning of next month. Meg Ryan and David Duchovny star in the upcoming film "What Happens Later," which is slated to be released in theatres on Friday.It concerns a pair of executives who share stories about their past while stranded in an airport overnight due to bad weather.Before its release, both Duchovny and Ryan joined "Dean's A-List Interview" to discuss the film along with their own journeys in acting. For Meg, it's her second film as a director and her feature picture since 2015. You can watch their interview with Dean Richards on "Dean's A-List Interview" from the October 31 WGN Morning News in the video above or below.Get Dean's reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean's Downloads weekly newsletter. You'll also get his Dean Cooks recipes too!

Why does Halloween occur on Oct. 31?

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:59:30 GMT

(WHTM) - Halloween occurs every year on Oct. 31. But why do we celebrate it on that day? Halloween follows many of the traditions from the ancient Gaelic festival of Samhain, which celebrates the end of the harvest season and the start of "the dark half" of the year, according to the History Channel. Though the festival occurred on Nov. 1, it started on the evening of Oct. 31. It was also a time of year when the season changed. Aside from that, it was believed to be the one time of year when human life and the afterlife could be intertwined. People in that ancient time believed they could connect with the dead, which is why, according to Country Living, Halloween is believed by many to be "haunted." Why do we carve pumpkins for Halloween? Halloween also has Christian roots, according to Country Living. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory II changed the date of All Saints' Day - which honors saints who have passed on - from May 13 to Nov. 1. Then in the next century, Pope Gregory...

Maui police release body camera footage from deadly Lahaina wildfire

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:59:30 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — Maui police held a news conference on Monday to show 16 minutes of body camera footage taken the day a wildfire tore through Lahaina town in August, including video of officers rescuing 15 people from a coffee shop and taking a severely burned man to a hospital.Chief John Pelletier said his department faced a deadline to release 20 hours of body camera footage in response to an open records request and wanted to provide some context for what people would see before the video came out.Earlier this month, Maui County provided the AP with 911 call recordings in response to an open records request.Charred trees and burned cars are pictured on Malo Street, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii, following Maui's deadly wildfire. On Friday, Sept. 6, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming thousands of children are missing following the deadly wildfires in Maui. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin, File)The 16 minutes of video rel...