MEMORIAL DAY

Both drew interparty challenges due to their vote to impeach Trump following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Democrat Marie Perez was the top vote getter in the 3rd Congressional District in southwestern Washington, with 31% of the vote. Of the 10 House Republicans who voted for Trump's impeachment, four opted not to run for reelection. Rep. David Valadao of California — which has an open primary like Washington — survived a primary challenge. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming is bracing for defeat in her Aug. 16 primary against a Trump-backed rival.

Managers can do a lot to encourage their teams to take their vacations, including helping them delegate work when they're gone and taking vacations themselves.

An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after severe turbulence. Several people aboard the flight were injured. Errol Barnett has the details.

Video: Wealthy winter park family named in lawsuit over drowning death (Karla Ray, WFTV.com)WINTER PARK, Fla. — 9 Investigates uncovered a lawsuit accusing a wealthy Winter Park family of negligence in the death of one of their son’s friends. Investigators said he entered the water in Lake Osceola on the Winter Park chain of lakes and never resurfaced. Wealthy winter park family named in lawsuit over drowning death (WFTV.com News Staff)Crews ultimately recovered his body. He’s the president and CEO of Brown and Brown Insurance, which boasts being the 5th largest independent insurance brokerage in the country. Winter Park Police did call for charges in this case.

U.S. airlines scrubbed thousands of flights last week.

U.S. airlines scrubbed thousands of flights last week.

Airlines-Canceled Flights FILE - Travelers queue up at the north security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport, Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Denver. Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights by midmorning Friday, June 17, as they try to recover from storms that raked the center and eastern parts of the country. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) (David Zalubowski)U.S. airlines canceled high numbers of flights for a second straight day on Friday as they tried to recover from storms while accommodating growing crowds of summer vacationers. Over the Memorial Day holiday weekend that typically kicks off the summer travel season, airlines struggled with bad weather and shortages of workers, especially pilots, leading to widespread cancellations. The Las Vegas-based airline said that as coronavirus cases began rising in mid-May, it canceled more flights because of absent crew members.

It's turning into another difficult day for airline travelers in the United States.

Data shows more than 30% of deaths involving teen drivers happen during Memorial Day and Labor Day. We are now in the period known as the 100 deadliest days for teen drivers. READ: ‘Swerving all over the roadway’: Pro wrestler charged with DUI in Volusia County“Everyone should be conscious that we all have a duty to drive safe,” said Melissa Valido, with the Florida Teen Safe Driving Coalition. The Florida Department of Transportation said average crashes and fatalities involving teens increase 16% from Memorial Day to Labor Day as kids are out of school. READ: Florida gas prices make big climb in week’s time, still setting recordsAAA said teen drivers’ crash risk multiplies when they have teen passengers.

GasBuddy, a service that helps drivers find deals on gas, said the average surpassed $5 for the first time ever. Pump prices have been rising steadily for months, shooting past the $4 mark in early March. They track the cost of crude oil, which was rising even before Russia's invasion of Ukraine drove oil even higher. The high of $4.11 a gallon then would be equal to about $5.40 a gallon today. This week, gasoline prices in the United Kingdom hit a record 182.3 pence ($2.30) per liter, or about $8.80 per gallon.

A 10-year-old Orlando girl has been arrested on murder charges following a shooting over Memorial Day weekend that left one person dead. The girl is...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police have arrested a 10-year-old girl accused of shooting and killing a woman arguing with her mother on Memorial Day. The girl was booked into the Orange County Juvenile Justice Center on charges of second-degree murder. Just before midnight last Tuesday, officers said they went to a home on Mercy Drive for a shooting call. READ: ‘Police: 10-year-old child shot and killed woman during altercation between 2 adultsInvestigators said 41-year-old Lashun Rodgers and 31-year-old Lakrisha Isaac had been arguing just before Rodgers was shot. Family and friends said Rodgers was grilling food for the holiday when Isaac walked up and slapped her.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police say they’ve arrested the 10-year-old girl accused of shooting and killing a woman who was disputing with her mother on Memorial Day. The child is in custody at the Orange County Juvenile Justice Center and facing charges of second-degree murder. Investigators said a fight between two women, 41-year-old Lashun Rodgers and 31-year-old Lakrisha Isaac, led to the shooting and killing Rodgers. Police said Isaac, the mother, handed her a bag with the gun in it just before the girl pulled the gun out and fired. Family and friends said Rodgers was grilling food for the holiday when Isaac walked up and slapped her.

The Florida Keys can be paradise. Buffett and Hemingway vibe. Sunset celebrations. Bars everywhere.

Amid a sea of tourists and police, Christina Lara and Tiana Brunson walked down Ocean Drive last weekend with two water bottles filled with cognac and coke — a mix they called “Happy Juice.”

Demand for flights this summer is exceeding airline capacity, causing ticket prices to soar.

Demand for flights this summer is exceeding airline capacity, causing ticket prices to soar.

Vice President Kamala Harris says the U.S. is safer if people in other countries have sufficient water to drink, grow food and safely dispose of sewage.

President Biden repeated a false Second Amendment claim Monday that has been repeatedly debunked throughout his presidency.

Airlines scuttled more than 2,500 flights across the U.S. during the holiday weekend. Here's what happened.

The Memorial Day weekend gunfire at Vagos biker gang members near Las Vegas left at least seven people wounded or injured. Three Hells Angels members were arrested.

The Memorial Day weekend gunfire at Vagos biker gang members near Las Vegas left at least seven people wounded or injured. Three Hells Angels members were arrested.

Watch: Rock slide on Arizona's Lake Powell captured in viral video Stock photo of Lake Powell. An Arizona couple was boating on Lake Powell on Memorial Day when they witnessed a massive rock slide – and the shocking moment was caught on camera. (Tony Sweet/Getty Images)PAGE, Ariz. — An Arizona couple was boating on Lake Powell on Memorial Day when they witnessed a massive rock slide – and the shocking moment was caught on camera. The video shows the couple’s boat fleeing to safety as the rising water swiftly approaches. Joe Cook of the Arizona Geological Survey told KTVK that the incident, a “rock topple,” likely occurred because the lake’s levels are critically low.

U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights from Thursday through Monday, or about 2% of their schedules, according to tracking service FlightAware.

According to Gun Violence Archive, a total of 179 were killed and 463 injured in gun violence incidents over the holiday weekend.

A Memorial Day weekend shooting on a Las Vegas-area freeway was an apparent ambush by Hells Angels members on rival Vagos biker gang members returning from a veterans cemetery ride, according to a police report made public Tuesday. Richard John Devries, who police identified as the Las Vegas Hells Angels chapter president, and club recruits Russell Smith and Stephen Alo were arrested late Sunday, several hours after the shooting on U.S. 95, according to Henderson police reports.

(Washington State Department of Transportation via Twitter)SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. — It took fewer than five hours for social media to work its magic Tuesday and help officials with the Washington State Department of Transportation locate a tiny traveler who lost a very special friend during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. pic.twitter.com/RVCLh5FiFj — Washington State DOT (@wsdot) May 31, 2022About three hours later, the account posted an update noting that the family being sought may have been located. https://t.co/rIlekkimeM — Washington State DOT (@wsdot) May 31, 2022>> Need something to lift your spirits? Sometimes, social media, you redeem yourself. https://t.co/5cQy3iqk5C pic.twitter.com/U4zmTa8PQU — Washington State DOT (@wsdot) May 31, 2022“Sometimes, social media, you redeem yourself,” the department tweeted.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 14,000 pilot openings are projected for each year over the next decade.

VIDEO: Central Florida veteran finally gets proper burial after missing document halts process Central Florida veteran finally gets proper burial after missing document halts processBREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — On May 1, Earl Robbins passed away at the age of 83. The Korean War veteran returned home in the middle of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. READ: Memorial Day weekend marks one of the busiest travel times“To the men of power, he was still just a black guy,” his daughter said. Late last week, she went through his belongings again and finally found his DD-214, the thing needed to get his burial at the national cemetery approved. VIDEO: Veterans continue tradition of planting flags to honor fallen soldiers ahead of Memorial Day Every year around Memorial Day, a group of local veterans creates a tribute to fallen servicemen and women.

Even as the United States reeled over the massacre of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas, multiple mass shootings happened elsewhere over the Memorial Day weekend.

Hang-gliding crash A man died, and a woman was critically injured after a Memorial Day hang-gliding excursion turned deadly in Northern California on Monday, May 30, 2022. (Ricardo de Mattos/Getty Images/iStockphoto)MILPITAS, Calif. — A man died, and a woman was critically injured after a Memorial Day hang-gliding excursion turned deadly in Northern California. The man, who was riding on the hang glider, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the woman was airlifted to a San Jose medical facility, the newspaper reported. According to the newspaper, Milpitas’ Ed Levin Park was is considered a premier training site in Northern California for both paragliding and hang gliding. Flyers, however, must be members of the United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association or the Wings of Rogallo Northern California Hang Glider Association to fly at the park.

At least 10 people were wounded in a mass shooting in South Carolina on Monday night — one of numerous shootings that unfolded across the U.S. over Memorial Day weekend.

A woman was killed and a man was hurt on Memorial Day when their motorcycle slammed into the rear of a car, according to Titusville police.

U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights from Thursday through Monday, or about 2% of their schedules, according to tracking service FlightAware.

The national average for gas set another record, at $4.622 a gallon, as the European Union will impose an oil embargo on Russia.

Summer Travel FILE - Travelers queue up at the south security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport, Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Denver. The unofficial start of summer over the Memorial Day weekend offers a troubling glimpse of what lies ahead for travelers during the peak vacation season. U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights from Thursday through Monday, or about 2% of their schedules, according to tracking service FlightAware. U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights from Thursday through Monday, or about 2% of their schedules, according to tracking service FlightAware. Delta Air Lines, usually among the top performers, had the worst record among major carriers with more than 800 canceled flights over the five-day span.

The unofficial start of summer is offering a troubling look at what lies ahead for travelers during the peak vacation season.

Memorial Day is coming, and it got us thinking: How familiar are you with the holiday?

Holiday travel ends with record gas prices in Florida (WFTV)ORLANDO, Fla. — The Memorial Day holiday and the road trips that go along with it have come to a close, but not before the price of gas climbed to a new high here in the Sunshine State. On Monday, Floridians paid an average of $4.57 per gallon, down a penny from last Thursday, according to AAA. READ: Police: Fight between 2 women ends when child shoots womanThat’s $1.71 more than one year ago — and 64 cents more than the previous Memorial Day record-high set in 2008, when a gallon of gas cost Florida drivers $3.93. READ: Remnants of Hurricane Agatha may redevelop south of FloridaFlorida gas prices (AAA)AAA’s Mark Jenkins said the global fuel market continues to drive up costs, pointing to oil prices, which traded higher Tuesday morning after the European Union announced a partial ban on Russian oil imports. READ: Protest erupts outside ICON Park after teen’s memorial cleaned“The longer oil prices remain elevated, the longer American drivers will endure this unprecedented pain at the pump,” he said.

VIDEO: Man injured in Memorial Day shooting at Orlando apartment complex Orlando police are looking for the man responsible for sending another man to the hospital with a gunshot wound Monday afternoon. (WFTV.com News Staff/WFTV)ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police are looking for the man responsible for sending another man to the hospital with a gunshot wound Monday afternoon. Police and medical crews were called to the Palm Grove Gardens apartments on Wd Judge Drive just before 5 p.m. for a report of a shooting. READ: Florida teen arrested for ‘school-based threat’ posted onlineResponding officers found a man on scene with a gunshot wound. READ: Protest erupts outside ICON Park after teen’s memorial cleanedPolice haven’t named the suspect, but say they already have a warrant for his arrest.

An ‘Honor Flight’ is set to honor women veterans with its upcoming flight from the Sanford International Airport Tuesday morning.

Here is the celebration, trophy ceremony and interviews after Reynolds wins its first D-10 softball title in school history.

Memorial Day was born in the former Confederate States in 1866 and adopted by the United States in 1868.

President Biden mentioned the bill in his Memorial Day remarks, saying we have a duty to do right by service members who died of toxic exposure.

President Biden mentioned the bill in his Memorial Day remarks, saying we have a duty to do right by service members who died of toxic exposure.

People visit Chicago beaches at the start of the season during Memorial Day weekend.

In a Texas town scarred by gun massacre, anger and grief gives way to a relentless cycle of mourning as two weeks of funerals begin.

Musicians across the U.S. came together to honor the fallen on Memorial Day.

Memorial Day drew hundreds to Rosehill Cemetery to remember and pay respect to the fallen.

New Smyrna Beach closed off beach access ramps Monday a little before noon amid the large crowds.

Astronomers are forecasting a chance of a spectacular meteor storm late Monday night or early Tuesday morning.

Biden spoke on his hopes for bipartisan support to certain gun laws before honoring the nation's fallen in Memorial Day remarks.

Biden spoke on his hopes for bipartisan support to certain gun laws before honoring the nation's fallen in Memorial Day remarks.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — If you’re headed to the beach for Memorial Day, prepare for crowds. People are visiting beaches across Central Florida over the holiday weekend. Volusia County Beach Safety is monitoring the tides and asks families to swim near a lifeguard if they go into the water. READ: ‘We made it’: Passengers return to Port Canaveral after cruise ship catches fireClick here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live. ©2022 Cox Media Group

This alligator wanted to take a cool dip on Memorial Day.

President Joe Biden is marking the Memorial Day holiday by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier before delivering a speech at Arlington National Cemetery.

The city and the local American Legion held the annual Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony Monday at Veterans Memorial Park.

Witnesses say an argument preceded the gunfire just after midnight.

Witnesses say an argument preceded the gunfire just after midnight.

President Joe Biden says there may some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used by the gunman in the Texas school shooting.

Even though every day is one to recognize those who have served our country, each day this month highlights the sacrifices military personnel have made for centuries, given it is Military Appreciation Month.

Thousands of flights have been canceled during the holiday weekend.

Video: Memorial Day weekend marks one of the busiest travel timesORLANDO, Fla. — Memorial Day weekend marked one of the busiest travel times since the pandemic began. About 800,000 people are expected to fly out of OIA during this travel period. READ: Passengers return to Port Canaveral after cruise ship catches fireNationwide, about 39 million people traveled this weekend. READ: Monkeypox: CDC upgrades travel alert due to spike in global casesAAA said more people will be choosing to drive for Memorial Day. Expect the roads to be busiest toward the end of the day as people head home this afternoon.

Here's your Memorial Day forecast.

Memorial Day commemorations, and all about Voltaire's complete works, finally completed.

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler says he might return to the field for the national anthem in recognition of Memorial Day when his team opens a three-game series at Philadelphia.

Tom Cruise got his first $100 million opening weekend with “Top Gun: Maverick.”.

Hundreds of flights worldwide were canceled by mid-afternoon Sunday, adding to the mounting number of scrubbed flights during the busy Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Despite record-high gas prices, millions of people are still expected to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend.

Airline travelers are not only facing sticker shock this Memorial Day weekend.

U.S. Army medic Sam Newey never heard the German mortar coming as he dashed through a field in Eastern France to help a wounded comrade 77 years ago.

Memorial Day weekend is considered by some to be the unofficial start of summer and, by no coincidence, a great time to get back in the water. Unfortunately, according to conservationists and wildlife officials, manatees have similar plans.

Storms won’t wash away your plans this holiday weekend, but it will be important to note where they will be throughout.

State and local law enforcement will have extra patrols out on Central Florida lakes this holiday weekend, making sure boaters are staying safe while they have a good time.

In anticipation of larger-than-normal crowds in Daytona Beach on Memorial Day weekend, the Daytona Beach Police Department said it was prompted to increase its physical presence throughout the city.

An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 6.3% in April from a year earlier, just below a four-decade high set in March and the first slowdown since November 2020.

Pandemic-weary U.S. residents are confronting high gas prices as they decide whether to travel this Memorial Day weekend.

Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.

Floridians can get a safe drive home during Memorial Day weekend thanks to AAA.

Gas prices in the U.S. and in Florida have reached new record highs.

After days of setting new records, Florida gas prices are on the slight decline.

Travel on Memorial Day weekend is expected to be the busiest in three years.

The Heroes Honor Festival is taking place at the Daytona International Speedway on May 27 and 28.

It might've felt like spring in Florida for a while now, but the new season doesn't officially start until Sunday.

Summer travel makes a rebound at the Orlando International Airport.

Summer travel continues to pick up and the number of people traveling by air hit a new pandemic-era record Friday.

While tourism tax dollar collections have not fully rebounded in Orange County, officials say there are signs of hope.

A retired U.S. Army officer is getting a chance to deliver his speech about freed Black slaves who honored fallen Civil War soldiers.

After its triumphant first weekend, “A Quiet Place Part II” fell 59% at the North American box office leaving room for the third movie in the “Conjuring” franchise to take first place.

The head of an American Legion post in Ohio has stepped down after organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony silenced a speech about freed Black slaves honoring soldiers after the Civil War.

Organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony in Ohio turned off the featured speaker’s microphone when a former Army officer began recalling how freed Black slaves honored fallen soldiers after the Civil War.

A 7-year-old girl has completed a 7-mile run in honor of her father and six Marines who were killed in a Black Hawk training crash.

Beaches, theme parks and other Central Florida attractions saw big crowds during the Memorial Day weekend.

Thousands of musicians nationwide joined in playing the 24-note tune in honor of America’s fallen servicemembers.

Larger Memorial Day crowds returned to Daytona Beach.

Seven mobile vaccination sites opened across Central Florida on Memorial Day as the state partnered with local community organizations and businesses.

A nation slowly emerging from restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic honored generations of fallen U.S. veterans on a Memorial Day observed without the severe pandemic restrictions that affected the day of tribute just a year ago.

Some mobile vaccination sites are closed for Memorial Day, but Floridians who would like to get their dose Monday still have options.

Authorities say a huge American flag and several smaller flags were stolen from a Southern California veterans cemetery over the Memorial Day weekend.

Hundreds gathered in Ormond Beach early Monday as city officials held an in-person Memorial Day service for the first time since 2019.