Category: New Year’s Day

Pasadena Rose Parade Makes Grand Return After 2020 COVID-19 Hiatus

PASADENA, Calif.—After last year’s suspension because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 133rd Tournament of Roses Parade returned on the first day of 2022 with dozens of stunningly decorated floral floats, equestrian units, and marching bands in Pasadena. The Rose Parade debuted in 1890 and established a tradition of decorating carriages—now floats with gasoline engines—with thousands…


Pasadena Rose Parade Makes Grand Return Amid COVID-19 Surge

PASADENA, Calif.—After last year’s suspension because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 133rd Tournament of Roses Parade returned on the first day of 2022 with dozens of stunningly decorated floral floats, equestrian units, and marching bands in Pasadena. The Rose Parade debuted in 1890 and established a tradition of decorating carriages—now floats with gasoline engines—with thousands…


Helicopter Crash Victims Identified as Parents, 2 Children in Family of 7

DEBOLT, Alta.—Four people who died in a helicopter crash on New Year’s Day were identified by loved ones Sunday as members of a strong and loving farm family from a tight-knit community in northern Alberta. The families of Wade Balisky, 45, and Aubrey Balisky, 37, said in a joint statement they are grappling with the…


Head-On Crash Kills 7 Children, 2 Adults in Central California

FRESNO, Calif. —Seven children and two adult drivers were killed in a head-on collision in Central California on New Year’s Day, authorities said. The children, who were between 6 and 15 years old, were members of two related families traveling in a 2007 Ford that collided around 8 p.m. Friday with a Dodge vehicle on…