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Two dormitory-style housing units at the Nebraska State Penitentiary took serious damage from Saturday morning's storm.

NDCS assessing damage to state penitentiary after weekend storm displaced hundreds of inmates

By John Grinvalds Click here for updates on this story     LINCOLN, Nebraska (KETV) — Ferocious winds tore through Nebraska’s oldest prison complex on Saturday, leaving 387 incarcerated people displaced and the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services to pick the pieces. “It kind of peeled a lot of the roof off,” Doug Koebernick, Nebraska’s inspector general

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A former Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center doctor is facing multiple federal charges related to child pornography

Former Children’s doctor charged with federal child pornography crimes

By Molly Schramm Click here for updates on this story     CINCINNATI (WCPO) — A former Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center doctor is facing multiple federal charges related to child pornography, said Dominick S. Gerace II, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio. Howard M. Saal, a former geneticist and dysmorphologist at Cincinnati Children’s, was

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EPA allocates over $400 million to NC Department of Environmental Quality to improve drinking water

By Adrianna Hargrove Click here for updates on this story     GREENSBORO, North Carolina (WXII) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has allocated $409.4 million to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality for public water systems to improve local drinking water utility infrastructure so their systems can better withstand natural disasters. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin

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‘She was a good mom. I miss her’: Victor Martinez-Hernandez sentenced for Rachel Morin’s killing

By Kate Amara Click here for updates on this story     BEL AIR, Maryland (WBAL) — The man convicted in the 2023 killing of Rachel Morin was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A Harford County jury took little time in April to find Victor Martinez-Hernandez guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree

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A dangerous new drug combination discovered in Tulsa is raising concerns among Sedgwick County officials.

Narcan-resistant fentanyl mixture found in Tulsa has Sedgwick County on alert

By Kate Devine Click here for updates on this story     WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — A dangerous new drug combination discovered in Tulsa is raising concerns among Sedgwick County officials. Tulsa police say lab tests confirmed five samples containing fentanyl mixed with medetomidine, a veterinary sedative. Because medetomidine is not an opioid, Narcan — the medication

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Board members Becky Carson and Ryan Deatherage

Board members who flagged nudity on Supt. Ryan Walters’ TV speak after origin is identified

By Dacoda Wahpekeche Click here for updates on this story     KINGFISHER, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Oklahoma State Board of Education members answered exactly what they saw on a TV inside State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ office last month. It’s a question many in the state have wanted answered for weeks after allegations were made that board members

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Sacramento mother missing with infant for nearly a month had an outstanding warrant

By Kurtis Ming Click here for updates on this story     Sacramento (KCRA) — Whisper Owen, a Sacramento mother who disappeared with her 8-month-old baby, Sandra McCarty, had a warrant out for her arrest, according to court records. Newly obtained surveillance footage shows Owen’s vehicle in Waterford, much farther north than previously thought, with a broken

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Business owner using sports memorabilia to help rebuild St. Francis of Assisi School

By Madeleine Wright Click here for updates on this story     DELAWARE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (KYW) — A small business owner in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, is using his collection of sports memorabilia and trading cards to help rebuild his daughters’ school. A devastating fire tore through St. Francis of Assisi School in Springfield in October 2024, displacing

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A company is using batteries to reduce stress on power grid. Here’s how the Responsible Grid pilot program works.

By Vanessa Murdock Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — A New York-based start-up company wants to use batteries to reduce stress on the energy grid and put money back in the pockets of state residents. The pilot program, courtesy of Standard Potential in Tarrytown, is called Responsible Grid.

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‘I lost absolutely everything’: After historic flood, families on Milwaukee’s northwest side begin long recovery process

By A.J. Bayatpour Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — While they know their next several days will be spent removing ruined belongings, Khalia Carter and her family said they were grateful Monday afternoon. After a record-breaking flood event dropped as much as 14 inches of rain on Milwaukee’s northwest side, the

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The operation to removed an abandoned submarine was carried out safely and efficiently.

Abandoned 96-foot rusty, yellow submarine removed from waters off Florida Keys, officials say

By Mauricio Maldonado Click here for updates on this story     FLORIDA KEYS, Florida (WFOR) — A 96-foot rust-covered yellow derelict submarine was removed from the waters off the Florida Keys, near Marathon, in one of the most unusual and challenging projects in the county’s derelict vessel removal program, Monroe County officials said. The Florida Fish

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Legionella bacteria found in water system of Dearborn senior living facility

By Paula Wethington Click here for updates on this story     DEARBORN, Michigan (WWJ) — Local health officials in Wayne County, Michigan, have confirmed the presence of Legionella pneumonia, also known as Legionnaires’ disease, at a senior living facility in Dearborn. Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia that is sometimes fatal. The common signs

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11 staff members at Upstate Correctional Facility taken to hospital after becoming ill, DOCCS says

By Michael Cusanelli Click here for updates on this story     MALONE, New York (WPTZ) — The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has confirmed that 11 staff members are being treated after becoming ill at Upstate Correctional Facility on Friday. The most recent incident happened after a correction officer entered a cell with a maintenance

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Texas Southern University Honors the Enduring Legacy of Congressman George Thomas “Mickey” Leland, III

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story     August 11, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — Thirty-six years ago, on August 7, 1989, the world lost a towering humanitarian whose heart was as big as his vision — Congressman George Thomas “Mickey” Leland III. His life’s mission? To fight hunger, eradicate poverty, and

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Michael Askins said two bystanders pulled his son out of the car and quickly realized he wasn't breathing. He said that's when they began administering CPR.

‘I’m just happy that he’s here’ | Father searching for strangers who saved 7-year-old son’s life after crash

By Alex Null Click here for updates on this story     CINCINNATI (WCPO) — When Michael Askin’s phone rang on Wednesday evening, he had no idea his world was about to be flipped upside down. That’s because his girlfriend, Jonni Evans, and their 7-year-old son Michael were involved in a severe crash. It happened around 4:30

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