6-foot megalodon shark babies were cannibals in the womb, study says
These extinct sharks gave birth to some really large babies — about the size of a full-grown human adult. At birth, megalodons were about 6.6…
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Woman walking down the street reportedly raped, police have a suspect in custody
Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — A man is behind bars in Fulton County facing rape and…
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Salvation Army of McLean County on target to hit $500,000 goal
Click here for updates on this story BLOOMINGTON, IL (The Pantagraph) — Officials with The Salvation Army of McLean…
Continue Reading The PA dept. of agriculture adds the “Butter Up” contest to the 2021 farm show
Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pa. (WPMT) — The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is adding a…
Continue Reading Local drivers seeing fuel prices jump
Click here for updates on this story Asheville, NC (WLOS) — Asheville gas prices have risen 8.3 cents per gallon in the…
Continue Reading Chief Assistant DA Deborah Tillman retires after 25 years of service
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — Mobile County Chief Assistant District Attorney Deborah…
Continue Reading Illinois lawmakers weighing hotly-contested police reform bill in final days of session
Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KMOV) — A bill that aims to reform criminal justice policies in…
Continue Reading St. Louis County and St. Charles County offer pre-registration for COVID-19 vaccine
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — St. Louis County and St. Charles County have launched…
Continue Reading Police arrest suspect who shot Uber driver in the head last month
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — An 18-year-old has been arrested for shooting an Uber…
Continue Reading Key arrests from the Capitol riot so far
Twenty federal criminal defendants related to last week’s deadly pro-Trump riot at the US Capitol have been rounded up across the country since…
Continue Reading Vietnamese family takes big risk opening Shreveport’s first banh mi sandwich shop during a pandemic
Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — The pandemic has hit everyone hard especially local…
Continue Reading House Democrats introduce impeachment resolution, charging Trump with ‘incitement of insurrection’
House Democrats formally introduced their resolution to impeach President Donald Trump on Monday, charging him with “incitement of…
Continue Reading A distant galaxy dies as astronomers watch
Galaxies die when the stars that live in them stop forming. Now, for the first time, astronomers have witnessed this phenomenon in a distant galaxy.…
Continue Reading Rule cracking down on emotional support animals goes into effect
A new Department of Transportation regulation goes into effect Monday that says airlines aren’t required to treat emotional support animals as…
Continue Reading This kindergartner spent almost 2 weeks making 200 New Year’s cards for seniors. Then she broke her piggy bank to buy them a gift
They say creativity takes courage. And sometimes courage means finding the self-discipline to sit down and handcraft hundreds of cards by yourself,…
Continue Reading UK entering ‘worst point’ of pandemic, top health official warns, as cases rise and bodies pile up
The United Kingdom is entering its most challenging weeks since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, a top official said Monday, as hospitals face…
Continue Reading Police: Man accused of shooting at his brother during a family argument
Click here for updates on this story RED LION, PA (WPMT) — A 24-year-old York County man is facing aggravated assault…
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This cancer doctor wiped out more than $600,000 in medical debt for his former patients
An act of kindness by an Arkansas doctor is helping his former patients face the new year with less debt. Dr. Omar T. Atiq voided more than $650,000…
Continue Reading Local comic book artist passes away after battle with COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, MO (KCTV) — The community is now in mourning after a famous Kansas…
Continue Reading ASU in-person instructors among those to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Click here for updates on this story TEMPE, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — As COVID-19 spreads at Arizona’s largest university,…
Continue Reading Chandler’s Ostrich Festival postponed until fall over COVID-19 concerns
Click here for updates on this story CHANDLER, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — The traditional Chandler Ostrich Festival has been…
Continue Reading As the world begins its vaccination push, delayed rollouts draw criticism and concern
Political leaders are promising that mass vaccination campaigns will see life return to normal, as a more contagious variant of the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Los Angeles ambulance ride-along shows the pandemic’s grueling toll on EMTs
EMT Sadi Pope takes pride in her job, but the recent Covid-19 surge in Los Angeles County has made for some grueling 10-hour shifts. The mother of…
Continue Reading Middle School evacuated after student jokes about bringing bomb
Click here for updates on this story PUNTA GORDA, FL (WBBH) — Punta Gorda Middle School was evacuated after a student…
Continue Reading Man threatens neighbors with gun after dog runs onto his yard
Click here for updates on this story CAPE CORAL, FL (WBBH) — A Cape Coral man was arrested for threatening his…
Continue Reading Dodger fans continue to leave flowers, memorials to honor Tommy Lasorda
Click here for updates on this story ELYSIAN PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Dodger fans continue to mourn the loss of the…
Continue Reading Dodger Stadium to halt COVID-19 testing, shift to vaccination site
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, CA (KABC) — Dodger Stadium, the nation’s largest COVID-19…
Continue Reading A Memphis police officer has been charged with kidnapping and killing a man while on duty
A Memphis police officer was arrested Sunday and charged with kidnapping and killing a man while on duty, police said. Patric Ferguson, 29, allegedly…
Continue Reading Decoding the extremist symbols and groups at the Capitol Hill insurrection
Flags, signs and symbols of racist, white supremacist and extremist groups were displayed along with Trump 2020 banners and American flags at…
Continue Reading Driver takes shooting victim to hospital, crashes nearby
Click here for updates on this story NORTH COUNTY, MO (KMOV) — St. Louis County is investigating after a wounded teen…
Continue Reading Woman dies in house fire, investigators believe ‘misplaced cigarette’ may be the cause
Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — Women dies in house fire after “misplaced cigarette”…
Continue Reading Nashville begins vaccinating people 75 and older
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Over the weekend Nashville began vaccinating people over…
Continue Reading Dispatcher investigated for using racial slur over police radio is chief’s brother-in-law, sources say
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO (KMOV) — A St. Louis County employee, who sources say is the…
Continue Reading Woman serves as shining example in recovery
Click here for updates on this story Morganton, NC (News Herald) — Looking back on the turmoil of her life just two…
Continue Reading Inji, believed to be world’s oldest orangutan, dies at Oregon Zoo at age 61
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — The Oregon Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its most…
Continue Reading Virtual format a challenge for Farm Show vendors
Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pa. (WPMT) — Because the 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show has gone virtual,…
Continue Reading Vancouver gyms to reopen within heavy restrictions after lengthy closures
Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) — A Vancouver personal training studio posted a video of its…
Continue Reading First service held at a showroom turned church
Click here for updates on this story DICKSON CITY, PA (WNEP) — The former Gibbons Ford dealership in Dickson City is…
Continue Reading Jails and prisons were hit hard by Covid-19 and experts say they need to be prioritized for the vaccines
Yesenia Lara spoke to her uncle on the phone nearly every day until May 1. Raul Rodriguez, 61, who was in a Texas county jail after a DUI conviction,…
Continue Reading What you need to know about the 2021 College Football Playoff national championship
The seventh National College Football Playoff championship is set. After an arduous season amid the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s an accomplishment…
Continue Reading Investigative report offers up-close look at Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin
The encounter that ended with the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last summer began with a “family trouble” call to 911 from…
Continue Reading Tom Brady leads the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to their first playoff win since 2002
The sports world already knows Tom Brady as the greatest quarterback of all time, but he proved it to Tampa Bay this weekend after leading the…
Continue Reading US lifts self-imposed restrictions with Taiwan
The United States is lifting decades-old restrictions between American and Taiwanese officials, in a move that will fundamentally change…
Continue Reading Manhunt underway for 6 inmates who escaped from a California jail using a homemade rope
A manhunt is underway for six inmates who escaped from the Merced County Downtown Jail in Northern California, according to a press release from the…
Continue Reading Controversial ad for make-up wipe pulled in China after backlash over alleged victim-blaming
A controversial advertisement for make-up removal wipes has been pulled from the internet in China, after it prompted widespread backlash on social…
Continue Reading Rioters breached US Capitol security on Wednesday. This was the police response when it was Black protesters on DC streets last year
As hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol, breaking windows and wreaking havoc, politicians and activists were among…
Continue Reading US prosecutors say Honduras President helped send cocaine to Americans
US federal prosecutors say Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández helped an alleged drug trafficker deliver thousands of kilos of cocaine to the…
Continue Reading Woman who attacked and falsely accused Black musician’s son granted supervised release
A woman charged with attempting to assault a 14-year-old and falsely accusing him of stealing her cell phone has been granted supervised release…
Continue Reading Future first dog Major Biden, adopted from a shelter, to get virtual ‘indoguration’
President-elect Joe Biden is not the only one getting some fanfare as he enters the White House — his rescue dog, Major, is being honored by…
Continue Reading As pandemic continues, Tulsans who never needed a charity’s help before need it now
Click here for updates on this story Tulsa World ( Tulsa World) — Cars began lining up just after sunrise on a damp…
Continue Reading Film festivals facing boycott after founders attend D.C. Trump rally
Click here for updates on this story Jerome, Arizona (KTVK) — A Facebook picture showing Ross and Ryan started it all.…
Continue Reading St. Louis County dispatcher investigated for using racial slur over police radio
Click here for updates on this story St. Louis (KMOV) — A St. Louis County employee is under investigation after a…
Continue Reading US intelligence agencies have 180 days to share what they know about UFOs, thanks to the Covid-19 relief and spending bill
When President Donald Trump signed the $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding bill into law in December, so began the 180-day…
Continue Reading Hartford HealthCare builds stockpile of masks and other protective gear
Click here for updates on this story Hartford, Connecticut (Hartford Business Journal) — Determined not to be caught…
Continue Reading Two children rescued from house fire in Ohio
Click here for updates on this story Springfield Twp., Ohio (WTVG) — Two children are safe after being trapped in a…
Continue Reading Utah’s avalanche danger will remain high over next few weeks
Click here for updates on this story Salt Lake City (KUTV) — The Utah Avalanche Center is warning of the avalanche…
Continue Reading Restaurant workers and bartenders in need are getting ‘adopted’ through Facebook
The restaurant industry is among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. In communities across the US, people are “adopting”…
Continue Reading Student-athletes deliver Christmas gifts to Omaha families
Click here for updates on this story Omaha, Nebraska (KPTM) — Student-athletes from both the UNO baseball team and golf…
Continue Reading Foster children receive free birthday cakes thanks to new local initiative
Click here for updates on this story West Richland, Washington (KAPP) — For most people, birthday celebrations include…
Continue Reading Update: 3 dead in PA after vehicle crashes into tree
Click here for updates on this story DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — UPDATE (Jan. 10): Three people are dead…
Continue Reading Sister of Black woman killed by US Capitol police angered by response to white rioters
Watching rioters storm the US Capitol reopened old wounds for Valarie Carey. Carey’s younger sister, Miriam Carey, was fatally shot by Capitol…
Continue Reading Gunman kills at least 3 in multiple shootings in the Chicago area, police say
A gunman killed at least three people and wounded several others in a series of shootings in the Chicago area Saturday before being shot and killed…
Continue Reading Human remains pulled from the Indonesian Sriwijaya Air crash site
Human remains and plane wreckage have been pulled from the crash site of an Indonesian passenger jet that plunged into the ocean minutes after…
Continue Reading Indonesian jetliner with 62 passengers crashes after taking off from Jakarta
A Sriwijaya Air jetliner carrying 62 people on board crashed shortly after taking off from Jakarta, according to the head of Indonesia’s…
Continue Reading Indian Army apprehends Chinese soldier near disputed Himalayan border
A Chinese soldier was apprehended on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), south of the Pangong Tso lake in the Ladakh region on…
Continue Reading The Covid-19 vaccine rollout has been sluggish. Here’s how we can speed it up
Almost four weeks after the first American was vaccinated against the coronavirus, around 6 million people have received one of the shots — far…
Continue Reading Flying in Indonesia is a necessity to travel … but it can also be a terrifying experience
Search and rescue teams are scouring the stormy waters of the Java Sea, hunting for the wreckage of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182. At this early stage,…
Continue Reading Gunman kills at least 3 in multiple shootings in Illinois, police say
A gunman killed at least three people and wounded several others in a series of shootings in the Chicago area Saturday before being shot and killed…
Continue Reading Fort Bliss soldier faces court-martial in alleged sexual assault of fellow soldier found dead on New Year’s Eve
Officials at Fort Bliss have moved to court-martial a private first class accused of the sexual assault of a fellow soldier who was found dead on New…
Continue Reading Canadians call out leaders for breaking their own Covid-19 rules
It was meant to be the trip of a lifetime for 9-year-old Braeden Lousier-Hicks of Airdrie, Alberta, who has an extremely rare genetic disease. After…
Continue Reading Search operation to find crashed Indonesian Sriwijaya Air plane underway
A massive search operation is underway in Indonesia to find the wreckage of a Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff…
Continue Reading Disturbing video shows officer crushed against door by mob storming the Capitol
A horrifying video from Wednesday’s Capitol riots showed an officer crushed between waves of a pro-Trump mob and officers defending the…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air plane feared to have crashed after taking off from Jakarta
A Sriwijaya Air jetliner carrying 62 people on board is feared to have crashed shortly after taking off from Jakarta, according to the head of…
Continue Reading Woman who attacked and falsely accused Black musician’s son charged with attempted assault
The woman who was caught on video falsely accusing the 14-year-old son of a popular Black musician of cell phone theft has been charged with two…
Continue Reading Everything you need to know about the NFL playoffs
The NFL playoffs are here. Beginning Saturday, 14 teams will face off for the honor of playing in the much-anticipated Super Bowl LV, scheduled for…
Continue Reading 2020 smashed the record for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, NOAA says
2020 will be remembered for many unpleasant reasons — the global pandemic, political unrest, sky-high unemployment — and now we can add a…
Continue Reading An injured bald eagle entangled in fishing line was rescued by two children and some Florida firefighters
Firefighters in Florida this week helped rescue a bald eagle with a fishing hook stuck in its beak and the attached line wrapped around its wing and…
Continue Reading DC police made far more arrests at the height of Black Lives Matter protests than during the Capitol clash
Black Lives Matter protesters in Washington, DC, last summer found themselves facing a massive show of force: military helicopters hovering over the…
Continue Reading Two people shot and killed in Spanish Lake
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — A man and a woman were shot and killed in Spanish Lake…
Continue Reading Capitol Police officer who died when mob stormed the Capitol was proud to serve his nation, family said
The police officer who died after a mob of President Trump’s supporters invaded the US Capitol on Wednesday was a New Jersey native who had…
Continue Reading Pope Francis says he is in line to take COVID-19 vaccine
Pope Francis has said the Vatican will begin COVID-19 vaccinations next week and that he is in line to receive the shot. The pontiff made the…
Continue Reading Cherokee artist’s work displayed on bodies, not walls
Click here for updates on this story CHEROKEE, N.C. (WLOS) — When you first walk into Indian Ink Studio, you instantly…
Continue Reading Friends remember World War II veteran
Click here for updates on this story NORTHUMBERLAND, PA (WNEP) — Joe Diblin was a familiar face on Newswatch 16…
Continue Reading Stephen Curry thumped the Clippers with a 38-point performance to give the Warriors a comeback win
The Los Angeles Clippers found out just how hot Stephen Curry can be after allowing the Golden State Warriors to come from a 22-point deficit.…
Continue Reading People at the US Capitol riot are being identified and losing their jobs
As images and social media posts of Wednesday’s insurrection at the US Capitol circulate online, some of those who were present are being…
Continue Reading Quarterback Aaron Rodgers pledges $500,000 to help small businesses
Aaron Rodgers is showing his charitable side by throwing $500,000 to the Barstool Fund, a non-profit organization helping small businesses struggling…
Continue Reading Vaccine scammer had victim’s name, date of birth – even name of her doctor
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — When an elderly woman got a call this week informing her…
Continue Reading Woman arrested for allegedly shooting man over a cell phone
Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, AR (KFSM) — A woman has been arrested after allegedly fatally shooting…
Continue Reading Health dept. team helps keep families at home
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — If COVID-19 forced you to quarantine, running errands probably…
Continue Reading Healthcare workers from Oregon being sent to California to help with COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — As California deals with a massive surge in COVID-19 cases,…
Continue Reading Vancouver School District proposes plan for student return to classroom
Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) — The Vancouver School District is recommending plans for…
Continue Reading 18-year-old EMT saves man from burning vehicle
Click here for updates on this story CARLISLE, Pa. (WPMT ) — A bang and a bright light woke up the quiet residential…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman “exploring” running for U.S. Senate
Click here for updates on this story PENNSYLVANIA, USA (WPMT) — Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman announced he is…
Continue Reading Drive-thru vaccine clinics more difficult to operate than you might think
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — A drive-thru Covid-19 vaccine clinic sounds like an easy…
Continue Reading First dose of COVID-19 vaccine administered to all nursing homes in CT
Click here for updates on this story SOUTHINGTON, CT (WFSB) — Connecticut has reached a new milestone in the fight…
Continue Reading Georgia State men’s basketball program paused due to COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — The Georgia State University school officials announced…
Continue Reading Training essential workers with a hands-on approach
Click here for updates on this story Frackville, PA (WNEP) — “Training essential workers.” –…
Continue Reading Missouri grants St. Louis company license to begin manufacturing medical marijuana
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — A St. Louis company is now the first in the state to be…
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