Homeless mother, special needs son wait months for affordable housing
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Every day Toni Helms cares for her 30-year-old son’s Todd…
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Click here for updates on this story HAWAII COUNTY, Hawaii (KITV) — On the island of Hawaii, just north of Hilo, in the…
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Crash survivor’s service dog in need of surgery after hit-and-run
Click here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — A service dog is in need of surgery after he became…
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Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta Police’s Airport Interdiction Unit discovered 174…
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Continue Reading Terry Stotts out as head coach of Trail Blazers
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Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt…
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Continue Reading Families of men killed by police share grief and demand change
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Continue Reading Rare, twin foals born in Alabama
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Continue Reading Wisconsin Democrats gear up for 2021 virtual convention
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Continue Reading Almost 50 years later, Illinois police make an arrest in the death of a teen found stabbed multiple times
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Continue Reading State Senator’s own experience with sexual harassment inspires bill to help other women
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Continue Reading Atlanta police say they found more than 170 pounds of marijuana in suitcases from an arriving flight
Four people were arrested and seven suitcases with more than 170 pounds of marijuana was seized after it arrived in Atlanta on a flight from Seattle…
Continue Reading An American Legion post is suspended after a microphone was cut during a speech that touched on Black people’s role in Memorial Day
The American Legion Department of Ohio has suspended the charter of a post in the city of Hudson after a Memorial Day incident in which the keynote…
Continue Reading Cincinnati school district to settle lawsuit filed by parents of bullied boy who hanged himself
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Continue Reading Bill would give parents option to decide what to do with their child’s remains after miscarriage or abortion
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Continue Reading 26 years after kids found human skull, police still searching for Jane Doe’s identity
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Continue Reading Court drops convictions of 3 men wrongfully imprisoned for 1996 murder of off-duty NYPD officer
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Continue Reading Following deaths of pets and close encounters with birds, tenants in high-rise want safer windows
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Continue Reading Barry Whelpley charged in 1972 murder of Julie Ann Hanson
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Continue Reading Evidence shows suspect fatally shot by law enforcement in Minneapolis fired gun, investigators say
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Continue Reading Seven high school football coaches lose jobs over allegations they made a Hebrew Israelite player eat a pizza that had contained pork
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Continue Reading A ‘person of interest’ has been named in the 2000 death of a Massachusetts teenager
A man who was previously convicted of sexual assault and kidnapping, and who died in 2016, has been named as a “person of interest” in…
Continue Reading Houston woman kept child’s body in a plastic storage tote, court documents say
A Houston woman who was charged with tampering with physical evidence in the case of a missing 6-year-old boy kept his body in a storage tote, court…
Continue Reading Five additional coffins found at 1921 Tulsa massacre search site
Crews searching an excavation site at Oaklawn Cemetery for the remains of those killed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre found five coffins on Thursday…
Continue Reading Eversource hosts “Turtle-Palooza!” to train workers to protect turtles
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Continue Reading Nevada County plane crash victims talk story of survival
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Continue Reading Father of teen killed in murder-suicide says he sought to reconnect with son
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Continue Reading Woman dead 6 years receives jury summons after also receiving unemployment card, social security numbers of others
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Continue Reading Murals on viaducts drawing some unwanted visitors in pigeons, who are making a disgusting mess
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Continue Reading Police say armed carjackings up 115% in past year
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Continue Reading Young dad killed with one punch following fender bender
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Continue Reading Family hopes someone helps police bring man’s killer to justice
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Continue Reading Woman describes helping children hurt in wrong-way crash
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Continue Reading Former animal control director arraigned on embezzling charge
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Continue Reading Car crashes into businesses causing massive fire
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Continue Reading Cops say uncle left nephew in drug addict’s care
Click here for updates on this story NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut (WFSB) — An uncle arrested for his role in an Amber Alert…
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NASA mission to get up close with Jupiter moon — the largest in the solar system
The largest moon in our solar system is preparing for its first close-up in more than 20 years on Monday. NASA’s Juno mission has been observing…
Continue Reading Animals at zoo enjoying tasty snack: cicadas
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Continue Reading County offers incentives to property owners to house the homeless
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Continue Reading Faith leaders call for police reform after video surfaces of man’s fatal shooting
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Faith leaders in Kansas City said they are outraged…
Continue Reading Some want man who shot & killed bear cub charged with felony
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Continue Reading Father, stepmother arrested in death of 16-yo boy
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Continue Reading Man arrested, accused of loading gun over wrong food order
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Continue Reading Minneapolis buildings vandalized, police say, after authorities shoot and kill suspect
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Judge: US can’t delay challenge to public land coal sales
A U.S. judge has rejected the Biden administration’s attempt to delay a lawsuit from several states and environmental groups that would end sales…
Continue Reading Low-income residents given 27 days to leave their homes
Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — Twenty-seven days. That’s how long tenants…
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Continue Reading Facebook group created for missing child changes mission
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Continue Reading Cops save man who was pinned under vehicle
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Continue Reading More than a dozen cities push to minimize or even eliminate police presence at mental health calls
More than a dozen cities are developing “alternative” or “co-response” programs to minimize or eliminate the role of police…
Continue Reading Police say man stole fire vehicle, took it on joy ride
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Continue Reading Women have close encounter with hammerhead sharks
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Continue Reading Officials find another rabid bat
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Continue Reading For 3rd time in month, cyclist killed on the road
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Continue Reading Travellers who refuse hotel quarantine in Canada will soon face larger fines
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Continue Reading Study finds how you react to bitter flavours may determine your risk of developing severe COVID-19
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Two 5.9 magnitude earthquakes struck the Pacific Ocean off Oregon’s coast early Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS)…
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