Black History Month: Max Robinson
A trailblazer in broadcasting and journalism, Max Robinson in 1978 became the first Black person to anchor the nightly network news. But his road to…
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Meghan Trainor reveals the birth of her first child
Meghan Trainor used Valentine’s Day to reveal the birth of her first child on Instagram. Trainor and her husband Daryl Sabara both announced…
Continue Reading Meghan and Harry are expecting a second baby
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are expecting an addition to their family. Meghan is pregnant with her second baby, a spokesperson…
Continue Reading Snow, ice cause outdoor restaurant tents to collapse
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Local restaurants are experiencing some heartache on…
Continue Reading National Guard troops recognized in send-off ceremony
Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (WQAD) — Seventy-five soldiers from the Iowa National Guard were…
Continue Reading Girl raises money for cancer specialists
Click here for updates on this story CHEROKEE, Iowa (WOWT) — Valentine’s Day is one to spread love and joy, normally…
Continue Reading Church members head back to the pews
Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Tomorrow morning more than 100 parishioners of Holy…
Continue Reading Man shot by an officer after striking squad car
Click here for updates on this story WENTZVILLE, Missouri (KMOV) — A 21-year-old man and 20-year-old woman were…
Continue Reading Reward offered in decades old double murder
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — Crime Stoppers is asking for help solving a decades-old…
Continue Reading Patients wait for vaccine in dangerous cold
Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV) — Many Johnson County residents braved the cold to…
Continue Reading PD: 8-yr-old boy shot, 16-yr-old arrested
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Milwaukee police say an 8-year-old boy was shot near…
Continue Reading A Kansas grandfather got Covid-19 in July. He’s still in the hospital 7 months later
On the morning of July 13, Roger Collins got a positive Covid-19 diagnosis. Within 12 hours he told his wife of 32 years, Billie, that he…
Continue Reading Sheriff’s department searching for escaped inmate
Click here for updates on this story LeFlore County, Arkansas (KFSM) — The LeFlore County Sheriff’s Department is…
Continue Reading NC teachers moved to the front of vaccine line
Click here for updates on this story Onslow County, North Carolina (WLOS) — On February 10, 2021, Governor Roy Cooper…
Continue Reading Porsche sets its fourth Guinness World record with the fastest indoor land speed
Porsche has the need for indoor speed, as the luxury car company broke the Guinness World Record for indoor land speed in its all-electric Taycan…
Continue Reading Woman pays it forward helping camp recover from fire
Click here for updates on this story ASHFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — After a blaze destroyed several buildings at a…
Continue Reading Bill Gates’ daughter Jennifer jokes about conspiracy theory after getting Covid-19 vaccine
Jennifer K. Gates, the daughter of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, got her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Friday and offered a lighthearted…
Continue Reading UAE’s Hope Probe Mars mission sends back its first picture of red planet
The United Arab Emirates’ first Mars mission has returned its first picture of the red planet. The Emirates Mars Mission, known as the Hope…
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Japan rocked by ‘aftershock’ from devastating 9.0-magnitude quake that hit in 2011
A powerful earthquake that hit Japan on Saturday was an aftershock of the devastating 9.0 magnitude quake that struck the same area almost 10 years…
Continue Reading George Ryan Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of George Ryan, the former governor of Illinois who served time in prison after being convicted on racketeering,…
Continue Reading Justin Bieber Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning singer Justin Bieber. Personal Birth date: March 1, 1994 Birth place: London, Ontario, Canada…
Continue Reading Several homes damaged in possible tornado in Seminole, Florida
At least six homes in Seminole, Florida, were damaged when an unconfirmed tornado or waterspout moved through a waterway in the gated Boca Ciega…
Continue Reading Cat has plastic buttons sewn to its face after a dog attack
A 7-month-old kitten named Juicebox could have lost all nine of his lives when his family’s dog attacked him. Instead, he was saved by some…
Continue Reading Dallas police officer directing traffic killed by suspected drunk driver
A 32-year-old man was charged with intoxication manslaughter after a car he was driving allegedly struck and killed a Dallas police officer who was…
Continue Reading NYPD deploys 500 officers to patrol subways after four stabbings in less than 24 hours
The New York City Police Department is deploying an additional 500 officers to patrol the city’s subway system after four stabbings in less…
Continue Reading An 8-year-old border collie named Lulu is inheriting a $5 million trust
A Nashville dog named Lulu is a newly minted millionaire. Yep, you read that right. Her owner’s last will and testament has made the 8-year-old…
Continue Reading Two Southern sheriff’s offices are offering Valentine’s Day deal for exes
Two sheriff’s offices in the South are offering up a Valentine’s Day deal for those who have exes with colorful histories. North…
Continue Reading Public health bans issued against members of 5 fraternities at KU
Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, KS (KCTV) — The University of Kansas issued public health bans against…
Continue Reading Group plans tribute for husband, wife square dancers who died from COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The sadness of losing a loved one to COVID-19 is hard to…
Continue Reading An Alabama animal shelter is using speed dating to get longtime residents adopted for Valentine’s Day
An animal shelter in Auburn, Alabama, is spicing up Valentine’s Day for its animals by matching them with potential owners in a unique way. The…
Continue Reading LeBron James breaks NBA record for most career turnovers
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James just set a new NBA record, but it probably won’t be the highlight of his legendary career. James…
Continue Reading Several injured in crash involving more than 20 vehicles on icy Nashville road
At least a dozen people were injured Saturday when 21 vehicles were involved in a crash on an icy Nashville road, the city’s fire department…
Continue Reading Man to be honored for saving man from sinking truck
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — The City of Prichard will honor James “Bubba”…
Continue Reading As attacks against Asian Americans spike, advocates call for action to protect communities
A string of recent attacks against Asian Americans has communities and advocates on high alert, especially as many in the United States gather this…
Continue Reading Woman sitting alone in high school parking lot gets carjacked
Click here for updates on this story Sebewaing Township, MI (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan high school turned into a crime…
Continue Reading Powerful earthquake hits Japan near Fukushima
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Japan, close to Fukushima, late Saturday evening leaving at least 12 people injured. The…
Continue Reading Businesses and nonprofits prepare for cold St. Louis temperatures
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — People across the metro are looking for warmth with the…
Continue Reading Trooper won’t let pandemic stop Black History Month education
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Ne (WOWT) — Trooper Keith Bell has been with the Nebraska state patrol for…
Continue Reading Heat Up St. Louis raises $700,000 to help those in need but says funds could be exhausted by March
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — The 21st annual Rise and Shine for Heat took place Friday…
Continue Reading Televangelist Frederick K.C. Price dies following hospitalization for Covid-19. He was 89
Televangelist Frederick K.C. Price, whose Los Angeles ministry became a megachurch with about 28,000 members and televised services that reached…
Continue Reading Socially distanced Mardi Gras celebration
Click here for updates on this story NATCHITOCHES, La (KTBS) — The Krewe of Excellence Natchitoches extends an…
Continue Reading Black History Month: Bessie Coleman
Born to sharecroppers in a small Texas town, Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman became interested in flying while living in Chicago, where stories about…
Continue Reading Fire damages a summer camp Paul Newman founded for sick children in Connecticut
Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out at a summer camp founded by the late actor Paul Newman for seriously ill children and their…
Continue Reading Former Australian PM on dealing with China, and how the U.S. could help free two detained Canadians
Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has the…
Continue Reading Snow causing treacherous conditions in Northeast Portland
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Snow fell steadily in Northeast Portland on Friday, leaving…
Continue Reading Local mother warns against helmet clinics
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — News 4 Investigates is looking into the condition known as…
Continue Reading Man who ran investment scam since he was a teen sentenced to federal prison
Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — A 23-year-old man who ran an investment scam since he was a…
Continue Reading Wasted vaccines in Missouri and Kansas; new information reveals missed opportunities
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV ) — Vaccines are precious and KCTV5 knows many of you would…
Continue Reading Pizza lovers, take heart
Click here for updates on this story LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. (WPMT) — For 47 years, Orlando Carannante has been making…
Continue Reading Prince, a K9 officer with the York County Sheriff’s Office, receives bullet- and stab-protective vest thanks to charitable donation
Click here for updates on this story YORK COUNTY, PA (WPMT) — The York County Sheriff Office said Friday its K9…
Continue Reading Cockroaches and other obnoxious Valentine’s Day gifts for your ex
If you’re heartbroken this Valentine’s Day, you could be the bigger person and avoid sending your ex an unsolicited gag gift. But if you…
Continue Reading Cockroaches, glitter bombs and other obnoxious Valentine’s Day gifts for your ex
If you’re heartbroken this Valentine’s Day, you could be the bigger person and avoid sending your ex an unsolicited gag gift. But if you…
Continue Reading NASCAR’s first Arab American female driver to make her debut at Daytona International Speedway
Toni Breidinger says that when she sat behind the wheel of a go-kart at age 9, she knew she would become a race car driver. Twelve years later,…
Continue Reading Larry Flynt waged many First Amendment wars — and not just in defense of porn
It was October 2001, not exactly the heyday of publisher Larry Flynt‘s many controversies, and professor Robert Richards couldn’t…
Continue Reading Nigerian police arrest protesters at Lekki shooting site
Nigerian security forces have detained at least 12 people following protests over the reopening of the Lekki toll gate in Lagos on Saturday. The toll…
Continue Reading Car bomb explodes near Somali presidential palace in Mogadishu
At least one person was killed and 10 people were injured in a car bomb that exploded Saturday morning near the Somalian presidential palace in…
Continue Reading Their granddaughter and her friend were killed 4 years ago. This is how they want you to help catch the killer
In early 2017, the rural community of Delphi, Indiana, was exactly as you might envision a small town — a main street, a few local restaurants,…
Continue Reading Mississippi Senate votes to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports
The Mississippi Senate voted Thursday to ban transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams in the state’s high schools and…
Continue Reading Florida water hack highlights risks of remote access work without proper security
Cybersecurity experts have long warned that insecure remote work software is a major source of weakness for hacking. The issue was brought into stark…
Continue Reading A day after his controversial hire, Jaguars say performance coach Chris Doyle has resigned
A day after his controversial hire, the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars said Friday that director of sports performance Chris Doyle has resigned…
Continue Reading Third-grader inspires legislation to help those with hearing loss
At just 9 years old, Ally Tumblin has inspired legislation in Congress that could help thousands of Americans pay for hearing aid devices by…
Continue Reading ICE takes one person into custody as authorities search for trailer after 911 calls from people claiming to be inside
Authorities looking into a suspected human smuggling event after panicked callers to 911 reported being inside a tanker trailer in Texas have taken…
Continue Reading Incest accusation in prominent family prompts French national reckoning with child abuse
It all started with damning allegations from book excerpts published in France’s prestigious Le Monde newspaper as the new year began. “I…
Continue Reading Fire damages a summer camp Paul Newman started for sick children in Connecticut
Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out at a summer camp started by the late actor Paul Newman for seriously ill children and their…
Continue Reading Teen sets American record with 465 pound deadlift
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Thomas Connell, 15, of Fremont recently set an American…
Continue Reading Woman hid $60K in feminine hygiene products, authorities say
Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WNEM) — A female passenger hid more than $60,000 in undeclared U.S.…
Continue Reading Famous for its tree huggers, village at center of India glacier collapse warned of impending disaster for decades. No one listened
When contractors came to her Himalayan forest to cut down thousands of trees, Gaura Devi rallied the women of her village and marched into the woods.…
Continue Reading Judge orders state to hold immediate wolf hunt
Click here for updates on this story Madison, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal ) — A Wisconsin judge has ordered the…
Continue Reading Ice Festival begins with a ‘Hometown Heroes’ theme
Click here for updates on this story CLARKS SUMMIT, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Ice sculptures lining the streets of Clarks…
Continue Reading Lunar New Year 2021: Ushering in the Year of the Ox
Though travel and parties may be discouraged in much of the world right now as Covid-19 casts a shadow over Lunar New Year for the second year in a…
Continue Reading US-led sanctions on Venezuela “devastating” to human rights, says UN report
A United Nations Special Rapporteur has issued a scathing report on the international pressure campaign on Venezuela, calling on the United States,…
Continue Reading Famed Evangelist Ravi Zacharias engaged in sexual misconduct, his ministry says
Ravi Zacharias, the prominent head of a global Christian organization who died in May, engaged in sexual misconduct that included “sexting,…
Continue Reading Helping senior citizens get vaccinated for Covid-19
Click here for updates on this story MONROE COUNTY, PA (WNEP) — Setting up an appointment to get the COVID-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading A cheerleading competition that may draw 40,000 people raises concerns about a superspreader event
A massive national cheerleading competition is descending on downtown Atlanta this weekend. Around 40,000 youth cheerleaders, coaches and spectators…
Continue Reading $40 million pond reassuring Atlanta community worried about flooding
Click here for updates on this story VINE CITY, GA (WGCL) — A rainy day becomes the perfect test for a flood relief…
Continue Reading Nurse battling COVID-19 in ICU while pregnant
Click here for updates on this story ANN ARBOR, MI (WNEM) — A local nurse who is six months pregnant is fighting for…
Continue Reading Teachers at a Los Angeles private school got Covid-19 vaccines — even though they weren’t eligible under county guidelines
Some teachers at a Los Angeles private school were able to get Covid-19 vaccines despite not meeting the vaccine eligibility requirements set by the…
Continue Reading Grand jury opts not to indict 2 Buffalo police officers who pushed 75-year-old protester to the ground
A grand jury chose not to indict two Buffalo, New York, police officers who pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground last June, Erie County…
Continue Reading Minneapolis officials seek input on a memorial for the intersection where George Floyd was killed
The city of Minneapolis will send a survey to community members to determine how to best memorialize George Floyd at the intersection where he was…
Continue Reading 75-year-old protester knocked down by Buffalo police last June ‘a little surprised’ by grand jury decision not to indict
Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old man who was knocked to the ground by Buffalo police officers last June during a protest, said he was “a little…
Continue Reading Firefighters’ Valentine’s Day fundraiser goes on
Click here for updates on this story LUZERNE COUNTY, PA (WNEP) — The flower tent in the Driscoll’s parking lot on…
Continue Reading High School students evacuated due to gas leak in school gym
Click here for updates on this story SPRINGDALE, AR (KFSM) — According to Springdale school leaders, Central Junior…
Continue Reading Family left heartbroken after father, son die of COVID-19 within hours of each other
Click here for updates on this story Fresno, California (KFSN) — A Fresno family was left reeling after suffering a…
Continue Reading Homeland security investigating counterfeit N95 mask operation
Click here for updates on this story Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — The Department of Homeland Security is…
Continue Reading 14-year-old art sensation says he dreams of inspiring others
Click here for updates on this story New York (WCBS) — A young artist in New York City is sharing his work in…
Continue Reading Couple reunites after 53 years apart, finds biological daughter
Click here for updates on this story Minneapolis (WCCO) — Denny and Karen Vinar were teenagers when they fell in love.…
Continue Reading Service projects honor those who died in Parkland school shooting
Click here for updates on this story Parkland, Florida (WFOR) — Sunday, Feb. 14, marks three years since the Marjory…
Continue Reading Baby falls out of mom’s car into busy intersection
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A baby boy fell out of the backseat of a…
Continue Reading Person narrowly escapes serious injury (or worse) during massive pileup
Click here for updates on this story Fort Worth, Texas (KTVT) — As videos of the deadly Interstate-35W pileup in Fort…
Continue Reading ‘They are clearly going to torture us,’ father, son desperate to stop extradition to Japan
Click here for updates on this story Harvard, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A last minute appeal from Michael and Peter Taylor…
Continue Reading $731.1M Powerball jackpot ticket sold in Maryland still unclaimed
Click here for updates on this story Baltimore (WJZ) — One of the largest Powerball jackpots in history, where the…
Continue Reading 6 skeletons found at a pirate shipwreck site could point to its fabled captain
For the pirates of the 18th century, treasure meant gold. But for the investigators at Whydah Pirate Museum in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, treasure…
Continue Reading Mario Draghi is named Italy’s new prime minister, announces a political rainbow of cabinet picks
Italy’s next government has taken shape, after Mario Draghi was named Prime Minister and announced a cabinet selected from across the…
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At least 109 employees at a Colorado ski resort have tested positive for COVID-19
A ski resort in Colorado has had a COVID-19 outbreak, with over 100 active infections among its employees. The Colorado Department of Public Health…
Continue Reading Deputies find mother, 1-year-old son dead inside home
Click here for updates on this story Portland, Tennessee (WSMV) — The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office investigates…
Continue Reading Children’s Hospital doctor performs first pediatric procedure with surgical robot
Click here for updates on this story Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT) — Technology that may have seemed like a page from the…
Continue Reading Family of 12-year-old boy shot to death in Atlanta pleads for answers
Click here for updates on this story Atlanta (WGCL) — The family of a 12-year-old found shot to death in southwest…
Continue Reading Judge says astronomer’s case against American Girl doll can proceed, dismisses some claims
Click here for updates on this story Madison (Wisconsin State Journal ) — AChicago astronomer’s claim that…
Continue Reading Meet the orbiters that help rovers on Mars talk to Earth
While robotic rovers may explore the surface of Mars on behalf of humans who can’t safely land there yet, they aren’t alone. A fleet of…
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