MA officer helps deliver New Year’s Day baby
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Irish legend Chase Claypool makes NFL history
Click here for updates on this story SOUTH BEND, Indiana (WBND ) — Former Notre Dame wide receiver Chase Claypool has…
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Click here for updates on this story BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (WTIC/WCCT) — Governor Ned Lamont announced on Thursday…
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Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV ) — Local non-profit groups are gearing up to give more…
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Click here for updates on this story SYLVA, NC (WLOS) — The only man in more than 200 years to be bestowed as Beloved…
Continue Reading Distilleries that pivoted in the pandemic to provide sanitizer now face FDA fees
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, NC (WLOS) — Many mountain distilleries stepped up to fill a pandemic…
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Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Douglas County set aside $10 million in CARES Act funds…
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Click here for updates on this story GENESEO, Illinois (WQAD) — A Geneseo woman is warning others to lock their cars,…
Continue Reading Wisconsin police arrest former hospital worker whose alleged actions led hospital to throw out more than 500 vaccine doses
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Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — The Yuratich family has lived on Navarre Avenue for 10 years,…
Continue Reading Alleged ringer leader in Kissimmee murder-for-hire plot claims one accused is innocent
Click here for updates on this story KISSIMMEE, FLorida (WESH) — For almost three years now, three people have been in…
Continue Reading Elementary school teacher charged with sexually abusing child, state police say
Click here for updates on this story ADAMS COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A second grade teacher in the Gettysburg…
Continue Reading An El Paso teacher who taught her students kindness loses her battle with Covid-19
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Continue Reading Police discipline all major crimes supervisors in “dead pool” incident
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Hartford Police Department leadership announced the…
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Click here for updates on this story CLERMONT, Kentucky (WLKY) — A bald eagle with serious injuries has a chance to…
Continue Reading Health officials in West Virginia mistakenly gave 42 people Covid-19 antibodies instead of the vaccine
A mistake at a West Virginia clinic led to 42 people being administered Covid-19 antibodies instead of the vaccine, but state and local health…
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Continue Reading Prosecutor: Dayton man indicted for locking child in trunk of car as punishment
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Continue Reading Maine man charged with attempted murder and arson after Unity fire
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Continue Reading Utah family shocked to find drugs inside Christmas gift
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Continue Reading Law enforcement warns of new scam targeting CWP holders
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Continue Reading City of Seneca names Interim Police Chief as new Chief of Police
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Continue Reading SoCal police warn of New Year’s Eve crackdown on illegal fireworks
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Continue Reading Las Vegas animal shelter says it has taken in nearly 50 sick cats from a home
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Continue Reading Fire destroys west Las Vegas Valley auto shop, 16 vehicles
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Continue Reading Michiana describes the year of 2020…in just one word
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Continue Reading With many New Year’s Eve events canceled in Southern Alabama, firework sales are up
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — New Year’s Eve celebrations will be unlike…
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Click here for updates on this story MANITOWOC, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A 19-year-old from Manitowoc was sentenced to nine…
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People around the world are beginning to wave goodbye to 2020 and welcome 2021. The Pacific Island nations of Tonga, Samoa and Kiribati were the…
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Click here for updates on this story LITTLESTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A second grade teacher in the Gettysburg Area…
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Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Do you want to have good luck this 2021? A dish…
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China approved its first homegrown coronavirus vaccine for general public use on Thursday, with officials promising to provide the general public…
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New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world will look very different this year as cities take precautions against the spread of Covid-19. The…
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British lawmakers voted to back the United Kingdom’s post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Wednesday, on the eve of the December 31…
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Florida’s county-by-county plan to vaccinate its elderly population has created a mass scramble for a limited number of doses, leading to…
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Click here for updates on this story VACAVILLE, California (KCRA) — Vacaville police say they are investigating after…
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Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS ) — Police are trying to track down a man they say attempted to rob…
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Click here for updates on this story VOLUSIA COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Tuesday night, two people were killed while on…
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