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By Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story     VAL VERDE, Calif. (KCRA) — Fire crews are working to contain a fast-moving brush fire in Ventura and Los Angeles counties that has led to evacuations on Thursday. The Canyon Fire sparked just before 1:30 p.m. in an area just south of Lake Piru. Cal

By Julian Paras Click here for updates on this story     FORT STEWART, Ga. (KOAT) — Soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia witnessed and experienced the harrowing moments when one of their fellow soldiers opened fire on base on Wednesday. “Really didn’t process that it was a gunshot at first,” 1st Sgt. Joshua Arnold said. ”

By Brooke Kinebrew Click here for updates on this story     SOLEDAD, Calif. (KSBW) — Clarissa Duran, a single mother of two, has been homeless in Soledad for three years. She is one of 16 people who have been relocated from the riverbed near Premiere Cinemas to a temporary encampment with showers, 24-hour security, and a

By Sam Schmitz Click here for updates on this story     CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. (WISN) — Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison joined 12 News at 4 to discuss the ongoing search for Travis Decker, a Pewaukee native who is wanted for the deaths of his three daughters, Paityn Decker, 9; Evelyn Decker, 8; and Olivia Decker,

By Adam Roberts Click here for updates on this story     GENTRY, Ark. (KHBS, KHOG) — A 6-year-old boy was found dead after an overnight search in Benton County. Odin Upton was reported missing from his home near Browning Road in Gentry just before 10 p.m. Thursday, according to the Benton County Sheriff’s Department. He was

By Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KMBC) — A federal judge in Kansas has sentenced six former leaders of the United Nation of Islam for their roles in a forced labor conspiracy that involved children. The operation lasted more than a decade and included a location in Kansas

By Shay O’Connor Click here for updates on this story     New Orleans (WDSU) — The family of a 14-year-old said he had left home to go to a neighborhood store when he was shot and killed last Thursday in the St. Roch neighborhood. The shooting happened right across from a convenience mart along Franklin Avenue.

By Addison Kliewer Click here for updates on this story     Oklahoma (KOCO) — A new photo released by a national center for missing children shows what London Kerr, who disappeared in 2022 when she was 2 years old, could look like today. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children released the photo as the

By Julie Cornell Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Neb. (KETV) — Your visit to a health care provider often includes a survey asking patients about life challenges related to housing, food insecurity or safety. Methodist Health System in Omaha takes an extra step in its survey process to include a human connection.

By Makayla Richardson Click here for updates on this story     California (KSBY) — Varian Equestrian Center in Arroyo Grande is helping horses displaced by Gifford Fire evacuations. Teri Garcin says she has not slept soundly since the Gifford Fire broke out near her ranch on Highway 166. She says she’s been checking on evacuation orders

By Crystal Bermudez Click here for updates on this story     California (KSBY) — As the Gifford Fire burned through parts of Santa Barbara County, one small family farm took a direct hit “It didn’t happen slowly, it happened very quickly,” explained Alicia Taff, Rock Front Ranch owner. “We saw the fire crest the ridge and

By Matthew Dietz Click here for updates on this story     MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WLWT) — Two Middletown men are facing charges after the body of a pregnant 28-year-old woman was found near the Dayton area. The body of Brittany Fuhr-Storms was found inside a plastic tote in Jackson Township last Sunday night, investigators said. Police said

By KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story     OSCEOLA, Iowa (KCCI) — Scattered thunderstorms brought some torrential downpour over central and southern Iowa on Thursday morning. While the rain may have made for a soggy first day of the Iowa State Fair, it also made for some happy ducks in Osceola. KCCI viewer

By Jennifer Eagan Click here for updates on this story     WOBURN, Mass. (WCVB) — Two residents rescued another resident from an early morning fire Friday at an apartment building in Woburn, Massachusetts. The fire started just before 5 a.m. Friday in an apartment on the second floor of the Bradford Arms apartment building at 80

By Lynne Keenum Click here for updates on this story     Jefferson County (WVTM) — A man wanted in the deadly shooting of his brother-in-law in Bessemer is in jail a month after it happened. On July 6, Jefferson County deputies found Gumero Olvera Castro, 33, shot on Willow Bend Lane in the Rock Creek area.

By Jessica Porter Click here for updates on this story     MEEKER, Colorado (KMGH) — Some residents in Meeker have decided to voluntarily evacuate as two wildfires threaten the small town on Colorado’s Western Slope. Meeker, home to roughly 2,300 residents, is located near the White River and surrounded by public lands. The town is well

By Angela Williams Click here for updates on this story     JACKSON, Miss. (WAPT) — The Mississippi State Department of Health has confirmed the first death from a human case of West Nile virus in the state this year. MSDH said the death was reported in Washington County. The agency does not provide details of the

By David Jones Click here for updates on this story     ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WESH) — Authorities have not confirmed whether a viral TikTok showing two Orange County residents hurling racial slurs toward a door-to-door salesman is connected to a suspicious package incident that shut down the neighborhood block where the racial incident occurred for the

By Riley Rourke Click here for updates on this story     TILTON, New Hampshire (WBZ) — A truck driver died after his tractor-trailer went off of Interstate 93 in Tilton, New Hampshire and landed in a river early Friday morning. According to New Hampshire State Police, 48-year-old Benjamin Wilson of Granby, Vermont was driving a tractor-trailer

By Sydney Isenberg Click here for updates on this story     DENVER (KMGH) — Governor Jared Polis on Wednesday mobilized the Colorado National Guard to support response efforts for the Elk Fire and Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County. The fires are burning within 15 miles of each other, near the town of Meeker. As of

By Rachael Lardani Click here for updates on this story     MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WGAL) — Three out of four Michigan juveniles have been captured in a police chase in Pennsylvania, according to state police. The chase began on the Pennsylvania Turnpike before heading to Manheim Township, Lancaster County, on Thursday night. Troopers say all four

By Kim Dacey Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WBAL) — Employees at Kitchen Design by Idan worked throughout the morning after someone defaced an Israeli flag and spray painted the Pikesville business. Idan Tzameret said it isn’t the first time his business has been targeted, and he said it is because of

By Sergio Candido Click here for updates on this story     Florida (WFOR) — A cruise ship passenger captured dramatic video of chaos on board Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas after a panel on a water slide shattered mid-ride, injuring one guest and sending water pouring into a public area. The footage, recorded by Jim

By Chelsea Hylton Click here for updates on this story     California (KCAL, KCBS) — The heat wave in Southern California is expected to continue after inland communities experienced record temperatures. The KCAL News Weather Alert will continue through Friday evening as conditions will remain especially away from the coast. KCAL Meteorologist Amber Lee said several

By Alan Gionet Click here for updates on this story     JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — Jefferson County issued a Red Flag alert on Friday morning as heat and dryness combined to increase fire danger. Douglas County and Boulder County did the same. It means a significant portion of the area around the Denver metro area

By Ashley Paul, Christian Olaniran Click here for updates on this story     Rossville, Maryland (WJZ) — A former youth pastor at Central Christian Church in Rossville, Maryland, has been accused of sexually abusing teenage boys between 2006 and 2010, Baltimore County police said Thursday. Thomas Pinkerton, 52, was arrested at his home in Georgia and

By Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story     Colorado (KCNC) — Parts of Colorado are experiencing an extreme and prolonged heat wave this week. The heat has prompted CBS Colorado’s First Alert Meteorologists to issue a First Alert Weather Day for Thursday, as hot, dry, and windy conditions grip much of the state.

By Callie Zanandrie Click here for updates on this story     Colorado (KCNC) — The latest drought monitor shows drought conditions are worsening statewide, and fire danger is on the rise. The most dramatic change this week is in extreme drought, which increased by more than 8%, especially in Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco, and Garfield Counties.

By Julie Sharp Click here for updates on this story     California (KCAL, KCBS) — Fire crews from Ventura and Los Angeles counties are battling a rapidly growing vegetation fire in Holser Canyon, near Lake Piru, in 100-degree heat. The blaze, called the Canyon Fire, is estimated to be at nearly 4,900 acres. The California Department