Floor collapses during massive house party near UGA, dozens injured
Click here for updates on this story ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Athens-Clarke County Fire responded to a…
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Myanmar releases prisoners for New Year, though likely not dissidents
Authorities in Myanmar will release 23,184 prisoners from jails across the country on Saturday under a New Year amnesty, a Prisons Department…
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Click here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — An extension of the state health department epidemic…
Continue Reading ‘It’s terrifying’: Neighbors react to officer-involved shooting, protest at Lents Park
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — An officer-involved shooting left one man dead at Lents…
Continue Reading Deputies: Man arrested after entering high school, stealing vehicle
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Continue Reading Friends lay flowers near scene of wreck that killed beloved teacher
Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Friends laid flowers next to the Eblen…
Continue Reading Local artists celebrate springtime with ‘Cabin Fever Craft Show’
Click here for updates on this story WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Looking for something to do this Saturday?…
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Ohio teen arrested with AK-47 in Times Square subway station, police say
An 18-year-old from Ohio is facing weapons charges after officers patrolling a Times Square subway station on Friday found him with an AK-47 and a…
Continue Reading Quest to land humans on Mars heats up and 5 other top space and science stories this week
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Continue Reading Indianapolis was already seeing a spike in homicides when a gunman killed 8 at a FedEx facility
When a gunman killed eight people and wounded several others at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis on Thursday night, the city was already experiencing…
Continue Reading Doctors hone in on cause of blood clots potentially linked with Covid-19 vaccines
Doctors say they are honing in on the cause of blood clots that may be linked with certain coronavirus vaccines, and add their findings have…
Continue Reading 60 years after the Bay of Pigs invasion, many Cuban Americans’ distrust of the Democratic Party still affects national politics
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Continue Reading Federal official: CDC, FDA taking reports of blood clots and J&J Covid-19 vaccine ‘seriously’
US health agencies are taking concerns about blood clots and the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine “seriously” and are working to…
Continue Reading Is your butter harder? Researcher finds ‘strong correlation’ between firmness and palmitic acid content
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Continue Reading Health Canada reviewing submission to use Pfizer vaccine on children 12 and older
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Continue Reading The Sikh community is in mourning as 4 members were among the victims of the Indianapolis mass shooting
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Continue Reading Police ID gunman who killed 8 people at an Indianapolis FedEx facility as 19-year-old former employee
Police arrived “to a very chaotic scene, with victims and witnesses running everywhere” at a FedEx Ground facility near…
Continue Reading Minnesota protests continue for a sixth night as Daunte Wright’s loved ones mourn for his son
As Daunte Wright’s loved ones reflect on his son who will grow up without a father, police and protesters calling for justice in his death…
Continue Reading Phoenix nonprofit plans to vaccinate 500 homeless people in 5 days
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Continue Reading Portland police disperse crowd with pepper spray following fatal officer-involved shooting
Police in Portland, Oregon, said they used pepper spray and smoke canisters to break up a crowd that gathered on Friday as they investigated the…
Continue Reading Indianapolis was already seeing a rising number of homicides when a gunman killed 8 at a FedEx facility
When a gunman killed eight people and wounded several others at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis on Thursday night, the city was already experiencing…
Continue Reading Loneliness won’t end when the pandemic ends
When the world goes back to normal, Shanan Cale’s life won’t change much. She’ll still work mostly from her home in California.…
Continue Reading NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and two Russian cosmonauts have landed back on Earth
Just days after the International Space Station’s crew reached 10 people, three have returned to Earth. Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and…
Continue Reading A student harnessed the power of beets to make healing from surgery safer — and more equitable
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Continue Reading Liberty University files lawsuit against former president Jerry Falwell Jr.
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Continue Reading Four bodies recovered as search continues for nine still missing from capsized ship off Louisiana coast
The US Coast Guard said Friday that four bodies have been recovered so far from the water near a commercial vessel that capsized earlier this week…
Continue Reading NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Russian cosmonauts are returning to Earth
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Continue Reading Baltimore teen leaves children’s hospital after receiving life saving transplant
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — It’s was a moment 19-year-old Macey Brietenback has been waiting…
Continue Reading Baby taken to hospital after being found with dead woman in YMCA facility
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — A baby is hospitalized after being found with a dead woman in the…
Continue Reading Florida woman charged for allegedly threatening to kill Kamala Harris
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Continue Reading Maryland becomes first state to repeal the law enforcement’s Bill of Rights
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland is now the first state in the nation to get rid of a…
Continue Reading 2 transgender women killed in shootings at separate Charlotte hotels
Authorities have arrested two suspects in connection with the killings of two transgender women in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dontarius Long, 21, and…
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Judge sides with conservationists in sheep grazing dispute
A federal judge on Friday sided with conservation groups who said allowing domestic sheep to graze in a mountain range along the Idaho-Montana border…
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Gov. Little to veto bills curbing his emergency powers
Governor Brad Little announced Friday he will veto House Bill 135 and Senate Bill 1136, the “emergency powers…
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Idaho sheriff: Missing girl’s body found, suspect arrested
An Idaho sheriff has said investigators found what is believed to be the body of an 8-year-old girl who went missing earlier this week and that a…
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212 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 212 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths…
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Chief Engineer Gary Smith retires after 47 years
We have some sad but happy news to share from the Local News 8…
Continue Reading Authorities were warned about FedEx gunman Brandon Hole’s potential for violence, sources say
The gunman in the Indianapolis mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility was a former employee there and, according to law enforcement sources, known…
Continue Reading Watch Prince Philip’s funeral here
Millions of people around the world are expected to tune into Prince Philip’s funeral service on Saturday, which will be broadcast by major…
Continue Reading Texas’ longest-serving death row inmate to get new sentence
A court in Texas has thrown out the death sentence of convicted killer Raymond Riles, who has spent more than 40 years on the state’s death…
Continue Reading Surprise conception: Woman conceives second child while carrying first
At first, baby Noah was all alone, growing beatifically in his mother’s womb. Noah’s first close-ups, taken by ultrasound at seven and 10…
Continue Reading ‘I got dealt some pretty bad cards’: Former foster youth finds comfort with new family
Click here for updates on this story LONGMONT, Colorado (KCNC) — Raise the Future can’t do the work they do so well…
Continue Reading One year after her children died, local mother collects prom dresses for high schoolers
Click here for updates on this story NEWNAN, Georgia (WGCL) — Deletha Bailey Colton heard the news every good mother…
Continue Reading Rene Compean’s picture of his soot-streaked legs mobilized SoCal hiking community and saved his life
Click here for updates on this story PALMDALE, California (KCAL/KCBS) — It was a picture of a man’s soot-streaked…
Continue Reading Bill would repeal law banning objects hanging from rearview mirror, an issue in Daunte Wright’s case
Click here for updates on this story ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — A bill introduced Thursday in the Minnesota…
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Minus injured Mitchell, Jazz rally to beat Pacers 119-111
Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points before leaving the game with a sprained ankle in the third quarter, and the NBA-leading Utah Jazz beat the Indiana…
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House fire causes estimated $400,000 in damages
A house fire in the 2800 block of Agnes Street in Idaho Falls caused an estimated $400,000 in damages.…
Continue Reading Armed robbery, car chases, gunfire: 2 CA men arrested after multi-city crime spree
Click here for updates on this story MODESTO, California (KOVR) — Two Stockton men are in jail in connection to a…
Continue Reading Daunte Wright’s mother says ‘justice isn’t even a word to me’ as ex-officer makes court appearance
The family of Daunte Wright — the Black motorist shot and killed by a Minnesota police officer during an arrest attempt last weekend —…
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Teton County, Wyo. adds more COVID-19 vaccine appointments, walk-ins welcome
Additional COVID-19 vaccine appointments were released Friday morning on the Teton County Health Department’s vaccine webpage for Thursday, April…
Continue Reading Trans Advocates Warn Legislators: ‘Kids Are Going to Die’
Click here for updates on this story Gender Infinity’s Andrea Segovia discusses the dangerous impact of the anti-trans…
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Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell sprains right ankle vs Pacers
Donovan Mitchell exited during the third quarter of an NBA game between the Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers on Friday afternoon after suffering a…
Continue Reading Police pull German Shepherd named ‘Booger’ from pickup’s undercarriage
Click here for updates on this story ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — A German Shepherd named Booger is safe thanks to…
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Jeffree Star hospitalized after Wyoming car crash
YouTube personality, businessman and musician Jeffree Star was hospitalized after a car crash in…
Continue Reading 4-year-old accidentally swallows dime, which leads to doctors finding cancerous tumor
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Miracles come in all shapes and sizes. But for 4-year-old…
Continue Reading Unique Bilingual Newspaper Focuses on Bay Area Chinese Americans
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A longtime journalist who got laid off from a newspaper…
Continue Reading Second body recovered as search continues for 11 still missing from capsized ship off Louisiana coast
The US Coast Guard said Friday that a second body was recovered from the water near a commercial vessel that capsized earlier this week several miles…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 31 new COVID-19 cases in the area, 2 new deaths
Local health officials reported 31 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths in the area…
Continue Reading San Antonio police officer wounded and two people dead after shooting during traffic stop, police say
Two people are dead and police officer was wounded after a traffic stop Friday ended in gunfire, according to the San Antonio police chief. A fourth…
Continue Reading Police ID suspected gunman at Indianapolis FedEx facility where 8 died as 19-year-old former employee
Police arrived “to a very chaotic scene, with victims and witnesses running everywhere” at a FedEx Ground facility near…
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Flags lowered in memory of Indianapolis shooting victims
Governor Brad Little has ordered that Idaho will join the United States in lowering the flag to half-staff on public buildings through sunset, April…
Continue Reading Students ‘disgusted’ by transgender bans
Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA, Montana (Missoulian) — The Associated Students of the University of…
Continue Reading Authorities were warned about FedEx suspect Brandon Hole’s potential for violence, sources say
The suspect in the Indianapolis mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility was a former employee there and, according to law enforcement sources, known…
Continue Reading GBI investigating inmate death from medical emergency that occurred at Gwinnett County jail Friday morning
Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A Dacula man who had been an…
Continue Reading Authorities were warned about FedEx suspect’s potential for violence, sources say
The suspect in the Indianapolis mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility was a former employee there and, according to law enforcement sources, known…
Continue Reading 8 people killed in shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, police say
Police arrived “to a very chaotic scene, with victims and witnesses running everywhere” at a FedEx Ground facility near…
Continue Reading Supreme Court ruling grants man certificate of innocence
Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Tulsa World) — A majority of the Illinois Supreme Court…
Continue Reading Police officer pleads guilty to federal firearms charges
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — A Tulsa police officer pleaded guilty in federal…
Continue Reading Police charge woman with murder of infant
Click here for updates on this story LECLAIRE, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — A woman facing a murder charge in relation to…
Continue Reading Charter schools slapped with new $10.5 million penalty by state Education Department
Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Epic Charter Schools has been hit with…
Continue Reading Music teacher killed in vehicle crash with fire truck
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — On April 16, Buncombe County Schools released…
Continue Reading He’s a cop. He’s 91. And he has no plans to retire
Where do you see yourself at the age of 91? Working, with no plans to retire, may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But for one Arkansas…
Continue Reading This is what we know about the shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility
Authorities are on the scene of yet another mass shooting Friday, this time at a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis. Deputy Chief Craig McCartt of…
Continue Reading The foods you should eat to jump-start your morning, and 2 recipes to try out
Successfully tackling your morning to-do list could start with the first thing you put in your mouth. If you’re feeling like a zombie in the…
Continue Reading High speed chase of prisoner van ends with inmate arrested
Click here for updates on this story GREENWOOD, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Webster Parish prisoner transport van that was…
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D93 schools in ‘low risk level’ next week
Bonneville School District 93 schools will be in the ‘low risk level’ next week (April 19 – April…
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Sibling rivalry is often taken as an unexamined fact of family life — as much a part of parenting as potty training or bedtime stories. But…
Continue Reading A stunning visualization of America’s mass shooting problem
On Thursday night, a man killed eight people at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport before killing himself. It was at least the 45th mass…
Continue Reading Teens slept 45 minutes more a night when their school district tried a new scheduling strategy
Changing middle and high school schedules can lead to significantly improved shut-eye for students, a new study found. Researchers surveyed around…
Continue Reading High school won’t allow e-learning students to attend prom
Click here for updates on this story PLAINFIELD, Indiana (WISH) — Some parents of Plainfield High School students are…
Continue Reading Man resorts to desperate measures without unemployment
Click here for updates on this story KALIHI, Hawaii (KITV) — Without money for more than three months, a 33-year-old…
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1 hospitalized after ejected during crash
A 33-year-old of Aberdeen was hospitalized after a rollover crash Friday…
Continue Reading Family of Tamir Rice asks Justice Department to reopen investigation into his death
The family of Tamir Rice sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland Friday asking him to reopen the investigation into the boy’s 2014…
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Ethics panel to eye rape complaint against Idaho lawmaker
A legislative ethics committee is investigating a rape complaint made against an Idaho state…
Continue Reading Police: Man stole 30 cartons of cigarettes from store
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNY, Missouri (KMOV) — A man is being sought after he allegedly stole…
Continue Reading Chiropractor accused of falsely saying products he sold could treat, prevent COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Louis-area chiropractor is accused…
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Coalition asks legislature to accept funds for the disabled
Six statewide organizations are urging the Idaho Legislature to accept $64 million in federal funds to boost services and training for Home and…
Continue Reading Officer severely burned when suspect threw Molotov cocktail
Click here for updates on this story STE. GENEVIEVE, Missouri (KMOV) — An officer was injured after a suspect threw a…
Continue Reading Union sets strike dates for custodians, food service workers
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — The ongoing stalemate in labor negotiations…
Continue Reading Lawsuit claims care facility forced at-risk employee to treat residents with COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A Westmoreland County woman claims she was…
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Dwyane Wade joins Utah Jazz ownership group
Dwyane Wade is an NBA owner.…
Continue Reading Nazi recruitment stickers found at Temple Israel
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Nate Shapiro was leaving Temple Israel last Friday when…
Continue Reading Transgender woman denied COVID-19 vaccine at health department
Click here for updates on this story GUTHRIE, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A transgender woman said she was turned away from…
Continue Reading Daylight Saving Time Fast Facts
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Continue Reading What the haunting connection between George Floyd and Daunte Wright reveals
The news that George Floyd’s girlfriend, Courtney Ross, at one time served as a teacher to Daunte Wright echoes the intimate connections…
Continue Reading Flint Registry mailing free reusable masks to residents
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — The Flint Registry will be mailing out two free, reusable…
Continue Reading The police shooting of Daunte Wright has sparked nights of protests and days of fast-moving case developments
For five nights in a row, protesters have gathered — often with snow falling around them — outside of the Brooklyn Center Police…
Continue Reading Business demands removal of Confederate statue owned by city
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A confederate statue owned by the City of Atlanta is sitting on…
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Bakers Hole closure in effect after bear mauling
The Custer-Gallatin National Forest has implemented an emergency public safety closure near Bakers Hole Campground, north of West Yellowstone.…
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Governor fears ‘pause’ of J&J shots could increase hesitancy
Utah’s Republican governor says he’s concerned that the U.S. decision to recommend a “pause” in use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine…
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