Three Ohio police officers charged after their response to BLM protests
A special prosecutor and independent investigator filed charges against three Columbus, Ohio, police officers Wednesday as part of an investigation…
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Fort Hall captures armed robber
Fort Hall Police received an anonymous tip from a community member Wednesday on locating the vehicle matching the description of the one used in…
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Mayor: Seattle 1st major city to fully vaccinate 70%
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says 70% of city residents ages 12 and up have been fully…
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San Jose mayor proposes gun owners carry insurance and pay annual fee in wake of mass shooting
Nearly two weeks after a gunman fatally shot nine coworkers at a San Jose light rail yard, the mayor of Northern California’s most populous…
Continue Reading New York lawmakers move to open the gun industry to liability lawsuits
New York State lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that allows for civil lawsuits against gun manufacturers, distributors and dealers for how they market…
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Idaho on pace for record $800 million budget surplus
Idaho Governor Brad Little is boasting about the strength of the state’s…
Continue Reading ‘They’re not getting much sleep.’ Police chiefs confront a surge of gun violence — and it’s not even summer
An unrelenting surge in gun violence and murder is gripping American cities even before the habitual summer spike in crime, leaving police brass from…
Continue Reading Anti-Semitic incidents more than doubled in May compared to last year following Mideast violence, Anti-Defamation League reports
Police in Arizona are investigating after a spray-painted swastika and an anti-Semitic slur were found on the door of a Tucson synagogue. “The…
Continue Reading R. Kelly says he wants to replace half of his legal team two months ahead of trial
Singer R. Kelly spoke briefly at a court hearing Wednesday, saying he approves of a significant change in his legal team just two months before his…
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Gov. Mark Gordon allots $12M to oil, gas projects in Wyoming
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has announced up to $12 million of the remaining $67 million of coronavirus relief aid money will be allocated toward oil…
Continue Reading Couple gets creative after being told to take down Pride flag
Click here for updates on this story WIND POINT, Wisconsin (WISN) — A Wind Point couple got creative with their Pride…
Continue Reading October retrial set for Cardell Hayes in Saints player Will Smith’s death
Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — The man who faces a second trial for the 2016 shooting death…
Continue Reading ‘We need to land this plane!’: New details released in alleged attempted cockpit breach on Delta flight
Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — New details have been released on the attempted…
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Fort Hall fireworks stands open for season, expecting big sales
Fort Hall has long been a popular place for East Idaho families to buy their fireworks from, due to their large…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: Idaho’s COVID-19 numbers drop, vaccination rate remains low, 11 new deaths
State health officials say the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases in Idaho continues to drop and the vast majority of the infections are…
Continue Reading Neighbors helped each other as CA wildfire burned close to homes
Click here for updates on this story WHEATLAND, California (KCRA) — The Intanko Fire showed no mercy as it burned…
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Alive After Five returns to Idaho Falls
Alive after Five is back in downtown Idaho Falls, after not happening last summer due to the…
Continue Reading UA Chancellor discusses Fulbright statue history, possible removal
Click here for updates on this story LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — University of Arkansas Chancellor talked with…
Continue Reading Woman shot to death while sitting on grandmother’s porch
Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — The family of a recent Mississippi State graduate…
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Idaho Falls Fire Department celebrates new ladder truck
On hand for the event were officials from the city and the fire…
Continue Reading Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland moves to all clear after lockdown for reports of gunshots near gate
Texas’ Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland went into lockdown Wednesday after reports of two gunshots near one of the gates to the massive military…
Continue Reading Perseverance rover goes on a Mars road trip
June is a fine time for a Martian road trip if you’re a robotic rover. Perseverance began driving away from its Octavia E. Butler landing site…
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Pay It Forward: 50 Yard Challenge
A local seventh grade girl wants to mow a lot of lawns this summer, but there’s a reason for…
Continue Reading ‘Disturbing on many levels:’ New video shows MTA bus slam into Brooklyn building
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — New video shows the moment an MTA bus slammed into a building…
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Wildfires smolder across dry, drought-stricken Southwest
Firefighters have gained a toehold on a massive wildfire in Arizona, one of several burning across the Southwest in states facing dry heat and…
Continue Reading Woman bitten by gator while walking her dog
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A woman was bitten by an alligator while she was walking her dog on…
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Wyoming launches new drought resources website
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon announced the launch of a new website that will provide detailed, updated information on drought conditions in Wyoming.…
Continue Reading After 2-year struggle and insurance company denial, 5-year-old girl finally gets new wheelchair thanks to anonymous donor
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A 5-year-old suburban girl finally got a new wheelchair this…
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Officials in Oregon reacting to drought and wildfire risks
In northeast Oregon’s Union County, the snowpack is so thin that it has completely melted away in measurement sites.…
Continue Reading CPD officers might face discipline over viral video showing women twerking on moving squad car
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Police Supt. David Brown said the department is still looking…
Continue Reading Texas police are searching for an 18-year-old and her baby after alleged kidnapping
Police in Texas are searching for an 18-year-old and her baby who are believed to have been kidnapped Tuesday, officials said. An Amber Alert and a…
Continue Reading Fires, outages, dried-up wells expected amid exceptional drought
Click here for updates on this story MARTINEZ, California (KPIX) — The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on…
Continue Reading ‘I want people to know this guy cared.’ Navy vet now directs buses instead of bombers
Click here for updates on this story NEEDHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Twice a day the fluorescent vest comes out. The…
Continue Reading California drought: Sonoma City Council declares stage 1 water shortage
Click here for updates on this story SONOMA, California (KPIX) — City officials in Sonoma on Tuesday declared a Stage 1…
Continue Reading D-Day Fast Facts
Here is a look at D-Day. Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, to fight Nazi Germany in World War II. Facts The largest amphibious…
Continue Reading ‘I am not the most in need’: Harvard-bound graduate turns down $40k scholarship from Fitchburg High
Click here for updates on this story FITCHBURG, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Fitchburg High School graduate is heading to…
Continue Reading NJ superintendent placed on leave after refusing to make school masks optional
Click here for updates on this story MANALAPAN, New Jersey (WABC) — A New Jersey superintendent was placed on…
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Portneuf Summer Concert Series announced
We now know who we have the chance to hear in concert at the Portneuf Wellness Complex…
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Free Fishing Day is June 12, and here’s what you need to know for a fun day of fishing
Free Fishing Day in Idaho is June…
Continue Reading Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on ‘active shooter lockdown’
Texas’ Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is on “active shooter lockdown,” according to the base’s Facebook page. “All…
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JRM Foundation accepting 2021 Idaho’s Hometown Hero nominations
The JRM Foundation for Humanity announced the return of the Idaho Hometown Hero Awards Ceremony, Gala Celebration and charity partner Exposition on…
Continue Reading ISU students, community partners deliver 12,000 COVID-19 vaccines statewide
In a collaborative effort to mitigate the continuing spread of COVID-19 in Southeast Idaho and Meridian areas, a multitude of agencies came together…
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1st gray wolf pups since 1940s spotted in Colorado
State wildlife officials say the first gray wolf pups since the 1940s have been spotted in Colorado.…
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Jackson Chamber unveils findings of staffing survey
In May, the Jackson Chamber of Commerce performed a survey – with input from the Teton County Housing Department – to collect data from…
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Free childhood immunization clinic to be held in Idaho Falls on June 16
Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH) will be holding a free (no out-of-pocket cost) childhood immunization clinic on Wednesday, June…
Continue Reading NBA player’s brother reportedly robbed at gunpoint in downtown Atlanta
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta police released the frantic 911 call involving the…
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BLM seeks input on proposed St. Anthony Sand Dunes Special Recreation Area Management Plan
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Upper Snake Field Office is seeking public input on the development of a Recreation Area Management Plan (RAMP)…
Continue Reading He flew to India to see his parents sick with Covid. Now, this Arizona man is unable to get back to his pregnant wife
At the end of April, both of Pallav Jha’s parents contracted Covid-19 in India. When his mom called to deliver the news of his dad’s…
Continue Reading Lawmakers pass $46 billion budget; recreational marijuana remains in limbo
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Lawmakers hammered out the state budget with less…
Continue Reading Hit-and-run driver kills 3 California girls, injures a fourth; officials searching for driver
Three girls were killed and a fourth is in critical condition after a hit-and-run driver struck the group, two of whom were in wheelchairs, as they…
Continue Reading A ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will light up the sky this Thursday
The moon will partially block out the sun this Thursday to create a “ring of fire” solar eclipse. Some people in the Northern Hemisphere…
Continue Reading Many North American birds bear names with racist roots. That’s beginning to change
As the US continues to reassess its relationship to racism, offensive sports team and school names have changed. Up next? Bird names. Bird Names for…
Continue Reading Milwaukee woman accused of setting husband on fire as he slept
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A 29-year-old Milwaukee woman is accused of setting her husband…
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Non-resident fees increase at popular Idaho parks
Camping and entry fees for non-Idaho residents will double at select Idaho State Parks on Thursday to comply with a new state…
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Utah governor calls for reduced water usage amid drought
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is urging residents and businesses to cut down on their water usage to combat the worst drought the state has experienced in…
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Wildfires burn in Utah amid extreme drought conditions
Several wildfires are burning in Utah amid hot, dry conditions and with most of the state mired in extreme drought.…
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Early start to fire season in NE Oregon; two wildfires burn
Forest managers in northeast Oregon have declared an early start to the 2021 fire season, with conditions resembling those that would be typical for…
Continue Reading A Texas bakery lost customers after selling rainbow Pride cookies. Thanks to supporters, it has sold out of cookies every day since
The hateful reaction to an LGBTQ Pride-inspired sugar cookie threatened to tank a bakery in Lufkin, Texas. But when cookie lovers from Lufkin and…
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Pedestrian seriously injured after hit by a car
A Pocatello man is in the hospital after being hit by a car late Tuesday evening.…
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Risch, Crapo on final passage of China legislation
U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo are releasing statements after the United States Innovation and Competition Act…
Continue Reading His wife could give birth in Arizona any day now, but he’s stuck in India because of Covid-19 restrictions
At the end of April, both of Pallav Jha’s parents contracted Covid-19 in India. When his mom called to deliver the news of his dad’s…
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D91 Education Foundation awards $25,000 in college scholarships
The D91 Education Foundation announced the recipients of more than $25,000 worth of college…
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Residential Water Conservation Pilot Program awaits IF City Council approval
A Residential Water Conservation Pilot Program was discussed during the Idaho Falls City Council Work Session Monday afternoon.…
Continue Reading Vaccination is important to protect against a spreading variant first identified in India, Fauci says
Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded with the public Tuesday to get vaccinated, saying the COVID-19 Delta variant — the B.1.617.2 variant first identified…
Continue Reading NASA’s Juno mission captures first closeup images of Jupiter’s largest moon in a generation
The largest moon in our solar system got its first close-up in more than 20 years on Monday. NASA’s Juno mission took the images as it swung…
Continue Reading Beloved 72-year-old store clerk will lose an eye after vicious stabbing attack in San Francisco
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A San Francisco store clerk will lose his left eye after a…
Continue Reading Man shot in the chest, killed over grass clippings dispute in St. Louis County
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The fiancée of Allen Waller describes his killing as…
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Gov. Gordon orders flags to half-staff statewide on June 11 to honor Cody firefighter
Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both the U.S. and Wyoming State Flags be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise to sunset on Friday, June 11,…
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Risch names Rupe’s Burgers as Small Business of the Month
U.S. Senator Jim Risch announced Rupe’s Burgers in Blackfoot as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for June 2021.…
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Brian Dripps sentenced to life in prison in cold-case murder and rape
The man who pleaded guilty to killing Angie Dodge is scheduled to hear his sentence Tuesday morning, nearly 25 years after she was found…
Continue Reading Youth minister charged with voyeurism after hidden camera found in church bathroom
Click here for updates on this story PENSACOLA, Florida (WALA) — A Florida man was arrested on a felony video voyeurism…
Continue Reading ‘Our goal is to eradicate the stupidity’: Miami official fed up with rise in Miami-Dade gun violence
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — The chairman of the Miami-Dade County Commission is fed up with the…
Continue Reading Seal Beach’s historic Water Tower House hits market for $5m
Click here for updates on this story SEAL BEACH, California (KCAL, KCBS) — The landmark Seal Beach Water Tower House…
Continue Reading Colorado sports broadcasting veteran Jerry Schemmel prepares for grueling Race Across America
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Jerry Schemmel spent 18 season broadcasting Denver Nuggets games…
Continue Reading ‘It got to be pretty scary’: Witnesses describe watching Colorado tornado barrel toward them
Click here for updates on this story WELD COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — Dozens of residents in northern Colorado stared a…
Continue Reading ‘Representation matters,’ sales of diverse dolls booming at mall kiosk
Click here for updates on this story BROCKTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Widline Pyrame is a woman on a mission. “We’re…
Continue Reading Husband, wife arrested after getting into two separate altercations with officers
Click here for updates on this story PLAINFIELD, CT (WFSB) — husband and wife were arrested in Plainfield on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Former pharmacist who tampered with Covid vaccines sentenced to 3 years in federal prison
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Steven Brandenburg, the ex-pharmacist convicted of…
Continue Reading Gresham police make arrest in 1980 cold case homicide
Click here for updates on this story GRESHAM, OR (KPTV) — Gresham police say a man has been arrested after DNA…
Continue Reading Teen saved by Deputy Bill Smith shares harrowing story, grateful for another chance at life
Click here for updates on this story FORT MORGAN, Alabama (WALA) — Donte Reed had been working on the beach in Fort…
Continue Reading Police ID man accused of breaking into West Asheville homes while naked
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville police have identified a man accused of…
Continue Reading St. Louis City residents encouraged to apply for open positions
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones is encouraging city…
Continue Reading Suspect in fatal shooting outside Bar Louie turns himself in
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Late Tuesday night, Metro Police confirmed that Berwin…
Continue Reading ‘We need more police, not less’: Alderman shares video of local man dodging gunfire
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — The clock is ticking for the St. Louis Board of Aldermen to…
Continue Reading Easing of border restrictions to apply to those fully vaccinated: Canadian PM Trudeau
Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV Network) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the eventual…
Continue Reading Pregnant women should avoid use of certain anti-inflammatory drugs: Health Canada
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Health Canada is advising women who are 20 weeks…
Continue Reading A concerned father, a police sketch and DNA helped police identify a boy found dead on a Nevada trail
For nearly two weeks, police in Las Vegas released images and offered rewards for information that would identify a child who had been found dead on…
Continue Reading Four people were killed, including two juveniles, in separate shootings over three hours in the Kansas City area
Four people were killed, including two juveniles, in a series of shooting incidents over a three-hour period Tuesday in the Kansas City area,…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 9: White House, Covid-19, Congress, Myanmar, Uyghurs
The richest people in the world reportedly have been paying shockingly little in US federal income taxes. And it’s all perfectly legal.…
Continue Reading French President Emmanuel Macron slapped by member of public
French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face by a man in a crowd as he spoke to the public during a visit to southeast France on Tuesday,…
Continue Reading Two Arizona wildfires continue to grow, but some residents allowed to go home
Two large wildfires in eastern Arizona continue to grow, but there was progress with one of the blazes in reducing the threat to nearby communities,…
Continue Reading Police are investigating anti-Semitic graffiti sprayed on a Tucson synagogue
Police in Arizona are investigating after a spray-painted swastika and an anti-Semitic slur were found on the door of a Tucson synagogue. “The…
Continue Reading Shrieking peacocks roam the streets in LA County, damaging vehicles. Now officials want to ban residents from feeding them
For over a century, these brightly colored birds have roamed the streets of Los Angeles County. But after reports of peacocks causing sleepless…
Continue Reading Coast Guard in Alaska rescues three friends after winds and a current swept their pink flamingo raft into bay
Three friends, two dogs and one giant inflatable pink flamingo float were swept out into an Alaska bay on Saturday, leaving the group needing to be…
Continue Reading Texas police say an 18-year-old and her baby were kidnapped
Police in Texas are searching for an 18-year-old and her baby who are believed to have been kidnapped Tuesday, officials said. An Amber Alert and a…
Continue Reading A Florida high school paused distribution of its yearbook over coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement
Florida teacher David Fleischer says his students on the yearbook committee spent the past year carefully planning the topics and events they wanted…
Continue Reading Employees protest against Houston hospital’s policy that all staff must be vaccinated against Covid-19
A group of Houston Methodist Hospital workers protested on Monday the health care system’s requirement that staffers be vaccinated against…
Continue Reading As America struggles with gun violence, China faces its own public safety threat: mass stabbings
Editor’s note: CNN will be launching the Meanwhile in China newsletter on June 21, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know…
Continue Reading NYPD and ATF are partnering up to reduce gun violence in NYC, mayor says
The New York Police Department (NYPD) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will form a partnership in an effort to…
Continue Reading Two special prosecutors have been appointed in case of Casey Goodson Jr. fatal police shooting
The Franklin County, Ohio, Prosecuting Attorney’s office announced Tuesday it filed the necessary documents to appoint two special prosecutors…
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