‘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…
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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…
Continue Reading Man arrested in connection with fatal shooting of 10-year-old boy in New York City
New York City police arrested a 29-year-old man Tuesday in connection with the fatal shooting of 10-year-old Justin Wallace in the Far Rockaway…
Continue Reading NBA’s Enes Kanter says he is ‘shocked and disgusted’ after his brother was robbed in Atlanta
Enes Kanter, a center for the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, called for “normal gun control measures” after he said his brother was…
Continue Reading Las Vegas police identify 7-year-old boy found dead on hiking trail, mother is arrested in Colorado
The mother of a boy found dead last month on a trail near Las Vegas has been arrested in Colorado, Las Vegas police said Tuesday in a news release.…
Continue Reading An American teacher was jailed for child abuse in China in 2014. He still says he’s innocent — if only anyone would listen.
David McMahon hated the design of his classroom. Located on the ground floor of the Pudong campus of the Shanghai French School, its almost…
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Simpson announces projects for Idaho included in surface transportation legislation
Congressman Mike Simpson announced projects for Idaho in new transportation…
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Game and Fish to study the role of hunting and fishing in food system
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is participating in a study to learn more about the role of hunting and angling in Wyoming’s and North…
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American Falls wins Best Tasting Water in Idaho award
The City of American Falls has claimed the 2021 title of Idaho’s best tasting drinking…
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IFFD extrication training
The Idaho Falls Fire Department is getting some special hands on…
Continue Reading Wisconsin pharmacist who left Covid-19 vaccine vials out is sentenced to 3 years in prison
The Wisconsin pharmacist who tried tampering with vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine because he believed it was not safe for people was sentenced…
Continue Reading High school recipient of $40K scholarship asks that it be given to a community college student
A Massachusetts high school student made an unexpected announcement during her graduation ceremony last week when she asked that a $40,000…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 127 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 127 new COVID-19 cases and zero new deaths…
Continue Reading Players Retreat starts handing out buttons to vaccinated guests for when it reopens
Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — Things are going to be different when the Players…
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3 people dead after fiery multi-vehicle crash in Utah
Authorities in northern Utah say three people have died in a fiery multi-vehicle car crash on a highway near the Heber Valley Airport.…
Continue Reading New details emerge about Aiden Leos shooting suspects
Click here for updates on this story ORANGE (KCAL, KCBS) — With the arrest of two suspects in connection to the 55…
Continue Reading Human error eyed in MTA bus crash into building
Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, NY (WABC) — Human error is thought to be the reason for an MTA bus crash…
Continue Reading Police arrest two women accused of placing packages resembling body bags at state Capitol
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Two women are facing charges after being accused of…
Continue Reading Attorney General sues spa accused of human trafficking
Click here for updates on this story CRESTWOOD, Missouri (KMOV) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed a…
Continue Reading Yellow fever mosquito detected
Click here for updates on this story SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (KOVR) — A mosquito that can spread yellow fever was detected…
Continue Reading Grandmother of 8 killed during attempted carjacking
Click here for updates on this story WESTLEY (KOVR) — The woman who was gunned down during an attempted carjacking…
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Bingham Healthcare, ICCU team up for first ever drone and fireworks show
Bingham Healthcare and Idaho Central Credit Union have joined forces again to present the 2021 Liberty Fireworks Show.…
Continue Reading Washington state approves offering free marijuana joints to those getting the Covid vaccine
Add free weed to the list of incentives being offered to people to encourage them to get vaccinated against Covid. Officials at the Washington State…
Continue Reading New York City to end solitary confinement in its jails
The New York City Board of Correction voted unanimously Tuesday to end solitary confinement in city jails, according to a statement from Mayor Bill…
Continue Reading A total of 27 graves have been found so far at 1921 Tulsa massacre search site
There are now 27 graves that have been uncovered at an excavation site for the remains of those killed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre at Oaklawn…
Continue Reading Vaccination rates plunge in some states, slowing progress in the fight to end Covid-19
Covid-19 vaccinations have slowed to a trickle in some states, leaving unvaccinated Americans vulnerable to new variants and threatening the chances…
Continue Reading Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run remembered with ghost bike at crime scene
Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Grieving family members of a 37-year-old man, who…
Continue Reading Chemist trades lab coat for kitchen hat
Click here for updates on this story LEBANON, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Lebanon woman has left behind the world of…
Continue Reading PD: Woman runs over coworker trying to stop her from driving impaired
Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — A woman is facing charges for allegedly running over…
Continue Reading Teen who wore Mexican flag at graduation gets the diploma he was denied at the ceremony
When Ever López walked across the stage at his North Carolina high school graduation, he became the first of his immediate family to graduate high…
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US judge rules against Idaho suction-dredge gold miner
A suction-dredge gold miner who operated in an Idaho river containing federally protected salmon without required permits is facing what could be…
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21 Oregon counties in ‘lower risk’ level on Friday
As Oregon moves closer to lifting COVID-19 related restrictions statewide and reopening the economy, Gov. Kate Brown announced that 21 of the…
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Wine for Whiskers event set Friday
The fifth Wine for Whiskers is back this Friday…
Continue Reading A ‘Covid crime wave’ is one reason these residents want to break away from Atlanta — but critics say a split would be devastating for the city
In Atlanta’s well-to-do community of Buckhead, the debate over becoming an independent city has been brewing off and on for decades. Now, amid…
Continue Reading Navy denies football team captain’s request to delay service and try to play in the NFL
The US Navy has denied a request by football team captain Cameron Kinley to delay his military service and try to play in the National Football…
Continue Reading Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of the Duchess of Sussex, the former actress Meghan Markle. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1981 Birth place: Los Angeles,…
Continue Reading Prince Harry Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Britain’s Prince Harry. Personal Birth date: September 15, 1984 Birth place: London, England at St. Mary’s…
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