Woman films sharks swimming in container on highway
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s not something you see every day: sharks swimming in a…
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‘Not normal behavior’: Bears behaving oddly raising red flags about mystery disease
Click here for updates on this story RANCHO CORDOVA, California (KOVR) — If you come across a bear, that bear’s first…
Continue Reading Lawmaker seeks to decriminalize jaywalking, says citations disproportionately issued to people of color
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A Bay Area lawmaker is seeking to decriminalize jaywalking…
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Wyoming death numbers up; birth numbers down in 2020
Wyoming’s Vital Statistics Service, part of the Wyoming Department of Health, has revealed a significant increase in deaths over the past year over…
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Reward being offered for information after horse shot to death
Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A $5,000 reward is being offered for…
Continue Reading After deadly mass shootings, survivors and victims’ families are still grappling with how hate upended their lives
A rod in Martha Juarez’s left arm, the silence in her home and a missing wedding ring are daily reminders of the mass shooting that changed her…
Continue Reading A total of 12 fully vaccinated people in Hawai’i have contracted Covid-19
Click here for updates on this story HAWAII (KITV) — The Department of Health (DOH) says a total of 12 people have…
Continue Reading Jacob Blake has filed an excessive force lawsuit against the Kenosha police officer who shot him
Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man who was shot seven times by a White police officer who was responding to a domestic incident on August 23,…
Continue Reading NYPD officers are no longer protected from civil lawsuits after city council passes police reform legislation
The New York City Council passed a series of reforms for the New York Police Department on Thursday, including ending qualified immunity for…
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Waiting to see double: Twins born in different months
Lake Park resident Chris Perry never dreamed he would be celebrating his 40th birthday Thursday, March 25, alongside his new baby girl and…
Continue Reading Bacteria from cat-scratch fever potentially linked to schizophrenia, study says
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — Infection from bacteria…
Continue Reading Couple has Audi swiped from dealership after dropping it off for service
Click here for updates on this story WESTWOOD, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Massachusetts couple is speaking out after…
Continue Reading 2 teens rescued from slingshot ride after cable breaks
Click here for updates on this story KISSIMMEE, Florida (WESH) — All slingshot rides in Florida have been closed after…
Continue Reading Woman meets great grandson for first time since pandemic started
Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — There are some things in life where you can’t help…
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Applicants wanted for virtual teen symposium
The Salt Lake City FBI invites all interested high school juniors and seniors, 16-18 years of age, in Utah, Idaho and Montana to apply to the FBI’s…
Continue Reading LGBTQ Pride lifeguard tower burns down in what that officials believe was an act of hate
The city of Long Beach, California, is working to rebuild a symbol of LGBTQ inclusion after it was destroyed in a fire that officials believe was an…
Continue Reading California Supreme Court ends cash bail for some who cannot afford it
A California Supreme Court ruling will dramatically change the state’s cash bail system by stating that some defendants may no longer be…
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Idaho unemployment drops to 3.3%
The Idaho Department of Labor reports February’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.3%. …
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Wyoming lawmakers moving forward with sports betting bill
A proposal to legalize online sports wagering to raise revenue for Wyoming has cleared a first vote in the Senate after narrowly passing the House…
Continue Reading Suez Canal authorities need to remove up to 706,000 cubic feet of sand to free the Ever Given
Rescue teams working to dislodge the giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal have failed in another bid to free the boat, according to the…
Continue Reading “I’m always chased away and victimized,” says shopper told his traditional clothing is ‘indecent’ in South Africa mall
A South African cultural activist says he is still reeling from the humiliation meted out to him for donning traditional attire to a shopping mall in…
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Police no longer searching for 19-year-old
The Idaho Falls Police Department is currently searching for a 19-year-old male resident of Idaho Falls.…
Continue Reading Why the Suez Canal is so important — and why its blockage could be so damaging
Since it was completed in 1869, the Suez Canal has been one of the world’s most important bodies of water; a portal between East and West that…
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Chubbuck named 2020 Tree City USA
The Arbor Day Foundation has named Chubbuck a 2020 Tree City…
Continue Reading Nearly $10,000 offered in rewards for information on bald eagle shooting death
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Two organizations are offering nearly $10,000 for…
Continue Reading Pandemic etiquette: How to safely and courteously navigate crowded sidewalks
Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — With spring upon us, people are more eager than…
Continue Reading Severe storms and tornadoes hit the South, killing at least 6 and leaving heavy destruction
Strong storms and tornadoes whipped across parts of the South on Thursday evening and Friday morning, killing at least five people in Alabama and one…
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Gov. Little to host statewide Sustainable Transportation Funding Roundtables
Governor Brad Little announced Friday he will host Sustainable Transportation Funding Roundtables with businesses and local leaders across Idaho next…
Continue Reading Hubble spies colorful change of seasons on Saturn
Earth isn’t the only planet that experiences a changing of the seasons. The Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the colorful transition from…
Continue Reading Scientists probe whether West Africa’s recent Ebola outbreak was from man who survived epidemic five years ago
Scientists and global health officials are investigating whether the current Ebola outbreak in Guinea may have been triggered by a person who was…
Continue Reading Do octopuses dream? Maybe. But they definitely change colors while they sleep
With its eight legs wrapped around itself as if in a hug and its eye pupils narrowed to a slit, the octopus breathes evenly, its body a uniform…
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Romney gets Profile in Courage Award for impeachment vote
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah has been named this year’s recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for being the only Republican to…
Continue Reading Coronavirus can invade cells in the mouth, scientists find
Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study has found evidence that SARS-CoV-2,…
Continue Reading Bystander subdues suspect who fatally stabbed woman, dog at park
Click here for updates on this story SAN DIMAS, California (KABC) — In an apparently random rampage, a woman and her…
Continue Reading County reduces marijuana fine to $1, but court costs still increase tickets
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — People caught on Milwaukee County property with a small amount…
Continue Reading State Police seek man accused of escaping two vehicle pursuits in 8-hour span
Click here for updates on this story WILLIAMSTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — State Police are searching for a Dauphin…
Continue Reading Survivors count blessings, mourn dead and begin cleanup after Alabama tornado outbreak
Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WALA) — Survivors of Thursday’s severe storms are…
Continue Reading Elementary school gifted with guitars for low-income students interested in music
Click here for updates on this story LOCUST GROVE, Georgia (WGCL) — A local elementary school got a very generous…
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Deadly rabbit virus found in Idaho
State officials have confirmed Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) has been found in two wild jackrabbits southwest of the Boise Airport in Ada County. …
Continue Reading Man taken into custody after climbing 20 stories up construction crane
Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — SWAT officials took a man into custody after climbing up a…
Continue Reading Boulder shooting suspect passed background check, reports say
The man charged with killing 10 people in a Boulder grocery store passed a background check and purchased the weapon used in the slaughter, a…
Continue Reading Hundreds of US families have been trying for a year to adopt children from China. They’re still waiting
On a gorgeous spring afternoon, Aimee and Stephen Welch are playing with their five kids in their sun-drenched New Jersey backyard, taking a break…
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HUD approves Shoshone Bannock housing grant
The Shoshone Bannock Tribes, Ft. Hall Reservation has been awarded a $938,798 grant through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.…
Continue Reading What happened to two small South Dakota towns after Biden revoked the Keystone XL Pipeline permit
Small town America had big dreams in the shape of the Keystone XL Pipeline. After a decade of stop-and-go progress, the project spearheaded by…
Continue Reading An Instacart shopper saw an AR-15 in an Atlanta supermarket bathroom. Police arrested a man with 6 guns
An Instacart shopper who entered an Atlanta supermarket bathroom this week told police he saw an AR-15 style rifle and heard what he believed was the…
Continue Reading Community reacts after man dies in shooting involving KCPD officer
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — One man is dead following a shooting…
Continue Reading Gun dealers concerned about proposed permitless carry
Click here for updates on this story COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) — The Iowa House recently passed a permitless carry…
Continue Reading LAPD cracks down on Echo Park homeless encampment
Los Angeles officials moved ahead Thursday with the shut down of a homeless encampment in Echo Park following a night of confrontations between…
Continue Reading Alexey Navalny is suffering ‘torture by sleep deprivation’ and severe pain, lawyers say
Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is suffering acute back pain which has affected his ability to walk and his condition is being exacerbated…
Continue Reading Ethiopian Prime Minister says Eritrea will withdraw troops from Tigray
Eritrea will withdraw its troops from Ethiopia, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday, days after acknowledging for the first time that…
Continue Reading China sanctions UK lawmakers and entities in retaliation for Xinjiang measures
China has issued more retaliatory sanctions over Xinjiang, targeting individuals and entities in the United Kingdom it says “maliciously spread…
Continue Reading Dislodging the huge ship blocking the Suez Canal could take ‘days to weeks,’ as the traffic jam builds
Shipping experts believe it could take days or even weeks to free the 224,000-ton vessel that is wedged across the Suez Canal, blocking one of the…
Continue Reading First fuel ship this year docks in Hodeidah as Saudi-led coalition relaxes blockade
A tanker carrying oil docked at Hodeidah port in Yemen on Thursday — the first such ship to berth this year in the country’s…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 26: Voting law, Covid, White House, foreign policy, China
At least five people have died as a wave of tornadoes ripped through the southern US yesterday. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed…
Continue Reading Miami Beach officials say they’re prepared for another weekend of large spring break crowds
An attempt to enforce an emergency curfew on spring breakers at Miami Beach last weekend devolved into chaos. But this weekend, city officials say…
Continue Reading Tornadoes roll across 5 southern states causing at least 5 deaths and heavy destruction
A wave of tornadoes rolled across five southern states on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and inflicting heavy damage in its wake,…
Continue Reading Boulder shooting suspect was moved from county jail after receiving threats
The man charged with killing 10 people in a Boulder grocery store has been moved out of county jail after officers became aware of “threats…
Continue Reading Suspect in Boulder massacre will stay in jail as his attorney gets time to assess what she says is his mental illness
A defense attorney for the man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado grocery store asked a judge Thursday to delay the case’s next…
Continue Reading Chinese Ambassador to the US: China’s goal is not to replace United States
China’s goal is not to replace the United States as the world’s leading country, the Chinese Ambassador to the US said Thursday.…
Continue Reading Tornadoes roll across 5 southern states causing at least 5 deaths and lots of destruction in their wake
A wave of tornadoes rolled across five southern states on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and inflicting heavy damage in its wake,…
Continue Reading Farmers across India have been protesting for months. Here’s why
Angry Indian farmers have abandoned their fields to stage one of the country’s biggest ever protests. Since November, tens of thousands of…
Continue Reading Grieving family of young girl shot dead by Myanmar’s military forced into hiding
The family of a young girl killed in her home by Myanmar’s security forces say they have gone into hiding and dare not return for fear of being…
Continue Reading Suez Canal authorities need to remove 706,000 cubic feet of sand to free the Ever Given
Up to 20,000 cubic meters (706,000 cubic feet) of sand in the Suez Canal need to be removed to free the gigantic container ship that has been stuck…
Continue Reading Suez Canal authorities need to remove 20,000 cubic meters of sand to free the Ever Given
Up to 20,000 cubic meters of sand in the Suez Canal need to be removed to free the gigantic container ship that has been stuck there since Tuesday,…
Continue Reading A college player dies in a car crash, three days after playing in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament
Just days after playing in the NCAA tournament, Oscar Frayer, a forward on the men’s basketball team at Grand Canyon University, died Tuesday…
Continue Reading The Colorado suspect allegedly used an AR-15-style pistol. Here’s how it differs from an AR-15-style rifle
The 21-year-old suspect in Monday’s massacre at a Boulder, Colorado, supermarket allegedly used a Ruger AR-556 pistol — what one expert…
Continue Reading What happened to two small South Dakota towns after Biden revoked the Keystone pipeline permit
Small town America had big dreams in the shape of the Keystone XL Pipeline. After a decade of stop-and-go progress, the project spearheaded by…
Continue Reading One man thought he was going to die and the owner of a gym saw the roof lifted off by an Alabama tornado
As Alabama residents continue sheltering in place from disastrous storms, residents who spoke to CNN described scenes of terror, devastation and…
Continue Reading USC will pay $1.1 billion to settle scores of sexual abuse cases involving former campus gynecologist
The University of Southern California will pay a record-setting $1.1 billion to settle scores of lawsuits over the sexual abuse allegations against…
Continue Reading A young grocery store manager killed in Boulder massacre ‘lived life on her own terms.’ Mass shooting victims, including heroic officer, are remembered
They are 10 people who went to the King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday and never returned. Now they are victims of yet another…
Continue Reading A printout of George Floyd’s toxicology report was found on a Black History display at Duke University, insinuating that he deserved to die
A flier insinuating that George Floyd’s death was because of drugs appeared on a Black History Month display at Duke University, causing a…
Continue Reading At least 111 people died from the winter storm that hit Texas in February
The number of people reported dead in the aftermath of winter storms that pummeled Texas in February now stands at 111, according to the Texas…
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343 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 343 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on…
Continue Reading Rutgers to require COVID-19 vaccine for students this fall
Rutgers University is requiring students attending classes in person this fall to be vaccinated against COVID-19. It is among the first US…
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US 20 reopens after semi-truck overturns
US 20 was blocked for about 5 hours Thursday after a semi-trailer truck overturned north of…
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Idaho Tax Commission extends tax filing deadline to May 17
The Idaho Tax Commission voted Thursday to delay Idaho’s tax deadline a month to match the new later federal tax…
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Idaho Falls airport director talks 2020 numbers
Cloutier says during the first couple months of the pandemic, the airport was virtually a ghost town, but traffic picked up during the…
Continue Reading NCAA hires law firm to evaluate gender equity issues within all championships
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President Mark Emmert announced Thursday that the organization has retained a law firm to help…
Continue Reading Bitten by shark, boy, 9, enjoys positive sea life experience at aquarium
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A Minnesota boy who was bitten by a shark in Miami Beach was…
Continue Reading Police help reunite stolen elderly dog with her owner
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis man has his dog back after she was missing for…
Continue Reading Deputies become trapped in snow during rescue operation
Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — A rescue operation in Madera County turned dangerous…
Continue Reading Surfer hailed as hero after saving man, dog in Lake Superior
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A surfer in Minnesota is being called a hero after rescuing…
Continue Reading Victim of anti-Asian assault turns pain into art with proceeds benefitting local nonprofit
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Amid the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans in New…
Continue Reading Man returns home from hospital after battling Covid-pneumonia for over 70 days
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A Long Island man is back home with his family after spending…
Continue Reading Body of firefighter is found in rubble of an assisted-living center in New York
A residential assisted living center in a suburb of New York City caught fire and partially collapsed early Tuesday, leaving a resident and a…
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Salmon Region trout stocking schedule for April
Idaho Fish and Game will stock approximately 1,950 catchable-sized rainbow at the following locations in…
Continue Reading School’s headmaster resigns after mother alleges he made Black son kneel during apology
Click here for updates on this story UNIONDALE, New York (WCBS) — The headmaster of a Long Island school has resigned…
Continue Reading 100-year-old Texan, World War II pilot celebrates lifetimes of breaking gender barriers
A World War II pilot, a ship builder and now Martha Cowan is a…
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Utah governor signs law to lift mask mandate April 10
Utah’s mask mandate will end April 10 after the Republican governor signed a bill that lays out a new timeline for lifting some of the state’s…
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Snowboarders escaped monster avalanche, but not the law
Two Colorado snowboarders who triggered a slide that destroyed an expensive avalanche mitigation system have been charged with reckless endangerment,…
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Governor hopeful Utah may lift virus restrictions by July
Gov. Spencer Cox says he’s hopeful Utah will be able to eliminate pandemic restrictions by July if transmission rates keep falling but acknowledged…
Continue Reading South Jersey Woman recounts dog being attacked by police K9: ‘Shaking him around like a chew toy’
Click here for updates on this story FRANKLINVILLE, New Jersey (KYW) — A South Jersey mother is opening up about a…
Continue Reading Pandemic Pettiness: Neighbor receives ‘shock collar’ in anonymous Amazon delivery
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A Sacramento woman called out an anonymous…
Continue Reading 13-year-old poet Melody Ilesanmi to become a published author
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — March is Women’s History Month and this morning we’re…
Continue Reading Rideshare driver shot dead by his own passenger during carjacking
Click here for updates on this story CIHCAGO (WBBM) — The city’s carjacking crisis took a chilling turn this week,…
Continue Reading ‘Had to make sure he was OK’: Good Samaritan hailed a hero after saving officer
Click here for updates on this story AUBURN, California (KOVR) — An Auburn police officer is recovering at home after a…
Continue Reading High school students accused of posting ‘pro-rape’ speech online
Click here for updates on this story QUINCY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Authorities are looking into a disturbing incident…
Continue Reading Woman’s dream vacation canceled due to COVID, so she explored Baltimore businesses
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — So many of us have had to cancel trips due to the COVID-19…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 152 new COVID-19 cases in the area, 1 new death
Local health officials reported 152 new COVID-19 cases and another COVID-19 related death Thursday.…
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