Youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman to recite poem before Super Bowl LV
Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate who gained national acclaim at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, will recite…
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Here’s a place where you can toss your ex to the wolves for Valentine’s Day
Click here for updates on this story MIDDLEBURG, PA (WNEP) — T&D’s Cats of the World is an animal rescue near…
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Jackson Hole residents urged to limit exposure to household groups
Teton County, Wyoming health officials have extended a recommendation to limit gatherings to household groups. …
Continue Reading After ‘7 minutes of terror,’ NASA’s Perseverance rover will begin an ‘epic journey’ on Mars next month
In 22 days, NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will land on Mars in Jezero Crater to search for signs of ancient life that may have been on…
Continue Reading Family escapes fire without injuries thanks to fire alarm
Click here for updates on this story RACINE, WI (WDJT) — A family of four escaped a fire at home thanks to a working…
Continue Reading Two local organizations teaming up to rebuild homes
Click here for updates on this story Midland, MI (WNEM) — The Sanford and Edenville Dams breaching caused destruction…
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Island Park kayaker rescued from Henry’s Fork bank
A 25-year-old Tennessee man living in Island Park was rescued from the shore of the Henry’s Fork near the State Section Access Road Tuesday.…
Continue Reading Some Oklahoma schools are telling kids to remember their masks or pay to get a new one
Some Oklahoma students will have to pay $1 to buy a new mask if they don’t have one when they get to class, as part of a school…
Continue Reading Student dies following ‘random’ shooting near campus
Click here for updates on this story EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois (KMOV) — A Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville…
Continue Reading San Francisco school board votes to rename 44 schools, including Abraham Lincoln and George Washington High Schools
The San Francisco Unified School District voted this week to rename 44 schools named after controversial public figures, including former Presidents…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 126 new COVID-19 cases in the area, 3 new deaths
Local health officials reported 126 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths…
Continue Reading Two decades after woman disappears, family still hopes for answers
Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — It has been 22 years since Cory Rubio was reported missing…
Continue Reading Man admits to killing supervisor in parking lot after he was fired, charges say
Click here for updates on this story FLORISSANT, Missouri (KMOV) — Police in Florissant have arrested a man they say…
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Idaho lawmakers want investment money out of Twitter, others
A group of conservative Idaho lawmakers is asking managers of the state’s employee retirement system to divest in tech companies the lawmakers say…
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Montana man faces $9.9M fine for racist, harassing robocalls
n Idaho man is facing a $9.9 million fine from the Federal Communications Commission after he sent racist, anti-Semitic and harassing robocalls to…
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IFPD officers sign on with U.S. Marshal Service
Two Idaho Falls Police Officers have been sworn in as Special Deputy U.S.…
Continue Reading UC Berkeley removes the name on a school building over an anthropologist’s controversial past
The University of California, Berkeley has removed the name on its anthropology building, Kroeber Hall — named for prominent American…
Continue Reading ‘We have a new mission’: Aunt, uncle take in 5 nieces whose mom died from coronavirus
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, CA (KCBS/KCAL) — A 33-year-old mother of five was one of the victims…
Continue Reading Man reunited with dog after it was taken during altercation outside hotel
Click here for updates on this story WOODLAND, CA (KOVR) — Officers say a Woodland man has been arrested after he…
Continue Reading Former student sues high school district, coaches over alleged sex abuse on campus
Click here for updates on this story LOS GATOS, CA (KPIX) — A former Los Gatos High School student is suing the school…
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Legislators learn “State of the Judiciary”
Idaho Chief Justice G. Richard Bevan shared his State of the Judiciary message with the Legislature by video Wednesday, the first time it has not…
Continue Reading Rising cost of chicken wings is challenging to already hurting restaurant industry in western Pennsylvania
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Super Bowl is closing in, and chicken wing prices are…
Continue Reading Portland police name suspect in hit-and-run that killed 1 and injured 9
Police have named the suspected driver of the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run incident that killed a woman and injured nine other people in…
Continue Reading Warning: 3 new scams targeting COVID-19 relief payments
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — IRS criminal investigators are warning Americans to watch out for…
Continue Reading Robotic restaurant created by MIT grads opens second location
Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It’s a meal prepared by robots. Spyce is the…
Continue Reading This artist just became the first Native American to win the Caldecott Medal for children’s book illustration
Michaela Goade just etched her name into the history books. This week she became the first Native American to win the Randolph Caldecott Medal for…
Continue Reading PE teacher saves choking elementary school student
Click here for updates on this story PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Plymouth PE teacher is getting some…
Continue Reading Driver who ran over pedestrians and cyclists in Portland hit speeds of up to 60 mph, police say
The driver who killed one person and injured nine others was at times driving at speeds of 50 to 60 mph as he raced through streets in southeast…
Continue Reading Four swastikas found etched into dorm elevator
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Johns Hopkins University officials are investigating after four…
Continue Reading 53 dead in West Cameroon bus crash
Fifty-three people are dead and 29 seriously injured following a collision Wednesday between a bus and a truck containing flammable liquid in West…
Continue Reading Warning: If you get a 1099-g form, and you’ve never applied for unemployment, you may be a victim of fraud
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A heads-up for potential fraud victims this tax season – if you…
Continue Reading ‘You’re already labeled as a white supremacist gun person:’ Police video of Kyle Rittenhouse after he shot, killed two people
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Newly released-video shows Antioch teen Kyle Rittenhouse being…
Continue Reading Lawmakers in 14 states have proposed anti-LGBTQ bills, many of which target trans youth
As is custom at the beginning of the legislative session, state lawmakers across the country have proposed a torrent of bills intended to boost local…
Continue Reading Students stage walkout in response to old racist social media posts allegedly made by police chief’s daughter
Click here for updates on this story NAUGATUCK, Connecticut (WFSB) — Students at Naugatuck High School staged a walkout…
Continue Reading Oklahoma state officials are trying to return the state’s $2 million stockpile of hydroxychloroquine
Oklahoma state officials are trying to return the state’s $2 million stockpile of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine — which had been…
Continue Reading Scammers targeting Wisconsinites promising to get them vaccinated for COVID
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Wisconsinites are being targeted by scammers who are promising…
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Utah lawmaker opens impeachment probe of attorney general
A Democratic lawmaker in Utah said Tuesday he is launching an impeachment probe against Attorney General Sean Reyes following his support of…
Continue Reading New restriction on international travelers could slow down recovery of Hawaii tourism
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Effective today, all air passengers entering the United States…
Continue Reading NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins conduct spacewalk Wednesday
Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr. conducted a spacewalk Wednesday to upgrade and maintain the International Space Station. It was the…
Continue Reading Tibet Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Tibet, an autonomous region within China. About Tibet (from National Bureau of Statistics of China)Area: 1.22 million sq km…
Continue Reading Tunisia Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Tunisia, a country in northern African. Tunisia borders Algeria, Libya and the Mediterranean Sea. About Tunisia (from the CIA…
Continue Reading Sarah Palin Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Personal Birth date: February…
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Salt Lake City School District students to return to classes
A school district in northern Utah has reopened to elementary students after increased pressure from state lawmakers and parents during the…
Continue Reading Artist reflects on Kobe Bryant painting one year after his death
Click here for updates on this story GREENSBORO, N.C. (WXII) — A Greensboro artist is commemorating Kobe Bryant’s…
Continue Reading Covid-19 numbers are dipping in the US, even as variants are lurking and the vaccine rollout lags
Make no mistake: The United States still is at one of its worst spots of the coronavirus pandemic. Daily deaths are near a peak, and other daily…
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2 former “Speakers” weigh in on GOP face-off
Two prominent Idaho republican leaders are backing Governor Brad Little’s position defending his emergency powers.…
Continue Reading Firefighters respond to business fire
Click here for updates on this story CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — UPDATE (7:30 a.m.) : The remains of the…
Continue Reading A tornado strikes Florida’s capital, forcing the closure of Tallahassee International Airport
A tornado-spawning storm tore across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, damaging Tallahassee International Airport. The city posted photos of a…
Continue Reading Police searching for missing elderly couple
Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Police have issued a missing endangered…
Continue Reading Some Marylanders angry over damaged, abandoned packages
Click here for updates on this story HALETHORPE, Maryland (WBAL) — Some Marylanders have expressed anger and…
Continue Reading 105-year-old woman believed to be oldest Kentuckian to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Click here for updates on this story BARDSTOWN, Kentucky (WLKY) — While the process has been marked by some setbacks…
Continue Reading Woman finds GoPro while scuba diving in Cozumel, learns it belongs to fellow Oklahoman
Click here for updates on this story MOORE, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Kellee Bouchard was 2,100 miles away on vacation for a…
Continue Reading I witnessed the rise of Nazism firsthand. We must act now to protect American democracy
I am a survivor of the Holocaust and a proud American. I first landed on the shores of this country in Baltimore Harbor on December 25, 1945, under a…
Continue Reading Covid-19 restrictions create headache for couple wanting to evict sex offender
Click here for updates on this story BOND COUNTY, IL (KMOV) — COVID-19 restrictions are keeping a young family from…
Continue Reading Officials apologize for vaccine logistics after older residents had to stand outside
Click here for updates on this story SHAWNEE, Kansas (KMBC) — Officials in Johnson County, Kansas, apologized and…
Continue Reading FDA places all alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico on ‘import alert’
The US Food and Drug Administration has placed all alcohol-based hand sanitizers coming from Mexico on a countrywide “import alert” until…
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Sun Country to add Jackson Airport flights
Sun Country Airlines has announced the addition of 16 nonstop flights, including Jackson Hole Airport, beginning May 26. …
Continue Reading Lawsuit filed after police officers drew weapons on a Black family in a stolen vehicle mix-up
A woman is suing the city of Aurora, Colorado, after police officers drew guns on her and four minors last year after mistaking her car for one that…
Continue Reading Colombia’s FARC party is changing its name to ‘Comunes’
Colombia’s FARC political party, formed after the guerilla group with the same acronym was disbanded, has announced that it is is changing its…
Continue Reading UK imposes hotel quarantine for travelers from Covid hotspots
British people arriving home from 22 “high risk” countries will have to undergo a 10-day hotel quarantine at their own expense, as the…
Continue Reading A tornado strikes Florida, damaging Tallahassee International Airport, National Weather Service says
A tornado struck the south side of Tallahassee, Florida, on Wednesday, damaging Tallahassee International Airport, according to the National Weather…
Continue Reading Community shocked after receiving Nazi pamphlets
Click here for updates on this story Forsyth County, GA (WGCL) — A Forsyth County community was stunned when they open…
Continue Reading Missouri school district’s 60-year-old cannon stolen, still missing
Click here for updates on this story OAK GROVE, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — A school district is missing a piece of its history,…
Continue Reading Man released from hospital after 2-month battle with COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC (WLOS) — A Haywood County man is home from the hospital after…
Continue Reading Tesla camera captures suspect shooting outside window of passing SUV
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A side camera connected to a 2020 Tesla captured the moment…
Continue Reading Lawsuit alleges officers harassed and assaulted 5-year-old kindergartner
Two Maryland police officers have been accused of screaming at, grabbing and threatening a 5-year-old elementary school student. The boy’s…
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Idaho leaders ask why the state’s vaccine allotment is low
State health care leaders are pressing federal officials to explain why Idaho was allotted far fewer doses of coronavirus vaccine than most other…
Continue Reading University of Tennessee announces 27th head football coach
Click here for updates on this story KNOXVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The University of Tennessee has officially announced Josh…
Continue Reading Mother says son’s COVID diagnosis saved his life
Click here for updates on this story NORWICH, CT (WFSB) — The numbers are staggering — more than 400,000…
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Dubois man to face trial in May on kidnapping charge
Colter Robert Milner, 27, of Dubois appeared in Bonneville County District Court this week to plead “not guilty” to charges of First Degree…
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Rigby woman to stand trial on theft charges
Jenessa Marie Stevens, 36, of Rigby was arraigned in Madison County District Court on January 25.…
Continue Reading 2 escaped inmates tried to rob a business
Click here for updates on this story FLORENCE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — After escaping from the Florence prison on…
Continue Reading Family: Dog hit and killed by car after mistakenly let out by pest control
Click here for updates on this story PEORIA, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — Peoria family members are mourning the loss of their…
Continue Reading UPS driver helps save woman in wheelchair at busy intersection
Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — These days UPS drivers are often recognized for their work…
Continue Reading Women fear being targeted by Chicago carjackers
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — As the number of carjackings in Chicago continue to rise, women…
Continue Reading Nebraska lawmaker proposes ending pay disparity by banning salary history requests
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — State lawmakers are discussing banning employers from…
Continue Reading Nurse ends up on COVID floor as a patient
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — If you’re a nurse taking care of COVID patients since…
Continue Reading Manufacturer donates patio heaters to help restaurants, coffee shops
Click here for updates on this story MT. ANGEL, Oregon (KPTV) — Restaurants and coffee shops are getting some extra…
Continue Reading Employee sentenced for nearly $50K fraud scheme
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Nicole Doxtator, 30, was sentenced to two years and one day in…
Continue Reading Bill proposed to make feminine hygiene products tax-free in Arkansas
Click here for updates on this story LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (KFSM) — Arkansas State Representative Aaron Pilkington…
Continue Reading High school students call for social justice after racism concerns
Click here for updates on this story BIGLERVILLE, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — More than 1,500 people have signed onto an…
Continue Reading Doctor helps build new, low-cost ventilator
Click here for updates on this story WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — They say necessity is the mother of invention.…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Burglar caught after getting stuck in driveway
Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — A Lincoln man ended up in jail after…
Continue Reading Two decades after the 2001 OSU basketball tragedy, here’s the story of Will and Karen Hancock
Click here for updates on this story STILLWATER, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — This is the story of Will and Karen. It’s…
Continue Reading Mother writes letters to son dying of COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story MOORHEAD, Minnesota (WDAY) — The battle the community has waged against the…
Continue Reading Yulia Navalnaya’s husband was poisoned and detained. Now she is piling pressure on Vladimir Putin
“Why are you detaining me? Have I violated any laws?” demanded Yulia Navalnaya, as four policemen surrounded her on Saturday. She was on…
Continue Reading ‘Too little, too late’: Dethroned Italian prince criticized over apology for King’s role in rubber-stamping fascist laws
A letter from a descendent of Italy’s wartime King, apologizing for his ancestor’s role in enabling Mussolini’s fascist policies…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for January 27: Covid-19, White House, Capitol riot, Italy, Newark
The US is awash in rough weather: California may see record-breaking rain and snow this week, and an EF-3 tornado blew through Alabama, killing one,…
Continue Reading 12 Houston police officers have been charged in connection with a botched 2019 raid
A total of 12 officers have now been indicted in connection with a 2019 botched raid that left two people dead in Houston. Six officers were indicted…
Continue Reading As California lifts restrictions, a top health official worries about Covid-19 variants and the slow vaccine supply
The stay-at-home order in California has ended, but a top Los Angeles health official worries that another spike could be on the horizon as Covid-19…
Continue Reading Newly released incident reports paint timeline of the fire that led to Tony Hsieh’s death
The investigation into the house fire that led to former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh’s death is now concluded, the New London, Connecticut, Police…
Continue Reading Florida sheriff accuses ‘Paramedic of the Year’ of forging Covid-19 vaccine paperwork
Police arrested a man recently honored as a local 2020 Paramedic of the Year after Polk County, Florida, law enforcement officials alleged he…
Continue Reading Indian farmers storm New Delhi’s Red Fort during tractor protest
Thousands of Indian farmers protesting controversial agricultural reforms stormed New Delhi’s historic Red Fort Tuesday, with others breaching…
Continue Reading January has been the deadliest month for Covid-19 deaths in the US
January has already become the worst month for US Covid-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic. As of Tuesday, there have been more than 79,000…
Continue Reading Seoul’s mayor died before he could face sexual harassment claims in court. A new report says the allegations were credible
Seoul’s former mayor died last year in an apparent suicide after his secretary accused him of sexual harassment. Now, an investigation by a…
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Idaho National Guard joins Portneuf Medical Center to fight COVID-19
On Tuesday, employees and patients of PMC were greeted and screened by some new faces, and rather than scrubs, they were in uniform.
The Portneuf…
Wisconsin pharmacist to plead guilty to tampering with Covid-19 vaccine vials
The Wisconsin hospital pharmacist who in December allegedly removed 57 vials of Covid-19 vaccine from cold storage because he believed the vaccine…
Continue Reading There will be no inductees in the Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2021
The National Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2021 is empty. None of the 25 eligible candidates received the minimum of 75% of ballots cast to be…
Continue Reading A rise in student suicides has pushed the 5th largest US school district to speed up a return to in-person learning
The fifth-largest district in the United States is expediting its plan to bring students back for in-person learning after a rise in student…
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