Police ID gunman who killed 8 people at an Indianapolis FedEx facility as 19-year-old former employee
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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
More than four months after the first coronavirus vaccine hit American arms, a week-long drive to vaccinate the homeless against Covid-19 is underway…
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
Dasia Taylor didn’t expect to become a nationally recognized scientist at 17 years old. The Iowa student has dedicated her life to equity work,…
Continue Reading Liberty University files lawsuit against former president Jerry Falwell Jr.
Liberty University has filed a lawsuit against former school president Jerry Falwell Jr. that alleges he breached his employment contract and…
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
Just days after the International Space Station’s crew reached 10 people, three are ready to return to Earth. Russian cosmonauts Sergey…
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
A Miami woman has been charged for allegedly threatening to kill Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a criminal complaint filed in the United…
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…
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 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 ‘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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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
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Continue Reading 4-year-old accidentally swallows dime, which leads to doctors finding cancerous tumor
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Continue Reading Unique Bilingual Newspaper Focuses on Bay Area Chinese Americans
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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
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Continue Reading Police officer pleads guilty to federal firearms charges
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Continue Reading Police charge woman with murder of infant
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Continue Reading Charter schools slapped with new $10.5 million penalty by state Education Department
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Continue Reading Music teacher killed in vehicle crash with fire truck
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Continue Reading He’s a cop. He’s 91. And he has no plans to retire
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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 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…
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 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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
Continue Reading Connecticut support dogs group visits DC Capitol Police
Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON, DC (WFSB) — A Milford-based group that aims to help people who…
Continue Reading Uber donates 30,000 free rides to vaccine sites for CT residents
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — In an effort to get as many people access to a…
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Pocatello MYAC to hold essential needs drive Saturday
The Pocatello Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) is asking for you to lend a hand to those in…
Continue Reading Dog alerts owner to house fire, cause under investigation
Click here for updates on this story RAINIER, Oregon (KPTV) — A Rainier homeowner is safe after his dog alerted him to…
Continue Reading Dump truck driver arrested for DUI
Click here for updates on this story CLAY COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV) — A dump truck driver was arrested for DUI on…
Continue Reading Family remembers man dead from stab wound at apartment
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Continue Reading Bus driver makes neighborhood boy ‘Official Bus Patrol’
Click here for updates on this story CONROE, Texas (KTRK) — Conroe ISD has an official bus patrol officer, tasked with…
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Wedding and event venues coming back to life after COVID-19 pandemic
Now as vaccines get administered and restrictions lift, business is coming…
Continue Reading Biden orders flags to half-staff as country mourns another mass shooting: ‘We must act’
President Joe Biden ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on Friday in the wake of the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that…
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Idaho unemployment rates virtually unchanged
The number of Idahoans joining the state’s labor force in March was virtually unchanged from…
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Dog miraculously survives after falling 200 feet at canyon
Click here for updates on this story DEWEY, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — A Dewey couple watched their dog accidentally jump off a cliff at Oak…
Continue Reading Biden briefed on Indianapolis shooting as White House says he’s determined to act on gun violence
President Joe Biden was briefed Friday morning on the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that killed at least eight people, and the…
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8-year-old twins create new app to help people who are hard of hearing
Two local twins created a new invention to help people who are hard of…
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Third vaccine dose likely needed within 6 to 12 months, Pfizer CEO says
If you’ve gotten the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, you’ll likely need a third dose within a…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin takes the Fifth, the defense rests, and closings next in trial of George Floyd’s death
When closing arguments are delivered Monday in the trial of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, jurors will have sat through the testimony of…
Continue Reading Teachers union receives nearly 300 complaints upon return to in-person learning
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee Public Schools’ Board of Directors is trying to…
Continue Reading After Indianapolis FedEx shooting, employees are still waiting to reunite with family because FedEx restricts cell phone use at its facilities, police say
Hours after a gunman opened fire in an Indianapolis FedEx facility, family members of employees at the facility were still corralled at a nearby…
Continue Reading Dog rescued after getting paw stuck in escalator
Click here for updates on this story JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (WABC) — A dog owner has a couple of fast-acting police…
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Higher rates may face Idaho Power Company customers
Idaho Power Company reports this year’s “Power Cost Adjustment” (PCA) calls for a price increase of $39.1 million across all customer classes.…
Continue Reading Biden to be briefed on Indianapolis shooting
President Joe Biden will be briefed Friday morning on a shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that left at least eight people dead, a White…
Continue Reading City invites residents to join the #AVLFoodWasteChallenge
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Continue Reading Newsrooms confront the ‘police say’ problem
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Continue Reading Sole survivor of the metro Atlanta spa shootings returns home from hospital
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The lone survivor in the metro Atlanta spa shootings is finally…
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