Month: April 2022

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) on Tuesday declared a Stage 2 drought, which means mandatory water restrictions and likely additional costs for the utility’s 1.4 million customers. During the height of the last drought, EBMUD customers faced mandatory cutbacks of

By Duane Shimogawa Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Court documents have revealed new details in the grisly Hawaii Loa Ridge murder of Gary Ruby. Juan Baron, who has been charged with second-degree murder and three other felonies, has a bail hearing scheduled for May 5. His trial is scheduled

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Shreveport police K-9 is being recognized for his help in nabbing a wanted felon Monday. Shreveport police said K-9 Cairo was summoned to a house in the 900 block of Winter Garden Drive when the two-legged officers from SPD and

By James Felton and James Paxson Click here for updates on this story     FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — Former Flint City Council President Eric Mays was escorted out of Monday night’s meeting in handcuffs. “The only way I’ll leave out of this seat is if I’m handcuffed and arrested. And that’s exactly what happened. I was

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     TARRANT COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — Fort Worth is believed to be the first city in the country to start mining its own Bitcoin, from inside city hall. The City Council unanimously approved the donation Tuesday of three Bitcoin mining machines from the Texas Blockchain Council,

By MARIE SAAVEDRA Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — It’s common advice when you’re looking to hire any company: read the reviews. But can you trust them? A company we’ve reported on after a move gone horribly wrong is facing federal charges for faking its glowing reviews, so we’re taking

By Briana Smith Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — The major project to revamp the Ohio Riverfront on the North Side has received more support. Millcraft Investments has been awarded a $10 million state grant from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program. Millcraft spokesperson Molly Onufer said the grant will go

By Karli Barnett Click here for updates on this story     MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — A cancer survivor is biking his way through Florida to highlight bone marrow donation. Bob Falkenberg is a volunteer and stem cell courier for Be the Match because he wants to help others going through what he did. He’s in the

By Sarah Wroblewski Click here for updates on this story     CHATHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — From trash to treasure, a local photographer and artist from Cape Cod has been picking up plastic along our coast and transforming it into amazing works of art. Sarah Thornington is the marine debris artist that has a new exhibit currently

By Rob Polansky and Evan Sobol Click here for updates on this story     NEW MILFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — New Milford High School was put in lockdown on Tuesday morning, according to the superintendent. Three students are facing charges, police say. Police made one juvenile referral and two arrests in the incident. “The two arrests stemmed