Click here for updates on this story Miami (WFOR) — As families struggle with remote and in-person learning, educators are noticing a large group of students missing from the roster: kindergarteners. The Hubachers were excited their three daughters would finally be in the same school with their youngest Riley making the cutoff for kindergarten. But
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — In November 2020, Denver voters overwhelmingly chose to repeal the city’s pit bull ban. Breed advocates are thrilled, and shelters look forward to adopting out these dogs to city residents. The responsibility is on the owner, but some families aren’t convinced every owner will be
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Eight people, including two juveniles, were shot at a basketball court in a northwest Miami-Dade park Sunday night. Miami-Dade police say it happened at Little River Park, at 10525 NW 25th Avenue, around 7 p.m. According to detectives, two people walked up to the basketball
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Most cities and towns in eastern Massachusetts are considered high risk for COVID-19 spread. Each week the state adds cities and towns to the “red zone” list as the virus spreads. “We’re seeing what we feared, which is that about a week after Christmas,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colorado (KCNC) — A man who survived an avalanche is talking about being buried by snow to encourage others to be safe while in the mountains. One year ago, Ryan Mitchell had a life-changing experience. “It was just like a normal day. Me and my buddies
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WOBURN, Massachusetts (WBZ) — At least 44 people have tested positive for coronavirus after they attended church for Christmas. The gatherings were on Dec. 23 and Dec. 24 at 5 and 7 p.m. at GENESIS in Woburn. “We are deeply saddened to learn that people within GENESIS tested
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Last year as a whole was unlike any other in many ways. One thing that held relatively steady in comparison with years past was our weather. We saw it all: rain, snow, sleet, flooding, severe storms, and even scorching hot days. Although the weather fluctuated with intensity at times, overall, we were pretty close to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AZUSA, California (KCAL KCBS ) — A number of businesses took a financial hit this year with the Rose Parade canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, including the owner of Artistic Entertainment Services in Azusa who had to think outside the box to keep his business afloat. “These
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A second round of stimulus checks are getting sent to most Americans, and scammers are trying to monetize. The Better Business Bureau is getting reports of con artists who tell people they need to either pay for their stimulus checks or provide personal information to receive it. In some of the online
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Many rushed into the new year without looking back, but a group of kids is hanging on to some life-long memories. In 2020, we learned the right way to wear a face mask, the importance of tracking ICU capacity and just how devastating a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HANOVER, Maryland (WJZ) — The plight of small businesses like restaurants, stores and gyms has been well documented throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are a lot of other industries that don’t get as much attention that are also hurting. With fewer people physically going to work, the
Continue ReadingJOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A former school bus driver in southwest Missouri was sentenced to four years in prison for having sexual contact with a student. Sixty-eight-year-old Dennis Frakes was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty in November. Frakes was a bus driver for Carl Junction when he had sexual contact twice with a female student.
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say two people who were homeless died in Kansas City during cold weather over the weekend. A volunteer for an organization that helps the homeless found a man dead inside a vacant building on Sunday, Alina Heart, a volunteer with Free Hot Soup Kansas City, found the man after
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ELK GROVE, California (KOVR) — It’s a common story about how it was the cutest puppy for Christmas – until it didn’t become house-trained, it started chewing everything in sight or it wasn’t going to stay quite as small as originally thought. And some just decided their pet
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Police said they shot at the man after he refused to drop a large knife.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota bar owner facing a possible five-year suspension of her liquor license for remaining open for indoor service says she’s fine with that. The Interchange Wine and Coffee Bistro in Albert Lea continues to defy Gov. Tim Walz’s executive order. On Sunday, The Interchange’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Alibi Drinkery, the Lakeville bar that’s repeatedly defied Gov. Tim Walz’s executive order, most recently on New Year’s Eve, was vandalized overnight, covered in graffiti. Images taken Sunday show the bar’s windows and walls marked with spray-painted messages against the bar, President Donald Trump and
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — In a case that has attracted national attention, Salt Lake City police, responding to a mother’s call about a mental health crisis, shot and seriously injured her unarmed 13-year-old son with autism back in September. While that shooting has increased demands for more
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Chicago pastor and victims’ advocate was offering help Sunday for a West Side mother who was charged after her seven children were found alone in an apartment. The Rev. Donovan Price of Street Pastors said Jessie Hunt’s story has touched many people because many
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Across North Texas, demand for the COVID-19 vaccine remains high, while supplies are still limited. Both Dallas and Tarrant County are now vaccinating people who fall under Phase 1A and 1B vaccine priority groups, but you must register through their websites and wait
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