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Jupiter and Saturn, the two largest planets in our solar system, came closer together than they have been in 400 years on Monday. This great conjunction made a bright splash in the night sky and was captured around the world in stunning images. The alignment has been nicknamed the “Christmas Star” but the fact that

Click here for updates on this story     MOLINE, Illinois (WQAD) — A visitation is being held Tuesday for a Sherrard teenager who was shot and killed while driving his car last week. Dylan McCalester died Tuesday, Dec. 15 from a gunshot wound to his chest. He was 16-years-old and a Junior at Sherrard High School.

The 28-year-old man convicted of killing British backpacker Grace Millane while she was visiting New Zealand has been found guilty of abusing two other women before her murder. Jesse Kempson was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum 17-year non-parole period in February after being found guilty of murdering Millane on the eve of her

Click here for updates on this story     SOUTHINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — A woman was arrested months after a rollover crash in Southington left two people dead. Southington police said they arrested 22-year-old Gabriella Correa for impaired driving. The crash happened on March 14 just before 8:45 p.m. Correa was behind the wheel of a Honda

Russia has announced it is hitting several European Union representatives with tit-for-tat sanctions in response to those imposed by the bloc over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny. The country’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the officials will be denied entry to Russia. It did not name which representatives would be barred,

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Captured on cell phone video, former FOX 12 anchor Amy Troy treasures one moment with her mother above all others during this heartbreaking pandemic that’s separated families with loved ones in care homes. In the video, taken in September, Troy reaches her hand to

Click here for updates on this story     BENTON COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO) — A Benton County man and woman accused of torturing their neighbors and killing a 4-year-old girl were charged Monday. Officers were called to a home on Buckskin Lane in rural Camp Cole, Missouri just before 1 a.m. Sunday for report of a child

Scientists in Australia have identified a new species of prehistoric crocodile they have christened the “swamp king.” The creature, officially named Paludirex vincenti, measured more than 16 feet (five meters) long and dominated waterways in southeastern Queensland, according to a press release from the University of Queensland (UQ) published Monday. It lived between 5.33 and

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Mobile Police tased a man after a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle, investigators said. Officers said 33-year-old Eric Riley stole a vehicle after the owner went back into her home to let the car warm up. When the woman discovered her car was

Click here for updates on this story     WASHINGTON COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — A fatal encounter between a father and son in Wagarville all started after 32-year-old Kelvin Nicholas Coker allegedly shot his father’s dog Saturday afternoon. Chief investigator for the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Blake Richardson, says Nicholas Coker allegedly started shooting at four of

Click here for updates on this story     MONROE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WNEP ) — Police in Monroe County did their part to make Christmas special for a 4-year-old in Stroud Township. Madeline Hewitt was diagnosed with cancer in the fall. Stroud Area Regional Police enlisted the help of Santa and paraded around Madeline’s house before stopping

Click here for updates on this story     DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — The Dauphin County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) lit up the lives of local foster children on Monday by revealing that their Holiday “Giving Tree” has raised over 12,000 to support advocacy for these children in court. Surrounded by socially distanced board members,

Click here for updates on this story     HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — 2020 is getting a whole lot sweeter for a group of 12 kids battling to take home the top prize in season nine of ‘Kids Baking Championship’ on the Food Network. The first episode of the season nine doesn’t air until Friday, but FOX43

The Hawaii county Civil Defense Agency (COH) has asked residents to stay indoors after the Kilauea volcano erupted following a series of earthquakes. The eruption on the Big Island took place late Sunday night local time at the Halemaumau Crater, COH said. The Kilauea Volcano observatory raised the alert level to warning, an advisory said.

Whether you lived in rural America, the bustling streets of a big city or even another country, you couldn’t ignore the nation’s racial reckoning of 2020 — and how Black Lives Matter resonated throughout popular culture. From the basketball arenas and football fields, to Hollywood movie sets and grocery store shelves, the country was awakened