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By Jessica Willey Click here for updates on this story     HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Officers had to climb through a window to get into an apartment where five children were left home alone in terrible conditions, court records say. The children, ages 11, 9, 7, 5 and 1, are with relatives, Houston police say. Their

By Mycah Hatfield and Jeff Ehling Click here for updates on this story     HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A judge has sentenced Andre Jackson, who was convicted of murdering 11-year-old Josue Flores in 2016, to life in prison. Jackson testified during Wednesday’s proceedings ahead of Judge Denise Collins’ decision. He could have been given a minimum

By Keenan Willard Click here for updates on this story     ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina (WRAL) — Rocky Mount police are searching for the person who killed a 20-year-old man in a drive-by shooting Thursday morning. According to police, Javonta Crandall was riding with a friend on Sunset Avenue around 8:30 a.m. when another car pulled

By Maggie Brown Click here for updates on this story     PANTEGO, North Carolina (WRAL) — Early in January, North Carolina wildlife photographer Lori Ann Beckwith spotted a small cub hiding in the top of a tree in a wildlife refuge in Pantego. “I waited around for three hours, and the cub stayed there,” Beckwith said.

By Libby Smith Click here for updates on this story     DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — Opera Colorado is in dress rehearsals for it’s final production of the season, Bizet’s “Carmen.” Excitement is running high as the production comes together. “’Carmen’ is the most iconic and the most often performed opera in all the repertoire,” said Greg

By Zac Summers Click here for updates on this story     LOGANVILLE, Georgia (WGCL) — A paraprofessional at an elementary school in Gwinnett County is accused of cutting a student’s hair, infuriating the child’s parents. Carla Royston and her husband have never cut their son’s Jax hair because their family takes pride in long hair. “Our

By Sharon Chin Click here for updates on this story     SAN CARLOS, California (KPIX) — A San Mateo man has helped hundreds of formerly homeless military veterans turn their new apartments into comfortable homes. Vietnam veteran Roger Yarborough lived in a tent for five years until he moved into his own apartment at Mercy Housing’s

By Mariya Murrow Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — An elderly woman is in critical condition after emergency responders pulled her out of a fire that broke at her DeKalb County home. Firefighters responded to the residence on Maplewood Drive just before 3 a.m. Thursday. Upon arrival, crews saw flames

By Mariya Murrow Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — An Atlanta Police Department officer is recovering in the hospital after being shot while responding to a burglary on Marietta Street. Police believe the shooter was a security guard. It happened just after 6 a.m. Thursday after police were called to

By Kendall Keys, James Paxson Click here for updates on this story     GENESEE CO., Michigan (WNEM) — Class was back in session for a Genesee County elementary school after more over than a dozen students came down with an unknown illness, sending some to the hospital. All students have recovered, but one parent whose child

By KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The push to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri pushes forwards as two bills in Jefferson City aim to legalize it sooner. One bill to legalize the personal use of marijuana for adults passed Wednesday but it needs to make it

By Lauren Trager Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A local mom is terrified after she learned the minivan she recently bought to carry her growing family could spontaneously explode. Jaime Adamski is about ready to give birth to twins. She already has a toddler and a pre-teen, so getting

By WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A black bear in Asheville decided to go for a quick swim, and it was all caught on video. Elaine Bailey says her family was having dinner when she noticed the bear crossing the Swannanoa River, which runs behind her

By Samiar Nefzi Click here for updates on this story     COLUMBIA, South Carolina (WLOS) — South Carolina’s options for execution have caught the attention of anti-death penalty advocates across the country after the use of firing squad was signed into law. “We’re playing God,” said Randy Gardner, the brother of the last person executed by

By Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story     SWAIN COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Swain County Schools were placed on lockdown Thursday morning after school officials say they were notified of a potential threat. In a statement released to News 13, school officials say at approximately 7:45 a.m. Thursday morning a teacher at

By Ted Scouten Click here for updates on this story     MIAMI (WFOR) — Thomas James, who was recently exonerated after spending 30 years behind bars, received a huge welcome at the Miami Brightline station on Wednesday. Dozens of employees cheered as he walked in. He spent all that time in prison for a murder he

By Tyler Fingert Click here for updates on this story     DAPHNE, Alabama (WALA) — Police say technology making it extremely easy for 28-year-old Gregory Turner from Mobile to secretly record his coworkers after they say he put a camera in a bathroom. “We haven’t had anything with this specific type of camera and I imagine