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By Pat Sangimino Click here for updates on this story     LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — Beau Starkel is all about the consumer experience, the one missing ingredient from the convenience of online shopping. When he purchased the former Toys “R” Us location in north Lincoln in 2020 for $1.2 million, the plan was for

By Mason Dockter Click here for updates on this story     SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Sioux City Journal) — Over the last few years, defective LED streetlights in Sioux City have been showing their true colors, casting a garish purple- or violet-ish hue over streets and sidewalks. Between about 2017 and 2020, MidAmerican Energy installed an unknown

By Anna Hansen Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — Silence is rare during happy hour on Friday in a Madison bar. But at Crystal Corner on Williamson Street, a hush falls over the crowd every few minutes between 4:30 and 5 p.m. each afternoon, dozens of ears pricking

By Janet Gramza Click here for updates on this story     BUFFALO, New York (The Buffalo News) — A Buffalo attorney and his family were sightseeing in the ancient port of Jaffa, Israel, when Hamas-fired rockets started exploding nearby and air raid sirens went off just after dawn Saturday. “Two bombs exploded in the water about

By WEB STAFF Click here for updates on this story     TRACY, California (KCRA) — Tracy police arrested a 20-year-old man after attempting to lure two children from their school Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Shiva Sharma of Tracy faces two counts of attempted kidnapping and was booked into the San Joaquin County Jail. “It’s very concerning

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     CLEVELAND COUNTY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — The manhunt for a 25-year-old man accused of shooting a Cleveland County deputy last week in Garvin County ended after authorities say his body was found while conducting a secondary grid search. Shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oklahoma State Bureau

By BETTY YU Click here for updates on this story     SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A 26-year-old Israeli graduate exchange student’s first-ever trip to San Francisco took a dark turn after violence erupted in his homeland. Yuval Appelboim shared photos of a bomb shelter about 20 miles outside the Gaza Strip, where his sister and his

By SHAWNTE PASSMORE Click here for updates on this story     PLACER COUNTY, California (KOVR) — It’s a first in the state of California: A fentanyl dealer who was convicted of murder and has now been sentenced. Nathaniel Cabacungan, 21, is accused of selling the drug to 15-year-old Roseville girl, Jewels Wolf, who died in June

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law that can help track down young people of color who have disappeared. Amber Alerts have been around for two decades. Since that time, more than 370 children and at-risk individuals have been located.

By ELLE MCLOGAN Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — For Lashawn “Suga Ray” Marston, Queensbridge Houses will always be home. “People are friendly, and we look out for each other here in Queensbridge,” he said. But growing up, he says, nutritious food was hard to come by. “We got,

By JESSE ZANGER Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — An FDNY candidate died during a training run. The Fire Department said Alexander Griffin experienced an “undetermined medical episode” and collapsed during a run on Randall’s Island last week. Griffin was rushed to Metropolitan Hospital where he passed away. According

By JOE BRANDT Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A Power Rangers-wrapped Lamborghini supercar, a Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl ring and many other cars and pieces of jewelry are up for auction this week after they were seized from New Jersey YouTuber “Omi in a Hellcat” in a federal piracy investigation.

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     EVESHAM TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (KYW) — A South Jersey couple, previously arrested for endangering the welfare of a child and animal cruelty, have been charged again for impersonating an animal rescue employee and assisting with the crime. Evesham police said Tuesday that 35-year-old Rebecca Halbach

By SABRINA FRANZA Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Amid vocal protests from neighbors upset with efforts to turn the Amundsen Park fieldhouse into a new shelter for migrants, the local alderman said the city has put those plans on hold while it explores a possible alternative site. For days, the

By TODD FEURER, KRIS HABERMEHL Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — A home in northwest suburban Woodstock was destroyed in an apparent natural gas explosion Monday afternoon. Woodstock Police said, around 12:30 p.m., a city employee reported a natural gas leak near Lincoln Avenue and Tryon Street. Nicor Gas crews were

By WEB STAFF Click here for updates on this story     SANTA MONICA, California (KCAL) — A man who claimed to be armed with a bomb has been arrested after he climbed the Ferris wheel on the Santa Monica Pier early Monday afternoon. According to Santa Monica Police Department, the man told people that he had

By MATT SCHOOLEY Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WBZ) — Northeastern University said its security team helped safely evacuate all three of its students who were in Israel when Hamas’ deadly attacks began over the weekend. The university said students Jesse Ruigomez and Keren Doherty were completing co-ops in Tel Aviv when

By James Felton and Emily Brown Click here for updates on this story     MICHIGAN (WNEM) — Over the weekend, Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israeli civilians with gunmen killing hundreds and kidnapping more than 100 people, prompting Israel to declare war. The combined death toll is already over 1,000, including nine Americans. Imagine being

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     KEIZER, Oregon (KPTV) — A 13-year-old boy was arrested Monday night after police say he made threats toward a Keizer middle school. The investigation began on Saturday night when police were notified by a parent whose child had seen a concerning post on Instagram. Police

By Natasha O’Neill, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — During the pandemic, life was not all sunshine and rainbows. COVID-19 exacerbated several issues plaguing Canada and the world, experts said. According to Dalhousie University assistant sociology professor Michael Halpin, society went through “the worst event of this