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By WXMI Staff Click here for updates on this story     GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (WXMI) — Hope Network announced it has begun construction on a new affordable housing community in Grand Rapids. Dubbed Eastpointe Commons, the $40 million project will add 118 apartments on the Fulton Manor property, the nonprofit tells us. We’re told six units

By Karli Olson Click here for updates on this story     INDEPENDENCE, Oregon (KPTV) — Samantha and Zach sat at a picnic table in an Albany park on Wednesday. Under blue skies, the mood was anything but sunny. “I still feel like I’m suffocating, I’ve been nauseated since it happened,” Samantha said. ‘It’- referring to the

By Nick Krupke Click here for updates on this story     LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon (KPTV) — As part of the Well-Being Revolution campaign, which highlights the impact mental health issues have on everyone, FOX 12 is sharing resources and stories about how our community is dealing with those problems. In this story, FOX 12 focuses on

By Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU (KITV) — What started as a way to feed needy people during the pandemic has become a passion for an Oahu lifeguard and former UH football player. Joey Cadiz — known as Joey Aloha — is expanding his mission of restoring the health of

By Jenny Carpenter Click here for updates on this story     CLEARFIELD, Utah (KSL) — Brightly colored backpacks, crayons, glue sticks, binders, notebooks, pencils and paper awaited hundreds of children during Operation Homefront’s Back-to-School Brigade event on Wednesday, where children of military families could go to Hill Field Elementary School to pick any school supplies they

By Emily Ashcraft Click here for updates on this story     MANTI, Utah (KSL) — A Moroni woman has admitted to abusing and killing her 2-year-old daughter. Anyi Nicol Canales Cruz, 22, pleaded guilty to the charges filed against her — child abuse homicide, a first-degree felony, and child abuse, a third-degree felony. Cruz’s daughter, Litzy,

By Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story     LEXINGTON COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A teacher in South Carolina is accused of giving a minor THC gummies and items of a sexual nature, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office. Brianna Nicole Carpenter, 25, is charged with criminal solicitation of a minor and

By MARLEE GINTER Click here for updates on this story     COURTLAND, California (KOVR) — A toxic chemical leak has claimed the life of a local family farmer whose orchard has been in business for more than 150 years. The annual pear harvest at the Greene and Hemly family orchard began on Monday, just one day

By Orko Manna Click here for updates on this story     FAIRFIELD, California (KCRA) — A Fairfield church where David Zandstra used to be a pastor is condemning his alleged actions after he was arrested in connection with the murder of a young girl in Pennsylvania. Zandstra, 83, is accused of kidnapping and killing 8-year-old Gretchen

By MICHELE GILE Click here for updates on this story     ORANGE COUNTY, California (KCAL) — Firefighters in Orange County said they are seeing more fires started by lithium-ion batteries power everything from scooters to bikes. The announcement comes after a Ladera Ranch family was kicked out of their home after an early morning fire engulfed

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — According to the DA’s office, Denver Police Officer Adam Glasby and another Denver police officer were working an off-duty assignment when they witnessed a group of men fighting outside the bar. While Glasby was trying to break up the fight, he

By WESH Staff Click here for updates on this story     PORT ORANGE, Florida (WESH) — An 11-year-old child was arrested by Volusia County sheriff’s deputies for allegedly making a false report that her friend was kidnapped. According to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, the Port Orange girl texted 911 Wednesday morning that a man driving

By WISN Staff Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WISN) — Four children were shot and two of them died in the 24 hours between Monday and Tuesday in Milwaukee. Celeste Cummings lost her son, Raul Rios, to the gunfire. Her family is dealing with this unimaginable loss, felt by too many

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     MINNETONKA, Minnesota (WCCO) — Busting up chimneys to get more business. That’s what two fake contractors were up to earlier this week in the west metro. Minnetonka police say two people from the United Kingdom offered to fix a woman’s damaged chimney on Monday, claiming

By JERAMIE BIZZLE Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — A man was charged with falsifying sales tax returns in exchange for gift cards as part of a retail theft scheme. Tyler Clark, 25, of Chicago was arrested on Wednesday by the Organized Retail Crime Task Force, in the 7400 block of

By ROSS DIMATTEI Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — With high heat gripping the Philadelphia region for the next few days, some animals at the Philadelphia Zoo are getting some cold treats to help stay cool. The Zoo shared these photos with us showing multiple animals staying cool with ice cakes

By CHELSEA JONES Click here for updates on this story     MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — Homelessness is a reality for over 27,000 in the state of Florida. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ranks the Sunshine State third in the nation for people living on the streets but one South Florida program is hoping

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     LEXINGTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A boa constrictor is on the loose in Lexington. Lexington Police shared a photo of the snake that was taken by a resident behind the CVS in the center of town. “Oh my god I was so scared. Should I go

By Jonathan Walsh Click here for updates on this story     CLEVELAND, Ohio (WEWS) — A woman who admitted she stole thousands of dollars from clients who hired her to run estate sales learned her sentence today. News 5 Investigators have been following through on the case of Jessica Galayda, bringing you updates from the initial