By Web staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A special education teacher has been charged with injury to a child after Houston police said he broke a 10-year-old student’s arm at school. George Jimerson, 70, told police he was trained in Crisis Intervention Prevention and was trying to stop
Continue ReadingBy Jim Hummel Click here for updates on this story LOUISIANA (KATC) — Letitia Peyton and Leceta Chisholm Guibault met for the first time in-person Thursday, though their connection goes back several years. “It’s so nice to meet you,” said Peyton as she hugged Chisholm Guibault. “We’ve come a long way,” replied Chisholm Guibault. In
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WABC) — Nine inmates are facing charges after a melee at Rikers Island. They allegedly attacked six other inmates with makeshift weapons like knives made from Plexiglas, metal pipes, a razor, pieces of metal, and other items like metal food trays and
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WABC) — Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl who escaped from the Central Park Zoo, has eluded his rescuers yet again. He was spotted Thursday night, as he tried to grab a caged lab rat, set out by the zoo’s staff. The Manhattan
Continue ReadingBy Bridger Beal-Cvetko Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSL) — The Utah House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to regulate social media, but only after removing language that would have barred teenagers from creating accounts without parental consent. HB311 initially banned kids under the age of 16
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlyn Bancroft Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSL) — A “dangerous sex offender” who escaped from a state hospital in Kansas and was arrested in Utah three months later will spend a little under two years in prison. Utah District Court Judge David Barlow ordered Thursday that John
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By Noah Chast and Barney Lerten Click here for updates on this story BEND, Oregon (KTVZ) — Bend Senior High School was placed in “secure” lockout Thursday afternoon and all other area high schools soon were as well, for close to an hour as law enforcement rushed to the scene and other schools as a
Continue ReadingBy Chandler Watkins Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Thursday evening, the King School Museum of Contemporary Art unveiled its latest exhibit, “Welcome to My Happy Place”, curated by Rose Akil, one of the school’s 5th-grade students, and Dr. Kiera Hill, a PSU School of Art + Design professor. “We
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By Tori Cooper Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A victim who said he was held up at gunpoint in south Fulton County after using the dating app Grindr spoke exclusively with Atlanta News First on Thursday. Police arrested the suspect this week. Now one of the victims hopes that
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By Miles Montgomery and Rebekka Schramm Click here for updates on this story PAULDING COUNTY, Georgia (WANF) — A Paulding County daycare owner previously arrested for child abuse faces new charges. Investigators with the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office originally arrested 63-year-old Marie Lipsky in January for incidents involving five different children ranging in age from
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By Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story PLAINFIELD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A fast food restaurant manager was charged with breach of peace after he admitted to using racial slurs toward a high school basketball team in Plainfield. Plainfield police said they charged 22-year-old Brett White with second-degree breach of peace. The incident
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By Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story SOUTH WINDSOR, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man was charged with larceny for stealing more than $3,100 worth of LEGOS from a Target store in South Windsor. Police said they arrested Glenn London, 37, of New Haven, on Thursday. They had two active arrest warrants for
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By Morgan Mobley Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — One household in Kansas City just got a lot more chaotic, adding three new family members to tuck in tonight. We first told you about these triplets when they were born in January. Now, they’re home. The odds of having
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By Sharon Chen Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A local veteran from North Kansas City is finding new healing from what is usually thought of as an illegal party drug. Crystal Clark said ketamine assisted psychotherapy, or KAP, sessions are changing her life. She invited KCTV5 to attend
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By Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Antonio Maurice Collier appeared before a judge Thursday and accepted his fate – a life prison sentence with no possibility of parole for death of Mercedes Jackson. After prosecutors took the death penalty off the table, it was the only sentence
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee’s Jewish community is mourning the death of a beloved mother. Henya Federman died Wednesday, after nearly drowning in St. Thomas, trying to save her baby. On Nov. 29, Henya Federman slipped, and her four-month-old baby fell into the ocean. Family told
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Lopez-Martinez, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — While previous research has linked genetic factors to the cause of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), there is yet to be conclusive evidence to identify the specific genes that can cause the neurodevelopmental disorder. However, a new study out
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — This week may be the last chance to snag a glimpse of a rare green comet as it zings past Mars in the night sky, potentially visible with no more than a pair of binoculars. The comet, called
Continue ReadingBy DEJANAY BOOTH Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WWJ) — A former police chief in Flint pleaded no contest on Wednesday after prosecutors said he and two others engaged in illegal gambling, the Michigan Attorney General’s office announced. William Bradford Barksdale is charged with gambling violations (five-year felony) and reckless use
Continue ReadingBy Blake Mayfield Click here for updates on this story REDMOND, Oregon (KTVZ) — The Redmond Police Department held an unusual and very special swearing-in Thursday evening at City Hall for their newest officer: 3-year-old Aaron Davenport. And like other, a bit older officers, he’s shown great bravery throughout his life, and along with a
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