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By WTVD Staff Click here for updates on this story     CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (WTVD) — A monument honoring enslaved and free African-Americans on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus was desecrated on Saturday. Photos and video, posted on Twitter by an account called UNC Anti-Racist Alerts (not affiliated with the university), show two men sitting on the

By WTVD Staff Click here for updates on this story     DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) — Five people had “concerns with vision” after standing near a bug zapper at the Durham VA. A spokesperson said the people were participating in a meeting near the insect trapping device. It was later determined that the device contained the

By Demie Johnson Click here for updates on this story     DECATUR, Indiana (WISH) — An Indiana woman overcame all the odds when she walked down the aisle at her wedding on Saturday. Brittney Bedwell was told she would never walk again after she was paralyzed in an ATV crash. The crash changed her life and

By WISH Staff Click here for updates on this story     INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The fifth annual Peace Festival was held Saturday at Douglass Park. It was part health fair and part block party. There were carnival games, a kids zone, plenty of food and live entertainment, and staff members from Community Health Network offered free

By Diane Pathieu Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WLS) — Coming off a record ridership week since the pandemic began, Metra is trying to keep the momentum going. Monday, more trains times are being added back on the schedule, including the expansion of rush-hour service, a big draw for people trying to

By WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story     RAHWAY, New Jersey (WABC) — A father faces extradition from Tennessee to New Jersey Monday to face charges connected to the alleged abduction of his 2-year-old son. Investigators also expect Tyler Rios face charges in the death of the young boy’s mother, 24-year-old Yasemin Uyar,

By WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story     WOODBRIDGE, New Jersey (WABC) — At least four people were shot at a hotel in New Jersey overnight. The victims were found at the Delta Hotels by Marriott in Woodbridge just before 2:50 a.m. Monday. The victims were rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

By WPVI Staff Click here for updates on this story     HAMILTON TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) — Officials in Mercer County, New Jersey have arrested and charged a man with murder in connection with a fatal fire in Hamilton Township. Michael Sanders, 23, of Trenton, is facing murder, assault and arson charges in the Friday morning

By Anne McCormick Click here for updates on this story     ARDMORE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Three people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man in Ardmore, Pennsylvania on Saturday. According to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, Micah Colbert, 19, of Ardmore, and Elijah Smith, 21, of Philadelphia, were arrested Sunday in

By KFSN Staff Click here for updates on this story     FRESNO, California (KFSN) — Clouds of thick dark smoke hung above Fresno as crews battled a large fire on Monday morning. The fire was sparked at Olive and Marks in west central Fresno at about 8:45 am. The plumes of smoke could be seen from

By Linda Ha Click here for updates on this story     FRESNO, California (KFSN) — The extreme heat in the Central Valley is continuing through the weekend, bringing a long stretch of dangerous triple-digit temperatures. On Saturday afternoon In Fresno, temperatures hit 111 degrees, forcing people to find relief wherever they could under the blazing sun.

By Barry Adams Click here for updates on this story     FISH CREEK, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — Wooden observation towers dot Wisconsin, provide unobstructed, picturesque views and have been the settings for more than a few family photos. Climb the tower at Lapham Peak near Delafield and you’ll take in parts of the southern Kettle

By Larry Stanford Click here for updates on this story     BUTTS COUNTY, Georgia (Jackson Progress-Argus) — The annual Back to School Bash, sponsored by the Butts County Life Enrichment Team (LET), will be extra special this year as Butts County Schools will provide every student in the system with school supplies, thanks to CARES funding.

By Chuck Morris Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A former Parent Teacher Association president at a Nashville school has been indicted on fraud and theft charges, according to the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office. Tiffany Bell was formerly PTA president at AZ Kelley Elementary School. Investigators determined that Bell stole at least

By Kendall Keys, James Paxson Click here for updates on this story     FRANKENMUTH, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan community held a rally in honor of medical staff, first responders and members of the military on Sunday. The event called Project Frontline expanded this year to include healthcare workers. Organizers said Sunday’s rally is to show

By Trevor Sochocki, Stephen Borowy Click here for updates on this story     SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — At Gideon Boxing Gym, Coach Joe Mendez barks out instructions and his boxers sweat through the work. “There’s a lot that goes into boxing that’s not just fighting,” Mendez said. “There’s the positive mindset that goes behind it. Not

By Terrance Kelly Click here for updates on this story     SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia (WGCL) — An early morning driver on I-285 is lucky to be alive after a tree came crashing in the middle of the highway. It happened on I-285 eastbound near the Northside Drive exit in Sandy Springs on Monday just after 2

By Diana Panuncial Click here for updates on this story     CALEDONIA, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — John Stanley Pioro turned 100 years old on Wednesday. He did not celebrate quietly. There were honking horns, blaring sirens and cheering community members who made sure the celebration could be heard miles from his residence on 6 Mile

By Thomas Geyer Click here for updates on this story     DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Just four days after a Scott County judge sentenced him to probation on a burglary conviction, a Davenport man was arrested Sunday morning on a new burglary charge. Ryan Adam Franklin, 28, is charged with one count of first-degree burglary.

By Ben Baker, Madison365 Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE, WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) — Through a confluence of citywide initiatives and increased federal funding for homelessness prevention, Milwaukee experienced a sharp decline in the number of individuals wrestling with home insecurity in 2020. While the recent drop in Milwaukee’s homeless population