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By Tommie Clark Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WBAL) — An Anne Arundel County woman is sharing her story after losing her husband to a suspected fentanyl overdose. Her story comes as some health professionals declare fentanyl the “most lethal drug threat.” WBAL-TV 11 News spoke with Angela Lord, the director of

By Phil Reed Click here for updates on this story     ALEXANDER, Arkansas (KHBS) — Willie Hopkins, of Alexander, got to Florida on Sunday. It’s calm where he’s at in Interlachen, but he’s busy helping people who are preparing for things to possibly get bad there on Thursday. “They just didn’t want to get caught with

By Michaila Franklin Click here for updates on this story     JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — The city of Jackson has discovered that more than two dozen homes have lead in the water lines. A contract is underway to install about 56,000 new water meters across the city. “Out of the 23,094 meters, 16 connections — so

By Sid Bewlay Click here for updates on this story     RANDOLPH, Vermont (WPTZ) — With workforce shortages across the nation, the Vermont State Colleges System is working to provide more apprenticeships to students. Vermont Technical College is just one school in the state with programs placing students in apprenticeships. The school said with current workforce

By Michelle Bandur Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — California is experiencing higher gas prices, while the rest of the country is staying steady. The national average for a regular gallon of as is $3.77, while in California it’s $6.04, according to AAA. The numbers show that the same gallon

By Janice Limon Click here for updates on this story     GREENVILLE COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — Greenville County Schools released a message to students and their parents Wednesday: Before you believe social media rumors, talk to school officials. Superintendent Burke Royster addressed false rumors that have been circulating in the community and on social media

By Zach Rael Click here for updates on this story     PURCELL, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A Purcell EMT and a new mom died from cancer just months after giving birth. Brooklyn Carpenter was an EMT for an ambulance service in Purcell. She died over the weekend, leaving behind a fiancé and her 5-month-old baby. The news

By Gabriella Garza Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WISN) — The United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County on Wednesday unveiled the new location dedicated to its Diaper Bank. The Johnson Controls Volunteer Center is the new home for the Diaper Bank, where volunteers from the company dedicated their time to

By Breana Ross Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WBAL) — Johns Hopkins University will hold its second public safety town hall meeting Thursday night to discuss plans for a private police force. This comes after protesters took over the first town hall meeting last week, forcing leaders to move the meeting to

By WESH Staff Click here for updates on this story     ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — WESH 2’s Tony Atkins rescued a woman who attempted to drive through floodwaters early Thursday. The woman was a nurse on her way to work when her vehicle became stuck in high water on Orange Avenue. Atkins and the WESH 2

By KTBS Staff Click here for updates on this story     SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — LifeShare Blood Center is sending 320 blood products to Pensacola, Florida, Thursday morning in response to the blood shortage caused by Hurricane Ian. Blood centers across Florida have closed ahead of the storm, but thousands in the state will need blood

By Katrenia Busch Click here for updates on this story     GENESEE County, Michigan (WNEM) — Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson is celebrating a new graduating class of the jail’s IGNITE program. The IGNITE Program enables inmates to receive a high school education or trade school certification. On Wednesday, some of them received their commercial driver’s

By Katrenia Busch Click here for updates on this story     LANSING, Michigan (WNEM) — Student loan forgiveness will not be taxed in Michigan. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made the announcement today. It will affect anyone who benefits from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program or other student loan forgiveness. Whitmer says approximately 1.4 million Michigan residents

By Michele Fiore Click here for updates on this story     WISCONSIN (WDJT) — Hurricane Ian hit the Florida coast today as a category four, packing winds up to 150 miles an hour. The concern is now for a storm surge that could flood the area with a wall of water up to 16 feet high.

By Connor McCarthy Click here for updates on this story     EUGENE, Oregon (KPTV) — A native Floridian found refuge in Eugene from Hurricane Ian’s path, days before it made landfall near his hometown of Clearwater, Fla. Trevor Ackerman is no stranger to Oregon. He spent two years studying to get his master’s at the University

By Adrian Thomas Click here for updates on this story     LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon (KPTV) — A woman in Lake Oswego and local police had quite a surprise Tuesday night after the woman’s stolen car was found, but with some unusual items inside. One of those items included a wedding dress that Lake Oswego police said

By Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story     KALAELOA, Hawaii (KITV) — Dozens of homeless people living here in the old Barber’s Point air strip were recently displaced and now they say they have no place to go. George Bailey says he and his companions have lived deep in a wooded area filled

By Tara De Boer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — Researchers have been observing the various effects of the COVID-19 vaccine on menstrual cycles since many menstruating people began reporting changes following vaccination. Now, a new global study confirms the link between a temporary increase in the menstrual cycles of

By Annie Bergeron-Oliver Click here for updates on this story     OTTAWA (CTV Network) — Nearly a year after a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy was implemented for the Canadian Armed Forces, 299 members have been kicked out of the military because they refused to get vaccinated. In October 2021 a chief of the defence staff directive

By Marleah Campbell Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Blood from Kansas City is on its way to Florida to help victims of Hurricane Ian, but the local shortage has affected how much we can help. Now, Kansas City’s Community Blood Center is asking people to pitch in to