By Kelsey Kushner Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — There’s a disturbing new trend on TikTok that has kids assaulting teachers. “I think it’s ridiculous it doesn’t really make any sense,” said college student, Lana Cotton. For the month of October, students are encouraged to slap a teacher and run away
Continue ReadingBy Marlee Ginter Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON (KOVR) — The family of a fallen hero now has a forever home. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation is paying off the mortgage of fallen Stockton Police Officer Jimmy Inn. “They emailed me yesterday and I can’t believe it. I still can’t believe it,”
Continue ReadingBy Chris Hoffman Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Black leaders in Pittsburgh are calling for peace on our streets. They want to reach the root of the problem by setting up programs over the next few months. They’ve had enough and want to keep young people alive. There was a
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Guay Click here for updates on this story COLLIER TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A beloved postal worker who was shot and killed on the job is being remembered as a hard worker who loved his family. Authorities say Louis Vignone was murdered while he was on his route Thursday morning delivering mail in
Continue ReadingBy WCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Police want your help finding the man they say robbed a 10-year-old girl. It happened at 8 a.m. Wednesday at 34th Avenue and 102nd Street in North Corona, Queens. According to police, the girl was headed to school when the suspect
Continue ReadingBy WCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Police say a group of women attacked an employee at a nail salon in the Bronx. It happened shortly before 5:45 p.m. on September 2 at Estefy Nail Salon on Westchester Avenue. Police said the suspects began arguing with the 32-year-old
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemned Thursday the behavior of city police officers seen in newly-released body camera footage, which showed them joking about “hunting” protesters during the nights of unrest following George Floyd’s murder. In a social media post, the mayor called
Continue ReadingBy John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story ALEXANDRIA, Minnesota (WCCO) — If you have a health emergency, you want to see a doctor. But at Alomere Health in Alexandria, it was a custodian who helped save a doctor’s life. “For about a week prior to that I had been having some issues,
Continue ReadingBy KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story SIMI VALLEY (KCAL, KCBS) — Rapper and fashion mogul Kanye West is opening a prep school in Simi Valley. The new prep school will be named the Donda Academy, so named for the rapper’s late mother Donda West. It’s reportedly opening at the site of
Continue ReadingBy Michael Abeyta Click here for updates on this story FORT COLLINS, Colorado (KCNC) — Fort Collins Police Services is concerned about a new trend they have seen recently: teens fighting in local parks. This outbreak of fisticuffs doesn’t seem to be spontaneous. They are organized events police say play out on social media. “There
Continue ReadingBy KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story ARLINGTON, Texas (KTVT) — The Arlington Police Department says it’s investigating claims that bullying may have motivated 18 year old suspected shooter, Timothy Simpkins, to bring a gun to Timberview High School Wednesday, Oct. 6. Assistant Police Chief Kevin Kolbye said others could be charged,
Continue ReadingBy WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — One of the victims of last month’s deadly Amtrak crash is speaking out for the first time. The train left Chicago heading for Seattle when it derailed in rural Montana. Three people died and dozens of others were hurt. Chicago lawyers just
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BRAINTREE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Braintree student is facing potentially significant punishment for allegedly assaulting a teacher. The school district says the incident was inspired by a “slap a teacher” challenge on popular social media app TikTok. It happened Wednesday at East Middle School in
Continue ReadingBy Annie Rose Ramos Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Since the start of the pandemic, investigators with the Homeland Security’s Baltimore office have seized hundreds of counterfeit masks, fake COVID treatments and even fraudulent websites claiming to sell COVID vaccines. Now, they’re dealing with a spike of counterfeit vaccination cards,
Continue ReadingBy JACLYN SCHULTZ Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Schools for emergency medical service workers say they can’t keep up with the demand for employees across the valley and the country as the medical field struggles with a shortage of workers. A lack of paramedics, EMTs and advanced EMTs is
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Martinez Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — From a rough South Central L.A. neighborhood to private high school in Las Vegas, a local football player is not letting his environment define his future. Jonathan Brady is senior for Bishop Gorman High School. He was born and raised near
Continue ReadingBy Brhe Berry, Erica Simon, Roxie Bustamante Click here for updates on this story GRIMES COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — It’s been three days since anyone has seen a 3-year-old boy who was last seen following a family dog into the woods near his Grimes County home. Search crews continued their efforts Friday for Christopher Ramirez
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story ATASCOCITA, Texas (KTRK) — A man in his 20s was flown to the hospital with serious burns Friday morning after what the Harris County sheriff called a “bizarre incident” involving an exploding truck. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said his deputies were called to the 20900 block
Continue ReadingBy KCRA staff Click here for updates on this story TULARE COUNTY, California (KCRA) — Four firefighters battling a wildfire in Sequoia National Park were injured Thursday after a tree fell on them, according to the U.S. National Forest Service. The four firefighters were airlifted to area hospitals and are receiving medical care, the forest
Continue ReadingBy KETV Staff Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — “Why not do this? My question is, ‘Why not create that engagement piece?” said Leticia Crisman. For nearly nine years, Crisman has done just that with hundreds of families, who’ve come to the Latino center of the midlands each Thursday. These
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