By Richard Bodee Click here for updates on this story SOUTH BEND, Indiana (WBND-LD) — For more than 40 years, a towering tree has been causing frustration on the northwest side of South Bend. Those who live in that residential area say that tree is dying and that could mean big trouble for those who
Continue ReadingBy Shannon Nolan Click here for updates on this story CASS COUNTY, Michigan (WBND-LD) — A first responder jumped into a ditch to avoid being hit by a car while working traffic control during a structure fire on Saturday night, according to the Sister Lakes Fire Department. The fire department said that first responders were
Continue ReadingBy Brian Maass Click here for updates on this story ADAMS COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — A jury has found a former Adams County sheriff’s sergeant guilty of sexually assaulting one of his subordinates. Following a week long trial, the jury convicted Michael Benson on Monday of felony sex assault and two counts of misdemeanor sexual
Continue ReadingBy Brian New Click here for updates on this story BLUE MOUND, Texas (KTVT) — Numerous reports of stolen vehicles have caused a feud between a small North Texas police department and the giant online car retailer, Carvana. In the past three years, more than 100 vehicles have been reported stolen off Carvana’s inventory lot
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Some financial help may be on the way for parents who lose children to gun violence. State lawmakers are working on a new bill that would make the state pay funeral expenses for those children. The bill comes at a time when
Continue ReadingBy John Ramos Click here for updates on this story Oakland, California (KPIX) — It was an emotional night for many students in the Oakland Unified School District Monday as they faced the possibility of losing their schools. Hundreds of community members showed up for the school board meeting to oppose the campus closures and
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — In an effort to keep homeless encampments from sprouting up, someone in a Koreatown neighborhood placed boulders on the sidewalk. The walkway and access driveway to Shatto Park was blocked by 26 boulders that neighbors in the area said showed up
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WFOR) — Damara Holness, the daughter of former Broward mayor Dale Holness, was sentenced to nearly two years in prison on Monday for fraud. Last November, Holness pleaded guilty to lying on a coronavirus relief loan application to fraudulently receive hundreds of
Continue ReadingBy Paul Burton Click here for updates on this story LYNN, Massachussets (WBZ) — A Lynn man says a snowbank blocked his street so he was unable to get home on Saturday night. Lloyd Leslie Brown, who lives on Beacon Hill Avenue, came home late after working a double shift and was forced to spend
Continue ReadingBy Grace Zokovitch Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON CITY, Mssouri (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — With a winter storm on its way and the state down 400 snowplow operators, the director of the Missouri Department of Transportation on Monday defended staffing decisions to an audience of dubious lawmakers. MoDOT director Patrick McKenna presented
Continue ReadingBy Chris Hubbuch Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — Madison Gas and Electric says it is accelerating its plans to cut carbon emissions while proposing new investments in fossil fuel generation. The utility announced Monday that it has a deal to purchase up to 50 megawatts of capacity
Continue ReadingBy Carlton Fletcher Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — Move over, Dwight Schrute. The real Recyclops is coming to town. Unlike the superhero character assumed by one of the TV show “The Office’s” most beloved characters, the Recyclops environmental firm set to open in Albany uses the latest technology
Continue ReadingBy ADAM MURPHY Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — While cleaning out a ravine near her home in Atlanta, Michele Wilson discovered hundreds of pieces of mail dumped in the woods. “I couldn’t believe it. Honestly, I get really annoyed that people just throw their cups and what have you out
Continue ReadingBy CRYSTAL BUI Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — It’s a renewed crackdown on human trafficking. Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport and city leaders say the problem has gotten worse since the start of the pandemic. The International Labor Organization estimates there are currently 25 million victims of human trafficking around the
Continue ReadingBy MATT MCFARLAND Click here for updates on this story GUILFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A sight on Guilford’s town green is putting smiles on plenty of faces. Dozens of penguins are the handiwork of a local artist who took advantage of this weekend’s storm and turned it into what is now the talk of the
Continue ReadingBy EVAN SOBOL Click here for updates on this story BARKHAMSTED, Connecticut (WFSB) — Firefighters saved a dog that fell the through ice at Peoples State Forest in Barkhamsted Monday afternoon, officials said. Officials say members of the Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department (PVFD) saw a dog about 75 feet offshore through the ice. “3
Continue ReadingBy EVAN SOBOL, ERIN EDWARDS, MARCY JONES, ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story CONNECTICUT (WFSB) — Police across the state are investigating cases of mail fraud. Several towns reported checks stolen from post office boxes, and the name and amount of money on the checks were changed. “Unfortunately, it’s sad that here
Continue ReadingBy KANDRA KENT Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Portland father and disabled veteran said his trailer was stolen from his Jeep while he was shopping Sunday at Home Depot. Christopher Hedgecock told FOX 12 that he’d just spent six days sanding and painting his old trailer and was
Continue ReadingBy HAL SCHEURICH Click here for updates on this story PENSACOLA, Florida (WALA) — The city of Pensacola gave marching orders to more than 100 homeless people who created an encampment beneath the spans of Interstate-110 there. The deadline to move was 5:00 p.m. Monday, January 31, 2022, and most were already gone when Monday
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN MOODY Click here for updates on this story FAIRHOPE, Alabama (WALA) — There’s a growing trend in Baldwin County and it all involves airsoft and hydrogel bb guns. Police in Fairhope and Daphne say that teens are using the guns to shoot at random people. Authorities are pleading with people who do this
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