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By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man from Lino Lakes has been charged and arrested for allegedly kidnapping, tying up, and assaulting a man last month. Jose Angel Chapa-Aguilera, 23, faces one count of first-degree assault and one count of kidnapping in Hennepin County. According to the

By Deion Broxton Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A St. Louis woman spent days in an area hospital after waiting hours in the emergency room and on a gurney in the hallway due to a surge in COVID cases. Khoshekh Penrose told News 4 she spent three days as

By Kelsey Kushner Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Brothers Stephen and Matthew Coleman, 10 and 7 years old, share a passion for sea turtles at the National Aquarium. So, it’s no surprise that they stepped to help when they heard one special turtle needed a new shell. “I just started

By Marlee Ginter Click here for updates on this story     TAHOE (KOVR) — It was a “ruff” rescue for a dog stuck in snow five-feet deep. When December dumped mounds of snow in Tahoe, three-year-old Pitbull-mix Russ got caught in the middle of it. “Dogs are strong and smart. They can survive a very long

By Brittany Whitehead Click here for updates on this story     TAYLORSVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Just before Christmas, Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina received a generous conservation donation in Alexander County. On Dec. 23, Larry Sorkin donated a 120-acre property he owns in the Brushy Mountains north of Taylorsville in Alexander County. The conservancy said

By WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story     OKALOOSA COUNTY, Florida (WALA) — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has released a statement regarding their investigation into a dead body that was found in a local landfill. The statement reads as follows: “The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man was found

By Anthony Vasquez-Peddie, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study has found that N95 respirators, commonly used in hospitals to protect health-care workers from infectious pathogens such as COVID-19, can maintain their function and effectiveness up to 25 cycles of reuse upon decontamination. Even after

By Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — New research out of Europe has found that a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine could produce sufficient antibodies to “neutralize” the Omicron variant. Researchers from the Institut Pasteur and Vaccine Research Institute in France, together with KU

By CAROLINE HECKER Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A 35-year-old man charged with first degree murder was released from jail on GPS monitoring, three months after he was accused of shooting and killing 29-year-old Brandon Scott. Scott’s family said their attorney told them Mark Perry, 35, was released on

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Some Asheville artists put up some of their works at the base of the Vance Monument. Removal of the monument was stopped last summer as a lawsuit filed by a Civil War group played out. The lawsuit has been on

By Alan Mauldin Click here for updates on this story     ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — The recent takedown of an Albany-based street gang’s members was a reminder of the presence of criminal groups and the extent of their illegal activities in the community, Albany law enforcement officials said. With law enforcement identifying the youngest known

By Tom George Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU (KITV) — When it comes to the cleanup process at Red Hill, there’s still more work to be done. Another positive test for contaminants from samples at the Aliamanu Military Reservation housing means people there may have to wait until February to return home

By Joseph Wenzel Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Many roads in Nashville remain treacherous on Friday as residents deal with the bitter cold. Nashville Department of Transportation crews continues to clear the roads throughout Davidson County. They are plowing and salting secondary roads and will continue that process throughout

By SPENCER THOMAS Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — In response to the striking wave of gun violence across Portland, the Portland Police Bureau has assembled a new team to help get control of the surge. It’s called The Focused Intervention Team (FIT), it’s the departments first team specially dedicated

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced Friday that the city of Milwaukee has received half a million N95 masks to be made available to Milwaukee residents. Mayor Johnson says these masks provide higher efficacy against the omicron Covid-19 variant. The health department will

By KIMBERLY KING Click here for updates on this story     SPINDALE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Hundreds stood silently Friday evening on the campus of Isothermal Community College as the sound of 20 hooves of five jet-black horses ridden by members of North Carolina’s Highway Patrol Caisson Unit transported the casket of fallen North Carolina Trooper

By Daniel Otis, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Almost 20 years after escaping prison in Italy, a Mafia fugitive was captured after appearing in a Google Maps image in Spain. Italian newspaper la Repubblica reports Gioacchino Gammino, 61, was apprehended by Spanish police on Dec. 17,

By Rachel Aiello, CTVNews.ca online politics producer Click here for updates on this story     OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV Network) — Conversion therapy is now illegal in Canada, marking a major milestone in LGBTQ2S+ rights in this country. After parliamentarians came together to unanimously pass legislation to eradicate the harmful practice in late 2021, the Criminal Code

By JAMIE KENNEDY Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — Neighbors are feeling very uneasy on the west side of Grant Park after they said teenagers shot at construction workers confronting them for trying to steal. The frightening ordeal was caught on camera. “At this point and at this level its gone