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By ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story     NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Yale University in New Haven postponed the start of its spring semester as a result of the recent COVID-19 surge that gripped the country. Yale president Peter Salovey posted a written announcement on the university’s website on Wednesday. “A recent,

By IYANI HUGHES Click here for updates on this story     CITY OF SOUTH FULTON, Georgia (WGCL) — A 3-year-old boy is recovering after a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his stomach Wednesday. South Fulton Police Department Officers responded to the 200 block of Misty Walk regarding a child found suffering from a gunshot wound. Police believe

By MARIYA MURROW, IYANI HUGHES, SAVANNAH LOUIE Click here for updates on this story     ROSWELL, Georgia (WGCL) — The Roswell High School community is mourning the shocking death of senior quarterback Robbie Roper Wednesday afternoon. Roswell tight end Zeke Moore said everyone at Roswell knew Roper — not just as the star athlete who threw

By TREVOR SOCHOCKI, JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story     MICHIGAN (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan nurse who has been battling COVID-19 for months says the virus is making her job much worse than before. Burnout and staffing shortages are pushing many to look for traveling nurses – healthcare workers who move around the

By BRIANNA OWCZARZAK Click here for updates on this story     SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — The Saginaw Housing Commission is going to receive more than $76,000 to help families find employment and achieve financial independence. The $76,538 federal grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Family Self-Sufficiency program to help coordinate

By JOYLYN BUKOVAC Click here for updates on this story     MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Murfreesboro family started a movement that’s catching on nationwide. They created a Facebook page called Tipping in the Boro. It’s dedicated to tipping servers hundreds of dollars. Tyler, the creator of Tipping in the Boro, said this act of kindness

By CAROLINE HECKER Click here for updates on this story     FESTUS, Missouri (KMOV) — The Festus community came together Wednesday night to remember a young boy killed in a tragic school bus accident. Friends and a GoFundMe account identify the boy is Damon Rice, 6, of Festus. He was a first grader at Plattin Primary

By Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The 2018 killing of 12-year-old Derrick Lee Jr., of Asheville, was back in the spotlight Wednesday as one man works to keep the boy’s memory alive. Jack Logan, who founded the nonprofit Put the Guns Down Young People advocated to

By Star Connor, Jordan Honeycutt Click here for updates on this story     Pitt County, GREENVILLE (WLOS) — People who live on Brookville Drive in Greenville said they are shocked to hear that someone was spotted stealing packages off their doorsteps. “It’s a shame how people are going around taking stuff off peoples’ porches,” Antwan Thomas

By Hannah Jackson Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has published updated guidance on mask wearing amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The new document published on Wednesday includes both guidance issued in December and August of last year, and some new guidance issued Wednesday for

By Brooklyn Neustaeter Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — Canada reported 14,995 new COVID-19 infections Wednesday, setting a new record for daily cases since the start of the pandemic. The record number comes amid a steady increase in infections after the country logged a total of 11,690 new cases on

By Courtney Zieller Click here for updates on this story     PLYMOUTH, Connecticut (WFSB) — If you’ve lost your job during the pandemic, you know what a toll that could take on your family. Jeremy White, a Marine veteran from Terryville, is a plumbing pro who works inside and out. “You come prepared, sweatshirt, jacket, hat.

By Alex Corradetti Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — More than 30 cats from Kentucky are now looking for their forever homes in the Dairy State after tornadoes devastated parts of Kentucky. CBS 58 spoke with Andrea Blair, a grants specialist with the Kentucky Humane Society. “There’s estimated to be about

By Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story     YANCEY COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Yancey County Humane Society is asking for help after an abused pup was brought to the facility over the weekend. The Humane Society says the pup has been in emergency care since arriving at the shelter late Saturday,

By Ryan Trowbridge, Leon Purvis Click here for updates on this story     SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WGGB, WSHM-LD) — During Governor Charlie Baker’s briefing on Tuesday, he made it clear that he will not take schools back to remote learning, so we checked in with districts to see what they are planning. “My view on this one

By Ryan Trowbridge, Kristin Burnell Click here for updates on this story     AGAWAM, Massachusetts (WGGB, WSHM-LD) — The Jump Start Preschool in Agawam held their annual Christmas party for the first time in three years. The school raised over $4,000 for Shriners Children’s Hospital as part of the celebration. “It feels really good. Because of COVID