By Jenna Rae Click here for updates on this story FESTUS, Missouri (KMOV) — An unimaginable tragedy hitting a community just days before Christmas. Instead of planning for holiday celebrations, one Festus family is planning their first grader’s funeral. A school bus hit the child Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of Oakland Hill and Oakland
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Ferreira Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Had it not been for a rapid antigen test sent home from school, Mirna Alassaad would never have suspected that her 17-year-old son was infected with COVID-19. “He just wanted to check how it works,” she told CTVNews.ca in a phone
Continue ReadingBy Anthony Vasquez-Peddie Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Where you sit on a public bus, train or subway can determine your level of exposure to exhaled droplets, including those that may be carrying COVID-19, according to a new study. Published in the peer-reviewed journal Physics of Fluids, the study
Continue ReadingBy Heather Middleton Click here for updates on this story MCDONOUGH, Georgia (Clayton News Daily) — Surrounded by a crowd of Henry County residents and officials, a time capsule buried in 1971 was unearthed Dec. 18. The capsule was buried 50 years ago on the McDonough Square in celebration of the county’s 150th anniversary. A
Continue ReadingBy Brooks Baptiste Click here for updates on this story STOCKBRIDGE, Georgia (WGCL) — A Stockbridge family got quite the surprise Tuesday after receiving the keys to their brand-new home. Shaneeka said she was excited to pull into the driveway of her abode, but stunned when realizing it had been fully furnished and decorated. “Oh
Continue ReadingBy Shelby Myers Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN CO, Alabama (WALA) — It’s an unusual case out of Baldwin County. A bride-to-be ran off with her engagement ring after she broke off her relationship, court documents said. According to those documents, the woman sold the diamond ring for about a third of
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, North Carolina (WLOS) — A local FedEx driver is accused of stealing items from people’s homes after a security camera caught a man at a woman’s residence. Investigators have tied Gregory Bufkin to thefts in at least 11 break-ins in the Highlands/Scaly Mountain area.
Continue ReadingBy Marcy Jones Click here for updates on this story GLASTONBURY, Connecticut (WFSB) — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and thanks to the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, it feels like it too. The DCF hosted a Christmas toy pop-up shop called the “Olive Branch” in Glastonbury and it aimed to
Continue ReadingBy Frank Healy Click here for updates on this story CALEDONIA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — (Updated) The Soto family says they’ve been reunited with their dog, Bruno. Bruno was stolen along with the family vehicle at a holiday lights display in Caledonia on Friday night, Dec. 17. An anonymous caller contacted the family Monday evening and
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A state commission has ruled a retired firefighter’s death as a “Line of Duty Death,” marking a historic moment for North Carolina firefighters. A spokesperson for the Asheville Fire Department (AFD) announced on Tuesday that the North Carolina Industrial Commission
Continue ReadingBy David Hixon Click here for updates on this story KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaii (KITV) — A post-mortem examination of the Hawai’ian Monk seal known as “L-11”, who was found dead on the shores of Moloka’i on Sept. 19, 2021, revealed that an intentional gunshot killed the endangered animal. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Continue ReadingBy KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown is looking to help jail inmates have better outcomes when they go back into society by providing them computer tablets while they are incarcerated. The hand-held devices offer the incarcerated population access to digital communication and media
Continue ReadingBy Juliette Goodrich & Molly McCrea Click here for updates on this story CALIFORNIA (KPIX) — The canine flu is now rapidly spreading in Southern California. Bay Area experts tell us it is only a matter of time before this virus moves further north into the Bay Area. Roughly 800 confirmed and suspected cases are
Continue ReadingBy Laura Haefeli Click here for updates on this story WHEATLAND, California (KOVR) — A picture is circulating on social media of several Wheatland Union High School students with swastikas drawn on their bodies. The school’s superintendent condemned the behavior in a letter to the district community, confirming they are investigating the photo. The Wheatland
Continue ReadingBy KDKA Staff Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Canada lynx at the Pittsburgh Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19. It’s the first documented case in the United States, the zoo said. The lynx started displaying clinical signs like coughing, but overall symptoms have been mild. The zoo expects the
Continue ReadingBy Natalie Duddridge Click here for updates on this story BRONX, New York (WCBS) — Police are searching for a man pretending to be a UPS worker and his accomplice who broke into an apartment and robbed a family inside. CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge spoke to the grandfather, who says his family is terrified. His grandchildren
Continue ReadingBy WFOR Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Two men have been charged after a brawl broke out at Miami International Airport Monday evening. According to the Miami-Dade Police Department, officers were called out to gate H8 at around 6:35 p.m. after an airport employee reported a disturbance stemming from
Continue ReadingBy KCAL KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story FONTANA, California (KCAL) — Dozens of friends and family members of Mariesha Collins, a juvenile probation who was tragically killed in a suspected street racing incident in Fontana, gathered on Monday evening to remember their beloved mother, friend and colleague. Collins, weeks shy of
Continue ReadingBy Logan Smith Click here for updates on this story EDWARDS, Colorado (KCNC) — A father and son working in a utility room beneath a Beaver Creek Resort hotel were injured Friday. The Eagle River Fire Protection District reported that its crews responded to The Charter at Beaver Creek at 2 p.m. for two individuals
Continue ReadingBy KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — It’s an often overlooked medium: the sticky note. But a couple of artists who call themselves the “Note Art Bandits” created a Santa inspired mural called “The Kringlez” that uses 5,600 notes and took 100 hours to create. It’s on display at
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