By John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — On this “Give to the Max Day,” we have a special tale involving a dog and his collection of golf balls. Davos is an 11-year-old Bernese mountain dog. “As soon as I saw him I said, this is the pup,” Al Cooper
Continue ReadingBy Ted Scouten Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — At just 7 years old, Ayden James is a hero in his mom’s eyes. When he found her on the floor having a seizure, he quickly called 911. “My mom’s having a seizure,” he said during a 911 call. He was able
Continue ReadingBy CBSLA Staff Click here for updates on this story JURUPA VALLEY, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A kitten named Rudy got permission to claw the sheets from his Jurupa Valley owner after falling into a chimney and into a sealed-off fireplace. The 6-month-old kitten likely used one of his nine lives this week when climbed
Continue ReadingBy CBSLA Staff Click here for updates on this story GARDEN GROVE, California (KCAL, KCBS) — An Orange County woman who became Cedar Sinai’s first COVID-19 lung transplant patient awoke after five months in a coma to learn that the surgery gave her the gift of life and of motherhood. Amy Yamaguchi was nine months
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Holt Click here for updates on this story BROOKLINE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Susana Orrego and her husband Edward are new to the United States, and they are learning as they go. “The first month was hard for me because in Colombia we say hello to all the people in the streets. And sometimes,
Continue ReadingBy Brianna Whitney Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — So many companies are dealing with staff shortages right now, and some workers have left their jobs because of vaccine mandates. So, now we’re starting to see a trend where companies are actually advertising “no vaccine required” for job openings and
Continue ReadingBy David Baker Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — A family in Phoenix got quite the surprise on Thursday. Khodr Ibrahhim and his family received free rent for the month of December. They couldn’t believe it. “It was surprising and generous,” Ibrahhim said. After the family got the initial gift
Continue ReadingBy Kiara Hay Click here for updates on this story TEMPE, Arizona (KTVK, KPHO) — Sasha Raj has been serving up vegan sandwiches, wraps and desserts in the Valley for 15 years at her 24 Carrots restaurant. Raj says it’s been a checkered journey, complicated in recent years with pandemic closures, lost wages and staffing
Continue ReadingBy David Caltabiano Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — A Laveen eighth-grader is working to pay his own way so he can go on a school field trip. What started to make a couple of extra bucks turned into a small business for the teen. It’s a long and meticulous
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Martinez Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A fire investigations captain brought criminal charges to a case after collecting a single piece of evidence that turned a woman’s status of victim into suspect. Jamie Sypniewicz wears many hats. Aside from being a mom, she’s the fire investigations captain
Continue ReadingBy Sophia Perricone Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A local artist and her team are on a mission to revitalize parts of the Las Vegas Valley. Their most recent project focused on painting 18 murals in an apartment complex west of the Strip. “It was nice to liven it
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Hatfield Click here for updates on this story SOUTH BEND, Indiana (WBND-LD) — Notre Dame will be taking on Georgia Tech this weekend, and Irish fans should expect a packed stadium, as tickets for this game were given out to area residents who received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the
Continue ReadingBy Leticia Juarez Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE, California (KABC) — The drills and scrimmages games for Cubs football players looks pretty typical to onlookers, but what they may not notice at first glance is the silent choreography taking place on the field. The players and the coaches use a flurry of
Continue ReadingBy WYFF Staff Click here for updates on this story OCONEE COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — One of the U.S. Marshals 15 most-wanted has been found dead in the Upstate. Frederick Cecil McLean, 70, who had been on the run for more than 16 years, was found dead in Seneca after a neighbor went to
Continue ReadingBy Travers Mackel Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — There’s a big push by people living in the historic French Quarter and Marigny for the city to create an “office of night economy” or what’s called a “nightlife mayor.” Believe it or not — other major cities have added this
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Pipkin Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — Over the past few months, Girl Scout troops around the Jackson area have been holding food drives in an effort to “fill the van” with canned goods to benefit Stewpot. Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi collected over 1,700 cans during the
Continue ReadingBy Rob McCartney Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — In light of recent court cases where the jury delivers what are called “nuclear verdicts” trucking companies are stepping the technology they use in their big rigs. Hill Brothers, based in Omaha, has installed cameras and other event-recording technology to document
Continue ReadingBy Tisia Muzinga Click here for updates on this story IOWA FALLS, Iowa (KCCI) — Iowans are rallying behind a 19-year-old mother from Iowa Falls. Destiny Jass gave birth to twins at just 23 weeks old in October. When Jass went in for her regular check-up at 20 weeks, she found got some bad news.
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlyn Naples, Shawnte Passmore, Christian Colón Click here for updates on this story WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun announced his retirement from the head coaching position at the University of Saint Joseph. Calhoun participated in a virtual news conference on Friday morning. “The sadness is a different kind of sadness,” Calhoun
Continue ReadingBy Marilyn Deutsch Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A deadly and highly contagious disease is appearing in local cats and kittens after it was essentially eradicated. The disease is called Feline Distemper Virus or feline panleukopenia, and a local veterinarian tells us the resurgence is alarming. “That’s typically the
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