By Liz Kreutz Click here for updates on this story EL CERRITO, California (KGO) — An East Bay school district says they are investigating after a video going viral online shows high school football players participating in potentially dangerous and illegal drills during a practice. Two students who were there told ABC7 News the video
Continue ReadingBy Josh Morgan Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the allegations that two Fulton County employees shredded voter registration ballots. According to a release, Raffensperger says 300 municipal election-related applications were shredded, something not previously
Continue ReadingBy Roxie Elliott Click here for updates on this story BENTON HARBOR, Michigan (WBND-LD) — Benton Harbor residents need to continue cooking with and drinking bottled water. In five days, 100,000 bottles of water have been passed out and the city is going to receive 30,000 each week. This has been an ongoing issue, despite
Continue ReadingBy Eric Grossarth Click here for updates on this story REXBURG, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — An investigation is underway after the Friday death of a Madison County Jail inmate. Madison County Coroner Sam Butikofer confirmed to EastIdahoNews.com he is investigating the death of Eddie Blaine Stacey, 62, alongside the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. Stacey was an
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mims Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson wants three LGBTQ-themed books removed from North Carolina schools, calling them “sexually explicit.” Robinson’s Facebook video targeting “George,” “Lawn Boy” and “Gender Queer” was posted on Saturday, days after he was denounced by Democrats and the
Continue ReadingBy WRAL Staff Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — Residents of the Cameron Park neighborhood in Raleigh voted 240 to 200 to change the neighborhood’s name. This vote is just one part of the Raleigh community’s effort to rename communities associated with the name Cameron. Both the Cameron Village
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Granda Click here for updates on this story KOREATOWN, Los Angeles (KABC) — A 70-year-old Asian American man who was violently attacked in Koreatown is afraid his assailant could target him again after the suspect was released just hours after the assault. The victim even spotted the man in the same area a
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story HAWTHORNE, California (KABC) — A group of activists are calling on city officials in Hawthorne to introduce a reward for the arrests of the men who allegedly killed a driver involved in a fight over the weekend. Melguin Santos, 40, was beaten to death after
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — A Vancouver man is accused of kidnapping a woman from a convenience store early Sunday morning, then trying to kill his 2-month-old baby by squeezing the infant between his chest and a wall until the baby went limp. According to Vancouver
Continue ReadingBy CYNDI FAHRLANDER, BRAD STEPHENS Click here for updates on this story LINWOOD, Kansas (KCTV) — An Overland Park man is walking across Kansas to draw attention to a Kansas City, Kansas-based nonprofit organization, Unbound, dedicated to helping people living in poverty around the world. We caught up with Jake Hentzen near Linwood, Kansas, About
Continue ReadingBy SHELBY MYERS Click here for updates on this story GRAND BAY, Alabama (WALA) — Alisha Williams rushed home from a funeral to find her yard in pieces. A check of her security cameras showed most of what happened. A truck veered off Gaston Loop Rd. in Grand Bay barreled through a power pole, knocked
Continue ReadingBy BRIANNA OWCZARZAK Click here for updates on this story HURON COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — The Huron County sheriff is warning residents about an Amazon scam after some residents were duped out of thousands of dollars. Over the last three weeks, Sheriff Kelly Hanson said his department has taken complaints from victims falling prey to
Continue ReadingBy JENNA RAE Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A troubled jail, with half a dozen uprisings, is getting a facelift. That’s not just happening to the jail’s lock system either. There’s a new commissioner running the City Justice Center (CJC) downtown, who told News 4 she’s ready for a
Continue ReadingBy Michele Fiore Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A cab driver, gunned down on the job. Word of his death is sending chills throughout the taxi industry in Milwaukee. The murder of Imran Shahbaz happened more than a week ago. Police have said very little about the case as they
Continue ReadingBy EMILY RITTMAN Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Family members whose loved one was hit by two drivers as he left the Chiefs game on Sunday are pleading with witnesses of the deadly hit and run crash to come forward with information. When rain came pouring down at
Continue ReadingBy Brooklyn Neustaeter, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — U.S. scientists say they have discovered a new species of microscopic animals suspended in a piece of 16-million-year-old amber. While these tiny creatures, known as tardigrades, have thrived on Earth for more than 500 million years, experts say
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Girls today are ready to break free from gender-based stereotypes about play and creative activities, but their parents — and society at large — are holding them back by clinging to those stereotypes, according to a new
Continue ReadingBy ANGIE RICONO Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, KS (KCTV) — The Midwest Innocence Project has been granted $1 million dollars to investigate wrongful convictions. “This funding is transformational and will allow us to dedicate staff to working cases in Wyandotte County full-time,” said executive director Tricia Rojo Bushnell. The Midwest
Continue ReadingBy John Dias Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — A Manhattan police pursuit Monday ended with shots fired in Midtown. New video of the chase shows authorities trying to stop two men they said were wanted for at least a dozen robberies, including stealing $4 million worth of jewelry, CBS2’s
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story MAPLEWOOD, New Jersey (WABC) — A school district in Essex County is investigating an allegation of discrimination by a teacher against a Muslim second grader. CBS2’s Meg Baker spoke with the girl’s mother. “I try to teach them modesty and teach them what God wants
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