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By STEPHEN BOROWY Click here for updates on this story     Mt. Pleasant, MI (WNEM) — The father of a 7-year-old biracial girl whose hair was cut twice at school filed a $1 million lawsuit for racial discrimination and violations of constitutional rights. The lawsuit states Mt. Pleasant Public Schools is not entitled to qualified or

By JAMIE SHERROD, JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story     Flint, MI (WNEM) — Flint City Councilman Allan Griggs is proposing an ordinance to institute random drug testing of all council members while on city property or conducting city business. “We need to do right by our city, our town,” Griggs said. “I

By KITV Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     Maui, HI (KITV) — Starting Wednesday, owners, and operators of restaurants, bars, and gyms in Maui County must require patrons to prove they’re vaccinated to enter their establishments. Unvaccinated customers can eat in outdoor seating areas. But unlike O’ahu’s Safe Access Program — patrons

By ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Connecticut’s governor announced that the state will be accepting hundreds of Afghan refugees. Gov. Ned Lamont said on Wednesday that as many as 310 Afghan refugees could soon be coming to Connecticut to resettle. Lamont said his administration was informed by

By ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — The Salvation Army’s “Red Kettle Season” kicked off on Thursday. The charitable organization said the initiative is its annual fundraising campaign. Gov. Ned Lamont said he and representatives from the Salvation Army will kick it off at its Southern New England

By Kristen Aguirre Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Right now, grocery prices are increasing. This comes as beef prices are already up 14% this year, Pork prices have jumped 12.1% and poultry prices are 6.6%. Many experts say the demand for goods during the pandemic has also helped

By ZOE BROWN Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — The medical examiner’s office has ruled that the deaths of a woman and boy back in March were accidental. On March 31, officers were called to the area of E. 55th St. and Woodland Ave. for an unknown reason. When

By Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Crews with the Asheville Fire Department (AFD) responded to reports of two workers stuck in a bucket lift after it malfunctioned Wednesday evening. The fire department tweeted out at 5:11 p.m. that crews were on scene at 899 Sand Hill

By RUSSELL KINSAUL Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — A bizarre confrontation at Ballpark Village last weekend was caught on video. Police tried to arrest a man who was riding a horse on the property of Ballpark Village and during the incident, an officer pulled out his weapon and

By Alex Heider and Joe Wenzel Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Metro Police arrested two men for a road rage shooting that injured a truck driver on Murfreesboro Pike on Tuesday afternoon. Detectives charged 22-year-old Jemarvin Jenkins and 19-year-old Shaun Quinn-Eggleston with felony aggravated assault. Their arrests comes after

By MIA VILLANUEVA Click here for updates on this story     MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man suspected of stealing catalytic converters from several Reynolds School District vehicles Saturday night. According to investigators, it was all caught on camera. The district says it caused about $70,000 in

By Danielle Jackson Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — An Antioch woman is using her hands, offering free hair-braiding services for families who can’t afford the services. Brittany Starks decided to offer to braid school-age children’s hair back in August after posting a Facebook message. The response was so overwhelming.

By Jeremy Finley Click here for updates on this story     SPRING HILL, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Spring Hill mother of two packed up all her belongings after being told by her landlord she was being evicted after rent relief payments from a state agency didn’t arrive for months. The mother asked News4 to investigate but

By BRIDGET CHAVEZ Click here for updates on this story     ASTORIA, OR (KPTV) — For the second year in a row, cruise ships will not dock in the Port of Astoria because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to this, the area is seeing a major economic impact, and businesses in the area are dealing with

By Mariya Morrow, Tori Cooper Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — Nicki Minaj fans rallied outside of the CDC headquarters in Atlanta Wednesday to protest the vaccine mandate, chanting “Nicki Minaj told me the truth. Fauci lied to me.” The masked protestors gathered in front of the health agency’s building after

By Catherine Catoura Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — A local reality TV star has been sentenced to prison for his connection to a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme. Maurice Fayne, 38, of Dacula, who starred in Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, received 17 years in prison for conspiracy, wire fraud, bank

By Zac Summers Click here for updates on this story     LAGRANGE, Georgia (WGCL) — A man from LaGrange is in desperate need of lifesaving care after contracting COVID-19, but the device that could save him is in short supply. Curtis Jones’s wife, India, told CBS46 she and her husband have been careful throughout the pandemic:

By Sierra Hignite Click here for updates on this story     INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The school yard outside of George Julian School 57 was lit up with candles as dozens from the Irvington community remembered 7-year-old Hannah Crutchfield, who died Tuesday after she, her mother, and crossing guard Mike Sykes were hit in a multi-vehicle crash

By Gregg Montgomery Click here for updates on this story     INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Two men have been convicted for their roles in a fatal shooting of a man on the city’s east side in November 2019. Aaron Jones, 23, was found dead after Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were called to a report of a

By Brooke Taylor, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — While Canada continues to advise against all non-essential travel outside the country, there are plenty of countries accepting Canadian travellers with limited COVID-19 restrictions. Most countries have COVID-19 restrictions in place for foreign travellers, Mexico and Colombia are