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By Amanda Rooker Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Dining rooms are filling up but behind the scenes, kitchens remain empty. As restaurants struggle to find workers, business owners are getting creative to serve a flood of customers. That includes Baratta’s Restaurant owner Joe Gatto. In order to keep

By Sasha Lenninger Click here for updates on this story     TAOS, New Mexico (KOAT) — Summer Mirabal is making history as the first female police chief for the Taos Pueblo Police Department. “I’ve always wanted to be a cop since I was a little girl,” Mirabel tells KOAT. Mirabel said she’s always felt a strong

By Walter Makaula Click here for updates on this story     STANISLAUS COUNTY, California (KCRA) — Richard Gerety, of the West Stanislaus Fire Protection District, left his wife and 2-and-a-half-year-old son to fight the Caldor Fire in mid-August. On Wednesday, he was recovering in the hospital at UC Davis after suffering second- and third-degree burns to

By Morgan Lentes Click here for updates on this story     DES ALLEMANDS, Louisiana (WDSU) — Many homes were destroyed in Des Allemands by Hurricane Ida. The small community sits on the St. Charles and Lafourche parish line. Residents told WDSU that while they are devastated to lose their homes and other personal property, they are

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WCVB) — Some of the nearly 3,000 American flags placed in the Public Garden in Boston in honor of those lost on Sept. 11, 2001, were found damaged Thursday. The 2,997 flags were planted Wednesday in the 9/11 Garden of Remembrance near the park’s

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A man is in custody and charged with multiple felonies after a nine-hour “police incident” in Middletown, Dauphin County, on Wednesday. Multiple state and federal agencies, which included the FBI, Homeland Security and the Middletown Bureau of Police, were involved. According

By Phil Hirschkorn Click here for updates on this story     SCARBOROUGH, Maine (WMTW) — Twenty years after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America, former U.S. Airways ticket agent Mike Tuohey does not blame himself for failing to stop plot ringleader Mohammed Atta. Tuohey was on duty early that day at the Portland International

By RUSSELL KINSAUL Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — The mother of a student at a St. Louis school was caught on camera entering a classroom and looked like she was cheering on a fight. The mother claims her son was defending himself against bullies. News 4 obtained a

By FOX 12 STAFF Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — The Red Cross has an urgent plea. If you can donate blood please either sign up or host a blood drive because there is a critical need for donations. The organization tells us this is the worst prolonged blood donation

By FOX 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKIE, Ore. (KPTV) — Milwaukie police say one man is in custody after a bank robbery on Wednesday. At 9:56 a.m., officers responded to a report of a robbery in progress at Bank of the West, located at 11050 Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard. The suspect

By CAMERON TAYLOR Click here for updates on this story     MURFREESBORO, TN (WSMV) — Another Midstate school board meeting is making national headlines. You might remember the one in Williamson County that got out of hand in August. Rutherford County is now in the spotlight. The focus of each one has been face masks in

By Marla Carter Click here for updates on this story     HOUSTON (KTRK) — Just last year alone, 179 youth in Harris County aged out of the foster care system. From there, it can be a difficult journey to transition into adulthood but there are programs aimed to help, and one of those programs has led

By Shelley Childers Click here for updates on this story     HOUSTON (KTRK) — It’s been three years since Jennifer Maria Sanchez, a mother of six, went missing after leaving her north Houston apartment, telling her son she’d be right back. Her family in 2018 was desperate to find Jennifer, holding searches and hanging posters. “We

By Steve Campion Click here for updates on this story     HOUSTON (KTRK) — A Texas TikToker helped take down a controversial website designed to report abortions. The group that launched the website vowed they will bring it back online. In an interview with Eyewitness News, Olivia Julianna promised the fight is far from over. She

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WABC) — As we prepare to mark 20 years since the 9/11 terror attacks, five female members of the FDNY who continue to move forward after the trauma are speaking out. “I don’t think you can work at a New York City firehouse

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WABC) — A 21-year-old Uber driver struck in the head during an attempted robbery in Harlem last weekend has died. Authorities say Kuldip Singh succumbed to his injuries Wednesday after he was shot during an apparent robbery attempt on street just before 10

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WABC) — A Long Island man recently reunited with his wife and children after they successfully fled Afghanistan was welcomed Wednesday by Congressman Tom Suozzi, who helped make the evacuation possible. Mohammad Wali, an American citizen who lives in Plainview, had sought Suozzi’s

By Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story     FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (WFSB) — As the New England Patriots prepare to kick off their 2021 season against the Miami Dolphins in Foxborough, MA, the franchise sought to remind fans of the COVID-19 precautions in place at Gillette Stadium. The game is set for 4:25 p.m.

By Kaitlyn Naples, Ayah Galal and Shawnte Passmore Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, Connectitcut (WFSB) — A Connecticut State Police sergeant who died in the line of duty during the remnants of Ida will be laid to rest on Thursday. Sergeant Brian Mohl, a 26-year veteran with the CT State Police, was

By Craig Wall Click here for updates on this story     OSWEGO, Illinois (WLS) — Andrew Schultz began the school year with no friends, and lunchtime was particularly difficult. However, that all changed after his mom took to social media to ask for help. “Tears of sadness that I wept for my son and now just