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By Mitchell Schmidt Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — If you feel like you’ve been drinking more alcohol during the past year’s COVID-19 pandemic, the state of Wisconsin has the tax receipts to prove it. Alcohol taxes collected in Wisconsin jumped nearly 17% in the fiscal year that

By Michael Finney and Renee Koury Click here for updates on this story     EL CERRITO, California (KGO) — An urgent warning Tuesday from PG&E — scammers are out in force and targeting Bay Area residents. Officials say imposters claiming to be from PG&E are calling victims’ homes saying their power will be shut off unless

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Sergio Soto has been fighting leukemia since he was 15, most of the time with his high school sweetheart, Isabella Cristobal, by his side. The pair got married in San Francisco on Tuesday, one week after learning Soto has just a

By Randall Newsome Click here for updates on this story     FISHERS, Indiana (WISH) — Before Noah Malone was a sprinting champion at the Paralympics in Tokyo, he remembers being a 13-year-old boy trying to cope with some tough news. His father, Kyle Malone, said on his first day of eighth grade he was having problems

By David Williams Click here for updates on this story     INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The victim was just 17 years old. His family is left grieving and searching for the reason why their teen was targeted. “I haven’t even been able to process this,” Ross Mitchell’s father, Ross Hunt, said. “It has literally ripped my heart

By Joseph Wenzel Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Nashville International Airport Police sergeant is expected to face multiple charges after vandalizing homes in his Hermitage neighborhood on Monday night. Anthony Thomas will be charged with felony vandalism, misdemeanor vandalism, and attempted aggravated trespassing. The anticipated charges come after

By Michael Warrick Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A man was shot in the arm when his home came under fire in a shooting Metro Police believe was a case of mistaken identity. The victim, whose roommate said is wheelchair bound, fell to the floor as he ducked for

By Mary Smith Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — Another investigation into the death of 18-year old JauMarcus McFarland has been launched. The Champion Prep Academy athlete died last week following an elevator accident in Northeast Atlanta. Attorneys with the Cochran Firm claim the building has a slew of issues and

By Catherine Catoura Click here for updates on this story     ROSWELL, Georgia (WGCL) — A man wanted in connection to the murder of a Roswell couple, his own parents, was found dead inside a vehicle in Henry County. After a month long investigation, the Roswell Police Department located the couple’s son 30-year-old Duane Hall’s vehicle,

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     SPRINGFIELD, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A Delaware County school district is apologizing after a bus company accidentally emailed out a confidential document to the school community. According to the Springfield School District, Student Transportation of America (STA), the bus company contracted by the school, erroneously sent

By Andrew James Click here for updates on this story     HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Communities hit hard by flooding in Haywood County are still waiting for a FEMA disaster declaration, and local nonprofits are stepping in to help. “There’s hundreds of roads and bridges that were severely damaged that are not state-owned properties,”

By Tammy Watford Click here for updates on this story     ARDEN, North Carolina (WLOS) — Students at Koontz Intermediate celebrated the return to in-person learning with some outdoor fun. Delana Parker decided to challenge her sixth-grade students to a game of hopscotch. After they beat her best time, she challenged them to create a course

By Liz Nagy Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WLS) — Two weeks after her son drowned at Toby Prinz Beach, Maria Diaz returned to memorialize him. There are still no life rings at the pier. “I didn’t want to walk down the pier,” Maria Diaz said. “This is the first time I’m

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WLS) — Frightening video shows a car driving erratically around bicycle riders during Sunday’s “Bike the Drive” event. The annual event took place Sunday morning on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, with most lanes of the road shut down to car traffic to allow thousands

By Jeremiah Rodriguez, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — An Afghan-Canadian app entrepreneur is desperately trying to get her staff out of Kabul because she’s terrified they’ll be targeted by the Taliban. “I have not heard any of my team members going somewhere outside, other than the

By Gloria Rodríguez Click here for updates on this story     RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — Shop Local Raleigh posted on Instagram that many business owners are talking about an uptick in negative reviews. “The whole world is short-staffed. Be kind to those that showed up,” the social-media post says. It also asks customers to give

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     CATAWBA COUNTY, North Carolina (WRAL) — Eleven dogs living in a car with their owner have been rescued but have a long way to go before they’ll recover. The Humane Society of Catawba County posted photos of the dogs on Facebook along with a request

By Kathy Hanrahan Click here for updates on this story     RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — A Maryland-based brewery is suing the North Carolina Alcohol and Beverage Control Commission after one of its beer labels was rejected by the state for being “inappropriate.” Flying Dog Brewery’s owners claim that the state has violated its First Amendment

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The Oregon Zoo is mourning the loss of Mochica, a 31-year-old Humboldt penguin who was one of the oldest penguins on the planet. Mochica hatched on July 6, 1990, at the Oregon Zoo and was hand-reared, which the zoo says was

By Joe Dejka Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald) — Publicly declaring one’s chosen gender pronouns has become a trend in some business correspondence and social media profiles. Volunteering one’s pronouns is seen as a sign of sensitivity and solidarity with people of various gender identities, and also a way