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By abc15.com staff Click here for updates on this story     PHOENIX (KNXV) — A tree trimmer has died after getting trapped in a 50-foot palm tree he was working on Saturday morning in west Phoenix. Phoenix fire officials say it happened near 67th Avenue and Thomas Road. After being rescued, 43-year-old Jaime Yepiz was taken

By Adam Klepp Click here for updates on this story     PHOENIX (KNXV) — On March 25th, 2020, Justina Valdez and her kids were walking to a neighborhood park in north Phoenix. They never made it. Crossing Morten Avenue at 16th Street, a truck turning left didn’t see them in the crosswalk. When she saw the

By Zitlali Solache Click here for updates on this story     GREENACRES, Florida (WPTV) — A mother and daughter duo from Greenacres are sharing a special milestone this Mother’s Day after graduating from college together. Lanise Jean put her career on hold in 2006 after learning she was pregnant with her daughter, Denallie Geneya. Fast forward

By Anna Meiler Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WBZ) — Idalina Colburn works on the eighth floor at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston helping cancer patients navigate their complicated treatment plans. It’s something she understands firsthand because on most Thursdays, she goes up to the ninth floor to receive chemotherapy herself.

By Lauren Pozen Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Animal advocates held a small protest on Sunday outside the Los Angeles Zoo opposing the relocation of two Asian elephants to a zoo in Oklahoma. Participants said moving Billy and Tina, 40 and 59, to the Elephant Experience and Preserve

By Paul Burton Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WBZ) — Thousands of families from across Massachusetts walked in unity Sunday for the annual Louis D. Brown Peace Institute Mother’s Day Walk for Peace to raise awareness about the impact of violence in their communities. “We all are unified as one. Memorializing, celebrating

By Janay Reece Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a loved one became a victim of sexual assault, a Maryland family is on a mission to prevent it among teens. On Saturday, the Erin Levitas Foundation hosted a 5k ‘Stroll and Roll’ where participants were encouraged to walk, run, stroll,

By Jessica Vallejo, Rubén Rosario Click here for updates on this story     NORTHEAST MIAMI-DADE, Florida (WSVN) — Rescue crews took a man to the hospital after he accidentally shot himself with his own firearm while inside the Walmart in Northeast Miami-Dade, officials said. The gunshot startled shoppers at the large retailer located at 1425 NE

By Sergio Candido Click here for updates on this story     TORTUGA, Florida (WFOR) — A Florida homeowner had an unexpected visitor Friday morning when an alligator was spotted knocking — literally — on front doors in the Tortuga community, about 145 miles southeast of Tampa. According to a Facebook post from the Lee County Sheriff’s

By Riley Rourke Click here for updates on this story     SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Rumeysa Ozturk, the Tufts University student from Turkey who was pulled off a street by federal agents in Somerville, Massachusetts and spent six weeks in a detention center in Louisiana, says she still has faith in the American justice system. Ozturk,

WBZ By Riley Rourke Click here for updates on this story     SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Rumeysa Ozturk, the Tufts University student from Turkey who was pulled off a street by federal agents in Somerville, Massachusetts and spent six weeks in a detention center in Louisiana, says she still has faith in the American justice system.

By Chierstin Susel Click here for updates on this story     DENVER (KCNC) — The organization is called Guns to Gardens, and the Denver chapter was created after the King Soopers shooting in Boulder back in 2021. Since then, they’ve disposed of hundreds of weapons, potentially saving hundreds of lives. The group held an event Saturday

By Beret Leone Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Nancy Rajanen is a bit of an art aficionado. Each trip she takes with her husband, Greg, they bring back a piece of art. “It also gives me a memory,” Rajanen said, pointing to wooden figurines. “I remember a guy carving that.”

By Montse Ricossa Click here for updates on this story     SUN PRAIRIE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — This weekend, we’re celebrating Mother’s Day. But one Wisconsin mom shares a unique story of how childbirth led to a cancer diagnosis. Being a new mom is a feat in and of itself, but for Lydia Dutcher, she faced even

By Logan Hall Click here for updates on this story     SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The rain couldn’t dampen the energy on the streets of Somerville as music lovers flocked to this year’s PorchFest, a grassroots music festival that turns neighborhood porches into performance stages. “Everyone is out on the streets, and it’s so much fun,”

WBZ By Logan Hall Click here for updates on this story     SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The rain couldn’t dampen the energy on the streets of Somerville as music lovers flocked to this year’s PorchFest, a grassroots music festival that turns neighborhood porches into performance stages. “Everyone is out on the streets, and it’s so much