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By Emily Holwick Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — A Kansas City tattoo artist is using his time and talent to help a Northland family after a devastating tragedy. Artist Beau Wofford wanted to help after three children died in a house fire on N. Avalon on July 14.

By KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A Des Moines man convicted of killing and dismembering his wife last year was sentenced to 50 years in prison. Datron Simmons was sentenced Friday. His sentence requires him to serve 35 years behind bars. He was convicted of second-degree

By Denise Dador Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Fueled by the pandemic, Los Angeles County is seeing a marked increase in deaths linked to accidental drug overdoses, according to a new report. The data show COVID-19 exacerbated an already difficult methamphetamine addiction problem. Crystal Sanders battled methamphetamine addiction for

By Tony Cabrera Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Fruit trees were planted at Tenth Street Elementary School on Friday morning as part of an effort to feed families, help the environment, and be extra teaching tools. “To teach students about nature and of course, with the fruit gardens, where

By Kristen DeSilva Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — North Las Vegas police said a man was arrested Saturday after his child was found unattended in a vehicle. Police were called about 4 p.m. on July 24 to the 5100 block of N. Lamb Boulevard, near Interstate 15. Officers took

By Greg Payne Click here for updates on this story     JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV) — Car horns and motorcycle engines echoed the streets of Overland Park, in celebration of Frank Giles, who turned 95 years young Sunday. “I’m overwhelmed with all the people that come to pay a little bit of tribute to me,” says

By KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story     SULLIVAN, Missouri (KCTV) — Two children from Franklin County are a reminder that true friendship really is priceless. That friendship was front and center at this year’s Meramec Community Fair in Sullivan, Mo., where 8-year-old Jesse Starr, son of Shauna and Josh Starr, worked to

By Cameron French Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — The defining moment of Annie Vernon’s rowing career is one forever captured on TV news footage – she and her three teammates standing at the rowing-canoeing park in Beijing, receiving their Olympic medals in 2008. But the footage shows clear anguish

By Christy Somos Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have created ‘tweezers of sound’ that can move objects without physical contact. The technology creates non-contact manipulation of small objects with sound waves by using an array of ultrasound transducers. The transducers, an object that converts

By Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The mother of 24 year-old Jasmine Pettway spoke out for the first time following the murder of her daughter. Pettway was shot and killed July 9th at Avalon Apartments. Today, Darrin Sanders was charged and arrested for the murder. “It’ll never

By Frank Healy Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — At least nine cars broken into, and some neighbors say it could be more is what many are facing this weekend on Milwaukee’s East Side after overnight break-ins along Stowell between Webster and Belleview early Saturday morning. The aftermath of the break

By WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — One victim is in serious condition, following a shooting that took place near 41st and Ruby Sunday night. It happened Sunday, July 25 around 9:08 p.m. Three people were shot. A 25-year-old Milwaukee man is listed in serious condition, while a 22-year-old

By Phil Drake Click here for updates on this story     GREAT FALLS, Montana (Independent Record) — There is a portion of highway on the thundering plains between Cascade and Great Falls where the spirit of a Montana legend known as “Stagecoach Mary” lives on. Great Falls Rising, a grassroots citizens advocacy group, will do litter

By A.J. Etherington Click here for updates on this story     BILLINGS, Montana (Billings Gazette) — It was fast approaching 9 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2020 when Billings Police responded to gunshots at Fourth Street West and Broadwater Avenue. There they discovered Manuel “Manny” LaMere Martinez had been shot dead and was lying in the road,

By Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — As Canada prepares to welcome non-essential international travellers, Toronto Pearson Airport and Vancouver International Airport are implementing separate lines for arriving passengers based on their vaccination status. It’s a move that health experts say will make travelling easier

By Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study has found that if the world were to meet the targets set out in the Paris Agreement, there would be eight million more jobs globally by 2050. But in this scenario, researchers say some fossil

By Tom Seegmueller Click here for updates on this story     ALBANY (Albany Herald) — For six decades, Albanians have been crowding the parking lot at 814 North Slappey Blvd. to order something to eat. While there have been many changes over the past five decades, one thing remains the same. Pearly Gates has been there

By Curt Yeomans Click here for updates on this story     GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Gwinnett County residents who attended the Sheriff’s Office’s Back-To-School event at Rhodes Jordan Park in Lawrenceville on Saturday got to see a lighter side of Sheriff Keybo Taylor. The sheriff was dancing to Latin music as he handed

By Marshall Benson, Cameron Taylor Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A man is accused of being a Peeping Tom and attacking a woman at an East Nashville YMCA. It happened at the location off Gallatin Pike on July 4. “It’s very scary to think that at our Y that we

By Blake Summers Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE (WSMV) — While the Olympics may be happening in Tokyo, there is a group of Olympians here in Middle Tennessee stealing the spotlight. Special Olympics summer games have taken off in Nashville with the power lifting event. “They’re always trying to achieve their personal