By David Gonzalez Click here for updates on this story GARDEN GROVE, California (KABC) — Vy Tran has always had a sense of adventure. He’s had the opportunity to travel around the world. However, that all came to a screeching halt five years ago when he was diagnosed with End-stage Renal Disease. “They tested and
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By Josh Haskell Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Jacqueline Louise Bennett, who now goes by Lyn Campbell, holds a letter her father wrote over 60 years ago and then buried in the backyard of their Northridge home without telling anyone. The time capsule marks the completion of a playhouse
Continue ReadingBy Jesse Zanger, Alecia Reid Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Six people were hurt, including a young boy, when an out-of-control taxi hit pedestrians in New York City’s Herald Square on Christmas Day. It happened at around 4 p.m. at 34th Street and Sixth Avenue, a crowded spot near
Continue ReadingBy Logan Hall Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — It was a Christmas dream come true for one young basketball fan, thanks to the Boston Celtics and Make-A-Wish. Delivered game ball Ikenna Okere, 13, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia back in December of 2023. Last Christmas was a difficult one.
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Veterans are giving thanks this Christmas to ABCCM and the staff with Veterans Restoration Quarters for making their holiday especially meaningful after Helene. One of those is 65-year-old Robert Best, an army veteran has been living in a room at
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By Kathryn Merck Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Patients spending the holiday in the hospital were able to get a visit from some of their favorite figures this Christmas. Firefighters from the Milwaukee, St. Francis, West Allis and Wauwatosa Fire Department helped hoist Santa and superheroes up to the windows
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By Kristin Pierce Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Epilepsy is the most common chronic brain disease, with nearly 3 million adults in the U.S. diagnosed. Epilepsy can be disruptive, dangerous and terrifying. But, there is a way for those with epilepsy to lessen their seizures or stop them completely. Wendy
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By Erica Finke Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — The Milwaukee Police Department said a 15-year-old and an 18-year-old are dead after a shooting at 37th and Scott streets on Christmas morning. The shooting happened before 11:30 a.m., and police are searching for the suspect who fired shots into a vehicle,
Continue ReadingBy Jason Burger Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA (KOCO) — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections gave an inside look at how inmates at two prisons are spreading the Christmas spirit. They used their talents and available supplies to get it done. The Christmas spirit is alive and loud at the Bill Johnson
Continue ReadingBy McKenzy Parsons Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — The Jewish community spread holiday joy with people working on Wednesday, away from their families, to save and protect Omaha’s citizens. They shared over 350 gift boxes to more than 110 locations around the metro today. The thank you gift boxes
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By Emma Owen Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — Birmingham Bowl players spent part of their Christmas Day giving back to patients at the Birmingham VA Medical Center. Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt players visited veterans on several floors of the hospital, spreading Christmas cheer to those receiving care during the
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By Ari Hait Click here for updates on this story PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (WPBF) — Victoria Rodriguez doesn’t drive a sleigh. She doesn’t have a long beard, nor does she spend time with elves or eight tiny reindeer. But make no mistake, Rodriguez is Santa Claus. “For me, it’s something that makes me feel
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WMUR By Tom Garris, Ray Brewer Click here for updates on this story WAKEFIELD, New Hampshire (WMUR) — Four people were found dead inside a home in Wakefield on Wednesday after an apparent exposure to carbon monoxide. New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Sean Toomey said family members called police to check on the people at
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By Tom Garris, Ray Brewer Click here for updates on this story WAKEFIELD, New Hampshire (WMUR) — Four people were found dead inside a home in Wakefield on Wednesday after an apparent exposure to carbon monoxide. New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Sean Toomey said family members called police to check on the people at the
Continue ReadingBy DeAndria Turner Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — On Christmas Eve near Oxmoor Center, two brothers were spreading holiday cheer through one of their passions. One of those brothers got some extra unexpected holiday cheer of his own. Sincere Ellison, 18, and his brother Carson Bowman, 15, were on
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By Dacia Johnson Click here for updates on this story OSCEOLA COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — A 22-year-old woman is facing attempted murder and home invasion charges after deputies say she stabbed someone over a bad tip for a pizza delivery. Brianna Alvelo was arrested Monday after the Sunday night incident at Riviera Motel on E.
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WESH By Dacia Johnson Click here for updates on this story OSCEOLA COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — A 22-year-old woman is facing attempted murder and home invasion charges after deputies say she stabbed someone over a bad tip for a pizza delivery. Brianna Alvelo was arrested Monday after the Sunday night incident at Riviera Motel on
Continue ReadingBy Richard Bourne Click here for updates on this story LEAKESVILLE, Mississippi (WAPT) — Convicted murderer Drew Johnson, who escaped from a Mississippi state prison on Christmas Eve, has been captured, according to the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Officials said he was captured in an area near the South Mississippi Correctional Institution, where he had
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By Ben Kaplan Click here for updates on this story MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (KCCI) — Music is magic for the soul, whether it’s listening to it, dancing to it or making it. A WWII veteran living at the Iowa Veterans Home lives for it. Vaughn Hauser is almost 99 years old and doesn’t miss a beat.
Continue ReadingBy Christa Swanson Click here for updates on this story ADAMS COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — Two people have been arrested and are facing charges of felony child abuse after a one-month-old baby was discovered in the median of a road Christmas morning. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office said the baby was left sitting in a
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