By WMAR Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WMAR) — Baltimore City Recreation and Parks hosted a special community resource fair on International Overdose Awareness Day at the Shake and Bake Family Fun Center, bringing together families and local organizations in West Baltimore’s Upton neighborhood. The event, called “Hope Skate at
Continue ReadingBy BY Peter Katz, Westfair’s Westchester County Business Journal Click here for updates on this story White Plains, NY (westfaironline.com) — With lawmakers back in Washington for the Sept. 2 reconvening of Congress following the August recess, Congressman George Latimer, the Democrat who represents New York’s 16th Congressional District that includes parts of Westchester and
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By Raven Payne Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WMAR) — Suffering from substance use disorder, Donald Young Jr. didn’t think he would live past 25. Now at 51, he shares his unique perspective on the successes and the challenges of fighting substance use disorder in Baltimore. He said he started using
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By Wakisha Bailey Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — With the Eagles’ home opener against the Dallas Cowboys just days away, one local artist is flying high — preserving the team’s iconic status through a soaring symbol: the bald eagle. Hayden Richard, a Chester-based painter, began a bold piece long
Continue ReadingBy Michael Abeyta Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — A Colorado man is sharing his story of hope and recovery after struggling with addiction in the hope that he can help others. Denver’s Civic Center Park plays a big part in the lives of Coloradans. It is a big part
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By Todd Feurer Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — Fred Hampton Sr., a Black Panther Party leader who was shot and killed in Chicago during a 1969 police raid, received an honorary street name on Saturday on the Near West Side. Hampton’s friends and family, along with Mayor Brandon Johnson,
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By Sabrina Franza Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — It’s happened to many of us; you call an Uber only for it to pull over down the block or across a busy street. One woman said, when it happens to her, the Uber drivers will just cancel. She has a
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By Victoria D., Riley Rourke Click here for updates on this story WEYMOUTH, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A man has been charged with murder after a Maine man’s body was found in a car at a hospital in Weymouth, Massachusetts, last week. Christopher Caron, 42, who lived in Scituate, turned himself in to police on Saturday
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By Andrew Adeolu Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers (CBP) in Baltimore seized nearly 104 pounds of DMT on its way to Harford County. According to CBP agents, two shipments of 23 black vacuum-sealed bags were intercepted on July 18 and July 23, then
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By Marc Liverman Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — An Asheville woman could be just a few days away from being homeless after she says FEMA’s telling her to get out of her apartment, despite having a lease. The Helene survivor was expecting housing assistance from the Federal Emergency Management
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By Tim Fang Click here for updates on this story NAPA COUNTY (KPIX) — More than a week after the Pickett Fire started in California’s Napa County, firefighters are making progress on the largest wildfire to burn in the Bay Area so far this year. According to a Cal Fire update posted Friday night, the
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Portillo Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — A Colorado mother is helping others facing food insecurity after losing her daughter to a drug overdose nearly five years ago. She’s leading an effort in placing community fridges and food pantries around the Denver area, and just this week, helped open
Continue ReadingBy Amelia Mugavero Click here for updates on this story TEXAS (KTVT) — Several parents are accusing the Aledo Independent School District of discriminating against their children with special needs. The allegations led to a Texas Education Agency investigation and ongoing legal battles. Courtney Morey and Carol Karen, both mothers of daughters with Down syndrome,
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Franza, Julia Ingram Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Federal forces are expected to arrive in Chicago as soon as next week for a sweeping immigration crackdown using the same tactics that sparked protests in Los Angeles earlier this year. Families who have already been fighting to stay together
Continue ReadingBy Ted Scouten Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A 17-year-old student accused of having a loaded gun near Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale will remain in juvenile detention for three weeks, a judge ordered Friday. Authorities said the teen, who has no prior record and is also a father
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Wycoff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Astronaut and Needham, Massachusetts native Suni Williams visited WBZ-TV Friday, where she spoke with meteorologist Jacob Wycoff about growing up in Needham, her extended time in space and what she missed most on earth. “Needham was a wonderful place to grow
Continue ReadingBy JT Moodee Lockman Click here for updates on this story Wicomico County (WJZ) — An 11-year-old boy died in a house fire in Wicomico County early on Friday morning, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Parsonsburg Volunteer firefighters responded around 4:20 a.m. to the reported fire in the 31600 block of Zion
Continue ReadingBy Josh Sanders, Sean Tallant Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — It’s been seven months since a medical jet tragically crashed in Northeast Philadelphia, killing all seven people on board and injuring several others, including a 9-year-old boy who was on the ground when the aircraft came down. But from the
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By Riley Rourke, Kristina Rex Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A woman is accused of pulling a fire alarm at a Dunkin’ in Concord, Massachusetts and causing a bomb scare at the store next door. April Grueter, 48, of Webster, was ordered held on $3,500 bail Friday at her
Continue ReadingBy Dave Carlin Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A man moving from California to New York City says he paid $6,400 to secure an apartment, only to find out others had also put down payments for the same unit. Now, the New York City Police Department is using his
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