By Chris Hoffman Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A suspicious package was found and opened inside the UPMC Mercy Pavilion, prompting a police response on Wednesday morning. Around 9 a.m., the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire and Hazmat teams responded to the building after receiving reports of a suspicious package
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By Brandon Goldner, Joe Brandt Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Dozens of residents of a senior apartment complex were evacuated on a hot evening as firefighters worked to put out an electrical fire that broke out at the complex Tuesday, officials said. It’s the second electrical fire at the
Continue ReadingBy Joe Brandt Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Pope Leo XIV graciously accepted a gifted Philadelphia Eagles hat as a delegation from the City of Brotherly Love met him at the Vatican on Wednesday morning. His Holiness, who reps Chicago, hallowed be the White Sox, is seen smiling and
Continue ReadingBy Renee Anderson Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — A father charged in the murder of his 9-year-old daughter after prompting an Amber Alert in Lake George, New York appeared before a judge on Wednesday. Luciano Frattolin, 45, of Canada, is accused of falsely reporting that his daughter,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Petrillo Click here for updates on this story PINEWOOD, Florida (WFOR) — What may have looked like just another patch of green in Pinewood, near Little Haiti, turned out to be something far more powerful, a vibrant urban garden and the beating heart of a movement called Health in the Hood. Founded by
Continue ReadingBy Tammy Mutasa Click here for updates on this story MARSHFIELD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Police in Marshfield, Massachusetts are looking for a wanted man with a mullet who’s also missing some teeth. Investigators said a woman was walking home on Ocean Street Saturday around 9:45 p.m. when an old white pickup truck with no license
Continue ReadingBy Courtney Cole Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Scientists are watching a newly discovered object in space, and most of them agree it’s a comet, but not all of them. A Harvard scientist, who believes he’s seen proof of alien life before, suspects this object may instead have alien
Continue ReadingBy Logan Hall Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — An invasive weed is taking over gardens across Greater Boston. Black swallow-wort is having a deadly impact on wildlife, especially the monarch butterfly population, said Mass Audubon Senior Conservation Ecologist Flavio Sutti. “It’s one of the most challenging aspects of my
Continue ReadingBy Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Almost 5,000 people have died from drug overdoses in Baltimore in the past five years alone. Despite a drop in deaths last year, recent mass overdoses in Penn North show there is still a serious problem, and the city council tried
Continue ReadingBy Adam Thompson Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen will visit Baltimore’s Key Bridge on Wednesday to check on the demolition progress. Heavy machinery was brought to the Patapsco River in early July to knock down the remaining portions of
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By Ricardo Tovar Click here for updates on this story CARMEL, California (KSBW) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has arrested the husband accused of murdering his 78-year-old wife on Thursday morning. Investigators say that 79-year-old Donel Mark Geisen admitted to murdering his wife and attempting suicide in the High Meadows community of Carmel. A
Continue ReadingBy James Stratton Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WISN) — A global gold bar scam sweeping the country is draining the bank accounts of people in Wisconsin. Prosecutors say scammers convince people their bank accounts are hacked, telling them that it’s safer to transfer their cash to gold bars and give
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By Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Chiefs owner and CEO Clark Hunt said Monday the team has not made a final decision on its future stadium, but added there is some “urgency” for a decision. Hunt said two primary options are on the table: renovating Arrowhead
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By Jonathan Greco Click here for updates on this story MIDWEST CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Police say a juvenile was apprehended after allegedly stealing an Amazon delivery driver’s vehicle and leading officers on a chase in Del City. The incident started around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday in a neighborhood near Reno Avenue and Sooner Road after
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By Pete Cuddihy Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — It’s Not Just Us Humans That Have to Deal With the Heat. Over at the Henry Doorly Zoo, there are thousands of animals braving the high temps and humidity. Those working at the zoo say animal safety is their number one
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By Olivia Tyler Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Des Moines-based nonprofit Can Play got a $10,000 boost on Monday from an unexpected source. Can Play is an organization that provides athletic and recreational activities for those living with special needs, chronic health issues, and children from low socioeconomic
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By Tia Maggio Click here for updates on this story TYBEE ISLAND, Georgia (WJCL) — If you live on Tybee Island or a frequent visitor, you may know a convenience store worker “Fidgit” Bouffard. “If you come into my store, you’re going to leave either laughing or smiling,” Bouffard said. “Then I’ve done my job.”
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By Yamuna Turco Click here for updates on this story CHITTENDEN COUNTY, Vermont (WPTZ) — Police officers in Chittenden County have said that for the past several months there’s been an increase in the number of car thefts, specifically Kia models. They said the recent increase in thefts is a part of a national trend
Continue ReadingBy Russ Reed, Jon Chrisos Click here for updates on this story OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (WMTW) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say a Jamaican national who has been in the United States without legal status for nearly two years has been working as a police officer in Maine. Jon Luke Evans was
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By John Atwater Click here for updates on this story SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Somerville woman says she was attacked by a raccoon over the weekend while letting her dogs out in a community yard. Katharine VanBuskirk says the yard on Chester Street has become an oasis for wildlife, like different species of birds.
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