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By Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story     RIVERSIDE, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Cold case detectives arrested a 55-year-old woman this week for allegedly throwing her newborn’s body into a Riverside dumpster nearly four decades ago. The Riverside Police Department booked Melissa Jean Allen Avila into jail for murder after North Carolina law

By Joseph Buczek Click here for updates on this story     DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — The Detroit Zoo welcomed a special birth this week. The first baby gorilla was born in the zoo’s 96-year history. The baby’s mother, 26-year-old Bandia, is a first-time mother and gave birth early Thursday morning. The zoo says Bandia, her baby

WABC By Phil Taitt, WABC Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story     ASTORIA, Queens (WABC) — According to New York City, more than 750 illegal marijuana shops have been padlocked since enforcement began back in April. Thanks to the NYPD and the New York City Sherriff’s Office, a Queens warehouse has now been

By Phil Taitt, WABC Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story     ASTORIA, Queens (WABC) — According to New York City, more than 750 illegal marijuana shops have been padlocked since enforcement began back in April. Thanks to the NYPD and the New York City Sherriff’s Office, a Queens warehouse has now been added

By Janice Yu Click here for updates on this story     ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey (WABC) — Residents in a New Jersey community stepped up to help after an animal shelter completely flooded during Tuesday’s drenching storms. Cleanup is still underway on Cedar Lane Wednesday, but rescuers were able to save six dogs during the storms while

By WABC Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story     OSSINING, New York (WABC) — First responders jumped into action to rescue people trapped in a burning home in Ossining. Emergency crews encountered a live wire in front of the home on Maurice Avenue around midnight on Tuesday. Bodycam video showed police, firefighters and

WABC, OSSNING POLICE, CNN By WABC Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story     OSSINING, New York (WABC) — First responders jumped into action to rescue people trapped in a burning home in Ossining. Emergency crews encountered a live wire in front of the home on Maurice Avenue around midnight on Tuesday. Bodycam video

By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Minneapolis man has been found guilty of murdering a trans woman in the city last fall. A jury found 25-year-old Damarean Bible guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday, according to court records. His sentencing is set for Sept. 11. Savannah

By Shaun Gallagher Click here for updates on this story     RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — Raleigh emergency crews completed a water rescue of three children in Marsh Creek in Raleigh on Thursday, fire department officials confirmed. The children were in the water off of Partridge Lane and Hunting Trail in Raleigh early Thursday afternoon. Crews

WRAL By Shaun Gallagher Click here for updates on this story     RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — Raleigh emergency crews completed a water rescue of three children in Marsh Creek in Raleigh on Thursday, fire department officials confirmed. The children were in the water off of Partridge Lane and Hunting Trail in Raleigh early Thursday afternoon.

By Carly Haynes Click here for updates on this story     FRANKLIN COUNTY, North Carolina (WRAL) — On Thursday, Debby moved through central and eastern North Carolina – bringing torrential rain, flooding and tornadoes. According to the National Weather Service, at least two tornadoes touched down or near Franklin County. They were among the five confirmed

By David Schuman Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A bullet left a man partially paralyzed last month, and the victim says the shooter was a 14-year-old. Amos Manneh has been going through physical therapy since he was shot in the neck on July 3 in the Seward neighborhood of

By Jason Allen Click here for updates on this story     FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — A former police chief could receive more than $5 million from the city of Fort Worth as part of a settlement agreement over a whistleblower lawsuit. The deal would end the five-year battle with former chief Joel Fitzgerald, just months

By Camilo Montoya-Galvez Click here for updates on this story     AUSTIN, Texas (KTVT) — Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered hospitals in the Lone Star State to ask patients about their immigration status in order to ascertain the costs of providing medical care to people living in the U.S. illegally. Through an executive

By Marvin Hurst Click here for updates on this story     FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Alicia Montes will be in a Tarrant County court Friday morning to see what kind of prison time Jesika Lynn Jones will get. “I hope the book gets thrown at her and that key locks behind her for the rest

By Jessica Guay Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Thousands of Taylor Swift fans from around the world, including Pittsburgh, are coming together in Vienna, Austria, despite her concerts getting canceled due to an alleged planned terrorist attack on the stadium. Christina McLachlan from Bellevue and Victoria Deardorff from Peters

By Katie Houlis Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, New York (WCBS, WLNY) — A Brooklyn man is facing charges after he allegedly threw a lit firework into a Verizon utility work van, injuring two people. It happened on the evening of Jan. 31 in Crown Heights. Authorities said 36-year-old Kevindale Nurse,

By Naveen Dhaliwal Click here for updates on this story     PATERSON, New Jersey (WCBS, WLNY) — A 75-year-old woman in New Jersey said she was drugged, then robbed of thousands of dollars. Tuesday morning, when Maria Ramos was returning from a doctor’s appointment, she said a woman approached her asking for directions. “She turned around,

By Nick Caloway Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, New York (WCBS, WLNY) — A street in New York City’s Greenwich Village is now named after Jimi Hendrix. A stretch of West 8th Street is now known as Jimi Hendrix Way. The sign stands outside of Electric Lady Studios, which was opened

By Nick Caloway Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — A street in New York City’s Greenwich Village is now named after Jimi Hendrix. A stretch of West 8th Street is now known as Jimi Hendrix Way. The sign stands outside of Electric Lady Studios, which was opened by