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By ANNIE GIMBEL Click here for updates on this story     DALLAS (KTVT) — The State Fair of Texas opens in two weeks, and Big Tex is sporting a pair of new boots for fans to marvel at. Artist Jessica Bonilla of Irving created the winning design, beating hundreds of other applicants from across the country.

By DARIUS JOHNSON Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — The Little Village neighborhood is gearing up for the annual Mexican Independence Day parade and celebration this weekend. This year, for the first time, all of the fun is happening on the actual holiday. It’s going to bring about 400,000 to Little

By Ayron Lewallen Click here for updates on this story     BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — Nineteen Wenonah High School students made it their mission to create a sense of community. They handed out 100 fresh-baked sweet potato pies in remembrance of the 60th anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. The pies were served to

By ALEX GLAZE Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore grandmother was sentenced to four years in prison for failing to secure the gun that her 9-year-old grandson was carrying when he fatally shot 15-year-old NyKayla Strawder on Aug. 6, 2022. April Gaskins, 55, was convicted on charges of Reckless

By Matthew Keck Click here for updates on this story     LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A Louisville Metro Police Department traffic guard had to have part of her leg amputated after she was hit by a semitrailer last week. Gertrude Schaftlein, 84, was working her assigned intersection at Cane Run Road and Bridwell Drive last Wednesday

By KRISTINA REX Click here for updates on this story     MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WBZ) — A video posted to social media in Manchester’s first week of school prompted safety concern from hundreds of parents. The video shows kids riding the school bus home, and it appears so crowded that some kids are sitting in the

By Janice Limon Click here for updates on this story     UNION COUNTY, North Carolina (WYFF) — A suspect is in custody after stealing an ambulance from a South Carolina hospital and leading officers on a chase that spanned two counties, officials said Thursday. The ambulance was stolen from Spartanburg Medical Center – Mary Black Campus,

By Jennifer Peñate Click here for updates on this story     PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Bride Rita Clarke’s plan to say “I do” on a Manomet Bluffs beach in Plymouth, Massachusetts, turned into an “I don’t.” “I didn’t want anybody to feel unsafe coming to the party,” Clarke said. As Hurricane Lee moves north, couple Rita

By Kalea Gunderson Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A piece at the Carnegie Museum of Art has been seized because officials believe it may have been stolen during the Holocaust. It’s one of three artworks that investigators believe was taken from a Jewish art collector, Fritz Grünbaum. The Manhattan

By Morgan Mobley Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — St. Luke’s is launching a pilot program that’s the first of its kind in the region involving delivery robots – meet Moxi! Moxi helps keep nurses at the bedside more, caring for patients, saving up to 30 percent of bedside

By WEB STAFF Click here for updates on this story     MARIETTA, Georgia (WANF) — A Cobb County School Board meeting was standing room only Thursday, as supporters and opponents of Cobb County Schools Superintendent Chris Ragsdale pleaded for change or staying the course. But much of the unrest at the meeting was stirred up because

By Matt McFarland Click here for updates on this story     WATERBURY, Connecticut (WFSB) — A thirst for knowledge lead a woman in her late 70s to head back to college. Barbara Mahler is living proof, you’re never to old to stop learning! 79 years young, Post University’s newest graduate stepped onto campus for the very

By Trae Harris, Hannah Mose Click here for updates on this story     SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — Many in mid-Michigan are complaining about the abundance of mosquitoes after a wet summer. For about a month now, the Saginaw Mosquito Abatement Commission has been working to bring mosquito numbers down, especially since the discovery of Eastern Equine

By WANF Staff Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — There are several reports of flooding across metro Atlanta on Thursday afternoon after heavy rain came through. The rain is expected to stick around for the evening and a couple of storms could become strong or severe with gusty winds and

By Susan Raff, Evan Sobol Click here for updates on this story     Connecticut (WFSB) — The cost of prescription drugs keeps going up, but some relief is coming. Connecticut is launching a drug discount card. This new drug card could save you quite a bit of money, and 98-percent of pharmacies in Connecticut will accept

By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Authorities have taken a suspect into custody after they reportedly stole a Portland Fire & Rescue fire boat early Thursday morning. PF&R confirms that Rescue Boat 21 was stolen from the fire station at Southeast Madison Street, near the Hawthorne Bridge.

By Heidi Schmidt Click here for updates on this story     LIBERTY, Missouri (KCTV) — Clay County deputies arrest a suspected thief who is accused of trying to drive away with thousands of dollars worth of stolen property. The owner of the property called the sheriff’s office after seeing a black truck pulling a trailer near

By KCTV Staff Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Five adults are receiving help from the Red Cross Thursday morning after a massive fire broke out in The Retreat at Walnut Creek apartment complex just west of I-29 and northeast Parvin Road. It started shortly after 11 Wednesday night.

By Heidi Schmidt Click here for updates on this story     OLATHE, Kansas (KCTV) — Basehor police are investigating after the school said it found a weapon inside Basehor-Linwood Middle School Wednesday. The school district said a student reported that another student had a weapon in a backpack inside the building. The Basehor Police Chief said

By WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story     GULF SHORES, Alabama (WALA) — UPDATE: Gulf Shores PD said they are no longer searching for Bates in the Gulf Shores area. Authorities said they believe Bates had an accomplice and has fled the area. GULF SHORES, Ala. (WALA) – The Alabama Department of Corrections