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By Angela Williams Click here for updates on this story     STARKVILLE, Mississippi (WAPT) — An invasive species of ants has been confirmed in more than a dozen states, including Mississippi. Mississippi State University researchers are tracking the Asian needle ant, which has been spreading since the 2000s. JoVonn Hill, director of the Mississippi Entomological Museum

By DeAndria Turner Click here for updates on this story     MIDDLETOWN, Kentucky (WLKY) — Survivors of cardiac arrest reunited with the first responders who saved them on Tuesday. But this wasn’t just a celebration, it was a look at the technology that’s changing survival odds. “Because of the vision of the Middletown Anchorage department wanting

By Yunier Martinez Click here for updates on this story     STOWE, Vermont (WPTZ) — A Stowe man had a close encounter with a black bear last week, and the incident is serving as a wake-up call for residents as bear activity increases across Vermont. Wilson Ring says he was reading the news on his iPad

By Terry Stackhouse Click here for updates on this story     AUBURN, Maine (WMTW) — A mother is suing the Androscoggin County Jail and a medical contractor over her son’s death behind bars. It is the latest chapter in a story 8 Investigates has been following since November 2023. According to the state medical examiners, Trevor

By Leslie Brinkley Click here for updates on this story     EAST BAY, California (KGO) — From the South Bay to the East Bay reports of sightings and damage from feral pigs are on the rise. They’re destroying yards and wildlands and some agencies are hiring hog removal services. Prolific breeders, wild boars are increasing their

By Isabel Litterst Click here for updates on this story     MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — New Hampshire’s secretary of state testified Tuesday in the criminal trial of a political consultant accused of using an AI robocall to persuade people not to vote. Defense attorneys for consultant Steven Kramer called Secretary of State David Scanlan to

By Rey Llerena Click here for updates on this story     GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WYFF) — The Greenville community is discussing the future of the city’s proposed “public camping” ordinance after the city council decided to postpone a vote earlier this week. The proposed ordinance, which could have prevented people from sleeping outdoors in public areas,

By Caitlyn Scott Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — Aaron Rodgers is off the market and not only as a quarterback. Rodgers, 41, spoke to reporters following the first day of Steelers minicamp Tuesday where he addressed his decision to sign with the team, as well as marriage rumors. When asked

By Jamy Pombo Sesselman Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WCVB) — Social media influencer and podcaster Alex Cooper is accusing her former Boston University soccer coach of sexual harassment. Cooper makes the allegations in the docuseries “Call Her Alex,” which premieres on Tuesday. Cooper played soccer at Boston University from 2013 to

By Jose De Leon III Click here for updates on this story     Texas (KRGV) — Four members of a Mexican fishing crew admitted to illegally transporting fish taken from the Gulf of Mexico, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas. The men were arrested on Wednesday, April 16,