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By Lee Peck Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — As part of National Victims’ Rights Week – loved ones left behind because of violent crime — are standing together. The Mobile County District Attorney’s Office hosted its annual Victims’ Vigil. Many of these families are still grieving and in some

By Roxie Bustamante Click here for updates on this story     ALDINE, Texas (KTRK) — A first-grade student who has autism was allegedly physically injured by an Aldine ISD teacher and teacher’s aide. The 6-year-old’s parents, Pablo Reyna and Angelica Frias, said they noticed their son would return from school with random scratches, bruises, and bumps

By Brooke Taylor Click here for updates on this story     HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A trial over three years in the making will enter closing arguments Friday as both sides rested their case in the capital murder of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes. Larry Woodruffe is on trial for the little girl’s killing that happened on the

By Patrina Adger Click here for updates on this story     HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman went to Memorial Hermann Hospital after she was sexually assaulted in September 2021. Instead of closure from her attack, she received an $800 bill and she spoke out about it on TikTok. “My first thought I was like, ‘wait,

By David Baker Click here for updates on this story     FLAGSTAFF, Arizona (KTVK, KPHO) — A family who were victims of the Tunnel Fire got a special family member back thanks to some Arizona Game and Fish Department staff members. On April 19, winds fueled the Tunnel Fire on the northeast side of the San

By Briana Whitney Click here for updates on this story     PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — As the war continues in Ukraine, an Ahwatukee man is stepping in to try to help his friends trying to escape — single mothers with children. As a native of Ukraine, he said he couldn’t sit back and do nothing, but

By WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story     BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office has sworn in a new K-9 officer who will take on a special role. K-9 Kora is a labradoodle. Instead of helping solve crimes and sniff out drugs, Kora will be a therapy and

By Patrick Quinn Click here for updates on this story     CANTON, Georgia (WGCL) — Members of the Brookwood Girls Lacrosse team said fans yelled racial slurs at them during a game on Wednesday at Cherokee High School. “The heckling became more aggressive, more direct, more racially motivated,” said Aja Thomas, goaltender for the Brookwood girl’s

By Mary Saladna Click here for updates on this story     METHUEN, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Three Massachusetts baby owls were recovering after being poisoned by rodenticides, a wildlife rehabilitator says. Linda Amato, a wildlife rehabilitator, said the mother of the owlets died from ingesting rodenticide, commonly used to kill rodents, but a poison that too often

By Lysée Mitri Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — California’s Department of Transportation, or Caltrans, cleared out a homeless encampment in Sacramento six months ago that has since returned, and nearby residents and business owners say they are concerned for their safety. “I’m very sympathetic to the issues going on

By Cynthia Fodor Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A large hole has opened up in the alley behind the Hy-Vee at the Uptown Shopping Center at 42nd Street and University. According to the property manager, an old storm sewer pipe broke, slowly eroding the ground around it. This

By Janice Limon Click here for updates on this story     ABBEVILLE COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A man who owned the dogs that brutally attacked an Upstate woman last month, critically injuring her and forcing the amputation of her arms, appeared in court Thursday. Justin Minor is charged with three counts of owning dangerous animals

By Christy Somos, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) — With mounting evidence pointing to the Canadian Armed Forces having trained members of Ukraine’s military who are also reported to be part of extremist groups, experts say Ottawa needs to strongly bolster its investigation and vetting of the