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By KFSN Staff Click here for updates on this story     FRESNO, California (KFSN) — Clouds of thick dark smoke hung above Fresno as crews battled a large fire on Monday morning. The fire was sparked at Olive and Marks in west central Fresno at about 8:45 am. The plumes of smoke could be seen from

By Linda Ha Click here for updates on this story     FRESNO, California (KFSN) — The extreme heat in the Central Valley is continuing through the weekend, bringing a long stretch of dangerous triple-digit temperatures. On Saturday afternoon In Fresno, temperatures hit 111 degrees, forcing people to find relief wherever they could under the blazing sun.

By Barry Adams Click here for updates on this story     FISH CREEK, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — Wooden observation towers dot Wisconsin, provide unobstructed, picturesque views and have been the settings for more than a few family photos. Climb the tower at Lapham Peak near Delafield and you’ll take in parts of the southern Kettle

By Larry Stanford Click here for updates on this story     BUTTS COUNTY, Georgia (Jackson Progress-Argus) — The annual Back to School Bash, sponsored by the Butts County Life Enrichment Team (LET), will be extra special this year as Butts County Schools will provide every student in the system with school supplies, thanks to CARES funding.

By Chuck Morris Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A former Parent Teacher Association president at a Nashville school has been indicted on fraud and theft charges, according to the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office. Tiffany Bell was formerly PTA president at AZ Kelley Elementary School. Investigators determined that Bell stole at least

By Kendall Keys, James Paxson Click here for updates on this story     FRANKENMUTH, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan community held a rally in honor of medical staff, first responders and members of the military on Sunday. The event called Project Frontline expanded this year to include healthcare workers. Organizers said Sunday’s rally is to show

By Trevor Sochocki, Stephen Borowy Click here for updates on this story     SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — At Gideon Boxing Gym, Coach Joe Mendez barks out instructions and his boxers sweat through the work. “There’s a lot that goes into boxing that’s not just fighting,” Mendez said. “There’s the positive mindset that goes behind it. Not

By Terrance Kelly Click here for updates on this story     SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia (WGCL) — An early morning driver on I-285 is lucky to be alive after a tree came crashing in the middle of the highway. It happened on I-285 eastbound near the Northside Drive exit in Sandy Springs on Monday just after 2

By Diana Panuncial Click here for updates on this story     CALEDONIA, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — John Stanley Pioro turned 100 years old on Wednesday. He did not celebrate quietly. There were honking horns, blaring sirens and cheering community members who made sure the celebration could be heard miles from his residence on 6 Mile

By Thomas Geyer Click here for updates on this story     DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Just four days after a Scott County judge sentenced him to probation on a burglary conviction, a Davenport man was arrested Sunday morning on a new burglary charge. Ryan Adam Franklin, 28, is charged with one count of first-degree burglary.

By Ben Baker, Madison365 Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE, WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) — Through a confluence of citywide initiatives and increased federal funding for homelessness prevention, Milwaukee experienced a sharp decline in the number of individuals wrestling with home insecurity in 2020. While the recent drop in Milwaukee’s homeless population

By Kristen DeSilva Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A boat explosion at Lake Mead National Recreation Area sent five people to the hospital on Saturday. About 2:30 p.m. on July 10, a 30-foot boat pushed away from the boat launch exploded at the Las Vegas Boat Harbor & Lake

By Alec Newboles Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Cubans took the streets in one of the biggest antigovernmental demonstrations in decades, including a rally in the valley. Protesters called for an end to the island nation’s decades-old authoritarian socialist regime. The already struggling Cuban economy has been hit hard

By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A mailbox exploded early Monday morning in northeast Portland and now an investigation is underway. Officers from the Portland Police Bureau’s East Precinct responded to the explosion just before 2 a.m. in the 100 block of Northeast 148th Avenue. While they

By KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story     EUREKA, Missouri (KMOV) — A security camera captured a Missouri homeowner exchanging gunfire with a burglary suspect he caught rummaging through his truck. The homeowner, Jesse Leuthauser, said he noticed the suspect breaking into his truck around 1:00 a.m. Friday in Eureka and went outside

By Lee Peck Click here for updates on this story     DAPHNE, Alabama (WALA) — Two communities on the Eastern Shore are proving by working together — you can start to make things happen. Neighbors in Daphne’s Daphmont and Olde Town Daphne communities held their first “Community Spirit Day.” Organizers say it’s been two years in

By Jiani Navarro Click here for updates on this story     ELBERTA, Alabama (WALA) — Josh Hines has fought many fires for the Elberta Fire Department, but he now faces another fight. For years, he has suffered from a rare disease and has been in need of a kidney transplant. Recently, complications from his condition, forced

By WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Several people are hurt after police say a vehicle traveling approximately 55 mph struck a tree near North 96th and Nash Streets in Milwaukee. Just after 1:30 PM Sunday, neighbors at 96th and Nash said a car crashed into a tree right

By Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — In the wake of British billionaire Richard Branson’s historic journey to the edge of space on Sunday, astronomers are heralding this achievement as a significant step forward when it comes to making space exploration more accessible. The 71-year-old

By Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Look up to the sky on Monday night and you’ll see Mars and Venus gathering together alongside the moon. NASA says the two planets will be so close together in the sky, it will appear as if they