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Click here for updates on this story     DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — DeKalb County is expanding a training grant for job seekers during the pandemic. According to a press release, the county has allocated $1 million to provide one-time grants of up to $1,500 for eligible students to cover living expenses, including mortgage assistance, food,

Click here for updates on this story     FARMINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — The Connecticut National Guard helped deliver 1,000 vaccines to UConn Health in Farmington on Tuesday. The snow nor the shortages stopped the National Guard from being able to deliver the vaccines. The doses were delivered from another state location with more ample vaccine supply.

Click here for updates on this story     STAMFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A suspect charged in connection with a missing mother case was back in court on Tuesday. Michelle Troconis was at Stamford Superior Court around 11:30 a.m. Troconis was arrested, along with her then-boyfriend Fotis Dulos, in the weeks following the disappearance of Jennifer Farber

Click here for updates on this story     WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A Washington man will spend four years in prison after pleading guilty to several charges including attempted sexual abuse, according to the Washington County District Attorney’s Office. Allen Grady Williams, 48, pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree online sexual corruption of child, seven counts

Click here for updates on this story     MARION COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected in the deaths of a father and daughter near Salem on Monday, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to a property in the 5700 block of State Street after two people were found not breathing

Here is a look at the life of Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and environmentalist Carole King. Personal Birth date: February 9, 1942 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Carol Joan Klein Father: Sydney Klein, New York City fire lieutenant Mother: Eugenia (Cammer) Klein, speech therapist Marriages: Rick Sorenson (1982-divorced); Rick Evers (1977-1978, his death); Charles

Click here for updates on this story     BENTONVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — Benton County Judge Barry Moehring announced Tuesday (Feb. 2) a collaboration with the Springdale-based nonprofit Excellerate Foundation to give over $8 million in rental relief to Benton County residents impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021

Here’s a look at the life of Chuck Schumer, the US Senate majority leader and Democratic senator from New York. Personal Birth date: November 23, 1950 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Charles Ellis Schumer Father: Abe Schumer, exterminator Mother: Selma (Rosen) Schumer Marriage: Iris Weinshall (1980-present) Children: Jessica, Alison Education: Harvard University, A.B.,

Click here for updates on this story     Los Angeles (KABC) — Resurrection Catholic School in Boyle Heights is highlighting Catholic school week with a special celebration: students dressed up as their favorite essential worker. “I’m dressed up as a doctor and my mom is a doctor,” said Alexa. “I like doctors and I like to

Click here for updates on this story     Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee (WSMV) — A mother and two children have been found dead after a house fire in Macon County overnight. Macon County Sheriff Mark Gammons tells News4 that a fire broke out at a home on Oak Grove Road in Red Boiling Springs at around

The principal at a Chattanooga, Tennessee, middle school has apologized after announcing that the school’s Black History Month theme would be “All Lives Matter.” East Ridge Middle School announced the theme in its weekly newsletter, which was sent out to families Sunday. Principal Christy Caldwell Drake issued an apology Monday, explaining that her inspiration for

Click here for updates on this story     Scottsdale, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — Culinary Dropout in the Scottsdale Quarter now has four domes for customers to dine-in safely outside. The Desert Domes sit two to six people and were installed on Jan. 29 as an addition to their patio dining experience. The domes are in what normally

A majority of Americans in a new survey believe Black people, women, as well as gay and lesbian people will gain influence during Joe Biden’s presidency. The administration has already prioritized diversity and inclusion with the most racially diverse cabinet in US history. The new administration has also made issues such as discrimination against the

Here’s a look at Groundhog Day, an American tradition that is meant to predict when spring will arrive. February 2, 2021 – Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, predicting six additional weeks of winter. February 2, 2020 – Punxsutawney Phil does not see his shadow, predicting an early spring. Facts The groundhog wakes up from hibernation

Here’s some background information about Libya, an oil-rich country in North Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea and Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Chad, Niger and Sudan. About Libya (from the CIA World Factbook)Area: 1,759,540 square kilometers (slightly larger than Alaska) Population: 7,017,224 (July 2021 est.) Median age: 25.8 years Capital: Tripoli Ethnic groups: Berber and Arab 97%,

Click here for updates on this story     FAIRHOPE, Alabama (WALA) — New court documents revealed disturbing allegations against the Fairhope High School band director arrested on child pornography charges. The documents claimed Anthony Wayne Fillingim downloaded nude pictures and videos of underage boys performing sex acts on themselves. The documents said all of the boys