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Click here for updates on this story     ORANGE BEACH, Alabama (WALA) — Gerri Womack Garon said she got a little surprise when she was about to plop down in a comfortable beach chair on the sand in Orange Beach. Snake! The reptile — we’re not sure of the species — was making good use of

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A senior living facility is bringing some big smiles to several communities throughout Davidson County. Kempton of Hermitage is playing a game of hide and seek with the help of some rubber ducks. “All of the sudden there is this little rubber ducky smiling

Click here for updates on this story     NEW HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Authorities are looking for the person who threw a boulder at a New Hartford police cruiser over the weekend. It happened between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Sunday at the New Hartford Resident Trooper’s Office behind the town hall. State police said

Here’s a look at the life of Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam. Personal Birth date: May 11, 1933 Birth place: The Bronx, New York Birth name: Louis Eugene Walcott Father: Percival Clark Mother: Sarah Mae (Manning) Clark Marriage: Khadijah Farrakhan, formerly Betsy (Ross) Walcott, (September 12, 1953-present) Children: Mustapha, Joshua Nasir, Abnar,

Click here for updates on this story     OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Graduation day is always special for high school seniors, but there was just a little extra pride when Oakland Tech held its commencement ceremony Saturday. When Ahmed Muhammad walked up to the microphone, he became the first Black male to ever give the valedictorian

Here’s a look at the death penalty in the United States. Facts As of March 24, 2021, capital punishment is legal in 27 US states. Three of those states have governor-imposed moratoriums. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 17 people were executed in the United States in 2020. The number of death sentences imposed

Here is a look at the life of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Personal Birth date: April 16, 1962 Birth place: Yonkers, New York Birth name: Antony John Blinken Father: Donald Blinken, investment banker and US ambassador to Hungary Mother: Judith (Frehm) Pisar, UNESCO Special Envoy for Cultural Diplomacy Marriage: Evan Ryan Children: Two

Click here for updates on this story     MOFFAT COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — A 3-year-old girl is making a comeback after she, her sister and their mother were found in March stranded in the bitter cold of Moffat County in northwest Colorado. The sister died and Kaylee Messerly, the mother, was arrested and tested positive for

One of the best tennis players in the world is sitting out one of the most important tournaments of the year. Naomi Osaka of Japan, who at age 23 is ranked No. 2 by the Women’s Tennis Association and has four Grand Slam titles, withdrew from the French Open this week, a decision she said

Click here for updates on this story     DENVER (KCNC) — Denver police say they suspect a driver was intoxicated when she crashed into multiple parked cars and headstones at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Officers responded to the sacred site on Memorial Day – a day to honor service members who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Police

Pope Francis on Tuesday issued the most extensive revision to Catholic Church law in four decades, insisting that bishops take action against clerics who abuse minors and vulnerable adults, commit fraud or attempt to ordain women. The revision, which has been in the works since 2009, involves all of section six of the Church’s Code

Click here for updates on this story     SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (KEYT) — Richard Allen Benson, who killed a San Luis Obispo County woman and her three young children, has died in prison. Benson was incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison and had been on death row since 1987. He was found unresponsive in his cell