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The chief of police in Killeen, Texas, is defending an officer who shot and killed a Black man during a mental health check earlier this month. Officer Reynaldo Contreras arrived at the home of Patrick Warren on January 10 after Warren’s family called for psychiatric help. The police department said in a statement that, upon

YouTube star Jojo Siwa confirmed her sexuality to her fans by coming out on her Instagram account. Siwa posted the image on Twitter account Friday and her fans quickly rallied behind her and what appeared to be a coming out post. “Personally, I have never ever been this happy,” Siwa said in an Instagram live

People who destroy property in Seattle will be arrested under a tighter policy coordinated between the Seattle Police Department and Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes, police said. The tighter policy will be enacted Saturday, Seattle Interim Police Chief Adrian Diaz announced ahead of a scheduled demonstration in Seattle’s Occidental Park. The new policy comes after

Thirty-three missing children were recovered this month in an anti-human trafficking operation led by FBI’s Los Angeles field office, the bureau said in a statement Friday. Of the 33 children recovered during “Operation Lost Angels,” eight were being sexually exploited at the time of their recovery, the FBI said. The operation began on January 11.

Click here for updates on this story     RACINE COUNTY, WI (WDJT) — Racine County deputies located the bodies of three adults while responding to a welfare check in the village of Rochester Friday, Jan. 22. Officials responded to a home near the Rochester Public Library around 9:06 a.m. for a welfare check requested by a

Click here for updates on this story     Muscatine, IA (WQAD) — A Hy-Vee semi-truck rolling through Muscatine didn’t make a scheduled delivery, but a surprise one for a local 10-year-old. Peyton Story jumped with excitement when he found out the grocery store chain was donating free food to his pantry. “I saw the huge semi-truck

Click here for updates on this story     RALEIGH, NC (WLOS) — A $2 million Mega Millions ticket was sold at a North Carolina convenience store. NC Education Lottery says the winning ticket was sold in Brunswick County at the Minuteman Food Mart on Mercantile Drive in Leland. “The $3 Megaplier ticket matched the numbers on

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The species coming in, Broods, are designated by scientists by roman numerals. There are three 13-year cicada broods (XIX, XXII and XXIII), and 12 of the 17- year cicada broods (I-X, XIII and XIV). Adults usually emerge in early May in large numbers when

Click here for updates on this story     Maui, HI (KITV) — Monday at about 7:45 a.m., a 73-year-old man was bitten by a shark while snorkeling at Ka’anapali Beach on Maui. It happened in waters fronting the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort, about 40 yards out. Maui Fire and Ocean Safety responded to the call after

Click here for updates on this story     St. Louis, MO (KMOV) — Four St. Louis bars have been ordered to close for 30 days due COVID-19 violations, according to the city’s department of health. According to a spokesperson for the department, the following establishments have been ordered to close until at least Feb 19: Three

Click here for updates on this story     Saginaw, MI (WNEM) — A mourning family is pleading for help finding the person who murdered their loved one. “Donald didn’t have enemies. Everybody loved him, everybody,” Alnisha Jackson, Donald’s cousin said. 38-year-old Donald Patrick Jr. was filled with love, a love for Halloween and jokes “They were

After a big breakfast at a Colorado restaurant, a generous customer left employees a $1,400 tip and a message that said “COVID Sucks!” Notchtop Bakery & Cafe owner Nailya Khametvalieva says the patron, who she only identified as David, came into her Estes Park eatery on Wednesday for some eggs, bacon, sausage and biscuits and

For as many foes as the superhero fends off, Batman has a formidable team of supporters starting with his sidekick Robin, Gotham City Commissioner James Gordon and his ever-loyal butler, Alfred Pennyworth. But one of the Caped Crusader’s most fervent supporters lies not in a comic book, but in the US Senate, and he’s known

Police are investigating vandalism and an explosion at a church in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County on Saturday. Police were called to First Works Baptist Church in El Monte around 1 a.m. where they found the walls of the church vandalized and smoke coming out of the church’s window, which appeared to

Police are investigating vandalism and an explosion at a church in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles on Saturday. Police were called to First Works Baptist Church in El Monte around 1 a.m. where they found the walls of the church vandalized and smoke coming out of the church’s window, which appeared to be

Every education expert knew that when the pandemic shuttered school buildings last March, America’s persistent digital divide would be a huge problem. A 2017 US Senate report found 12 million children didn’t have access to broadband internet at home. And administrators across the country warned that even students who had access may not have enough