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Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT ) — “It’s just wonderful to be alive. You don’t know what it’s like but if you think you’re close to it… it’s good to be alive,” Mary Kusek recalled her experience with COVID. She and her daughter Pat Kusek both caught COVID in early

A Massachusetts police officer used his own money to buy Christmas dinner for a family in need instead of charging two women with shoplifting. Somerset Police Officer Matt Lima was called to a Stop & Shop grocery store on December 20 after store security said the women didn’t scan everything that they put in their

Native Americans are losing their elders to Covid-19. As death tolls continue to climb, tribes are struggling to protect some of their last remaining knowledge and language keepers. “Every time one of those elders leaves this world, it’s like a whole library, a whole beautiful chapter of our history, of our ceremonies — all that

The new year begins with the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower on Saturday evening into early Sunday. While it may be one of the strongest meteor showers of the year, a bright waning gibbous moon will likely limit the amount of meteors visible. It’s also notoriously hard to observe due to January’s difficult weather

Being stuck in the hospital is no fun — especially when you’re a kid. So what better way to pass the time than by playing some video games? That’s the idea behind the new Nintendo Switch gaming stations being rolled out to hospitals and health care systems across the country. The gaming stations are the

You’ve undoubtedly seen and heard the phrases in commercials since the pandemic began. “We live in unprecedented times.” “In these challenging, difficult times.” “Out of an abundance of caution.” “We’re in this together.” According to one university, that’s gone on for long enough. In its annual review, Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie,

Malachi A. Love-Robinson, the Florida man who pleaded guilty to practicing medicine without a license as a teen, has been arrested on new allegations of fraud. Love-Robinson, 23, was booked Thursday morning into the Palm Beach County Jail in south Florida on charges of grand theft and fraud, jail records show. CNN has attempted to

The search off the Florida coast for a missing boat with about 20 people on board has been suspended, the US Coast Guard said Friday. The Coast Guard received a report Tuesday that the blue and white 29-foot Mako Cuddy Cabin boat, last known to be departing Bimini in the Bahamas on Monday, did not

Click here for updates on this story     GIRARDVILLE, Pennsylvania (WNEP ) — A family of four had to be rescued from the roof of their burning home Friday morning in Schuylkill County. Video from Skook News shows the smokey fire along West Main Street in Girardville. Good samaritans and firefighters rescued two kids and their

Click here for updates on this story     FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KFSM ) — At about 4:08 a.m. on Friday (Jan. 1), Fort Smith Police responded to a call of shots fired at a local event center in the 3200 block of Towson Avenue. After arriving at New Wave Event Center, police discovered seven gunshot victims

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT ) — Five people have been displaced after their apartment duplex caught fire. A mom and her 8-year-old daughter were able to escape. She’s now asking the community for help. “2021 with nowhere to stay,” Benita Washington said. Washington and her eight-year-old daughter lived on the

Click here for updates on this story     CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV ) — The end of 2020 marked the end of Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts’ career in law enforcement. Roberts completed his final shift as sheriff on Thursday. The sheriff’s office released a video of Roberts signing off duty for the last time. He

Click here for updates on this story     GRISWOLD, Connecticut (WFSB ) — A Connecticut entrepreneur started off the new year in an unusual way, lacing up his running shoes in an effort to raise funds and awareness for those dealing with hunger during this pandemic. Brian Gates celebrated the beginning of 2021 by running across

Click here for updates on this story     Michigan (WNEM ) — The new year has started, but old frustrations remain as the United States Postal Service continues to deal with an unprecedented amount of mail. Many customers are waiting weeks for deliveries that should have taken days. A spike in demand for online orders coupled

Click here for updates on this story     Hawaii (KITV) — An incredible rescue on Oahu’s north shore is making world news. Australian Surfer Mikey Wright was seen saving a woman in rough surf Thursday afternoon. “This lady is so lucky to be alive. The North Shore surf can sweep up and grab you at anytime,”