Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee Public Schools’ Board of Directors is trying to reassure the public that moving to in-person learning was the right decision. On Thursday night, April 15, the board outlined the steps they’ve taken to ensure everyone’s health and safety. Teachers held a late news conference
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Hours after a gunman opened fire in an Indianapolis FedEx facility, family members of employees at the facility were still corralled at a nearby Holiday Inn, waiting to hear from their loved ones. Some families were still trying to contact employees as recently as 9 a.m. ET, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department told CNN on
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Click here for updates on this story JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (WABC) — A dog owner has a couple of fast-acting police officers to thank for saving her puppy’s paw at a train station in New Jersey. Port Authority Police officers Anthony Manfrendini and Matthew Maiello say they heard the dog’s yelping and its owners
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DEWEY, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — A Dewey couple watched their dog accidentally jump off a cliff at Oak Creek Canyon and fall 200 feet. Somehow, the dog survived with injuries. Simba’s happy place is in the car on the way to a campsite. On Good Friday, the golden doodle
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President Joe Biden will be briefed Friday morning on a shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that left at least eight people dead, a White House official told CNN. White House chief of staff Ron Klain has already been in communication with Indianapolis’ mayor, and Biden’s homeland security adviser, Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, is also in touch
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — It’s estimated that tens of thousands of pounds of food are thrown away every year in Asheville. So, the city of Asheville has initiated a challenge to cut down on food waste. Earlier this week, the city declared April Food Waste Reduction Month.
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. The podcaster and cultural critic Toure tweeted on Thursday, “We interrupt our coverage of the protests of the police murder of Daunte Wright which interrupted the trial of the police murder of George Floyd to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The lone survivor in the metro Atlanta spa shootings is finally back at home after getting shot in the face during the shooting spree on March 16. Elcias Hernandez Ortiz turned 30 on Thursday and was able to celebrate his birthday at home with his
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Counseling sessions begin Friday for Grady High School students after a spring break “bracket ranking post” caused a social media uproar. The school system is investigating the incident which many called demeaning and objectifying to dozens of young girls. “First of all, it’s not right.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROCKY HILL, Connecticut (WFSB) — The Metropolitan District (MDC) said its water is not the source of Legionella found in water samples at a Rocky Hill nursing home. On Wednesday, the Department of Public Health issued an emergency order after water samples from the Apple Rehab in Rocky
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV) — Most outdoor swimming pools have remained closed for well over a year now. While some will start filling up in the next few days, several will not reopen in 2021. The reason is staffing. There is a shortage of lifeguards to watch the
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A gunman opened fire outside and inside a FedEx Ground facility near Indianapolis’ main airport Thursday night, killing eight people, wounding several others and sending witnesses running before taking his own life, police said. Police were called to the facility at about 11 p.m. local time for what has become the country’s deadliest shooting since
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Covid-19 has presented challenges to both staffing and financing for charitable causes around the world. This year, non-profits are using National Volunteer Week (April 18-24) to ramp up support. “There’s never been a more important time than now to get involved,” said Laura Plato, chief solutions officer for VolunteerMatch, an online platform that connects causes
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — Hospitals across the state are seeing rising cases of the coronavirus in kids. At Covenant Healthcare in Saginaw, Dr. Nicole Sinclair said she’s seeing an all-time high of kids with COVID-19. “In the last two weeks, we’ve seen more than we’ve seen in all
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan city is addressing a potential ticking time-bomb in its sewer system before it blows up into a catastrophic mess. Saginaw Township is warning residents to be mindful of what they put down the drain after a recent troubling discovery. “We started
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — As Portland’s seen a dramatic spike in shootings and homicides, groups in our community are launching a grassroots campaign by putting signs in neighborhoods with a strong message to stop the violence. On a busy street corner in Southeast Portland, a memorial sits at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A controversial asphalt plant proposal for East Flat Rock got a vote of disapproval from the Henderson County Planning Board on Thursday. The board voted 5-2 to recommend the Henderson County Board of Commissioners deny the request to conditionally rezone the land from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — It’s been a challenge for some Canadians to find vaccination appointments through the myriad of different portals and the various eligibility criteria across the country. But a team of web-savvy Canadians is making it a little easier for others to find open vaccination
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Following the news that pregnant women are increasingly ending up in ICUs with severe COVID-19, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) is calling on the government to prioritize this group for vaccines immediately. “According to SOGC members, there is currently
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Authorities released body-worn camera footage that shows an officer making a split-second decision to fire a single shot that killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo after the boy is seen holding a handgun at the end of a foot chase, according to police. Police say what was in Toledo’s hand is a gun that was later recovered
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