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Click here for updates on this story     OAKLAND, CA (KGO) — The Oakland City Council voted unanimously Monday night to allocate $10 million to restore funding to the city’s police and fire departments. It comes as the city’s new police chief says they’re facing a big spike in violent crimes this year. “We need resources,”

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — A Milwaukee man admitted he fraudulently sought over $600,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans through applications to an insured financial institution on behalf of three different companies on Monday, April 12. Officials say, Stephen Smith, 42, pleaded guilty for his role in fraudulently

Click here for updates on this story     St. Charles, MI (WNEM) — It was the prophetic wisdom or maybe stubbornness of one grandpa that got his grandson to lace up his bowling shoes every week. “When me and him were born, my grandpa first said ‘I’m gonna turn these kids into bowlers.’ And he got

The prosecution is expected to rest its case against former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin on Tuesday and offer the defense its turn to call witnesses. Minnesota prosecutors have called 38 witnesses over 11 days as they sought to show that Chauvin used excessive and unreasonable force when he kneeled on the neck and back

Click here for updates on this story     DREXEL, MO (KCTV) — A small-town fire department is urging its community to explore alternative funding sources. Sheryl Greene leads a team of nine volunteer firefighters in Drexel, a small town that splits the border of Cass Co. and Bates Co. Like most rural fire volunteer units, theirs

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, AL (WALA) — The Mobile man who shot his nine-year-old daughter on I-10 in 2018 pleaded guilty to the crime and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Robert Hooper rammed the car driven by the child’s mother on the interstate several times before he started firing

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise across the county including in Davidson County. It takes a few minutes, and it’ll cost you big time. “They’re gonna cut it, they’re gonna snip it, and they’re gonna drag it out,” Midas Mechanic Robert Shelton said.

Here is a look at the life of Eric Schmidt, former executive chairman of Alphabet, the parent company of Google. Personal: Birth date: April 27, 1955 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Eric Emerson Schmidt Father: Wilson Schmidt, a professor Mother: Ellie Schmidt Marriage: Wendy Boyle (1980-present) Children: Sophie and Alison Education: Princeton University, B.S.,

Here’s a look at the life of television, film and stage actress Carol Burnett. Personal Birth date: April 26, 1933 Birth place: San Antonio, Texas Birth name: Carol Creighton Burnett Father: Joseph Thomas “Jody” Burnett, movie theater manager Mother: Ina Louise (Creighton) Burnett Marriages: Brian Miller (November 24, 2001-present); Joe Hamilton (May 4, 1963-May 11,

Here is a look at best-selling author and Oscar-winning actress, Shirley MacLaine. Personal Birth date: April 24, 1934 Birth place: Richmond, Virginia Birth name: Shirley MacLean Beaty Father: Ira O. Beaty, school administrator Mother: Kathlyn (MacLean) Beaty, drama teacher Marriage: Steve Parker (1954-1982, divorced) Children: Stephanie Sachiko “Sachi” Parker Other Facts Nominated for six Academy

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Former Nike marketing manager pleaded guilty on Monday, to wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements on a loan application in an attempt to defraud his former employer, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Scott Erik Asphaug. In the summer of 2016, Errol Andam,