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Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON, MA (WBZ) — There’s a new law on the books in Massachusetts that will create a state registry for caretakers who have abused people with disabilities. Gov. Charlie Baker signed Nicky’s Law on February 13. It’s named after a young man who had been abused by a

Conservative media personality Kaitlin Bennett didn’t announce she was visiting Ohio University. But hundreds of students showed up to protest her appearance. Bennett, a controversial activist who drew attention for taking graduation photos with an AR-10 rifle strapped to her back at Kent State University, said she was in Athens, Ohio, on Monday to film

Click here for updates on this story     OREGON CITY, OR (KPTV) — A man is facing an attempted aggravated murder charge for allegedly trying to kill an Oregon City police officer. Beau Nichlas Wilcox, 31, shot at the police sergeant on Feb. 12 as the sergeant was responding to a domestic disturbance call at a

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, AL (WALA) — Family and friends of the two men who killed each other during the tragic and deadly shooting at Walmart on Government Street Wednesday are still reeling from their sudden deaths. Monday, Mobile Public Safety Director said 44-year-old Seantatis Kirksey fired the first shot at

A New York Police Department detective died by suicide in Queens on Monday, the NYPD said. The detective, whose name was not released, was “an active member of the service,” Sgt. Lee Jones told CNN. Monday’s suicide comes after a somber 2019 for the nation’s largest force. An off-duty NYPD sergeant who died by suicide

Click here for updates on this story     BENTONVILLE, AR (KFSM) — A Rogers man has been arrested and is accused of raping a 12-year-old girl who stopped to ask him for directions. Bentonville Police say 37-year-old Samuel Ayala-Guzman is being held at the Benton County Jail for Rape with a bond set at $250,000. Police

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, AL (WALA) — The Mobile Area Water and Sewer System experienced a sanitary sewer overflow at 1050 Lubel Ave. as a result of the heavy rains and flooding that occurred on Sunday, according to a news release from the Mobile County Health Department. Approximately 130 gallons of

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — The community gathered to honor late Portland Commissioner Nick Fish at Portland State University Sunday afternoon. Fish passed away in January after battling cancer for years. He served on the city council for more than a decade overseeing the Portland Water Bureau and the

Not all heroes wear capes, but they may push shopping carts. Stunning video from police in Peachtree City, Georgia, shows an unknown man heroically pushing his shopping cart in the path of a suspected thief on the run. Peachtree City is about 32 miles southwest of Atlanta. It all began January 18 when Peachtree City

Click here for updates on this story     Bay City, MI (WNEM) — It’s Valentine’s Day, a time for chocolate, red roses, and romance! If you’re visiting Caretell Inn, an assisted living home and skilled nursing rehabilitation center in Bay City, you’ll most likely find Jerry Chobod pushing his wife Leslie down the halls. He does

Click here for updates on this story     HENDERSON COUNTY, NC (WLOS) — Authorities confirm a Hendersonville sanitation worked has died after being hit by a city garbage truck Friday morning. Crews were dispatched to the intersection of Pineland Road and Shadywood Lane just after 8:30 a.m. Neighbors told News 13 they first heard yelling at

Click here for updates on this story     MONTGOMERY, AL (WALA) — Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed Executive Order 719, which formed the Study Group for Gambling Policy. The study group is tasked with gathering detailed information to allow the governor, the Legislature and Alabama citizens to make an informed decision on gaming expansion in

Click here for updates on this story     GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Fresh Take Florida, a news service of the University of Florida) — Florida’s flagship university is warning its professors to stop requiring students who may be visibly sick to leave class and be tested for the new coronavirus. The orders from the University of Florida reflect

As members of the United States women’s national soccer team prepare for their gender discrimination trial against US Soccer, their teammates on the men’s side issued a blistering statement of support. The United States National Soccer Team Players Association, which is the union for the men’s team, accused the United States Soccer Federation of “systematic

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Students at Concordia University walked out of class Thursday morning to show their frustration with the university’s decision to close this spring. The university announced Monday that the school would close after the Spring 2020 academic semester. Thursday morning, students met on the “green”

Click here for updates on this story     NEW ORLEANS, LA (WDSU) — One New Orleans woman doesn’t want anything to do with a peacock that’s become part of her neighborhood, and that’s causing a rift between her and her fellow homeowners. Catherine Broussard, who lives in the Carrollton neighborhood where the bird roams, said she

Click here for updates on this story     FAIRFIELD, CA (KOVR ) — A notorious problem home in a Fairfield has been cleaned up after months of complaints from neighbors, police say. Fairfield police say they’ve been fielding reports of drug use, criminal activity, and trash building up at the 200 block of Atlantic Avenue home

Click here for updates on this story     FRANKLIN COUNTY, VA (WGHP) — One beagle managed to find himself between a rock and a hard place. Franklin County Animal Control and Shelter in Virginia shared photos of “sweet elderly Henry” after he got himself stuck in a buried vehicle, and they documented the whole rescue. “He

Click here for updates on this story     DOVER, PA (WPMT) — A rabid coyote that attacked two people and a dog in York County was killed Feb. 11. The coyote attacked the dog of a man in Dover Monday morning, and the man was also scratched in the scuffle when he intervened. Later that day

Nearly 10 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a study suggests “invisible and toxic oil” made the spill much worse than some experts have estimated. The study, published Wednesday in the peer-reviewed Science Advances journal, says satellites were not able to fully detect oil in large areas of the Gulf of Mexico. The 2010