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Click here for updates on this story     WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WBBM) — Renaming a school has stirred up controversy in Waukegan. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported Tuesday night, a proposal to name the school after former President Barack Obama did not go over well. With so much attention on race across the country, the Waukegan

Click here for updates on this story     UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (WJZ) — Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced Tuesday the indictment of David Crawford, a former Laurel Police Chief. He has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, first-degree arson, and lesser related offenses. In 2019, investigators began to link fires across Maryland involving

Here is a list of the deadliest mass shootings in modern US history (1949 to present). Suicides, gang-related incidents and deaths resulting from domestic conflicts are not included. “Deadliest” includes shootings with 10 or more fatalities. Shooters are not included in fatality totals. Because there is no universal definition of mass shootings or central database

Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One bright spot of the COVID-19 pandemic was less traffic on the roads, but that didn’t mean it was any safer. In fact, traffic deaths are up. Nearly 600 Marylanders lost their lives last year. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) said last year, 569

Click here for updates on this story     GRATIOT COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A first responder is being hailed a hero after saving a man from a burning vehicle in St. Louis on Tuesday. On April 13, Keith Hunt and his partner Chloe Allen were transferring a patient in Gratiot County when they came across a

Click here for updates on this story     College Students Give Feedback on COVID Vaccines (WTRT) — Will COVID vaccines be able to control the spread of the virus? As the US surpasses 30 million coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized three COVID-19 vaccines: Pfizer,

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — April is Donate Life month and as part of the effort to encourage all Americans to register as organ donors and to honor those who saved lives through their gift of organ donation, Donate Life Northwest is holding its annual Gift of Life Awards

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — The 6-year-old girl critically injured in the Feb. 4 crash involving then-Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid is now back at home and recovering, her family says. The family posted an update this week, saying: Ariel is at home recovering, we hope that

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — It seems the panic buying of paper products has slowed down. Sales of toilet paper dropped more than 32-percent in the 12 weeks ending April 3 compared to the same period a year ago. That’s according to market research firm Nielsen IQ, which tracks

Click here for updates on this story     LEBANON, Tennessee (WSMV) — Police are still investigating the double murder-suicide that took place in two counties on Monday. Shaun Varsos killed his wife and her mother in their Whispering Oaks Drive home in Lebanon on Monday morning before he returned to Nashville where he died from an

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta Public School employees will a bigger paycheck after a school board vote. During its school board meeting, education leaders unanimously approved a year-end 2% salary increase and a retention bonus for employees. Funding for the pay adjustments will come from local revenue as well

Click here for updates on this story     WESTCHESTER, Illinois (WLS) — St. Joseph High School, which has been known for decades as a basketball powerhouse in the western suburbs, will close its doors for good at the end of the school year. Students say teachers were in tears as they broke the news Tuesday morning.

Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WLS) — Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and others gathered in Jackson Park Wednesday morning to announce the beginning of foundation work for the Obama Presidential Center. The $200 million of work being done will clear the way for construction to begin later in 2021. Lightfoot