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Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Expressing disgust over the nature of the allegations, a judge on Tuesday denied bail for a man accused of critically wounding a 5-year-old boy in a hail of gunfire on Saturday. Mobile County District Judge Spiro Cheriogotis noted that bail was “academic,” since Reginald

Click here for updates on this story     COMPTON, Arkansas (KFSM) — The National Park Service, along with numerous local agencies and volunteers, worked to rescue an injured park visitor at Buffalo National River on Saturday (Feb. 27). A 60-year-old Bella Vista man was hiking with his son in a remote part of the Ponca Wilderness

Click here for updates on this story     Boston (WCVB ) — Whipping winds sent scaffolding tumbling down into a pile of debris and rubble Monday night at a building under construction in Boston. It happened just before 11 p.m. at the seven-story building on St. Alphonsus Street, just off Tremont Street. The scaffolding struck an

Click here for updates on this story     Topeka, Kansas (KMBC ) — For decades in Topeka, rumors about Seaman School District’s namesake Fred A. Seaman, have been floating around the community. “The first time I heard about it, I was like ‘woah, why isn’t this a bigger deal?’” said Rene Cabrera, a Seaman High School

Click here for updates on this story     St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana (WDSU ) — Drug overdose deaths have destroyed countless families and lives across Louisiana. One of those lives is 31-year-old Sidney Bothman. “Heroin is a drug that will kill people. It will grab them by the throat until it kills them,” Bothman’s mother Kelly

Here’s some background information about the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, which killed six people and injured more than 1,000. Six suspects were convicted of directly participating in the bombing. The seventh suspect, Abdul Rahman Yasin, is still at large. Facts The explosion created a hole 200 feet by 100 feet, several stories deep. It

Here is a look at the life of Harry Belafonte, civil rights activist and award-winning singer and actor. Personal Birth date: March 1, 1927 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. Father: Harold George Bellanfanti, cook Mother: Melvine (Love) Bellanfanti, domestic worker Marriages: Pamela Frank (April 2008-present); Julie Robinson (March

Click here for updates on this story     SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — A Scranton man is now facing charges for twice setting fire to the rooming house where he lived. Henry Scheitrumpf, 69, locked up $500,000 bail. He is charged with aggravated arson, reckless endangerment and more, for allegedly setting fire to a dumpster and garbage

An SUV packed with people crashed into a semitruck in Imperial County, California, on Tuesday morning, leaving 15 dead and others hospitalized, hospital officials said. There were 27 passengers in the SUV that struck a semitruck full of gravel, said Judy Cruz, the managing director of the Emergency Room Department at El Centro Regional Medical

Here’s a quick look at the life of former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, FW de Klerk. Personal Birth date: March 18, 1936 Birth place: Johannesburg, South Africa Birth name: Frederik Willem de Klerk Father: Johannes de Klerk, politician Mother: Corrie (Coetzer) de Klerk Marriages: Elita (Georgiades) de Klerk (November 1998-current); Marike

Many residents of Jackson, Mississippi, have been without water since a winter storm hit the area in February. And many are still not sure when it will return. The storm, which also affected Texas and Louisiana, caused 80 water breaks throughout the city. Public Works Director Dr. Charles Williams said Monday that 50 have now

Here’s some background information about leap year. 2024 is a leap year. The next leap day is February 29, 2024, on a Thursday. Facts Every four years in the Gregorian calendar, an extra day is added to the calendar in order to synchronize it with the solar year. Occurs in every year that is divisible

Only one member of George Floyd’s family will be allowed to attend his high-profile murder trial in a Minneapolis courtroom because of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, a judge ruled on Monday. The same restriction applies to the family of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police officer charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death.

Olympic champion gymnast Aly Raisman wants an independent investigation into USA Gymnastics after John Geddert’s death. Geddert, who coached the 2012 US Olympic women’s gymnastics team, took his own life after he was charged with 24 felonies in connection with the abuse of young gymnasts. Three years ago, sports physician Dr. Larry Nassar was sentenced

A multiple vehicle crash in Imperial County, California, on Tuesday morning left at least 12 people dead, California Highway Patrol Officer Arturo Platero told CNN. A vehicle was traveling westbound on Norrish Road near State Route 115 when it traveled “in the direct path” of a big rig truck traveling northbound on the 115, Platero