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Click here for updates on this story     PLACER COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A Placer County cemetery hopes to provide life after death, by healing the planet while honoring loved ones who have passed away. The new location is dedicated to “green burial” and is one of only a handful in the state. It hopes to

Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — A local woman Thursday went public with a very personal and devastating fight in an effort to get her sister — who went from the girl next door to living on the streets — the mental health help she desperately needs. In this

As Indianapolis hosts the NCAA Tournament this month, it does so against the backdrop of a rise in homicides that threaten to thwart this sprawling city’s economic recovery. Sports events drive much of the tourism in Indiana, and typically bring in millions annually. But the Covid-19 pandemic has put a halt to this thriving industry, a

Click here for updates on this story     DANVERS, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A company that formed out of a mother’s desire to help her daughter. “In 2011, my daughter and I were both diagnosed with two different forms of cancer. I was diagnosed in January with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and she was diagnosed that May with neuroblastoma,”

Click here for updates on this story     Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT) — If you forget to drop off your overdue book at an Omaha library, you won’t be looking at a fine. At its meeting Thursday, the Omaha Public Library Board of Trustees unanimously voted to eliminate all fees for overdue books and materials. The board’s

Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland cancer survivor is making it her mission to spread joy and hope at hospitals locally and across the country through a simple but powerful care kit. “When I was admitted for my last treatment in March 2019, it was totally unexpected, I saw

Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) — Video evidence and medical records indicate that a Dane County Jail inmate’s hip was fractured and dislocated in an altercation with Sheriff’s Deputies, and he was left in a suicide watch cell for at least 15 hours before being taken to

Most Americans say that people of color in the United States face at least some discrimination, according to a survey published Thursday by the Pew Research Center. A new survey shows that 80% of Americans believe there is “some” or “a lot” of discrimination against Black people. Seventy-six percent say the same about Hispanic people,

Click here for updates on this story     CRISP COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Crisp County Sheriff’s deputies said alleged spa shooter Robert Long asked if he was going to be in jail for the rest of his life as he was waiting to be put in a cell. The exchange was captured by a deputy’s body

Click here for updates on this story     MURFREEESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — With the help of a drone and robot, the Murfreesboro Police Department was able to apprehend a wanted man safely. Police said that 37-year-old Shelton Hall was hiding from law enforcement in his home for over an hour at the Center Point Townhomes. A

Click here for updates on this story     BURTON, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan father is trying to come to terms with the death of his son. Three other teenagers are now facing charges months after their friend died. Steve Platman has been trying to find words to describe every day since Oct. 24, 2020 at

Click here for updates on this story     WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (WDJT) — As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to fall, the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) announced Friday, March 19, that the decommissioning process has begun for the Alternate Care Facility (ACF) at Wisconsin State Fair Park. “The Alternate Care Facility was constructed as hospitalizations from COVID-19

Click here for updates on this story     FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KFSM) — Two welders from Arkansas say they were laid off because of the Keystone XL oil pipeline’s cancelation. The pipeline would move up to 35 million gallons of crude oil daily from the oil sand fields from Canada through multiple states, connecting to other