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Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, Connecticut (HBJ) — The merger between Connecticut’s two largest food banks is moving forward. The boards of directors of Foodshare and the Connecticut Food Bank voted Wednesday to approve their combination, which will officially go into effect Jan. 30. The new organization will be governed by a

Six people were killed and 10 were taken to a hospital after a liquid nitrogen leak at a food processing plant in Gainesville, Georgia, officials said. Fire crews from Hall County and Gainesville responded to a report of burns at Prime Pak Foods around 10:12 a.m. Thursday, said Zachary Brackett from Hall County Fire Services.

Law enforcement officials on Thursday recaptured two inmates who escaped from a state prison in Florence, Arizona, over the weekend, thanks to tips from the public. John Charpiot and David Harmon were captured after two people called authorities and said they had seen individuals who they believed were the missing fugitives, according to a news

Click here for updates on this story     KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WISN) — A Kenosha teacher said she is not returning to the classroom when the district resumes in-person learning because she remains too concerned about the spread of COVID-19. Jeanne Hoffman believes she contracted the virus while in the classroom. She thinks she gave COVID-19 to

Click here for updates on this story     LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (KHBS/KHOG) — A bill to require Holocaust education to be taught in Arkansas public schools is intended to be introduced in the state Senate education committee next week. Currently, the Holocaust is not a required curriculum in Arkansas. The bill was filed last Wednesday but

Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconson (WDJT) — Repealing the mask mandate could have devastating impacts on those who rely on food assistance programs. The Assembly is scheduled to take the final vote on a resolution Thursday to toss out Gov. Tony Evers emergency order, requiring Wisconsinites to wear masks. States who’ve

Click here for updates on this story     OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi (WAPT) — An Ocean Springs businessman is facing charges of defrauding the United States and other health care providers in a $1.8 million scheme related to acquiring and hoarding personal protective equipment as well as price gouging health care providers, including the Department of Veterans

Click here for updates on this story     HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — State lawmakers moved a bill to reform statute of limitations for child sex abuse victims one step closer to reality Wednesday. House Bill 14 with a 187-15 vote. The legislation would amend the state’s Constitution to give child sex abuse victims a retroactive two-year

There is no question that Covid-19 vaccine distribution should be targeted and prioritize the hardest-hit communities, the chair of Biden’s Covid-19 Equity Task Force said. Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith said during CNN’s coronavirus town hall Wednesday night that multiple analyses are already showing a pattern of racial disparities among those receiving Covid-19 vaccines across the country.

Mayor Jane Castor has issued an executive order mandating the use of face coverings during events surrounding the upcoming Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida. The order, which Castor signed Wednesday, requires face masks to be worn outdoors in event zones and entertainment districts, including parts of Tampa’s downtown and the area surrounding the Raymond James

Click here for updates on this story     MELBOURNE BEACH, Florida (WESH) — Brian Meisenburg has been a music teacher at Gemini Elementary School in Brevard County for 16 years. The 40-year-old father of two says it is his dream job, but in September his dreams came crashing down with the diagnosis of stage 4 cancer

Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A Des Moines father of three is desperate for a new heart. Dustin Bachman, 35, was diagnosed with heart failure in 2013 but last Christmas it got progressively worse. “They determined my heart is actually only at 10%, and my kidneys are failing

Three teenage boys were arrested in connection with a house fire that killed three adults and two children in Denver last year, authorities said. The Denver Police Department announced on Wednesday that two 16-year-olds and one 15-year-old were being held on suspicion of charges including murder, arson and burglary, among other counts. The suspects were

Click here for updates on this story     Grand Rapids, MI (WNEM) — A Michigan couple were denied parental rights to their biological twins after using a gestational carrier. “We were actually trying for a second child when I found a lump,” Tammy Myers said. Tammy and husband Jordan Meyers had two questions for doctors when

Click here for updates on this story     FLINT, MI (WNEM) — A Flint man who was granted clemency has been released from prison after he was sentenced to 40 to 60 years for selling weed and owning guns. Michael Thompson, 69, was released from the Charles Egeler Center in Jackson early Thursday morning, Jan. 28.

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — A 72-year-old man who recently recovered from COVID-19, died in an early morning apartment fire in Milwaukee Thursday, Jan. 27. Firefighters were called to Burnham Hill Apartments, near 29th and Mitchell around midnight. “I had to go to each floor and yell, ‘get out,