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Click here for updates on this story     GIRARDVILLE, Pennsylvania (WNEP ) — A family of four had to be rescued from the roof of their burning home Friday morning in Schuylkill County. Video from Skook News shows the smokey fire along West Main Street in Girardville. Good samaritans and firefighters rescued two kids and their

Click here for updates on this story     FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KFSM ) — At about 4:08 a.m. on Friday (Jan. 1), Fort Smith Police responded to a call of shots fired at a local event center in the 3200 block of Towson Avenue. After arriving at New Wave Event Center, police discovered seven gunshot victims

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT ) — Five people have been displaced after their apartment duplex caught fire. A mom and her 8-year-old daughter were able to escape. She’s now asking the community for help. “2021 with nowhere to stay,” Benita Washington said. Washington and her eight-year-old daughter lived on the

Click here for updates on this story     CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV ) — The end of 2020 marked the end of Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts’ career in law enforcement. Roberts completed his final shift as sheriff on Thursday. The sheriff’s office released a video of Roberts signing off duty for the last time. He

Click here for updates on this story     GRISWOLD, Connecticut (WFSB ) — A Connecticut entrepreneur started off the new year in an unusual way, lacing up his running shoes in an effort to raise funds and awareness for those dealing with hunger during this pandemic. Brian Gates celebrated the beginning of 2021 by running across

Click here for updates on this story     Michigan (WNEM ) — The new year has started, but old frustrations remain as the United States Postal Service continues to deal with an unprecedented amount of mail. Many customers are waiting weeks for deliveries that should have taken days. A spike in demand for online orders coupled

Click here for updates on this story     Hawaii (KITV) — An incredible rescue on Oahu’s north shore is making world news. Australian Surfer Mikey Wright was seen saving a woman in rough surf Thursday afternoon. “This lady is so lucky to be alive. The North Shore surf can sweep up and grab you at anytime,”

Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT ) — A handful of retired nurses are putting their expertise to use at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs; returning to help administer the COVID-19 vaccine. “I just knew that I was free to help out in any way that I could, and I

Click here for updates on this story     MOLINE, Illinois (WQAD ) — Nora Grace Hessman was was born at 12:20 a.m. on New Years Day, January 1, 2021 at UnityPoint Health Trinity in Moline. Nora was born to parents Brittany and Mark Hessman of Coal Valley, six days after her due date. Her parents’ firstborn.

Click here for updates on this story     LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY ) — A Louisville area mailman is headed into retirement, but before that happened the residents of one of the neighborhoods on his route decided to give him a special surprise. Vince Wilson drove his last route Thursday for the U.S. Postal Service. Top Hill

Click here for updates on this story     NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara has been fined $5,000 by the NFL for wearing red and green cleats in the a game on Christmas Day. The cleats violated league uniform policy. Tom Pelissero with the NFL Network was the first to report

Click here for updates on this story     ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT ) — The city of Albuquerque launched an effort to help homeless people get into permanent housing faster. City leaders have created a fast-track program to help those experiencing homelessness move off the streets. “At the start of the pandemic, the city and our

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC ) — Kansas City police said it received 271 sound of shots calls citywide from 6 p.m. New Year’s Eve to 6 a.m. New Year’s Day. Authorities said 193 of those reports were within the boundaries of Central, East, and Metro Patrol Divisions. The

Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV ) — A 1-year-old was hospitalized Tuesday after being bitten by the family dog. Omaha police were called around 4 p.m. to the 3000 block of North 102nd Street. for one second. He said the dog let go on its own and did not appear

Click here for updates on this story     STOCKTON, California (KCRA) — This week, members of the California Fitness Alliance are celebrating what they call a significant victory in their legal fight to reopen indoors. The fitness organization, comprised of health clubs, boutiques and studios across the state, filed a complaint in September challenging the indefinite

Click here for updates on this story     GRAFTON, Wisconsin (WISN ) — The FBI and the Food & Drug Administration are investigating the person who left 57 vials of the Moderna vaccine out of a pharmacy refrigerator at Aurora Medical Center-Grafton. Advocate Aurora Health now says it was an intentional act. After an internal investigation,

Click here for updates on this story     CINCINNATI (WLWT) — After 190 days on the run, S’mores the dog is back home Thursday. After leaving Animal Friends Humane Society, the chihuahua mix got loose from his new foster family on June 11. “When he first went missing, we actually caught him on some trail camera

Click here for updates on this story     MADISON,Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — As the COVID-19 pandemic intensified this past spring, Madison-area distilleries and craft alcohol producers nationally responded by producing hand sanitizer in lieu of vodka or gin to fill a shortage in the crucial supply. Now, those distilleries are learning their effort could cost

Click here for updates on this story     BUFORD COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post ) — A federal racial discrimination lawsuit that led to the downfall of Buford City Schools Superintendent Geye Hamby in 2018 has officially ended after the school district and a former paraprofessional who claimed she had been wrongly fired reached a settlement