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Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, Conn. (Hartford Business Journal) — Representatives of Hartford’s theater and arts industries gathered at the Bushnell Performing Arts Center this morning to celebrate the “welcome if delayed” approval of the Save Our Stages (SOS) relief package. “Keeping Connecticut employed and keeping our institutions whole so that we

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — The family of Kennedy Maxie is grieving the loss of the seven-year-old just days after she was shot. Atlanta Police said Kennedy was wounded the night of Dec. 21 while inside a vehicle. She was struck by a bullet as she and her aunt, the

Click here for updates on this story     PUTNAM, Connecticut (WFSB) — Now that Christmas is behind us, there are growing concerns about a new surge in coronavirus cases. “I’ve been a nurse for over thirty years and never witnessed anything like this before,” John O’Keefe, the Chief Nursing Officer at Day Kimball Hospital, tells us.

Russian law enforcement is threatening to jail opposition politician Alexey Navalny for failing to comply with the terms of his suspended sentence in a years-old case if he fails to show up for a hearing in Moscow on Tuesday morning, his lawyer and officials said. Navalny is currently in Germany after receiving treatment at Berlin’s

Click here for updates on this story     LUZERNE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — The skies above the city of Hazleton will light up with fireworks to welcome in the New Year. The annual “Last Night Celebration” is a time to reflect on the past year, and for many, there’s a lot to ponder about 2020. While

Click here for updates on this story     LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Red Rose Transit Authority bus riders will see a slight increase in fares as part of a new restructuring announced Monday by the RRTA. The changes, which the South Central Transit Authority says “simplifies the RRTA fare structure” to “make it easier and

Here is a look at the life of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, three-time world heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist. Personal Birth date: January 17, 1942 Death date: June 3, 2016 Birth place: Louisville, Kentucky Birth name: Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. Father: Cassius (Cash) Clay, sign and mural painter Mother: Odessa (Grady) Clay Marriages: Yolanda

Click here for updates on this story     LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — Dec. 27 marks the anniversary of the Paxton Boys Uprising that resulted in the death of more than 20 members of the Susquehannock tribe. Sunday night, members of the community held a remembrance ceremony. It was Dec. 1763, the country had not yet gained

Click here for updates on this story     New Orleans (WDSU) — Fourteen-year-old Jamere Alfred rode to the Walgreens on Lake Forest Blvd at Bullard Ave Christmas night to make a quick purchase, according to his family. But Alfred never returned home. He was killed in the store parking lot. The New Orleans Police Department has

Click here for updates on this story     BROCKTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Investigators are seeking witnesses who saw or heard two loud explosions in the Brockton area late Sunday night. The two explosions were reported just before midnight and the fire department says some witnesses reported on social media that they also saw flashes of white

Click here for updates on this story     ROSEDALE, Maryland (WBAL) — A woman driving a stolen vehicle struck a Baltimore County police car, injuring the officer early Saturday morning, police said. According to police, officers from the White Marsh precinct responded to the 8400 block of Pulaski Highway after a patrol officer was struck by

Click here for updates on this story     CANTON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A historic landmark caught fire Saturday in Canton. The Shackleford House was an Antebellum home built in the 1850s by Judge C.C. Shakleford. According to the Canton Fire Department, they received a call around 3:30 p.m. Saturday about a house fire and said approximately

Click here for updates on this story     OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Advocates for death row inmate Julius Jones plan to walk 131 miles from Oklahoma City to McAlester this week in an effort to support his push for clemency. Jones has been on death row for two decades after he was convicted for the murder

Click here for updates on this story     ROHNERT PARK, California (KSBW) — A social media announcement turned into a PR nightmare for one Bay Area casino that has now decided to cancel a huge New Year’s Eve party after an outpouring of concern from health officials and locals. Graton Resort and Casino in Rohnert Park

Sandy and Geff Lee’s small businesses in downtown Nashville have weathered a lot this year, but after the Christmas morning explosion, rebuilding may not be possible without some help. Residents awoke to news of an intentional explosion of a recreational vehicle. The impact ripped into Second Avenue, a street full of historic buildings. Some 41

Click here for updates on this story     LINCOLN, Nebraska (KETV) — A Lincoln Fire Battalion Chief helped save a person who fell through ice on a lake Sunday night. Investigators say the person was ice fishing on Holmes Lake when they fell through around 5:30 p.m. Firefighters arrived and found that person about 30 yards

Here’s a look at the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Personal Birth date: January 15, 1929 Death date: April 4, 1968 Birth place: Atlanta, Georgia Birth name: Michael King Jr. Father: Martin Luther King Sr., Baptist minister Mother: Alberta (Williams) King Marriage: Coretta Scott King (June 18, 1953 – April