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Click here for updates on this story     SALISBURY, Maryland (WBAL) — The Maryland horseshoe crab is playing a vital role in ensuring the coronavirus vaccine is clean and safe to use. The ancient sea creatures are serving as medicine’s warning bell. The alarm isn’t in their nine eyes, nor their inky, wiggly 12 legs or

Ahead of Wednesday’s transition of power, Black voters in Atlanta say they are feeling more represented and are hopeful for the future despite the divisiveness the country has experienced over the last four years. They have been bolstered by their success in helping President-elect Joe Biden win in Georgia on Election Day and by changing

Click here for updates on this story     FRANKLIN, TN (WSMV) — A coach at a Franklin gym has been fired after a camera was found in the women’s restroom, the gym said in an email to clients. Premier Athletics said the unidentified coach is no longer working at the gym. “Premier Athletics takes the safety

Click here for updates on this story     OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — The legal team fighting for his release believes President Donald Trump will issue a pardon for the man known as “Joe Exotic.” Joseph Maldonado-Passage was convicted and sentenced to 22 years in prison for a murder-for-hire plot and for violating wildlife laws. The leader

Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — As part of a new mission, the Greater Omaha Chamber is re-directing its annual Candidate Academy to focus on racial and ethnic minorities to run for office. The free, six-hour virtual academy will break down campaign financing, filing correct paperwork, building support staff and

Click here for updates on this story     STOCKTON, Califronia (KCRA) — As a violinist, Kevin Manshadi has had the honor of playing second chair, a supportive role in any orchestra. When it comes to the 13-year-old’s aspirations of becoming a doctor, that same spirit plays out. “I thought, ‘I want to help humanity. I want

Click here for updates on this story     WHITTIER, CA (KABC) — The surge of COVID-19 deaths in Los Angeles County has created a backlog of burials at the largest cemetery in North America. Officials at Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary say their burial process, which usually takes five to seven days after a death,

Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES, CA (KABC) — The Los Angeles Police Department put the word out on Friday asking City Hall employees to work from home next week to “ensure their safety and allow LAPD and other law enforcement to focus on safety concerns.” And because of threats of violence,

Click here for updates on this story     FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — When the Covid-19 pandemic hit some local hospitals tightened their visitor policies, leaving many families longing to be with their loved ones. Some Arkansas lawmakers are now writing bills that would require hospitals to let family’s visit those patients. Representative Julie Mayberry is backing

Click here for updates on this story     HELENA, Montana (Independent Record) — The pandemic hit Montana hard. No effective vaccine was in place. People ignored quarantine orders as state health officials pressured local authorities to close bars, churches, schools and other places where crowds normally gathered. Doctors and nurses were in short supply and exhausted

Click here for updates on this story     HELENA, Montana (Independent Record) — Dale and Amy Livezey were spending some time together Sunday at Black Sandy State Park near Helena to share their love of ice skating when Amy saw something in the distance. A skater had fallen through the ice and was trying to get

Click here for updates on this story     LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — Seara Ontiveros wasn’t lacking for things to do over the longer-than-usual winter break at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The student from Grand Island is preparing to finish a degree in psychology this year as she works on grad school applications and works

Click here for updates on this story     BELLEVILLE, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — When life gave her lemons, 8-year-old Belleville resident Morgan Marsh-McGlone turned them into more than $50,000. Now her effort to use an online lemonade stand to fundraise for a local nonprofit has led Marsh-McGlone to be among those highlighted Wednesday at President-elect

We know a lot about dinosaurs — what they looked like, what they ate and what killed them off — but no fossils have definitively preserved two dinosaurs in the act of mating. However, a fossil from China of a Psittacosaurus is so well preserved that the opening the Labrador-size dinosaur used to pee, poop

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — 300,000 Tennesseans and counting have received the COVID-19 vaccine, with most of them being healthcare workers or first responders. While some older Tennesseans are starting to get vaccinated, others like Marilyn Warren are finding it difficult navigating where to even find the vaccine. This

Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — An early morning fire is sparking an investigation by the Omaha Fire Department. Fire crews responded to the vacant home on 14th & Ellison Ave. just before 3:30 a.m. According to a release, the first OFD Engine reported heavy smoke with flames coming from

Click here for updates on this story     NEW BRITAIN, CT (WFSB) — Spring semester move-in day at Central Connecticut State University came with a COVID caveat on Tuesday. Students were told to move in to their residence halls on the New Britain campus to begin a one-week quarantine prior to the start of the semester,