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Click here for updates on this story     PARK HILLS , Missouri (Daily Journal ) — Many families have a variety of Christmas traditions: baking and decorating cookies, making ornaments, watching Hallmark holiday movies, driving to see holiday lights, writing letters to Santa, singing carols, reading the Christmas story in the Bible and more. Tamara Bretz

Click here for updates on this story     MARSHALL COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) — One of the men convicted in the brutal 1994 killing of Marshall County mother Rebecca Hauser has been granted work release, according to the Iowa Department of Corrections. Agency spokesperson Cord Overton confirmed that on Wednesday, Jayson Speaks, 41, was transferred from the

Click here for updates on this story     YUKON, Oklahoma (KETV) — A letter to Santa from two Oklahoma children led to the best Christmas surprise ever. The siblings asked Santa to deliver their older brother, who serves in the Air Force, home for the holidays. Our friends at the North Pole worked overtime to grant

Click here for updates on this story     SANTA FE, New Mexico (KOAT) — A New Mexico woman facing a felony charge for coughing on a health care worker said she’s being wrongly accused. The story came to light last week after that worker filed a criminal complaint with Santa Fe police. “No reason to call

Click here for updates on this story     MOUNTAIN VIEW, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A 5-year-old girl and her dog who stayed by her side died in an early morning house fire Wednesday in western Oklahoma. Shortly after 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, a fire sparked at a two-story home in the 300 block of South Third Street in

Click here for updates on this story     QUINCY, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Two people were struck by a vehicle Thursday in the parking lot of a Quincy grocery store. The vehicle struck a 65-year-old man at the Stop & Shop at 495 Southern Artery. The driver then backed up and struck a woman, who became trapped

Click here for updates on this story     KEENE, New Hampshire (WMUR) — It has been a long, difficult year for front-line health care workers, but for the respiratory therapy team at Cheshire Medical Center, a colleague with a passion for baking added some sugar and spice to the grueling shifts. Daniel Liberatore has two very

Click here for updates on this story     HARTLAND, Vermont (WPTZ) — The fire that engulfed a Windsor County family’s home last weekend resulted in the death of six dogs on the property. Steve and Marlene Murray were away Saturday afternoon when a fire broke out inside their home on Independent Drive. When fire crews arrived,

Click here for updates on this story     WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (WXII) — The Winston-Salem Fire Department responded to an apartment fire Wednesday afternoon. The apartments near the intersection of Jackson Avenue and 24th Street can be seen with a heavy cloud of smoke in video tweeted by the Winston-Salem Fire Department. Firefighters told our WXII

Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal ) — $125,000 contract with former University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross required him to provide a written report on how to increase diversity of students and staff at each UW campus, but nearly three months after his contract ended, no such

A judge in Virginia ruled that a courtroom lined with portraits of White judges could impede a Black defendant’s right to a fair trial and ordered that the images be removed before his next court appearance. Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge David Bernhard wrote in an opinion this week that having people of color stand

Click here for updates on this story     NEW HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — This Christmas storm is shifting plans for ski areas around the state. On Christmas Eve, skiers were making the most of the conditions before they deteriorated. The Weiner sisters have been going to Ski Sundown in New Hartford since they were toddlers. “We

Click here for updates on this story     LANE COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Two people were arrested Wednesday in connection with a burglary that occurred at the Creswell City Public Works building in November, according to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office. During the burglary on Nov. 21, the sheriff’s office said the suspects entered the public

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — After being closed for more than a month due to state COVID-19 guidelines, the Oregon Zoo is set to reopen this weekend and welcome back daytime visitors. Since mid-November, the zoo has been closed as part of Governor Kate Brown’s restrictions to help slow

Click here for updates on this story     FAIRWAY, Kansas (KCTV/KSMO) — A new Kansas hunting season is set to begin at midnight on New Year’s Day. Interest in hunting coyotes at night with the use of night vision equipment prompted Kansas game wardens to address several recent questions the department has received. Hunting coyotes at

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating long-term missing person Alizaia A. Sell. Seventeen-year-old Alizaia was last seen on April 5, 2020 in Milwaukee. She is described as a Hispanic female with black hair, brown eyes, standing 5’6″ and 130 pounds. She was

Click here for updates on this story     LUZERNE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Flood protection is up along the Susquehanna River in Wilkes-barre as crews across the city are preparing for potential flooding. Flood barriers were put up along Millenium Circle and South River Street near Wilkes University Wednesday night. Along Solomon Creek in south Wilkes-Barre,

Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — The box truck driver involved in a crash that killed five bicyclists earlier this month has been extradited to Clark County. Jordan Alexander Barson was extradited from Mojave County, Arizona, and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Wednesday, jail records show. Barson

Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — See you later, 2020. Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority announced it will celebrate the riddance of 2020 by imploding a sign with the year via livestream before welcoming 2021. Instead of taking to the Las Vegas Strip, revelers can log on to visitlasvegas.com,