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Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WBZ) — The controversial Emancipation Group Memorial in Boston’s Park Square was removed Tuesday morning. The statue depicts a formerly enslaved Black man kneeling before President Abraham Lincoln. Critics said the memorial was racist and demeaning. Dorchester native and social media influencer Tory Bullock started a petition

Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Officials from the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland are trying to identify victims who may have lost money as part of a $28 million Ponzi scheme based in Maryland. In a news release, the FBI said three people, Dennis

Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS (KVVU Saff) — The Arizona truck driver involved in a deadly crash that killed five cyclists outside of Las Vegas was declared an “imminent hazard to public safety” by a federal transportation authority and ordered to cease all operations of commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce,

Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS (KVVU Saff) — Las Vegas police are investigating a child’s death at a valley hospital on Dec. 5. According to documents from Clark County Family Services, the agency received a report that medical personnel had responded to an injured child and that a hospital had determined

Click here for updates on this story     WARE, Massachusetts (WGGB/WSHM) — Ten people have been displaced following a fire at an apartment building in Ware. Ware police tell us they first started receiving calls about the fire at 18 Parker Street, just after 9:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. No word yet if any injuries have been

Click here for updates on this story     SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WGGB/WSHM) — Springfield officials are reminding residents and businesses that the plastic bag reduction ordinance is set to go into effect on Friday, January 1. Under this ordinance, retailers cannot distribute single-use disposable plastic bags. The ordinance was originally passed by the city council in April

Click here for updates on this story     IDAHO FALLS-POCATELLO, Idaho (East Idaho News ) — During his time with the Museum of Idaho, Nick Gailey has worn many hats. He’s served as the museum’s director of programs, exhibits, marketing and development — sometimes concurrently. Gailey is retiring at the end of December, and to honor

Click here for updates on this story     IDAHO FALLS-POCATELLO, Idaho (East Idaho News ) — A Secret Santa is back and this Christmas is bigger than ever! The EastIdahoNews.com team is busy helping a local man gift more than $500,000 this holiday season. A lot more. Secret Santa is a real person who wants to

Click here for updates on this story     OGDEN, Utah (KSL) — A 23-year-old woman said it’s a miracle she’s alive after being involved in a hit-and-run crash that could have sent her car over a bridge and plunging into the Ogden River. The accident happened on Dec. 23 on Harrison Boulevard near 20th Street. “It’s

Click here for updates on this story     ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Michigan (WBND) — A Sturgis woman was arrested after she allegedly stole a patrol car and crashed it into a utility pole and several trees, according to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office. On December 28, just after 3 a.m., deputies were sent to Lutz

Click here for updates on this story     ROCK ISLAND, Illinois (WQAD) — The city of Rock Island is using controlled burns to maintain their naturalized lands, where native grasses grow. And after a tough financial year for the city, officials say it helps both economically and environmentally. Rock Island recently passed its 2021 city budget,

Click here for updates on this story     WENTZVILLE, Missouri (KMOV) — An 11-year-old was one of four people arrested for an attempted robbery early Saturday morning in Wentzville. Officials with the Wentzville Police Department said a woman was inside her car in the parking lot of Wentzville Commons around 7:30 a.m. when she noticed four

Click here for updates on this story     FARMINGTON, Missouri (KMOV) — Laura Redmond of Farmington, Mo. admits that she splurged a little this Christmas with the bicycles she bought for two of her sons, 9-year old Tyler and 10-year old Tristan. “This was the first year they got really good BMX bikes. That’s what they

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Kids Cove at Fountains in Murfreesboro is hoping to change how school looks for parents and students needing consistency during a difficult school year nationwide. Their primary goal is to help families dealing with learning disruptions and educational challenges during COVID-19. “We are meeting a

Click here for updates on this story     WEST MIDTOWN, Georgia (WGCL) — Bullet holes in the door of a West Midtown apartment unit are evidence of one of, at least, two deadly shootings Atlanta detectives were investigating on Monday. Residents at Gables 820 West, off Marietta St, were shocked to learn a man was shot

Click here for updates on this story     DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — The last city to operate its own jail in DeKalb County has shut down. According to a spokesperson, the city of Doraville has officially closed its city-operated jail. The city spokesperson noted the city will partner with DeKalb County to transport arrestees directly

Click here for updates on this story     EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Foodshare is holding its final scheduled food giveaway at Rentschler Field in East Hartford on Tuesday. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Foodshare said this site has distributed more than 7.6 million pounds of food, and has served over 225,000 households. For