A high school in Maryland held a special ceremony to finally give seven students their diplomas 52 years after they graduated. Some students from the class of 1969 at La Plata High School were punished for being part of a sit-in that occurred the same year. “The graduation came on the heels of student unrest,
Continue Reading A security officer was shot and killed by two suspected bank robbers in Gary, Indiana, Friday afternoon, authorities said. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the security officer was “ambushed” and killed outside the Midwest Bank by the suspects who were armed with a handgun and a rifle. Authorities believe the suspects then entered
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia utilities worker is in jail for allegedly poisoning his co-worker. Bryan Homan is charged with first-degree assault. Police say a co-worker at the power plant felt ill after drinking coffee and tea from his Keurig machine. Surveillance video apparently shows Homan putting bleach in the Keurig before the other man
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A nationwide shortage of 911 dispatchers is at levels not seen in recent memory, according to those within the profession. Currently, St. Charles County, St. Louis County, the City of St. Louis and Jefferson County are seeking to fill dozens of 911
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DACULA, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Although Dacula resident Richard Anthony “Richie” Perry Jr. was born in Brooklyn, he traces his familial roots to the West Indies, particularly the island of Carriacou, near Grenada, and to the South American country of Guyana, located north of Brazil. “I was
Continue Reading Board members in a New York school district attempted to discuss a diverse curriculum and critical thinking — but it erupted into a debate about critical race theory. At a school board meeting in Commack, Long Island, this week, members of the public heckled board members and students alike in a contentious back and forth
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Windows down, music up. That’s how Andy Duran describes the feeling of riding a skateboard. “Imagine your favorite song and then suddenly being able to kind of feel the song moving through you in the wind,” Duran said. “That’s what skating kind of feels like. It just feels really beautiful.” Duran grew up skateboarding in California’s Bay Area in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City manager John Glascock said the pandemic reminded him of the time he has left with his family. “You know, I lost my father when I was 13,” Glascock said. “He was 45. So the pandemic brings life its curveballs. You start thinking you’ve got a finite number of years. I’m in
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to Geneva, Switzerland, not merely to appear on the same platform as US President Joe Biden, but because “the poor state of relations” between both countries demands a summit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told CNN in an exclusive interview on Friday. “The main reason for him [to go] is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With a scarce number of people coming forward to provide law enforcement with vital information in recent shootings, Crimestoppers want to make sure the public knows they can remain anonymous. The recent shooting at The Vault nightclub that left a Columbia man dead still has few witnesses volunteering any information to investigators.
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The United States saw a significant rise in suspected suicide attempts among teen girls during the pandemic, a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds. The study, published on Friday by the CDC, found that in May 2020, emergency department visits for suspected suicide attempts started to increase among adolescents
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Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A woman from Alaska is in Nashville to get treatment after she said she contracted COVID-19 three times. The woman, whom News 4 is only identifying as TJ, said the virus had impacted her life almost every way. “I’ve had COVID three times unbelievably
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A State of Illinois inspector, who was caught on camera groping the owner of a doggy daycare business, has been fired. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports a spokesperson confirmed Friday that Jose Guillen is no longer employed with the Illinois Department of Agriculture one
Continue Reading Two people are dead after their SUV crashed into a Greyhound bus on I-65 in White County, Indiana. The SUV was traveling southbound on I-65 when it crossed the median and hit the front end of the Greyhound bus at about 12:40 p.m. Friday, according to Indiana State Police Sgt. Jeremy Piers. Piers said multiple
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The gunman who opened fire in a Florida grocery store Thursday first fired one shot that killed a 1-year-old boy before struggling with the boy’s 69-year-old grandmother and then fatally shooting her, authorities said. The shooter, identified as 55-year-old Timothy J. Wall, then killed himself, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. The motive
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It is hot outside! If you’re looking to cool down in the lake this weekend then I have great news for you. Water about a foot below the surface is sitting at 83 degrees this evening. While that’s still warm, it’s much cooler than the air. A few other things you’ll want to know as
Continue Reading Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine has dropped all sanctions against 17 students accused of cheating on online exams this spring, according to an email from Dean Duane Compton to students this week. “Upon further review and based on new information received from our learning management system provider, I have decided to dismiss all the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — After 25 years of taking children to and from school, a local school bus driver has decided to retire. But all of the families he’s served wouldn’t let him go quietly. They threw him a party to show him how much he’s meant
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Toni Lee Sharpless was a nurse from Chester County who was last seen leaving a party in Lower Merion and disappeared without a trace. Her case has baffled investigators ever since. Sharpless’s case file hasn’t seen activity in several years. The missing nurse from West
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