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By WABC News Staff Click here for updates on this story     FLUSHING, QUEENS, New York (WABC) — Lithium-ion batteries are to blame after a home business went up in flames in Queens, the FDNY says. Firefighters responded to the home on Pidgeon Meadow Road around 7:30 p.m. Sunday. They discovered about 100 lithium-ion batteries burning

By Chloe Godding Click here for updates on this story     PLATTE COUNTY, Missouri (KMBC) — A physical education teacher in the Park Hill School District is facing charges after several middle school students alleged that he made inappropriate comments and advances toward them. Isaiah Washington, 39, of Liberty, Missouri, has been charged with three counts

By Lauren Toms Click here for updates on this story     San Mateo County (KPIX) — San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus delivered emotional testimony Tuesday as she continued her defense in a hearing that could determine whether she remains in office. The proceeding is being closely watched as an unprecedented attempt to unseat a sitting,

By Matt Smith Click here for updates on this story     OSCEOLA, Iowa (WISN) — Wisconsin Congressman Derrick Van Orden is credited with helping save the life of an 11-year-old boy hurt during a crash in Iowa Saturday. Van Orden, a retired Navy SEAL and combat medic, said he was traveling with his wife on I-35

By Cecilio Padilla Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A hiker seriously injured after a fall had to be rescued off one of California’s highest peaks over the weekend. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office says, on Aug. 16, they got a 911 call from a hiker at Mt. Shasta reporting that

By Kemberly Richardson Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK CITY, New York (WABC) — If you feel like you’ve seen fewer rats on New York City streets, it turns out you are not alone. The Sanitation Department announced on Tuesday that its efforts to cut down on the city’s rat population appear

By Jasmine Franklin Click here for updates on this story     NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — “He is alive, we believe it we have faith,” said Cristine Rosales Fajardo. A New Orleans East family is holding on to hope. “We need to find him. We need to be turning over every garbage can, the grass is overgrown

By Joy Benedict Click here for updates on this story     San Bernardino (KCAL, KCBS) — A critical piece of infrastructure connecting one side of the west side of San Bernardino to the other, which has been out of commission for five years, is now up and running again. The new 270-million-dollar Mt. Vernon Avenue Bridge

By Chase Houle, Jonathan Raymond Click here for updates on this story     CARROLLTON, Georgia (WXIA) — A 17-year-old Carrollton girl accused of killing her mother and stepfather while they slept was denied bond in a hearing on Tuesday. Sarah Grace Patrick originally faced two counts of murder and two counts of aggravated assault in the

By Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story     Eagle County (KCNC) — Evacuations have been ordered for some Eagle County residents on Wednesday as the Derby Fire experienced “significant growth overnight.” According to Eagle County Emergency Management, all residents of Sweetwater Road and areas of the Colorado River Road from Sweetwater to Red

By Jasmine Franklin Click here for updates on this story     COVINGTON, Louisiana (WDSU) — The windows of one staple restaurant in Covington are boarded up after the owner said a vehicle plowed through the business. Multiple people were injured, including an infant. “I heard a really loud boom and at first I thought it was

By Fletcher Keel Click here for updates on this story     NORTH COLLEGE HILL, Ohio (WLWT) — North College Hill police have announced they have made arrests in connection to a fight that happened between students after school that was encouraged by at least two parents. Police did not specify the total number of people who

By Matthew Dietz Click here for updates on this story     WILMINGTON, Ohio (WLWT) — A former softball coach from Wilmington is facing several charges after being accused of secretly recording adults and minors. According to court records, Gordon Cordell, 48, allegedly used a camera hidden inside a Bluetooth speaker to record at least two children

By Emily Sanderson, Daisy Kershaw Click here for updates on this story     CINCINNATI (WLWT) — The Cincinnati Open is mourning the loss of one of its interns who died after an accident at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. According to Mason Police, it happened around 11 p.m. Monday night when crews were called out for

By Beth Carlson Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Douglas County Prosecutors charged an Omaha caretaker with five felonies in the homicide of a 67-year-old woman. 53-year-old Nicky Budlong was booked into the Douglas County Jail on charges that included manslaughter, abuse of a vulnerable adult, and three counts of