By Emily Scolnick, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The number of journalists working in the US has rapidly dwindled over the past 25 years, according to a report detailing “severe shortages” in local news. The sharp decline leaves some communities without relevant coverage. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Montgomery County woman was charged with 23 felonies after she allegedly sexually assaulted a child for several years. Joann Finch, of Montgomery City, was charged on Thursday with four counts of first-degree child molestation, four counts of second-degree child molestation, three counts of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 14
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story July 10, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a powerful demonstration of community partnership and entrepreneurial spirit, Houston City College (formerly Houston Community College), in collaboration with the American Turkic Business Council, recently hosted a dynamic Entrepreneurship Seminar aimed at cultivating the next generation of
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story July 10, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — Avalanche Food Group (AFG), owners of 11 Twin Peaks restaurants and Houston’s first Bread Zeppelin, has launched its second annual Back-to-School Giveback to support local teachers. Throughout July, AFG’s Bread Zeppelin and five Houston-area Twin Peaks locations will
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story July 10, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — This Sunday, July 13, the city of Houston gets a delicious dose of hometown pride as Voodoo Doughnut rolls out an irresistible offer in celebration of 713 Day — the city’s unofficial holiday that pays homage to Houston’s
Continue ReadingBy KC Downey, Imani Fleming Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, N.H. (WMUR) — After more than 50 years, New Hampshire investigators on Wednesday announced the identity of a woman found dead in Marlborough. According to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, Nancy Gale Erickson, of Tampa, Florida, and Brattleboro, Vermont, was found
Continue ReadingBy Holly Tuggle Click here for updates on this story ANDERSON, S.C. (WYFF) — An Anderson County, South Carolina, woman has been arrested after deputies say they saved four dogs from cruel conditions. The Anderson County Animal Control Unit says they have charged a woman after they found her dogs living in deplorable conditions in
Continue ReadingBy Amari Saxton Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KOAT) — An Albuquerque mother and her son, who used Instagram and a 3D printer to traffic illegal machine gun conversion devices, were sentenced today in federal court. According to court documents, between Feb. 3 and Feb. 7, Joe Jasso, 21, used Instagram
Continue ReadingBy Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story HOLLISTER, Calif. (KSBW) — A “cyber-tip” from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led to the arrest of a Hollister mother now accused of performing lewd acts with a young girl and then posting pictures and videos on the internet. “Yeah, very graphic
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By Samantha Delouya and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s intensifying campaign against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hit a boiling point Thursday. Just two weeks after President Donald Trump sent a handwritten letter to Powell demanding lower interest rates, Russell Vought, Trump’s director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), accused
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — As friends and former costars continue to mourn actor Julian McMahon, more details about his death from cancer have been revealed in a new medical examiner’s office report. The actor, 56, died from lung metastasis as a consequence of head and neck metastatic cancer, according to a cremation approval
Continue ReadingPor Jimena De La Quintana, CNN en Español El presidente del Consejo de Ministros de Perú, Eduardo Arana, dijo este miércoles que “por el momento” no han autorizado invertir en un corredor ferroviario que China y Brasil planean que conecte a los océanos Atlántico y Pacífico ―a la altura del puerto peruano de Chancay. El
Continue ReadingBy Kate Saxton Click here for updates on this story CARROLLTON, Ga. (WJCL) — A Georgia 17-year-old is charged with killing her mother and stepfather after turning herself in to police. Investigators say Sarah Grace Patrick is responsible for the shooting deaths of Kristin and James Brock in their Carrollton home back in February. At
Continue ReadingBy Maddie Miller , Kelsey Jones Click here for updates on this story NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia (WTKR) — Seven inmates have been charged after escaping their cells and causing disorder inside the Newport News Jail last week, according to Sheriff Gabe Morgan. The following men are charged with willfully breaking cutting or causing damage in
Continue ReadingBy Jay Greene Click here for updates on this story NORFOLK, Virginia (WTKR) — Wednesday marks one month since the body of 21-year-old U.S. Navy sailor Angelina Resendiz was discovered in a wooded area of Norfolk’s Broad Creek neighborhood. Resendiz, a culinary specialist stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, was last seen in her barracks at
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Larché Click here for updates on this story KILL DEVIL HILLS, North Carolina (WTKR) — Randy Tillett did not plan on going to the Avalon Fishing Pier on June 24, but his girlfriend persuaded him to join her at the beach. “My girl got me off the couch from a nap after work,
Continue ReadingBy William Albert Click here for updates on this story PASCO, Wash. (KAPP) — Second Harvest Inland Northwest addresses rising food insecurity across Eastern Washington and North Idaho, with officials reporting an increasing number of working families seeking assistance from food banks and pantries. The organization has served communities in Washington and Idaho for 53
Continue ReadingBy Abel Garcia Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A Las Vegas business owner is feeling the impact of the deadly flooding in Texas as he watches the place that shaped him get washed away. Brian Buechner, owner of Big B’s Texas BBQ, is preparing to open a new location
Continue ReadingBy Christian Hudspeth Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — “Babies born this early face immense challenges, and yet Aaron showed us every single day that he was a fighter.” Those are the words of Dr. Caren Lipsky, a neonatologist at Sunrise Children’s Hospital. For the past few months, she and
Continue ReadingBy William Albert Click here for updates on this story PASCO, Wash. (KAPP) — The Port of Pasco moves forward with a major infrastructure expansion by opening the bidding process for a rail spur project at the Reimann Industrial Center, a development officials say will support significant regional economic growth. The multi-million dollar project, estimated
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