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Click here for updates on this story     BEAVERTON, Oregon (KPTV Staff) — The Red Cross helped two families who were forced from their homes in two unrelated house fires in Beaverton early Wednesday morning. Fire crews with Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue say they were called to a home around 3:00 a.m. in the 5000

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Police in several Kansas City metro cities say a quick and costly crime is on the rise. Catalytic converter thefts are increasing once again. Someone cut a catalytic converter off a much-needed vehicle that belongs to the Mattie Rhodes Center. Staff at the

Click here for updates on this story     LEE’S SUMMIT, Missouri (KMBC) — A 4-year-old Lee’s Summit girl is battling leukemia during her favorite time of the year. You don’t see pink Christmas lights much but they’re on Sophia Maggard’s house. She was diagnosed with leukemia last summer. “Hers is a 2-and-a-half year treatment plan of

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — According to the Mobile Police, On Tuesday December 22nd around 8:42 p.m. they responded Roberts Brothers Condos on Dauphin Street in reference to a burglary. The victim stated that the subject entered her condo while she was sleeping on her couch and took multiple

Click here for updates on this story     PRICHARD, Alabamba (WALA) — Update 12/23/2020: Ex-Prichard Police officer Johnathan Murphy appeared today in front of Judge Zohgby for his bond hearing. The state was asking for 250k bond, no possession of firearms, and for the defendant to not to be employed as a law enforcement officer or

Click here for updates on this story     FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KFSM) — About five years ago, an outreach director with the Veteran’s Administration (VA) Clinic called Antioch for Youth and Family about two homeless vets they were planning to place in an apartment. They told Antioch the men had nothing, not even a fork. Charolette

It was set to be a Christmas to remember for all the wrong reasons. San Antonio Housing Authority staff had collected gifts for over 200 children who live at one of the city’s largest public housing complexes — and then, staff say, most of those gifts were stolen the night before they were supposed to

Click here for updates on this story     TOWANDA, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Sources tell Newswatch 16 that the Pennsylvania State Police conducted a search at the private law office of Bradford County District Attorney Chad Salsman on Tuesday. That source also tells us Salsman is under investigation for accusations of inappropriate behavior while he was acting

Click here for updates on this story     MESHOPPEN, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Three cats and eight kittens are sleepy and hungry after a long night in the cold. Police in Meshoppen said the cats were found around 6 p.m. Tuesday off Copper Head Lane, a rural road. The cats were left behind in a snowdrift near

The United Kingdom and European Union have reached a post-Brexit trade agreement after months of fraught negotiations, the British government said in a statement Thursday. The breakthrough averts a much-feared “no-deal” scenario that would have sparked economic chaos and risked major disruption to the flow of goods and medicines. “Deal is done,” read a statement

Rochelle Sykes worries that her west side Chicago neighborhood will be left out when the Covid-19 vaccine becomes widely available next year. The community, Sykes said, has no pharmacies or grocery stores within walking distance. And many of her neighbors don’t own cars and suffer serious health conditions such as obesity and diabetes. “If they’re

The biggest question this time of year is wondering where you can get a last-minute gift or recipe ingredient during the holidays. This year, most stores are closed for Christmas Day but are open Christmas Eve for any final shopping or curbside pick-up orders. Also, while most of these restaurants will be open nationwide, make

The mayor of Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday called for the “immediate termination” of a city police officer in the killing of a Black man who was described as a guest at the home where he was shot and “had committed no crime.” Speaking at a press conference hours after attending the funeral of another black

This year has been a tough one no matter where you live in the world, but discoveries beyond our planet and dazzling images of the cosmos provided a bright spot in 2020. Astronauts continued to safely travel to space, despite the pandemic, and even embarked on historic launches. And they taught us how to handle