Click here for updates on this story UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (WJZ) — Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced Tuesday the indictment of David Crawford, a former Laurel Police Chief. He has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, first-degree arson, and lesser related offenses. In 2019, investigators began to link fires across Maryland involving
Continue Reading Here is a list of the deadliest mass shootings in modern US history (1949 to present). Suicides, gang-related incidents and deaths resulting from domestic conflicts are not included. “Deadliest” includes shootings with 10 or more fatalities. Shooters are not included in fatality totals. Because there is no universal definition of mass shootings or central database
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One bright spot of the COVID-19 pandemic was less traffic on the roads, but that didn’t mean it was any safer. In fact, traffic deaths are up. Nearly 600 Marylanders lost their lives last year. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) said last year, 569
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The Missouri tourist town of Branson is ditching its mask mandate early after electing a new mayor who ran on a platform that called for doing away with it.
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Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet Wednesday to review blood clot cases among people who received the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. The CDC and the US Food and Drug Administration a day earlier recommended the US pause the use of the single-shot J&J vaccine after “six reported US cases
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Nearly 39% of Boone County’s population has gotten at least one vaccine dose and 25% are fully vaccinated.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GRATIOT COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A first responder is being hailed a hero after saving a man from a burning vehicle in St. Louis on Tuesday. On April 13, Keith Hunt and his partner Chloe Allen were transferring a patient in Gratiot County when they came across a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story College Students Give Feedback on COVID Vaccines (WTRT) — Will COVID vaccines be able to control the spread of the virus? As the US surpasses 30 million coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized three COVID-19 vaccines: Pfizer,
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Click here for updates on this story MERIDEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Meriden police have arrested a man accused of killing his brother. Last Saturday, police responded to Midstate Medical Hospital for the report of a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He later passed away. The victim was identified as 38-year-old Dante Smith. During the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A Houston man found a toddler walking alone at night on the I-45 feeder road while the child’s mother ate out with a friend, the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable said. Around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dominique Edwards was on his way home with his own
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Police say no one was hurt but two juveniles were detained after shots were fired early Wednesday in central Columbia.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, California (KGO) — A Division 1 football player from Concord is being credited for helping police apprehend a car break-in suspect. That same suspect was then caught on camera months later committing an even more heinous crime targeting Asian seniors. Dramatic surveillance video shows a police officer
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — April is Donate Life month and as part of the effort to encourage all Americans to register as organ donors and to honor those who saved lives through their gift of organ donation, Donate Life Northwest is holding its annual Gift of Life Awards
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — The 6-year-old girl critically injured in the Feb. 4 crash involving then-Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid is now back at home and recovering, her family says. The family posted an update this week, saying: Ariel is at home recovering, we hope that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — It seems the panic buying of paper products has slowed down. Sales of toilet paper dropped more than 32-percent in the 12 weeks ending April 3 compared to the same period a year ago. That’s according to market research firm Nielsen IQ, which tracks
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Reports that the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine may, in extremely rare cases, cause blood clots has dealt a fresh blow to the world’s vaccination drive, just weeks after similar concerns were raised over the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. On Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson said it would suspend shots across the United
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A Minnesota prosecutor could decide as early as Wednesday whether to charge a police officer who authorities say shot and killed a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb after a traffic stop — a shooting that has sparked three nights of protests. The Washington County prosecutor is weighing charges for Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LEBANON, Tennessee (WSMV) — Police are still investigating the double murder-suicide that took place in two counties on Monday. Shaun Varsos killed his wife and her mother in their Whispering Oaks Drive home in Lebanon on Monday morning before he returned to Nashville where he died from an
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta Public School employees will a bigger paycheck after a school board vote. During its school board meeting, education leaders unanimously approved a year-end 2% salary increase and a retention bonus for employees. Funding for the pay adjustments will come from local revenue as well
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Leaving middle seats vacant on airplanes can significantly reduce a passenger’s risk of being exposed to the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, a new study suggests. The risk of being exposed to the virus may be reduced by 23% to 57% on single-aisle and twin-aisle aircraft when middle seats are vacant compared with a full occupancy
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