Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — There is $25,000 reward for information in the shooting death of a MetroLink security guard killed Sunday morning at the Delmar station. The victim has been identified by family as James Cook, a husband and father of two. “He was the greatest guy,” said
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Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Neighbors in the Powellhurst-Gilbert area of Portland say they need more communication and information to address violent crime right in front of their homes. Dozens of them signed a letter to city leaders asking for details on what can help. FOX 12 first spoke
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A new law that decriminalizes possession of small amounts of drugs goes into effect through Oregon on Monday. Voters passed Measure 110 in the November election, and Oregon is the first state in the country to have a rollback like this. Possession of common
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To the 28-year-old high school teacher, the expectation of a return to relative normalcy that came with mass coronavirus vaccination efforts is fading fast. “There was that sense of hope and then, all of a sudden — I’m not saying that it’s been dashed — but it feels like everything is still up in the
Continue Reading Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson is recovering from surgery after being hospitalized for abdominal discomfort. Jackson, 79, was recently admitted to the hospital where he received routine medical observation and “successful” surgery, according to a statement from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Chicago-based organization that Jackson heads. Jackson is now resting. “He is in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PALMDALE, California (KABC) — A 17-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man were killed late Saturday evening in a hit-and-run collision in Palmdale, prompting a search for a suspect who fled the crash site on foot, authorities said. Deputies responded shortly before 10:30 p.m. to the area of 10th
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Asheville police have charged two individuals after they say threats were made during a dispute over takeout food. The Asheville Police Department (APD) has charged and arrested two people who are accused of threatening staff at Ay Caramba with firearms after an argument
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of Grammy-winning singer Tony Bennett, famous for his signature song “I Left my Heart in San Francisco.” Personal Birth date: August 3, 1926 Birth place: Queens, New York Birth name: Anthony Dominick Benedetto Father: John Benedetto, grocer Mother: Anna (Suraci) Benedetto, garment worker Marriages: Susan (Crow) Benedetto (2007-present); Sandra
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA ) — Just hours after her final conversations with friends, Heather Pfefferkorn died Saturday night after fighting COVID-19 for more than two weeks. Across Mobile and beyond the well known event planner and owner of The Pillars in midtown was key to countless cherished life
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China has said it is cracking down on a crime ring making “fake vaccines” for Covid-19 that has been running since September, state media report. Police departments in Jiangsu, Beijing and Shandong have arrested more than 80 people involved in producing more than 3,000 fake Covid-19 vaccine doses, Xinhua News Agency reported. Xinhua said China’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TROY, Michigan (WNEM ) — A “vulnerability” in the scheduling tool Beaumont Health uses allowed 2,700 people to register for an unauthorized COVID-19 vaccine appointment, the hospital said. The hospital noticed the unusual activity on Saturday and shut it down. A user took advantage of the vulnerability in
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LAWRENCEVILLE. Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — She’s only 12, but Alexandra “Alex” Simpkins has a firm plan for what she’d like to do with her life. And she’s got the business to show it. Simpkins, a seventh-grade student at Richards Middle School in Lawrenceville, says she wants to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, Illinois (WQAD) — The Moline – Coal Valley School District held a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Wharton Field House on Saturday for teachers and district staff. School district administrators said they planned to vaccinate about 400 teachers and staff. Staff checked in and then waited at individual
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Evelyn Aub is a spunky senior who doesn’t reveal her age to anyone. But she admits that she qualifies to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in Florida, which means she’s at least 65 years young. “I’m completely independent,” Aub said. “Happy as a lark.” Aub says her home in Palm Beach County, Florida, is her safe
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VERNON, Connecticut (HBJ) — In what is believed to be a first in the country, Vernon officials have made a deal with Uber to bring people to vaccine clinics. Town officials, using COVID relief funding provided by the state, have contracted with Uber Health, based in New York
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Columbia firefighters say two early Monday morning residential structure fires caused thousands in damage..
Continue Reading The United Arab Emirates’ first mission to Mars is almost ready for a rendezvous with the red planet. The Emirates Mars Mission, known as the Hope Probe, will go into orbit around Mars on February 9. The mission was one of three that launched to Mars from Earth in July, including NASA’s Perseverance rover and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BELLA VISTA, Arkansas (KFSM) — Goodwill Industries of Arkansas is reaching out for the public’s help to find the owner of a special memory box. According to Goodwill, the memory box was among some donations at a store in Bella Vista. It contained some special items that belonged
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BELLA VISTA, Arkansas (KFSM) — A Bella Vista man was arrested Thursday (Jan. 28) in connection with child exploitation. According to court records, John Douglais Marbes, 87, of Bella Vista has been charged in connection with distribution, possession or viewing of sexually explicit child material, a Class C
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For years we’ve been telling the stories of thousands of migrant families that the US government separated. Moms like Beata Mejia, who sued to reunite with her son after the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy tore them apart. Children like Alejandro, who struggled to readjust to life after suffering trauma he never expected. And the
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