Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — An assessment of the Albany Police Department identified the obvious — a shortage of officers on the streets — as one of key findings, but also suggested that the shortfall is greater than previously thought. The report from BerryDunn presented on Tuesday to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Asheville Police Department has released a photo of a tattoo in hopes of identifying a man in critical condition. He has brown hair and blue eyes. He has several tattoos on his body, with the most distinct being a cassette tape with
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Authorities in Belgium are still hunting for a far-right extremist who had threatened one of the country’s top doctors and had a rocket launcher in his car. The man, identified by police as 46-year-old former soldier Jurgen Conings, was last seen after leaving for work on Monday. Officers describe him as being 1.80 meters (5
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISON, Ohio (WLWT) — A restaurant in Harrison, Ohio, allows you and your friends to eat dinner inside a real bank vault. Heist + Co. opened in December 2019. The restaurant sits inside a renovated bank, which alludes to the restaurant’s bank theme throughout. The owners of Heist
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT DODGE, Iowa (KCCI) — A Fort Dodge mom says her child came home with more bite marks on his back than the months he’s been alive. She says her 10-month-old is still suffering from the incident. KCCI’s Tommie Clark has the claims against the day care, and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A Maine man who claimed he was being attacked by zombies and droids while firing a gun into the air in a grocery store parking lot is heading to prison. Gordon Falt admitted he fired the shots in October in Lee, prompting a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCIPIO, Millard County, Utah (KSL) — A man was taken into custody Wednesday after he allegedly stole a deputy’s SUV and fled in it, causing police to shut down I-15 for hours in both directions during a search that included officers being shot at, officials said. According to
Continue Reading Four-year-old Gus Hawkins IV, affectionately known as “Jett,” was thrilled to go to school and show off his new hairstyle when his mom Ida Nelson agreed that he could wear braids. Nelson said she was raising her kids to embrace their individuality and wanted Jett to feel confident with the texture of his hair. But
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May’s “flower” supermoon will grace the sky this Wednesday. This supermoon will be the closest moon to Earth in 2021, according to EarthSky. There are two to four supermoons each year. These lunar events are often a brilliant sight to see because they are brighter and larger than a normal full moon. The definition of
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The company is asking the commission to approve a plat of 80.77 acres on Paris Road to build a processed meat factory under the Swift Prepared Foods name.
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Rasha Abu Askar tested positive for Covid-19 less than two weeks ago. So too did her husband, Musa Abu Askar, leaving the couple unable to look after their four young children, a situation that many parents around the world have dreaded during the pandemic. But this couple live in Gaza and their problems are bigger
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John B. Moseley will head the university on an interim basis, according to a news release.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PEWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The class of 2021 has had an unusual senior year, to say the least. They’ve overcome a lot with the pandemic to get to graduation day. We recently met one senior who’s been working all year to bring people together, even while we’ve been
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A Kenosha firefighter and his bride got a surprise visit at their wedding reception. An uninvited guest gave them a gift they will not soon forget. It was a Kenosha area transit worker. He was driving his street car Saturday and spotted something on
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The 11-year-old girl who fought off an alleged kidnapping attempt this week credited “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” for some quick thinking that helped authorities identify a suspect. In an interview with NBC’s “Today Show,” the girl identified as Alyssa said she marked her attacker with the blue slime she had been playing with
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Aaron Harris pleaded guilty in late April to first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the death of E’quan Spain, 19, on Sept. 14, 2019.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (WRAL) — On Thursday morning, members of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Black caucus will hold a silent protest over a battle for a professor’s tenure. In April, Nikole Hannah-Jones was hired to be the Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism. Hannah-Jones is a New York
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — Last week, after Gov. Roy Cooper lifted the mask mandate but recommended that those who aren’t fully vaccinated still wear a mask, Hisine McNeill, owner of Alpha Dawgs restaurant in southeast Raleigh, reached out to the state to see how business owners would
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A tire came off a tractor-trailer and hit another semi, causing a crash that shut down eastbound Interstate 70 early Thursday in Callaway County.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIDTOWN MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — It has been more than a month since a beloved Mobile Catholic school teacher was killed in a heartbreaking house fire in Midtown. We now know at least one way St. Mary Catholic School is working to honor Lillis Lewis. They will be
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