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Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — As India continues to attempt to contain a massive outbreak of COVID-19 that has killed more than 266,000 people, a prominent nine-year-old climate activist is taking matters into her own hands and using her online influence to save lives. In the last few

An orphaned black bear cub that was suffering from injuries received during Colorado’s biggest wildfire is running free in the Rockies after wildlife officials spent nearly five months nursing him back to health. The yearling bear was released into the wild on May 5 in the mountains in Larimer County near Fort Collins, according to

Click here for updates on this story     PRICHARD, Alabama (WALA) — Friday was a gorgeous day, perfect for youth sports or just hanging out in the park. Just one problem in Prichard – they’re all closed. Even as other cities long ago reopened their parks and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has lifted all COVID-19 restrictions,

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — After 15 months worth of sacrifice and changes because of COVID-19, soon glaring signs of the pandemic, like roped off pews and masks, will be stripped away from many Catholic churches across South Alabama. Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi addressed priests of the Archdiocese of

Click here for updates on this story     FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A businessman has been sentenced for dumping nearly 48 million gallons of untreated landfill wastewater into the Flint sewer system. Robert Massey, the president and owner of Oil Chem Inc., located at W. 12th Street, was charged with violating the clean water act. He’s

Click here for updates on this story     FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — With spring here, lots of people have been doing some sprucing up in their yard but as with many things during this pandemic, COVID-19 has now affected yard waste pick-up too. “This is just something this experience that we work on our way through,”

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The current Seattle Seahawks Safety Ugo Amadi is giving back the community that helped raise him. The former Former Overton Bobcats star gathered some of his NFL buddies to help him distribute shoes to students at Rose Park Middle School. “Getting new shoes, I

Click here for updates on this story     SPRINGVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — For 17 months, a Navy veteran Carl Holland hasn’t been able to see his own benefits. Why? Because he says the VA system accidentally linked his name to a complete stranger he’d never met. Issues with his health, Holland says, stems from his time

Alireza Fazeli-Monfared’s future was brutally cut short last week when members of his family allegedly murdered him due to his sexual orientation, according to his partner and a LGBTQ rights group. The 20-year-old Iranian had hoped to escape the country, where he felt stifled by the Iranian regime’s restrictions on homosexuality, and had dreams of

Click here for updates on this story     BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Buncombe County Schools announced Friday, May 14, that a COVID-19 cluster was identified at Enka High School. School officials say seven lab-confirmed cases were linked to one another. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services defines a cluster as five

Click here for updates on this story     HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A special dedication was held Friday in Hendersonville in memory of a fallen deputy. Ryan Hendrix died in the line of duty last September while responding to a break-in call. On Friday, the Henderson County Law Enforcement Center was renamed in his honor.

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Police say a suspect is facing numerous charges after pushing a woman into traffic, burning a power pole and fighting with officers. On Thursday at 2:52 p.m., a call came in regarding a suspect seen pushing a woman into the street near Southeast 36th

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — Anthony Powe owns a business with a service that’s in high demand right now. It’s a mobile gas station. “We actually have a meter that tells us how many gallons was pumped in your car,” said Powe, owner of Charlotte-based Fuel Concierge. “I been getting

Five people were shot, two fatally, during a gathering early Saturday on the South Side of Chicago, police said. Detectives were searching for a yet to be identified person who fled the scene — described by the fire department as a yard party in the Gresham section. A 26-year-old man was shot in the head

Delaware State University is cancelling more than $700,000 in student loans for recent graduates hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. DSU will cancel $730,655 for more than 220 people, the school announced this week. “The average eligible student will qualify for about $3,276 in debt relief,” according to the statement from the historically black, public