Police departments in communities northwest of Phoenix, Arizona, told CNN there were multiple shootings in the region Thursday afternoon. “We have two people confirmed shot in random acts,” Surprise Police Sgt. Greg Welch told CNN. He said there were multiple shooting locations but could not provide an exact number. Police in the community of Peoria,
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Dozens of brown pelicans have been attacked and injured in California, with whoever is responsible snapping some of the birds’ wings. More than 30 injured brown pelicans have been found between San Clemente and Huntington Beach, Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center of Orange County said in a statement. Of those, 22 birds had compound fractures,
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A north Georgia police officer and a suspect are dead after the officer was dragged by the suspect’s car and the suspect was shot Wednesday, authorities said. Holly Springs police Officer Joe Burson, 25, and at least one other officer had stopped Ansy Dolce on suspicion of speeding on Holly Springs’ eastern edge just after
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Watch the signing ceremony in the player below. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law legislation establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday is the first federal holiday established since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983 and becomes at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — While Anh ‘Peng’ Taylor was recovering Thursday from the wounds suffered in a vicious attack on a San Francisco street, her family began sharing details of her amazing journey from war-torn Southeast Asia to the Bay Area. The 94-year-old was born in Haiphong in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EAST GOSHEN TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KYW) — It was an emotional homecoming in Chester County for a man who has been battling COVID-19 since December. A huge crowd gathered to welcome home Kevin Culbertson on Barker Drive in East Goshen Township. He was most recently hospitalized at Hershey Medical
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A message was posted on the door of the Family Dollar in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood. “Staff quit. Y’all be easy,” the note read. The sign wasn’t on the door when KDKA showed up on Wednesday, and the store was open with one only worker inside
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico Public Safety Department is investgiating a drive-by shooting of a vacant house on Wednesday evening. Officers responded at 9:25 p.m. to a report of gunshots on the 600 block of N. Craig. Officers report finding evidence of a white, four-door car had driven through the area and one of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A suspected serial killer who authorities say shot and killed a Dunkin’ manager during an armed robbery earlier this month has been charged with murdering his own mother. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner approved murder charges Wednesday against Keith Gibson in connection to the February
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — It was raining marijuana earlier this month in Brooklyn. Police say a 29-year-old man threw a garbage bag full of pot off a rooftop during an attempted armed robbery in Sunset Park. The marijuana scattered onto the sidewalk below, where people scrambled to pick
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — They say no good deed goes unpunished. Police are searching for a man and woman accused of stealing thousand of dollars in cash from a stranger who offered to help them feed their family. It happened around 2 p.m. on May 27 near Park
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story McKINNEY, Texas (KTVT) — Snakes On A Plane was a 2006 action movie, but snake in a car was a 2021 reality for a McKinney man. McKinney Police Officer Chance Steele was there to help when a man found one in his car while leaving the parking lot
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story REVERE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It’s the day timing was everything for Gina Ugi, her windshield suddenly shattering as a massive pipe came crashing down as she drove through the Sargent Street underpass in Revere. “I was so startled; it came right down on me,” said Ugi. “It was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — In the latest example of car break-ins in San Francisco, a witness captured video of thieves breaking into a car at Lombard St. and making off with bags and suitcases as tourists watched. The break-in happened at around 2:30 p.m. at Lombard and Hyde
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — In Locust Point, Susan McArdle is known by another name. “Some kids in the neighborhood…they call me the rock lady,” she laughed. She and her daughter, Quinn, took up rock decorating at the start of the pandemic. “We could go out for a walk and
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A balloon release was held Wednesday night for the victims of a mass shooting in Chicago, but it was also about releasing pain – as the repeated mass shootings cause lasting damage. There were two mass shootings in 24 hours this week – one in
Continue Reading Some Connecticut communities could lose out on their share of a multimillion-dollar grant from the state’s casino fund unless their public schools stop using Native American nicknames or mascots. A provision in the 837-page budget implementer bill that is on its way to Gov. Ned Lamont after clearing the state legislature would bar the communities
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story RANDALL’S ISLAND, New York (WABC) — A group of NYPD K-9s graduated on Wednesday during a ceremony on Randall’s Island. The 10 K-9 officers are named after fallen NYPD officers who died in the line of duty. Among others, their names honor Rafael Ramos, who was ambushed and
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) — The city of Newark is paying tribute to George Floyd with a new statue in front of City Hall. Mayor Ras Baraka, actor and filmmaker Leon Pickney and artist Stanley Watts unveiled the 700-pound bronze statue on Wednesday afternoon. The statue was commissioned
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