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Click here for updates on this story     MARION COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — As communities rebuild from the ashes of the devastating wildfires that destroyed Oregon cities last summer, there’s stories of giving coming out of the arduous processes to reconstruct towns and cities. The beginning stages of rebuilding Mt. Horeb Baptist Church are taking shape

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The scene that unfolded in a northeast Portland neighborhood Tuesday afternoon sounds like it belongs in an action movie. Neighbors saw what appeared to be a car chase, followed by several gunshots and an SUV crashing through the corner of a home’s garage, leaving

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A child is recovering after nearly drowning at an apartment complex pool in Madison on Monday. Nashville Fire tell us crews responded to Amalie Apartments on Kate Street around 9 p.m. after calls came in about a child who fell into a swimming pool. Officials

Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — It’s blight and a safety hazard St. Louis City residents say needs to be towed away. Anita White Tramble says the deteriorating conditions of two vehicles on her street are indicators that the cars were intentionally dumped and left in front of her home

Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Newly-released video shows a corrections officer at the St. Louis City Jail opening an inmate’s cell to allow two other men to attack him. The four-minute jailhouse footage shows two male inmates walking up to talk to corrections officer Demeria Thomas at the podium

Click here for updates on this story     NORTH HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Three Amazon warehouse employees are facing charges, accused of stealing more than $50,000 worth of merchandise while on the job. North Haven police have arrested Teyska Miranda, Carlennys Matos-Romero, and Nelson Feliciano. The arrests came after police were notified that Amazon discovered inventory

Click here for updates on this story     COBB County, Georgia (WGCL) — Neighbors in a Cobb County community are stunned. Residents said they were shocked to learn that the man living in a home on Forest View Trail in Smyrna is accused of impersonating a police officer. “It’s really scary that something like this would

Here’s a look at the life of Sonia Sotomayor, associate justice of the US Supreme Court. Personal Birth date: June 25, 1954 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Sonia Maria Sotomayor Father: Juan Sotomayor, factory worker Mother: Celina (Baez) Sotomayor, nurse Marriage: Kevin Edward Noonan (August 1976-October 1983, divorced) Education: Princeton University, A.B.,

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the spread of coronavirus is moving faster than the global vaccine rollout, adding that a Group of Seven (G7) pledge to donate hundreds of millions of shots falls short of what is needed now. “I welcome the announcement that G7 countries will donate

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Toronto Western Hospital has closed its COVID-19 unit as infection numbers continue to decline across Ontario. Infectious disease expert Dr. Abdu Sharkawy, who works at the hospital, said on Twitter he was “thrilled” to report that the unit officially closed on Monday. “Let’s

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new survey suggests about 20 per cent of vaccine-hesitant Canadians would lie about their COVID-19 vaccine history if injections were required for international or domestic travel. The 2021 Smart Traveller Survey, conducted by the Travel Health Insurance Association of Canada (THIA), found

The Senate has unanimously passed a resolution establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US. It needs to pass the House and be signed by President Joe Biden to become law. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with