OR: PORTLAND POLICE RAPID RESPONSE TEAM RESIGNS
A police response team quits after they face scrutiny for their tactics during civil unrest in Portland, Oregon.
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Dozens of Portland police officers resign from team that responds to protests after member is indicted
About 50 officers assigned to the Portland police department’s crowd control team resigned one day after one of the team’s officers was indicted for allegedly using his department-issued baton to assault a protester last summer. The wholesale resignation of the police department’s Rapid Response Team (RRT) took place after a Multnomah County grand jury handed
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Individuals with disabilities shine in spotlight with theater program
Click here for updates on this story HAVERFORD, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — “I’ve said this from day one. In AWB, it doesn’t matter how you look, how you sound, how great your voice is,” said Will Thomas. “You’re just automatically included.” The 25-year-old from Wilmington, Delaware, says that if it were not for Acting Without Boundaries,
Continue Reading Report: 8-yo had scars ‘indicative of belt whippings’ before death
Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A newly-released state report reveals what happened when abuse was reported three weeks before 8-year-old Keyontae Holzendorf was found dead inside a hotel with “horrendous” injuries. The Child Fatality Report, released Thursday by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, includes information on the
Continue Reading 2 men killed in ambush shooting
Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — Houston police are searching for the gunman who ambushed and killed two men in northwest Houston. Police say just before 9 p.m. Thursday, the two men were pulling up to an apartment complex in a pickup truck on West Tidwell near Antoine. The suspect then
Continue Reading Neighbors evacuated in fire call out property owner
Click here for updates on this story VALLEJO, California (KGO) — The ABC7 I-Team is learning more about a grass fire that damaged eight homes and forced dozens to evacuate in Vallejo Tuesday night. Neighbors say they’ve been bracing for a fire to erupt over the past year, citing a controversial relationship with the property
Continue Reading 94-yo woman stabbed multiple times speaks from hospital
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — For the first time, the 94-year-old woman who was stabbed multiple times while on a walk in San Francisco is speaking from her hospital bed. Ahn Taylor, who goes by Peng, is recovering at San Francisco General Hospital after a man stabbed her in
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Students and teachers abducted by armed men in Nigeria’s Kebbi State, governor says
Several students and three teachers were abducted Thursday by armed men from a federal college in Nigeria’s north-western Kebbi State, State Governor Abubakar Bagudu told CNN. According to Governor Bagudu, the gunmen — locally known as bandits — raided the co-educational Federal Government College in Kebbi’s Birnin Yauri district on Thursday, killing a policeman in
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Wisconsin pharmacist who left Covid-19 vaccine vials out is sentenced to 3 years in prison
The Wisconsin pharmacist who tried tampering with vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine because he believed it was not safe for people was sentenced to three years in federal prison Tuesday. Steven Brandenburg, 46, of Grafton, pleaded guilty in February to two counts of attempting to tamper with consumer products with reckless disregard for the
Continue Reading Restaurants begin dishing out 20 percent Living Wage Fee to customers
Click here for updates on this story DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) — Pizzeria Toro is officially reopening its Durham doors Friday. When patrons start dining there again, they’ll notice something different on the bill. Owner Gray Brooks is introducing a 20 percent Living Wage Fee. “I hope it is going to be a trend because
Continue Reading Reward up to $20K after grandmother killed on her birthday
Click here for updates on this story NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) — Three months after the murder of a grandmother in Newark there are still no arrests. Now the reward for information about the killers has increased to $20,000. The Essex County sheriff is offering the reward hoping it will lead to the arrest and
Continue Reading Bear found dead in NY parking lot suffered “blunt force trauma”
Click here for updates on this story STATEN ISLAND, New York (WABC) — Wildlife officials have new details on the possible cause of death of a bear that was found earlier this week on Staten Island. According to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, the 2-year-old male bear suffered massive blunt impact trauma, likely
Continue Reading June 20 is World Refugee Day. Here are ways you can show support
Each year on June 20, World Refugee Day spotlights the bravery and strength of people forced to flee their home countries to escape war or oppression. More than 82 million people are now forcibly displaced worldwide, according to the United Nations, which established World Refugee Day in 2000. The UN declared this year’s theme: “Together
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Nadia Nadim’s journey from a refugee camp to PSG stardom
After leaving war-torn Afghanistan as a child, Nadia Nadim ended up in a refugee camp in Denmark. It was in that camp that she learned the game of football which has now led her to Paris Saint-Germain, one of the biggest clubs in the world.
Continue Reading Worker has foot severed by paving machine
Click here for updates on this story PLYMOUTH, Massachussets (WCVB) — A 51-year-old Massachusetts man who was working with a local paving company had his foot severed after a paving machine ran over his foot, the Plymouth fire chief said. First responders were called to Empire Road Thursday evening for the victim who was hurt
Continue Reading Businessman creates program to help recent high school grads get jobs
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — Jobs can be hard to come by, especially for Baltimore City high school students in search of a career. So a Baltimore businessman believes he has found a way to help many of them become employed. RE Harrington & Sons, just off 21st Street in
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Deck fire damages Mexico duplex
Firefighters were called to a duplex on Huntington Court at about 2:30 a.m. and found flames going through the roof of the building when they arrived, according to a Mexico Department of Public Safety news release.
Continue Reading homeowner shoots burglar found in home
Click here for updates on this story VICKSBURG, Mississippi (WAPT) — A man is recovering from injuries after being shot by a homeowner in Vicksburg who said she discovered him in her home without her permission. Vicksburg police responded to a shots fired call in the 900 block of Hillcrest Street at 11:10 a.m. Thursday
Continue Reading Fundraiser started for man who walks 17 miles for work
Click here for updates on this story MOORE, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A young Oklahoma man is getting noticed and going viral after people found out he walks nearly 17 miles for work. Donte Franklin told KOCO 5 he’s just happy to have a job and is willing to do anything to help his family. “My
Continue Reading Groups debate racism training for teachers
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — There were dozens of people who took the microphone in front of the Learning Community on Thursday night before they decided whether or not to approve a partnership with the Buffett Early Childhood Institute. It all started in 2020. The Buffett Early Childhood Institute
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