Student fired at officers at Tennessee school, was killed
The Knoxville Police Department said in a tweet Monday afternoon that multiple people were hurt in a school shooting including a police officer.
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11-year-old fatally shot by child who found gun in vehicle at Walmart, police say
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — An 11-year-old boy has died after he was shot by a child who found a handgun while inside a vehicle in a Walmart parking lot in Dallas Sunday afternoon, police said. Police said they responded to the shooting at around 12:40 p.m. at the location
Continue Reading Family awaits word from landlord as conditions deteriorate in rental home
Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, La. (KTBS) — A Shreveport man says he’s falling deeper in debt as his rental home falls apart but his landlord hasn’t responded. Ricardo Wray told KTBS 3 he lost his job because of COVID-19 and acknowledged being behind on his rent. But his living situation has
Continue ReadingCommunity split about metal bars on benches deterring homeless
Click here for updates on this story LODI, California (KOVR) — There’s a literal divide in Lodi on how to handle the homeless population in the downtown area. New metal bars have appeared on benches, meant to deter people from sleeping there. Though, there’s still mystery surrounding who’s behind it. “They’re everywhere – and on
Continue Reading Woman with willing liver donor fighting to have rare treatment covered by insurance
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — After a devastating diagnosis, a Humboldt Park woman was desperate to find a treatment that would allow her to see her daughters graduate high school. She found it, but her health insurance said no twice. But CBS 2’s Marie Saavedra started making calls and learned
Continue ReadingMom on mission to find daughter’s killer
Click here for updates on this story NATOMAS, California (KOVR) — A grieving mom is on a mission to find her daughter’s killer. Six months after 19-year-old Sarayah Redmond was shot and killed in a Natomas apartment, there has still not been any arrest. Every Friday for four months, loved ones marched and chanted for
Continue Reading Cicada emergence this summer could impact outdoor weddings, experts say
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ) — When you think of noise attributed to weddings, you think of laughter, tears, and music. But in about a month, any outdoor wedding or reception in the area will also have the sounds of cicadas. Maryland is expected to be a hotspot for Brood
Continue ReadingParents outraged after crews dismantle roadside memorial to deceased son
Click here for updates on this story HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (WCBS) — Some roadside memorials are being torn down in an effort to clean up one Long Island village. The actions brought heartache for families who are now calling for change, CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reported Friday. Flowers and photos are back outside Lincoln Park in Hempstead
Continue Reading ‘Work gyms’ helping remote employees be more productive
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, FL (WFOR) — Working from home comes with its perks and pitfalls, including plenty of distractions. More people are logging into online workspaces to be more productive. When Michael Taschuk needs to really focus, he turns on his web camera and logs onto Ultraworking. The online workspace
Continue Reading Woman arrested after hit & run crash that killed federal judge claimed she was Harry Potter
Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (WFOR) — A North Lauderdale woman charged in a fatal hit and run crash that killed a federal judge and injured a child claimed she was Harry Potter. On Friday, police arrested Natasia Snape, 23, after they say she drove onto a Boca Raton sidewalk
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2 Virginia police officers used excessive force, threatened Army officer during traffic stop, lawsuit says
A US Army officer is suing two Virginia police officers after they pointed guns at him, pepper sprayed him and pushed him to the ground during a traffic stop last December for what the officers believed was a missing license plate on his new SUV. The lawsuit by 2nd Lt. Caron Nazario, who is Black
Continue Reading Student who hung noose off dorm room balcony expelled
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Officials at the University of San Francisco on Friday confirmed that the student who was found to have hung a noose from the balcony of his dorm room has been expelled from the school. Two Black USF students spotted a noose hanging from a
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Grandmother killed in shooting while sitting on her front porch
Click here for updates on this story DORCHESTER, MA (WBZ) — A grandmother in her mid-70s was shot and killed in Dorchester on Saturday while sitting on her front porch, according to the Boston Police Department. The shooting took place on Olney Street a little before 6 p.m. Boston Police Superintendent-in-Chief Gregory Long said the
Continue Reading A guide for Muslims observing Ramadan during the pandemic
This week, Muslims across the United States will begin observing another pandemic Ramadan. But this year’s holy month — marked by fasting, prayer, reflection and community — will be different than the last, as vaccines are now available and some Covid restrictions have been lifted. Still, health experts and community groups warn it’s not completely
Continue Reading 17-year-old killed after getting electrocuted by power line downed during severe weather
A Florida teen is dead after she stepped on a downed power line while trying to escape her burning car. Valentina Tomashosky, 17, was driving in Hernando County on Sunday and collided with a power line brought down by a fallen tree during severe weather, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Investigators said the teen’s
Continue ReadingA man trying to write an article on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre faced threats, resistance
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — A captain at the time with a National Guard infantry battalion, Ed Wheeler wasn’t overly worried about his own safety. He had a rifle and he knew how to use it. But there was his wife and their little boy to think about.
Continue ReadingPolice: Defendant in shooting of 5-year-old was trying to pre-empt retaliation
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — A man who fired into a vehicle in February and critically wounded a 5-year-old boy was trying to pre-empt anticipated retaliation for a fatal shooting last year, a Mobile police investigator testified Monday. Cpl. Joshua Coleman testified that Reginald Paul Pryor later told police
Continue Reading Voice from the past: Combat vet reconnects with long-ago platoon buddy
Click here for updates on this story NORTHERN CHEYENNE, Montana (Billings Gazette) — Laura Rockroads was in bed at her Busby home in 1970 when she heard a knock at the door. The mother of three answered each knock with “enter” in Northern Cheyenne. The door opened; a face she hadn’t seen in a year
Continue Reading A guide for Muslims celebrating Ramadan during the pandemic
This week, Muslims across the United States will begin observing another pandemic Ramadan. But this year’s holy month — marked by fasting, prayer, reflection and community — will be different than the last, as vaccines are now available and some Covid restrictions have been lifted. Still, health experts and community groups warn it’s not completely
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George Floyd’s brother Philonise takes the stand in Derek Chauvin’s trial
Philonise Floyd, George Floyd’s younger brother, took the stand Monday in Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial as prosecutors tried to humanize the 46-year-old Black man. Minnesota is unique in that allows “spark of life” evidence in which the victim’s family or friends can speak about them on a personal level. The term stems from a 1985
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