Click here for updates on this story Davie, Florida (WFOR) — A Davie bird store owner is devastated after a thief stole 150 birds from his business. “It’s like someone ripped the heart out of my chest,” said Charlie Hong, who owns the Birdhouse on Stirling Road. The thief stole the birds after cutting through
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Even with slowed infection rates and increased vaccinations, officials say another devastating Covid-19 spike could be on the horizon depending on what the United States does next. “The question that hangs in the balance right now is, will we have a fourth surge?” Dr. Tom Frieden, the former director of the US Centers for Disease
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Click here for updates on this story Los Angeles (KCAL/KCBS) — Nine-time NBA All-Star and Los Angeles native Russell Westbrook announced Wednesday he is founding a new charter school in his hometown. The 32-year-old said he is launching the Russell Westbrook Why Not? Academy in South L.A., a middle and high school, grades 6-12. “I
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Click here for updates on this story Denver (KCNC) — An Instacart delivery driver in Denver received more than $10,000 in donations after his car was stolen last month. Emmanuel Tetteh of Ghana was targeted while making a grocery delivery to a home in Congress Park. Tetteh left his new Hyundai Elantra running, when someone
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Click here for updates on this story Texas (KTVT) — The extreme winter weather could cost more than any storm in Texas history. According to the Texas Tribune, the disaster could exceed 2017 damages from Hurricane Harvey — which cost the state $125 billion. A water tower looms over Interstate 30 after a snow storm
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago (WBBM) — Week after week – practically daily – we’re Working for Chicago and investigating problems with the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Today, the Morning Insiders found two women pleased with the system for months. Then 2021 hit. Now they’re swept up in IDES drama too.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Medford, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Stoneham man was arrested after he allegedly flashed a pellet gun with a laser sight at another driver during a road rage confrontation. Just before 11 a.m. Thursday, a woman said she was exiting Interstate 93 South on the ramp to the Route
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Montgomery County, Maryland (WJZ) — Police are investigating after someone found a swastika carved into a tree in a park in Montgomery County on Wednesday. U.S. Park Police said the carving, which has since been removed, was found in the Hillwood Manor section of Sligo Creek Valley Park.
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As we await the emergency approval of the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine, Mid-Missouri health officials are hopeful the inclusion of a third vaccine will benefit communities.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Kingsley, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Last year, the class of 2020 missed out on a lot. High school students who were juniors hoped that wouldn’t be their same fate in 2021. “I was really saddened by the fact that they had to go through that. I never really expected
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Little Rock, Arkansas (KFSM) — A Little Rock woman has become her mother’s own detective over 30 years after she was brutally murdered in 1989. “I just grew up my whole life with it being a lie. You know I was never told, it was always a secret,”
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We’ve all had at least one bad haircut in our lifetimes, and chances are, we remember how that bad haircut made us feel. Jason Smith, the middle school principal at Stonybrook Intermediate and Middle School in Indianapolis, Indiana, understood that feeling. And that’s why it was a no-brainer to jump into action for one of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Portland, Oregon (KPTV) — A church in Northeast Portland wants to get the word out about its display of crosses that were damaged overnight. The colorful crosses on the lawn of Augustana Lutheran Church are in memory of the hundreds of people who died crossing the border in
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Here’s a look at Japan, a country of islands located off the eastern coast of mainland Asia. About Japan (from the CIA World Fact Book)Area: 377,915 sq km Population: 124,687,293 (July 2021 est.) Median age: 48.6 years (2020 est.) Capital: Tokyo Ethnic groups: Japanese 98.1%, Koreans 0.4%, Chinese 0.5%, other 1% Religion: Shintoism 70.4%, Buddhism
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Just one dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine can induce a strong enough immune response in people who have already had Covid-19 that it could protect from future disease, according to two new papers published in the journal The Lancet on Thursday. In the United States, the vaccine is authorized as two doses taken 21 days
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Following a car accident Tuesday morning in California that resulted in significant leg injuries and required an extraction from his vehicle by first responders, Tiger Woods now begins the arduous recovery process. A new chapter began Thursday with his transfer to a second Los Angeles-area hospital for “continuing orthopedic care and recovery,” according to a
Continue Reading Days after a winter storm put Texas at a standstill and her home’s water pipes burst, Opal Lee headed to the nation’s capital. Her years-long push to get Juneteenth recognized nationwide had to go on. “I refuse to let the efforts we’ve made down the vine,” said Lee, a 94-year-old activist from Fort Worth on
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Click here for updates on this story Redondo Beach, California (KABC) — A 9-year-old Redondo Beach girl cried for joy when her mother told her she would finally be returning to school, in heartwarming video captured by her family. Most schools throughout Southern California have been closed for nearly a year now because of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Andy Nelson spent many days as a father trying to instill in his children a heart and compassion for those experiencing homelessness. Three days after his body was found under an east Tulsa overpass, his adult daughter wondered what more could have been
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Bridgeport, Connecticut (WFSB) — A local landlord is facing charges, accused of performing lewd acts in front of his tenants. Police have arrested 71-year-old Manuel Morales, of Bridgeport. He’s accused of performing a lewd act numerous times while watching a female tenant and her children through an opening
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