Click here for updates on this story WEST BATH, Maine (WMTW) — A West Bath couple was wounded Wednesday morning when their 2-year-old shot them with a handgun. The incident was reported just before 8 a.m. on New Meadows Road. Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said the child picked up the gun that was on
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Click here for updates on this story STORRS, Connecticut (WFSB) — Chemicals, possible bomb-making materials, guns and drugs were seized during a search warrant execution in Storrs. State police said they arrested Scott Barber, 31, on Wednesday afternoon, at his home on Hillyndale Road. Investigators said they had intelligence that bomb-making materials could be in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (WXII) — A 14-year-old boy was shot early Thursday morning after a fight broke out at a Cook Out restaurant in Winston-Salem, police said. Winston-Salem police officers said they responded to the shooting at 3:17 a.m. Thursday. The preliminary investigation revealed that the shooting was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — A woman who found her dog lifeless on a grooming table in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood in November is speaking out. “Kobe was a very loving and energetic dog,” A.J. Ross tells Pittsburgh’s Action News 4. Ross took Kobe, a toy poodle, to the PetSmart
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Axum, Ethiopia — Eritrean troops are operating with total impunity in Ethiopia’s war-torn northern Tigray region, killing, raping and blocking humanitarian aid to starving populations more than a month after the country’s Nobel Peace Prize winning leader pledged to the international community that they would leave. A CNN team traveling through Tigray’s central zone witnessed
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Vaccinators across Mid-Missouri will begin to administer Pfizer’s Coronavirus vaccine to children ages 12 to 15 years old after the CDC recommended the use of the vaccine.
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The state trial for the three former Minneapolis Police officers accused of aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd has been postponed until March 7, 2022, so that a federal trial on civil rights charges can take place first, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill announced in a Thursday hearing, according to a pool reporter
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Here’s a look at the 2001 anthrax attacks, also referred to as Amerithrax. Facts about anthrax There are three types of anthrax infection: cutaneous (through the skin), inhalation (through the lungs; the most deadly) and gastrointestinal (through digestion). There has been a fourth type of anthrax identified as injection anthrax. This is common in heroin-injecting
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of Clint Eastwood, a filmmaker, actor, producer, director and composer. Personal Birth date: May 31, 1930 Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Clinton Eastwood Jr. Father: Clinton Eastwood Sr., corporate executive Mother: Margaret Ruth (Runner) Wood, homemaker Marriages: Dina Ruiz (1996-2014, divorced); Margaret “Maggie” Johnson (1953-1984, divorced) Children:
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Now that we’ve ticked past the one-year mark of Covid-19 safety restrictions, the calendar is scrolling once more through the same holidays that punctuated the early pandemic. Yet again, curtailed Purim and St. Patrick’s Day celebrations teed up a round of socially distant Passover Seders and virtual Nowruz, Easter and Ramadan gatherings. As the seasons
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Honolulu, HI (KITV) — With no gigs over the past year, Barry Flanagan — one of the founding members of the local music group “Hapa” — said he nearly starved to death. When the music stopped, the Na Hoku Hanohano award-winning artist lost his primary source of income.
Continue Reading Sharks are as fascinating as they are endangered, and scientists have been sounding the alarm on the rate at which shark populations are declining. Sixteen out of 31 oceanic shark species are now critically endangered or endangered, a study published in the journal Nature found earlier this year. The number of oceanic sharks and rays
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Missouri is seeing an increased interest in medical marijuana as dispensaries begin opening in the St. Louis area on an almost weekly basis. The latest data from the state shows 99,225 patients have been approved for medical marijuana cards. Right now there are
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO (KMOV) — Hikers and hunters could see potential changes coming to a busy wildlife area in St. Charles County. The Missouri Department of Conservation is investigating after a hiker was mistaken for a turkey and shot by a hunter Saturday afternoon at the Lewis
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A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expert said Wednesday that it’s OK to give the coronavirus vaccine alongside other vaccinations, a major boon for children and teenagers behind on their regular inoculations. Doctors and other clinicians were previously advised to avoid giving coronavirus vaccine within two weeks of any other vaccine. But Dr.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — A Beaverton man was indicted for his part in a scheme to steal and resell customer account details for popular streaming services, according to the U.S. District Attorney’s Office-District of Oregon. According to the indictment, between February 2018 to March 2019, Samuel Joyner, 30,
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The University of South Carolina accepted the resignation Wednesday of President Bob Caslen, who admitted he plagiarized part of a speech by the former head of US Special Operations Command during a weekend commencement speech. In a letter on Monday, Caslen said he was “truly sorry” for having shared a well-known quote by Admiral William
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAPHNE, AL (WALA) — Local suppliers and gas station owners on the Alabama coast say there’s no need for the area to panic related to the Colonial Pipeline shutdown – which has sent people scrambling to gas stations to fill up. They tell FOX10 News Mobile and Baldwin
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SILVERTON, OR (KPTV) — Oregon State Police say a 20-year-old man was arrested for multiple charges, including attempted murder, following an officer-involved shooting on Highway 214 Wednesday. Kenneth Williams Peden III, of Woodburn, is facing charges of first-degree attempted murder, second-degree attempted murder, unlawful use of a weapon
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Glencliff High students are taking their experiences during the pandemic and putting it all on paper. They’re calling it “The Quarantine Diaries of Glencliff High School.” The book was created by 9th graders in the Gear Up college readiness program. “They are the only 9th
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