Month: July 2025

By WLS Staff Click here for updates on this story     DES PLAINES, Ill. (WLS) — Three members of a Chicago-area family, including two teenagers, died last week while on vacation in Mexico. The sister of Brenda Correa told ABC7 the 41-year-old Des Plaines woman and her sons, 15-year-old Leo and 13-year-old Armando, were killed by

By Daniel Macht, Michelle Bandur Click here for updates on this story     ESPARTO, California (KCRA) — A DNA testing process to identify the remains of the seven victims of the deadly fireworks warehouse explosion in the Esparto area is underway, Yolo County officials said Monday, as families camped out near the site await answers nearly

By Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story     MORGAN HILL, California (KSBW) — The ex-boyfriend of 18-year-old Marissa DiNapoli has been arrested on suspicion of her murder after being detained while entering the U.S. from Mexico. Martin Mendoza Jr., 20, was the last person seen with DiNapoli before her body was found at

By Ka’Tani Gouch Click here for updates on this story     FAYETEVILLE, Arkansas (KSHB) — A University of Arkansas student is stepping up to help after deadly flooding devastated parts of central Texas over the holiday weekend, including an all-girls Christian summer camp. “The owners Dick and Tweety are really what made it special,” Kate Krause,

By Andy Alcock Click here for updates on this story     LEAVENWORTH, Kansas (KMBC) — A courtroom packed with people listened to arguments involving a private company’s plans to bring Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, detainees to its Leavenworth facility. CoreCivic wants to house those ICE detainees at its Midwest Regional Reception Center. However, in

By Meghan Mosley Click here for updates on this story     Oklahoma (KOCO) — Every student in Oklahoma will be eating free lunch during the upcoming school year, according to a new directive sent out Monday by State Superintendent Ryan Walters. Hundreds of schools in the state already use federal funds to pay for their students’

By Jake Anderson Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A severe thunderstorm with strong winds hit the Omaha area Monday night, bringing down tree limbs and causing thousands of people to lose power. Christie Montalvo shared this ring camera video showing the strong winds hitting her front porch in the

By Marcus McIntosh Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Dennis Friest, a farmer of over five decades in Story County, says he feels relief and gratitude as the president signed significant tax legislation into law last week. “It’s been a long time coming,” Friest said. President Donald Trump’s decision

By Frank Sulkowski Click here for updates on this story     CLAXTON, Georgia (WJCL) — A sweet Southern staple is in the running to be named the ‘Coolest Thing Made in Georgia’. Claxton Fruit Cake has been nominated to compete in the annual contest put on by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Since 1910, Claxton Bakery,

By Alex Suckow, Jamie Mayes Click here for updates on this story     Indiana (WLKY) — Police in Indiana have arrested a Canadian man they say came to the United States and scammed seniors across the country out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Charlestown detectives said they began investigating Jia Hua Liu, 36, of Quebec,

By Jim Keithley Click here for updates on this story     UNION, Maine (WMTW) — Members of the Maine State Police are searching for a killer after a woman who went paddleboarding on Crawford Pond in Union was later found dead. The cause of death has not yet been revealed for 48-year-old Sunshine “Sunny” Stewart, of

By Arielle Mitropoulos Click here for updates on this story     KEENE, New Hampshire (WMUR) — One of the 1,500 people who marched to the U.S. Capitol in January 2021 says he does not want President Donald Trump’s pardon, and is looking to formally refuse it. “I caused a lot of hurt by being down there.

By Veronica Haynes Click here for updates on this story     ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A new bill aims to ban Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from covering their faces in Massachusetts. State Rep. Jim Hawkins, a Democrat representing Attleboro, is proposing legislation to ban law enforcement officers from wearing masks and personal disguises while on

By JD Franklin III Click here for updates on this story     ORLANDO, Florida (WXII) — National Weather Service confirms 4 tornadoes formed in North Carolina during Tropical Storm Chantal The National Weather Service has confirmed that four tornadoes touched down in North Carolina during Tropical Storm Chantal. Here’s a look at where they formed: Raleigh

By Allison Petro Click here for updates on this story     OSCEOLA COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — The estranged wife of suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez has bonded out of the Lake County jail following her arrest linked to an alleged illegal gambling operation. Her defense attorney tells WESH 2 that a judge signed an order

By Britt Leoni Click here for updates on this story     LEHIGH ACRES, Florida (WBBH) — Family and friends gather to celebrate the lives of two Lehigh Acres women who will turn 110 years old this summer. Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor

By WGAL staff Click here for updates on this story     CARROLL TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — WGAL News 8 has confirmed a man charged with giving alcohol to minors is a police officer in York County. Statements from the Carroll Township Police Department and the York County District Attorney’s Office confirm that Elias Martinez was employed