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By KAREN MORFITT Click here for updates on this story     DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — Years after the sale of the Denver Broncos, metro area communities are putting the money they received for youth programs to work. Seven surrounding counties that helped fund the stadium received funds, In Jefferson County the payment was more than $1

By DANIELLE RADIN Click here for updates on this story     ORANGE COUNTY, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Orange County authorities Friday detailed a crackdown on what they say is an organized crime scheme led by Romanian immigrants that target public assistance benefits recipients. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer held a news conference Friday, revealing the

By TODD FEURER, SAMAH ASSAD, MICHELE YOUNGERMAN, DAVID SAVINI Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — Taxpayers soon will be shelling out $2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman who was hit by a falling light pole in the Loop that had been rusting for years. On Monday,

By ADAM DUXTER Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — If you played the Minnesota Millionaire raffle, it might be worth taking another look at your ticket. Two million dollar tickets — one sold in Delano, another in Dundas — still haven’t been claimed nearly three weeks after the drawing. The

By HUNTER GEISEL Click here for updates on this story     MIRAMAR, Florida (WFOR) — A puppy on the verge of death was rescued on Friday by two selfless police officers in South Florida. According to Miramar Police, the officers were dispatched to the 6000 block of Southwest 27th Street in reference to a severely injured

By JOE BRANDT Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Dr. Claire Fagin, the first woman to lead any Ivy League institution and a former president and dean of the University of Pennsylvania, has died at age 97, Penn announced Tuesday. Fagin took over as interim president at Penn in 1993

By DAVE CARLIN Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — Police are investigating an 11-month-old boy’s death after they said he was burned by steam from a radiator in an apartment in Brooklyn. Officers responded to the building on East 14th Street in Midwood on Friday after getting a

By TAMMY MUTASA Click here for updates on this story     COHASSET, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Security camera footage recorded Friday in Cohasset on Lamberts Lane shows a pack of eight coyotes roaming the snow-covered landscape. Jeffrey Adler, who shared the video with WBZ-TV, said there’s a lot of wildlife in the area and he often sees

By Stephen Biddix Click here for updates on this story     MONTPELIER, Vermont (WPTZ) — In Montpelier, a bill was introduced that would create the Vermont Baby Bond Trust. The goal is to help give kids born into impoverished families the ability to be successful. If passed, any baby born after July of this year in

By Kathryn Williams Click here for updates on this story     MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — After two decades of caring for Boston Light, the U.S. Coast Guard’s last lighthouse keeper is retiring. Dr. Sally Snowman made history as the first woman named keeper of the oldest lighthouse in America. She makes history once again as

By Phil Tenser Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WCVB) — A 77-year-old Massachusetts grandfather is being celebrated for his 550th blood platelet donation. Ralph “Rocco” Russo, 77, was inspired to begin donating when his best friend’s then-14-year-old daughter was diagnosed with cancer in 1996. He kept on donating for 27 years. The

By Erika Tarantal Click here for updates on this story     BOURNE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — he Jerome family from West Roxbury has a special vision for the former Hoxie Elementary School site in Bourne. Steps from the Cape Cod canal, just two miles from the beach, Kristina Jerome said they want to create safe vacation apartments

By Carrie Hodgin Click here for updates on this story     CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (WXII) — An American Airlines flight attendant from Charlotte is accused of filming minors in aircraft bathrooms. Investigators said Estes Carter Thompson III, 37, of Charlotte, is charged with one count of attempted sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession

By WPBF Staff Click here for updates on this story     ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Florida (WPBF) — A St. Lucie County Fire District Firefighter helping first responders in Mexico. Firefighter and Paramedic Irael Gamez recently visited a volunteer fire department to in Puerpero, Michoacán to donate thermal imaging cameras. Those cameras will allow firefighters to navigate

By Sooji Nam Click here for updates on this story     RIVIERA BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — A local print shop in Riviera Beach not only gives back to the community but also works to give people a second chance at life. “I’m a convicted felon, made some bad choices young. It took a toll on my

By Sheldon Dutes Click here for updates on this story     ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — f you were in an emergency and called 911, you’d expect someone to answer, but that didn’t happen for Ana Ramos. She’s upset and concerned that her multiple calls for help went unanswered while she endured excruciating chest pain. “I

By Sanika Dange Click here for updates on this story     EUSTIS, Florida (WESH) — A farm in Eustis is hoping to change the way the next generation eats by teaching them how to plant their own food. The nonprofit is run by Melissa Goltermann, or Momma G, and her husband. It’s a labor of love

By Jaron May Click here for updates on this story     FORT MYERS, Florida (WBBH) — Isabela Aponte was born in Puerto Rico and moved to Fort Myers when she was three. As an athletic kid, she played tennis and karate growing up. Then last year, she got invited to Latvia. “I figured why not try

WCCO By Kirsten Mitchell Click here for updates on this story     STILLWATER, Minnesota (WCCO) — Despite a lackluster winter for snow, the World Snow Sculpting Championship are carrying on thanks to snow-making crews from Afton Alps. “We train all year long just to be in shape to do this kind of work,” said Carlos Miguel

By Kirsten Mitchell Click here for updates on this story     STILLWATER, Minnesota (WCCO) — Despite a lackluster winter for snow, the World Snow Sculpting Championship are carrying on thanks to snow-making crews from Afton Alps. “We train all year long just to be in shape to do this kind of work,” said Carlos Miguel Ramirez