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By Craig Smith Click here for updates on this story     TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — Jealousy, fire, and a gun all figure into a case of a woman shot to death and a man locked in jail. KGUN 9 has more on the murder of Bailea McDermott and the charges against Avanti Pitko. Bailea McDermott died

By Alexis Ramanjulu Click here for updates on this story     HEREFORD, Arizona (KGUN) — Joy Vanveen left her house last Monday for a quick trip to Benson. Little did she know that would be the last time she would be able to step through her front door. “I was just so frantic,” Vanveen said. “I

By Peter Maxwell Click here for updates on this story     MICHIGAN (WXYZ) — The Michigan House is scheduled to discuss bills related to distracted driving Tuesday during a hearing for the Transportation, Mobility, and Infrastructure Committee. The group is trying to expand Michigan’s texting and driving ban to include holding or using a cell phone

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — New video shows a man smashing glass at a Minneapolis mosque. Early Monday, worshipers saw the man trying to get inside the Umatul Islam Mosque, located on 2nd Avenue South near East Lake Street. The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic

By MARLEE GINTER Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — It’s been more than a year since California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation making ethnic studies a high school graduation requirement. While the mandate doesn’t go into effect until 2030, schools in our area have already rolled it out – including at

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — One of the caveats of marijuana legalization in Missouri and Illinois has been the expungement of convictions and arrests. Many who were charged and jailed on pot-related charges have filed to get them taken away. In Illinois, expungements started in

By Jon Kipper Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The Missouri House of Representatives is expected to soon debate a bill allowing for firearms on public transportation, allowing concealed carry holders to bring a gun on to MetroLink, or any public transportation, for self-defense. On the other side of

By Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — Normally, elephants eat bananas whole, skin and all. But one elephant at the Berlin Zoo likes to peel some of her bananas first — a skill researchers believe she learned from watching humans. It’s a unique behaviour that

By Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — A supermassive black hole flying through space has left behind a trail of newborn stars twice as long as the Milky Way, a phenomenon researchers say they have never seen until now. Researchers detailed the discovery, caught accidentally by

By Paul Drewes Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU (KITV) — Oahu surfer Mike Morita lost a foot in Sunday’s shark attack. But according to his son, he hasn’t lost his sense of humor — or his positive outlook on life. Morita’s family say the 58-year-old is in good spirits as he recovers,

By TW Starr Click here for updates on this story     SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A nasty situation with sewage flowing through their yard has a Shreveport couple desperate for help and answers. Bailey Rushing and his fiancée Megan Taylor live in north Shreveport near Blanchard. It’s a beautiful part of the parish, but not when

By Kristy Kepley-Steward & Madison Smith Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Registered nurses at Mission Hospital rallied Monday morning to highlight their patient safety concerns, including a reported increase in workplace violence, broken equipment and unsafe staffing. “HCA is at it again with prioritizing profits over patient care,”

By DONALD PADGETT Click here for updates on this story     MICHIGAN (Advocate Channel) — A case before the Michigan Supreme Court involving a lesbian relationship that turned sour could set a precedent for child custody cases involving LGBTQ+ families elsewhere in the country. In the case, Carrie Pueblo v. Rachel Haas, the state’s highest court

By CHRISTOPHER WIGGINS Click here for updates on this story     ILLINOIS (Advocate Channel) — Although Adam Motz always expected that parenting would be full of adventures, he never imagined that he would share his parenting journey on social media with hundreds of thousands of followers as part of the dynamic Illinois LGBTQ+ TikTok family 2

By JACOB OGLES Click here for updates on this story     ORLANDO, Florida (Advocate Channel) — Out politician Carlos Guillermo Smith is making a return to Florida politics. The Orlando Democrat on Friday filed to run for Florida Senate. Smith first won election to the Florida House months after the Pulse shooting rocked his community. “I