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By Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story     DENVER (KCNC) — Everyone on board a Southwest Airlines flight at Denver International Airport was evacuated safely Friday morning after a cellphone battery ignited. It happened on board Southwest Airlines Flight 3316 before 7 a.m. as the plane was getting ready to depart for Houston.

By Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story     LAKE LURE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Lake Lure is clear of 5,598 cubic yards of debris, totaling 407 dump truck loads, though debris piles are growing larger by the day. The trucks haul the debris to two lots, with one sitting behind Lake Lure’s Park

By Leanne Suter Click here for updates on this story     MORENO VALLEY, California (KABC) — A Moreno Valley high school teacher has been placed on administrative leave after he used profanity and made fervent anti-Trump remarks during a discussion with students. The teacher’s comments expressing disappointment in the election results were recorded and have gone

By Julie Sharp Click here for updates on this story     ANAHEIM, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Wish you were back on the bayou? Well, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure ride at Disneyland can take you there as it officially opens Friday, Nov. 15. With over a one-year closure, it’s a reopening and reimagining of the previous Splash Mountain

By Joseph Buczek Click here for updates on this story     DETROIT (WWJ) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer continued her annual tradition Thursday of pardoning a turkey ahead of Thanksgiving. This year’s turkey, Aidan Cluckinson, is named in honor of Detroit Lions Pro Bowl defensive end and Michigan native Aidan Hutchinson. Nearly 4,500 entries were submitted during

By Elyssa Kaufman Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Posters touting an apparently unauthorized Jeremy Allen White look-alike competition in Chicago this weekend have been popping up on social media. Flyers around the city confirm a Jeremy Allen White look-alike contest will take place on Saturday in Humboldt Park, on the

By Joe Brandt Click here for updates on this story     JACKSON TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (KYW) — Kingda Ka, the world’s tallest and formerly fastest roller coaster, has been retired along with the Green Lantern roller coaster as Six Flags Great Adventure makes room for two new roller coasters at the New Jersey theme park. After

By Steve Maugeri Click here for updates on this story     MIAMI (WFOR) — “Dawson’s Creek” star James Van Der Beek stunned fans when he revealed two weeks ago that he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at just 47 years old. And, statistics show more people under 50 are getting the diagnosis, including one woman who

By Beth Germano Click here for updates on this story     FITCHBURG, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A man was seriously hurt Thursday morning when a bus filled with passengers slammed into a terminal in Fitchburg. “I was in disbelief on what had happened. It happened very quickly,” said Ariana Paine, who was on the Montachusett Regional Transit

By Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WBZ) — Court hearings for alleged high-profile customers of a Massachusetts brothel network will be open to the public, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday. Last November, three people were arrested and accused of running the sex ring out of upscale apartment buildings in

By Kaicey Baylor, JT Moodee Lockman Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore woman is heartbroken after she said her cats were inside her car that was stolen from the Canton neighborhood on Tuesday. Officers responded to S Chester Street around 8:20 p.m. where a woman reported that she had

By Marvin Hurst Click here for updates on this story     DALLAS (KTVT) — Brandi Botello isn’t sure how she will get her pet spider monkey back. The 29-year-old said Dallas Police stripped her of “Jorgie Boy” during an alcohol-related crash where Botello disputes she was the passenger. The primate was in the car during the

By Adam Duxter and David Schuman Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — After more than a decade behind bars, Edgar Barrientos-Quintana is a free man. He had been serving a life sentence for a murder the county’s top prosecutor now says he didn’t commit. “You know it’s going to happen. The

By Daisy Kershaw Click here for updates on this story     FORT WRIGHT, Kentucky (WLWT) — A Fort Wright mom of four battling an extremely rare cancer is now helping in the fight for a cure. Five years ago, Kristy Seither was diagnosed with Neuroendocrine Cancer. She says it is so rare that most patients are

By Gladys Bautista Click here for updates on this story     BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — A Jackson-Olin high school senior and student-athlete was remembered Wednesday as an “upstanding student” who was “a favorite of the administration” and “a favorite of his peers.” “Ready to graduate, ready to embark upon life and find his path to, you

By Shayne Wright Click here for updates on this story     PALM BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — These days, Mike Vitanza, 67, has a lot on his plate. “I’ll spend two hours on the treadmill at 13 minutes, trying to get it down to 12,” said Vitanza. After working 33 years on Wall Street, he says he