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By Marcia Kramer Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — New York City is embarking on a landmark program to assess all public school students for dyslexia and provide targeted, specialized instruction to help them reach their full potential. It’s the largest, most comprehensive program in the nation and will help

By Kennedi Walker Click here for updates on this story     DALLAS (KTVT) — The Dallas City Council voted unanimously to ban the sale of puppies or kittens from pet stores in Dallas. Advocates of the Dallas Humane Pet Store Ordinance, like the SPCA of Texas, said it will help cut off the pipeline from puppy

By Caroline Cummings Click here for updates on this story     ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — The Minnesota House on Wednesday approved a proposal that would mark the most significant change to the state’s liquor laws since allowing Sunday sales. It would allow the state’s smaller breweries to sell four- and six-packs of beer to-go (currently,

By Darleene Powells Click here for updates on this story     HUNTINGTON PARK, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A massive stash of drugs was seized from a location in Huntington Park this week, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officials said. Two men were arrested and more than $3 million worth of drugs were seized by the Southeast Regional

By Jefferson Tyler Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Like everything else, food prices are going up. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the cost of food today is 9.4% percent higher than it was last year. Some farmers markets are offering residents some financial relief, by taking EBT, or

By Melanie Johnson Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The International Institute of St. Louis hopes to bring 1000 additional Afghan refugees to the St. Louis area in the next three years. “St. Louis is the place they can call home,” says CEO Arrey Obenson. Obenson said bringing in

By Nick Matoney Click here for updates on this story     MOUNT PLEASANT TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — State police said a burglary suspect slept in the bed of the master bedroom of a Westmoreland County home he had entered illegally. Christopher Sherrick, 35, of Irwin, is charged with burglary and other offenses connected to Thursday’s incident

By Madeleine Nolan Click here for updates on this story     HINDS COUNTY, Mississippi (WAPT) — Toby Price said he’s taking his fight to court after the Hinds County School Board upheld his termination over a children’s book. Price, former assistant principal at Gary Road Elementary School, was fired after he read “I Need a New

By Josh Copitch Click here for updates on this story     SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW) — Two Starbucks stores in Santa Cruz, California, voted to unionize, becoming the first two Starbucks store in California to do so. A third Santa Cruz store will vote to unionize in June. By a vote of 15 to two the

By Sarah Fili Click here for updates on this story     SARPY COUNTY, Nebraska (KETV) — Security video shows a group of vandals line up and nearly destroy an entire fence line outside a West Omaha home. Homeowners said the prank will cost more than money. The Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office said this is one of

By Kristin Pierce Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WISN) — Two Milwaukee children were robbed at gunpoint for their 4-month-old puppy, Coco. Alanna Vaughn and her little brother Izayah Savangvongsavanh are shaken up but OK. “They was asking how old was she, what’s her name, does she bite, and I didn’t

By Waverle Monroe Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — The Omaha Fire Department visited Oakdale Elementary School to hail three teachers as heroes for saving one of their students. Westside Community Schools staff Kim Briggs, Kim Reagan and Erin Hamilton went above and beyond to save a third-grader twice in

By Charly Edsitty Click here for updates on this story     ATASCOCITA, Texas (KTRK) — There’s an urgent search for a man who’s wanted in his wife’s murder in northeast Harris County. Leonardo Pimental-Lopez, 27, is accused of stabbing his wife, 21-year-old Nelaine Castellano, to death at a home in the 17500 block of Holroyd near

By Lauren Martinez Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A sign is turning heads outside Little Darlings Las Vegas strip club and the manager stands behind it. Little Darlings is known to post catchy and sometimes controversial ads outside the strip club near I-15 and Charleston Boulevard. In 2015, FOX5

By Elaine Emerson and Maddie White Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A North Las Vegas charter school principal was placed on administrative leave after allegations of discrimination. The allegations stem from Legacy Charter School’s North Valley campus in North Las Vegas. Legacy Traditional Schools – Nevada Superintendent Jennifer Emling

By Corey Davis Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A man shot and killed an armed suspect on a bicycle who police believe tried to rob him in front of his home in South Philadelphia on Wednesday night. It happened around 11:30 p.m. along the 2200 block of S. 6th Street

By Nydia Han and Heather Grubola Click here for updates on this story     HOLLAND, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Carvana, a national used car dealer that brags about making car buying easier, is now facing a class action lawsuit that alleges unfair and deceptive practices. Some customers even allege the company landed them in hot water with

By Shelley Childers and Erica Simon Click here for updates on this story     HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A Harris County deputy’s vehicle hit the back of a stopped 18-wheeler on Highway 249, causing the law enforcement unit to basically tear apart in what the sheriff called a “pretty horrific impact.” The critically-injured deputy was

By Briana Conner Click here for updates on this story     TEXAS CITY, Texas (KTRK) — A Dickinson mother of four who was reported missing last Friday has been found dead in the trunk of her own car according to Texas City police. The body was discovered Wednesday afternoon after police received reports of a foul