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By WISN Staff Click here for updates on this story     RACINE, Wisconsin (WISN) — The Racine Zoo is showing off two of its newest family members! Twin emperor tamarins were born on Dec. 22 to Amelie and Pitino. Amelie, the mother, was born at the Racine Zoo. Her newest offspring represent the pair’s fifth and

By Phil Gomez Click here for updates on this story     SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW) — Santa Cruz is closing an unsanctioned homeless encampment in a parking lot at the corner of Front and Laurel streets in the downtown area. The homeless began to move out Wednesday. Those living in the encampment were forced to move

By KOCO Staff Click here for updates on this story     OKLAHOMA COUNTY (KOCO) — dog attacked an Oklahoma County deputy during a traffic stop earlier this week on Interstate 40. On Sunday, Oklahoma County deputies pulled over a woman for speeding on I-40. Authorities said the deputies realized she was trying to smuggle marijuana, and

By John Cardinale Click here for updates on this story     ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — City officials say it’s supposed to be closed. “That facility shouldn’t be operating currently,” said Mark DiMenna, director of Albuquerque’s Environmental Health Department. Neighbors say the smell is toxic. “I really don’t know what dead bodies smelling smells like, but

By KMBC Staff Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — All westbound lanes of I-70 on the Missouri side of the state line remain closed at the Benton Curve after a serious fire under the bridge in the area Thursday. That fire at a homeless camp under a bridge over

By Maricela De La Cruz Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — The impact of inflation runs deep, affecting more than just food prices. In Sacramento, more people are turning to food banks as grocery costs keep rising. Food prices increased by half a percent in December. Overall, food prices are

By Lee Peck Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Construction came to a halt at the site of Mobile Fire-Rescue’s new training facility after human remains were found. The discovery came earlier this week, when crews were digging at the site on Owens Street. Yellow caution tape now marks the

By Emilie Heidemann Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — Madison biomedical giant Exact Sciences is expanding its Wisconsin presence by investing $350 million in its local campus, thereby creating 1,300 new jobs, the company said Thursday. Exact Sciences is adding a 266,000-square-foot research and development facility to its

By Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — Scientists believe they have identified a specific gene variant that may protect against severe COVID-19 infection, something they say could be key to developing new drugs to tackle the virus. While we know that factors such as age and chronic

By Omar Sachedina and Ben Cousins Click here for updates on this story     Saskatoon, Sask. (CTV Network) — Dozens of Afghan women are elated to be experiencing their first Canadian winter after a harrowing journey escaping Afghanistan, where they faced retaliation for their work in education. About 200 Afghan women and their families began arriving

By Steven Graves Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — A rollercoaster ride for dozens of families living in a south suburban hotel after signs went up saying they had to move out because of safety concerns. But late Wednesday afternoon, they learned they can stay. CBS 2’s Steven Graves reports from

By Gerry May and Vickie Weborn Click here for updates on this story     COUSHATTA, Louisiana (KTBS) — The actions of Red River and DeSoto deputies involved in a fatal officer-involved shooting last year in Red River Parish were justified, a district attorney has ruled. A deputy’s bodycam videos show them urging a suspect to surrender

By Stephen Borowy Click here for updates on this story     Michigan (WNEM) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel stationed at multiple port entries in Michigan saw a surge in seizures of marijuana and ammunition. CDP reports a nearly 2,800 percent increase in seized marijuana from the fiscal year of 2019 and a 650

By Shain Bergan Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Thursday morning fire at a homeless encampment under the interstate killed one person and halted all westbound I-70 traffic into Kansas City. Police and firefighters were called out around 6 a.m. to a fire at Interstate 70 and Benton

By KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A St. Louis firefighter died while battling a fire Thursday. The fire department received a call around noon for a fire at a two-story brick building in the 5900 block of Cote Brilliante. Firefighters were able to knock out the fire

By Mariya Murrow Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — The Obama portraits have arrived to Atlanta’s Midtown’s High Museum of Art as part of a five-city, year-long tour around the nation’s major cities. The iconic artwork, which has attracted millions of art admirers since its unveiling in 2018, offers a contemporary

By Daeshen Smith Click here for updates on this story     GULF SHORES, Alabama (WALA) — Ankitha Valdez is a fun-loving girl who was adopted from India when she was 2 years old. “She’s just got a big personality of her own,” said her father Christopher Valdez. “She just likes to have fun.” Ankitha, already diagnosed