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By Tom Yun Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — As wildfires continue to rage across the western United States and Canada, a recent study has found that wildfire smoke is positively correlated with an increase in COVID-19 cases. Researchers from the Desert Research Institute in Reno, Nev. published their

By Nicole Bogart Click here for updates on this story     EDMONTON (CTV Network) — Despite her historic performance at the Tokyo Olympics, swimmer Penny Oleksiak admits she experienced her fair share of nerves going into the games after the COVID-19 pandemic sidelined athletes for much of 2020. “Getting those nerves again was like, honestly, kind

By Megan Cuthill Click here for updates on this story     KLAMATH COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Firefighters made amazing progress against a megafire in southern Oregon that has burned more than 413,000 acres in just about four weeks. In one day, crews increased the containment of the Bootleg Fire by 10 percent. On Sunday morning, the

By Savannah Rudicel, Shain Bergan Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — Kansas City’s second mask mandate has begun, with new rules on when you should be masked up and when you can go without a face covering. The new mandate, announced last week by Mayor Quinton Lucas, includes

By WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — First responders were on the scene within minutes on Sunday after a pickup truck hit a train. It happened on New Bay Bridge Road near Interstate 165 in Mobile. Two men in the truck were taken to the hospital after the

By Frank Healy Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Four times in less than four months, a young child, shot by a gun in an incident involving an unsecured gun, on Sunday, August 1, a 26-year-old man is in custody after a two year old died from a gunshot wound in

By Trevor Sochocki, Anna Muckenfuss Click here for updates on this story     SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM, WNEM-D2) — Business is booming for a new local lawncare service started by three local boys. Marcus, Marcelino and Travell are the founders of the Three Amigos Lawn Service. “Really, my brothers didn’t wanna do it. When they did the

By WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office announced the female pilot who was injured during a plane crash in Hartford has since died. The crash happened on Saturday, July 31 near the Hartford Municipal Airport. Officials say the woman died overnight. A male

By Gabriela Vida Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — With rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, both health experts and data shine a spotlight on another key difference with the Delta variant — on how it impacts kids. It was her worst fear coming to fruition, when Ashley Henderson’s 7-year-old son

By Terri Pederson Click here for updates on this story     DODGE COUNTY, Wisconsin (wiscnews.com) — One of the most iconic bars in Dodge County will celebrate 100 years Sunday. Leipsic Tavern, N5683 Highway G, is with its fourth generation of being passed down to the daughters of the original owners, who have both lived and

By Marshall Benson Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — MNPD detectives arrested a teenager for two violent gun crimes on Friday night, including last Saturday’s shooting of a woman in her car. Police said 16-year-old Rapheal Gooch was arrested for shooting a 58-year-old woman in her car after trying to

By Les O’Dell Click here for updates on this story     CARBONDALE, Illinois (The Southern Illinoisan) — A pending railroad merger could impact train traffic and Amtrak service in Southern Illinois and elsewhere in the state served by the City of New Orleans, Illini and Saluki lines, leading some – including Carbondale’s mayor – to oppose

By Andrew Wegley Click here for updates on this story     LANCASTER COUNTY, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — The operator of WindCrest Winery who was arrested last week for allegedly threatening an employee and shooting a gun on the property had been making threats for weeks, former employees said. Cynthia Koester, a 58-year-old leasing to own

By James Paxson Click here for updates on this story     CARROLLTON TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WNEM, WNEM-D2) — The Michigan State Police Department busted a large-scale marijuana growing operation in Carrollton Township. Police executed a search warrant Wednesday, July 28 at a building in the 300 block of Balsam Street. MSP seized more than 1,200 marijuana plants

By Mitchell Schmidt Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — When the federal government opened up applications for Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants earlier this year, Ian’s Pizza jumped at the opportunity for COVID-19 assistance. But of Ian’s seven locations in Madison and Milwaukee, only three were ultimately approved for

By Iyani Hughes Click here for updates on this story     DECATUR, Georgia (WGCL) — DeKalb County, the DeKalb County Board of Health and Medcura Health, administered more than 230 COVID-19 vaccinations and tested more than 50 adults and children Saturday. “This event has been a huge success by any measure,” said DeKalb County CEO Michael

By Shawnte Passmore, Ashley RK Smith Click here for updates on this story     NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — The longest sanctuary case in Connecticut came to an end on July 31. Homeland security granted Nelson Pinos a one-year stay. Pinos came to the U.S. almost 30 years ago. Here he bought a home, worked in

By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story     ALOHA, Oregon (KPTV) — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said it arrested a man for an assault on his roommate on Friday afternoon in Aloha. The sheriff’s office said just before 2 p.m. on Friday, it responded to the 4500 block of Mueller Drive in

By Lee Peck Click here for updates on this story     PORT CANAVERAL, Florida (WALA) — It’s a big step for Carnival Cruise Line during the pandemic — the cruise line’s newest and most innovative ship, the Mardi Gras, departed on its maiden voyage from Port Canaveral. It comes less than three months when cruises will

By Brooke Taylor, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — While polar bears are known for being worthy opponents in the Arctic, questions remained about how they managed some of their largest kills, such as walruses, and new research shows they employed the use of rock and blocks