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By Nancy Laflin Click here for updates on this story     ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham was asked about the shake-up and criminal investigation at the state’s largest school district, Albuquerque Public Schools. At the center of it all is Sheryl Williams Stapleton, a longtime lawmaker and fellow Democrat. According to a

By Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — A Kansas City man won a contest to create a man cave and then turned it into a nursery instead with help from a popular TV designer. “It started out as just luck,” said Josh Taylor. Taylor entered a contest

By KETV Staff Click here for updates on this story     BURT COUNTY, Nebraska (KETV) — The Burt County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of its own. Deputy Justin Smith died Wednesday after being on life support battling COVID-19. Smith also served as the police chief for Decatur, Nebraska, and was in the

By Sophie Flay Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Wrapping gifts comes easy to Carol Tanita. She’s been managing the Japanese gift shop, Rafu Bussan, in Little Tokyo for nearly 50 years. The shop specializes in traditional Japanese dishware and cultural goods. It is owned by Aiko Kawaratani, who took

By Sophie Flay Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A man who was beaten outside a hookah lounge in North Hollywood says he was the victim of a hate crime and was targeted because of his sexuality. Beverly Hills resident Deijae Johnson says he was rushed to the hospital after

By Elaine Emerson, Ashley Casper Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Micah May died Thursday after he was struck by a vehicle this week during a violent encounter with a suspect on the interstate. “With heavy hearts, we confirm the loss of [NHP] Trooper Micah May

By Joe Vigil Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — When Las Vegas police officers opened a car door in a Walmart parking lot last week, they saw two pugs, Howie and Zackary, panting inside. According to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police report, Zackary ended up at an animal hospital in

By Abby Dodge Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — At just 2 and a half years old, Wichita native Norah West was diagnosed with a neuroblastoma. For the past 6 years, she’s received regular treatments at Children’s Mercy but the experience wasn’t very welcoming to a child like Norah.

By Hal Scheurich Click here for updates on this story     LOXLEY, Alabama (WALA) — Loxley Police arrested the parents of two toddlers after bystanders at Love’s Travel Stop at I-10 and Hwy. 59 saw the children running around the hot parking lot, naked. It was a sight which caught drivers by complete surprise Wednesday, July

By Shelby Myers Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A Mobile teenager said she was shot twice while trying to protect her cousins during an ambush. The girl is out of the hospital, but still recovering. Her family is calling her a hero. With her mother’s permission to talk to

By Brendan Cullerton Click here for updates on this story     JEFFERSON COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed four tornadoes in southeast Wisconsin early Thursday, July 29. The first tornado, an EF0, touched down at 1:05 a.m. just southwest of Watertown, Jefferson County, with damage along Hilltop Road just north of Highway

By Tom Barton Click here for updates on this story     DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Alexas Donelson walked down two half-flights of stairs, making sure to duck around the insect-covered strip of flypaper hanging from the ceiling, to a water-soaked, carpeted hallway. Donelson paused just outside the doorway to the three-story, 12-unit apartment building’s laundry

By Brooke Taylor, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — In the event of societal collapse, researchers suggest northern Canada may be “habitable” and could act as a lifeboat, but that other countries are better suited for survival. The researchers found that Earth is in a “perilous state”

By Jackie Dunham, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — An Ontario woman is warning dog owners of the dangers of blue-green algae after her puppy ingested the toxic bacteria and died within hours. Stephanie Cross said she and her family got a Doberman puppy named Zoe in

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     PALO ALTO, California (KPIX) — A doctor and nurse at Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital share a unique bond after meeting decades ago under very different circumstances. Dr. Brandon Seminatore works at the hospital’s Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit, the same facility where Seminatore was born

By Rachel Wulff Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Local animal shelters are being overwhelmed by the number of animals they’re taking in. The Front Street Animal Shelter in Sacramento turned to Facebook to say they’re full and to ask for help in housing the animals — especially larger dogs.

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     SOMERSET, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — An African elephant calf was born early on July 18 at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium’s International Conservation Center in Somerset County. The female calf was healthy and was born at just under three-feet tall and weighing 218 pounds. It

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     MT. LEBANON, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A 25-year-old man and his parents are dead, plus two police officers were injured during a chaotic scene and chase in the South Hills overnight. According to Mt. Lebanon Police, the man allegedly shot and killed his parents on Gilkeson

By Carolyn Gusoff Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — A teenager’s courage helped save lives from a ferocious fire on Long Island. She noticed flames coming from her neighbors’ house and got three people and their dog out of their burning home, CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reported Wednesday. This

By Cory James Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — A 4-year-old boy from Queens who was critically injured after being struck by a dirt bike is on the road to recovery. Meanwhile, his family is fighting for stiffer penalties, hoping to avoid a similar tragedy from happening again.