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By Rachel Holt Click here for updates on this story     FALL RIVER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A few years ago, Katherine Haley would’ve never imagined being named top of her class at Bristol Community College. “I am one of the many people in my generation who suffered from the opioid epidemic. I started as many people

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     BRADFORD, Vermont (WBZ) — A pilot is dead after falling from a hot-air balloon Thursday afternoon in Bradford, Vermont. Police have identified him as 72-year-old Brian Boland. Boland took off with four passengers from Post Mills Airport. After takeoff, the balloon started to descend and

By Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Baltimore City police officer Eric Banks Jr., who has been on the force for three years, appeared before a judge Thursday morning in an Anne Arundel County courtroom. Banks is charged with murdering his 15-year-old stepson Dasan Jones at their home

By Stetson Miller Click here for updates on this story     ODENTON, Maryland (WJZ) — An Anne Arundel County police officer is facing suspension after a trial board found that he used excessive force during a traffic stop in 2019. Detective Daniel Reynolds allegedly put his knee on the neck of Daniel Jarrells and slammed his

By Eric Grossarth/EastIdahoNews.com Click here for updates on this story     BLACKFOOT, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A man awaiting trial for allegedly stabbing and killing his father faces several new charges for allegedly assaulting jail staff. Kayden Ford, 24, is now charged with three felony counts of battery on jailers, felony attempting to remove a gun from

By Caitlin Lilly Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A woman from Hawaii visiting the “Ninth Island” kicked off her weekend by winning a massive jackpot in downtown Las Vegas. According to a news release, the woman hit a $650,000 jackpot while playing the Aristocrat Gaming’s Buffalo Inferno slot

By Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story     HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Camp Daniel Boone in Haywood County has been forced to close after a number of individuals at the camp test positive for COVID-19. Camp officials tell News 13 they immediately notified local health officials after a small number of

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Thousands of Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP beneficiaries, could lose their monthly funds if they don’t renew their status soon. The program helps people who are struggling financially to buy food. The state originally waived the requirement at the start

By STEPHEN BOROWY Click here for updates on this story     SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — A Saginaw man accused of sitting on a girl and causing her death will undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Saginaw County District Court Judge M. Randall Jurrens ordered John Edward Graves, 55, to receive the mental examination to assess his competency to

By SYDNEY WARICK Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Through the Tennessee Serves initiative, more than 5,000 backpacks are set to be distributed to students in economically distressed counties across Tennessee. Tennessee’s First Lady Maria Lee announced that she will be distributing the backpacks to students in Grundy and Bledsoe

By Josh Morgan Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — With a surge of violent crime across the city of Atlanta, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ Anti-Violence Advisory Council has announced its recommendations to address that surge. The council provided three primary recommendations with a series of action items to help reduce

By Terrance Kelly Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — A woman and child are both fighting for their lives after a bizarre car accident in southeast Atlanta early Friday morning. It happened just before 1:00 a.m. near Lakewood Terrace and Compton Drive. According to Atlanta police, an officer saw a

By LIBBY MCMANUS, CHRISTIAN COLÓN, COURTNEY ZIELLER Click here for updates on this story     AVON, Connecticut (WFSB) — Environmental officials said the search for two missing teens who were last seen swimming in the Farmington River is now a recovery mission. The two teens were reported missing around 5 p.m. Thursday night. They were last

By Drew Marine Click here for updates on this story     OREGON CITY, Oregon (KPTV) — It’s been quite the year for arborists – the ice storm this year took down a lot of trees and the heat we’ve seen is doing the same. Right now, local tree service companies say they’re busier than ever, some

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     DESCHUTES COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Two people were arrested Tuesday after methamphetamine and fentanyl pills were found during a traffic stop on Highway 97, according to Oregon State Police. At about 9:30 p.m., a trooper from the Bend Area Command stopped a 2006 Saturn for

By Michelle Gallardo, Liz Nagy Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO, Illinois (WLS) — A 9-year-old boy was struck and killed by a vehicle while riding his bicycle Wednesday night in West Rogers Park on the North Side, according to police. He was riding less than a block from his family’s home. An

By Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story     LEE’S SUMMIT, Missouri (KCTV) — UPDATE: The Lee’s Summit School Board has voted not to fire a teacher accused of repeating a racial slur used by a student. The board voted 5-2 not to terminate the contract of Pleasant Lea Middle School teacher Joe Oswald.

By Chris Oberholtz Click here for updates on this story     OLATHE, Kansas (KCTV) — A man that got into a shootout with police outside a Shawnee Mission school has been sentenced. Johnson County District Court Judge Neil B. Foth sentenced Dylan Ruffin to 36 months of probation with placement at the Johnson County Adult Residential

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Police detectives in Mobile are searching for clues in yet another homicide case. The Mobile Police Department said that at about 8:46 p.m. Thursday officers were dispatched to the Speed Stop gas station at 1891 Government St. after receiving a report

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Milwaukee police on Friday, July 16, released body camera footage from the day an officer killed 49-year-old Roberto Zielinski on the city’s south side. It happened May 30 around 10:30 p.m. near 29th and Cleveland. Milwaukee police say officers arrived at