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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A man has been charged with vandalizing a statue of Christopher Columbus in Lancaster. Police documents say Francisco Rodriguez Jr., 34, knocked down the statue and damaged the bust on Lennox Avenue between the evening on June 29 and the morning

By Scott Williams Click here for updates on this story     BURLINGTON, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — A task force on race relations is calling for tough action against racism in Burlington, while also raising questions about whether community leaders are willing to tackle the issue. The task force organized by the City of Burlington recommends

By Christie Ileto Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Family and friends gathered to remember a young teen who was gunned down while sitting inside a vehicle in Philadelphia this week. It happened Monday evening at 33rd and Oxford streets. Savon Dixon, 16, was shot once in the head while in

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — Two people were rescued after a large tree crashed into a home amid a storm in west Baltimore, the city fire union said. According to fire officials, crews responded to the 3100 block of Baker Street on Wednesday and rescued the

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     TALLADEGA COUNTY, Alabama (WVTM) — A teenager was killed and another person was injured after a crash in Talladega County last night. The Alabama State Troopers reported the crash happened on Eastaboga Road, about 10 miles northeast of Talladega just before 9 p.m. State Troopers

By Marina Fraire Click here for updates on this story     SANTA CLAUS, Indiana (WLKY) — The cause of death has been released involving the Ohio woman who died on a roller coaster at Holiday World last month. The coroner listed three causes of death for Dawn Jankovic, 47, including severe internal blood loss, the tearing

By Jackson Kurtz Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Nothing is impossible for hiker and Smithville native Mandy Horvath. She is reaching new heights, climbing the world’s mountains — while overcoming a major obstacle. “Whether you believe you can or think you can, or not, you’re probably right,” said

By DeJuan Hoggard Click here for updates on this story     CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (WTVD) — Just one day after acclaimed journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones decided against accepting a tenured position at UNC-Chapel Hill, instead. taking a job at Howard University, Black organizations on campus came together to present their list of demands to university officials.

By WTVD Staff Click here for updates on this story     RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — The owner of the highly venomous zebra cobra snake that was found at a home in Raleigh at the end of last month and then later captured has been cited. Christopher Gifford, 21, was found to have violated NC General

By Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — What started out as a high school class project for one student has turned into something much bigger and it won a national invention award. “My invention had the most market potential,” said Kelly Ann Greene, 17. Greene invented and

By Courtney Aitken Click here for updates on this story     MONTEREY COUNTY, California (KION) — The recent discovery of a baby condor in the Big Sur area is a promising indicator that the species could once again thrive on the Central Coast. The Big Sur area was formerly home to a sanctuary dedicated to preserving

By Paris Dunford Click here for updates on this story     HOLYOKE, Massachusetts (WSHM) — Two Holyoke residents running for city positions are now speaking out after their campaign signs were vandalized with racist messages. Joshua Garcia and Israel Rivera put up campaign signs across Holyoke. Garcia is running for city mayor and Rivera for city

By Eric Grossarth Click here for updates on this story     RED LODGE, Montana (eastidahonews.com) — Search teams in Montana are looking for an experienced hiker from Idaho who last contacted family nearly a week ago. Tatum “Tate” Morell, 23, planned to hike five peaks that were over 12,000 feet high in the Beartooth Mountains, according

By Andrea Olson Click here for updates on this story     MENAN, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A 10-year-old boy with Type 1 diabetes is raising money for a diabetic alert dog. “I was really sick. Threw up a bit, had to use the bathroom,” Alexander Wilcox says. He was diagnosed two years ago. The diagnosis and the

By Gregg Montgomery and Sierra Hignite Click here for updates on this story     TERRE HAUTE, Indiana (WISH) — A Terre Haute Police Department officer who was part of an FBI task force was fatally shot in the line of duty Wednesday afternoon, authorities say. Detective Greg Ferency was a 30-year veteran, Terre Haute police said

By Amy Hollyfield Click here for updates on this story     SAN FRANCISCO, California (KGO) — Taxi drivers say they are enjoying a surge in business as surge pricing on Lyft and Uber drives customers to look elsewhere for a ride. “In one word, it is just wonderful. These drivers have been hit hard over the

By Keely Arthur and Rosalia Fodera Click here for updates on this story     RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — A week after animal control authorities captured a venomous snake that was loose in a north Raleigh neighborhood, dozens of charges were lodged Wednesday against the snake’s owner. Criminal summons were issued against Christopher Michael Gifford, 21,

By ABC7 Chicago Digital Team Click here for updates on this story     LEWISTON, Illinois (WLS) — Four inmates have escaped from the Fulton County Jail near Peoria, Illinois, Wednesday evening the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said. The inmates are: Naya Rivera’s mother opens up about the day she learned her late daughter went missing -Jesse

By ABC7 Chicago Digital Team and Jesse Kirsch Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO, Illinois (WLS) — After being released on bond following his arrest for bringing a rifle and handgun to his lakefront Chicago hotel room, an Iowa man proposed to his girlfriend outside the 18th District headquarters. Keegan Casteel, 32, of

By Stefania Okolie Click here for updates on this story     HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police said the man accused of murdering a mother, father, and their 6-year-old daughter carjacked a man before driving to the family’s apartment in southwest Houston. According to investigators, Xavier Davis held a man at gunpoint near the 1000 block of