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By Caroline Coleburn Click here for updates on this story     RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — April is Autism Acceptance Month, and two moms in Central and Southside Virginia have started nonprofits to raise awareness about those living with autism after receiving their sons’ diagnoses more than a decade ago. “Every month is Autism Awareness Month,” shared

By Anser Hassan Click here for updates on this story     ANTIOCH, California (KGO) — Another East Bay city is facing an FBI investigation into alleged bribery. But this time, the elected official turned out to be an FBI informant. In an indictment unsealed on Tuesday, documents show a red coffee mug filled with thousands in

By Cecilio Padilla Click here for updates on this story     NEVADA COUNTY, California (KOVR) — An injured skier was rescued in near-total darkness far up the Nevada County high country, authorities say. According to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, back on the night of April 19, their Falcon 30 air unit responded to Castle Peak

By Daniel V. Ramirez Click here for updates on this story     IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A local man was sentenced Tuesday afternoon after pleading guilty to sexual battery of a minor. Jaime Campos, 28, was initially charged, according to court records, with two felony counts of enticing a child through the internet, but those

By Melissa Hipolit Click here for updates on this story     HENRICO COUNTY, Virginia (WTVR) — Former NICU nurse Erin Strotman will remain out on bond after Henrico prosecutors requested it be revoked during her arraignment hearing Wednesday on six new charges dating back to 2022 involving three babies. Prosecutor Allison Martin made the bond revocation

By Melissa Hipolit Click here for updates on this story     PETERSBURG, Virginia (WTVR) — When Roger Alexander Pegram Jr. was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January, the disease progressed rapidly, leaving little time for the former Peabody High School quarterback once nicknamed “Broadway Joe” after Joe Namath. On March 1, as Pegram lay in his

By Julie Sharp, Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story     California (KCAL) — Following a mistrial in March, jurors have found an Orange County Superior Court judge guilty of killing his wife after an argument nearly two years ago. Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, fatally shot his wife, Sheryl Ferguson, 65, on Aug. 3, 2023,

By Sara Machi Click here for updates on this story     EVANSTON, Illinois (WBBM) — A confrontation over tipping lands an Evanston restaurant owner in hot water. He says he is taking full accountability, and his door is open to the other person involved. Evanston ramen restaurant owner Kenny Chou admits he had lost it when

By Phil Sanchez Click here for updates on this story     FRANKFORT, Indiana (WISH) — Fourteen-year-old Mikal Simmons stood with help — and a wide smile — as he reunited this month with the Clinton County Emergency Medical Services team that helped save his life following a devastating car crash last summer. In August, Simmons suffered

By Katie Cox Click here for updates on this story     INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Hoosiers, get your baskets ready — it’s morel mushroom season in Indiana. Each spring, these elusive delicacies send foragers deep into the woods in search of the prized fungi. The season typically begins in early to mid-April and lasts about a month.

By Mike Murillo Click here for updates on this story     Maryland (WTOP) — As the world mourns the loss of Pope Francis, a Maryland woman is sharing in the sorrow — but she gets a smile thinking about a day almost 10 years ago when she was able to give the pontiff a gift during

By Jessica Kronzer, Will Vitka Click here for updates on this story     ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (WTOP) — A 16-year-old is in the hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing at West Potomac High School in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday morning, according to Fairfax County police. A school resource officer rushed to help the teen who was

By Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — After German teens trying to visit Hawaii were imprisoned and kicked out of the state, foreign nationals living in the islands are worried about their future. “You just aren’t sure if you made some tiny mistake in your paperwork and then