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By Vince Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story     ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — An Idaho family reunited with the recipient of their late son’s heart at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, marking their first visit to the event. “Jordan was the kindest, the funniest, the most caring teenage boy,” said a family member. Jordan

By Metia Carroll Click here for updates on this story     NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (WDSU) — Entergy New Orleans reported more than 2,000 customers were without power in parts of New Orleans. The outage happened around 1 p.m. in the area of Washington Avenue, Milan Street, St. Mary Street, and Tchoupitoulas Street. Power has been restored

By Jonathan Greco Click here for updates on this story     MUSTANG, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A weapon was secured after Mustang Public Schools officials say an elementary school student brought a loaded firearm onto a school bus on Monday. District officials said in a statement that a first-grade student at Prairie View Elementary School brought the

By Nicole Tam Click here for updates on this story     AMES, Iowa (KCCI) — A former Iowa State wrestler is running across the country in memory of a fallen veteran. Nels Matson wrestled for the Cyclones in the early 2000s. He made it to Hilton Coliseum in Ames Sunday evening, roughly halfway through his 3,000-mile

By Jon Schoenheider Click here for updates on this story     CONCORD, New Hampshire (WMUR) — Hundreds of letter carriers protested outside the State House in Concord on Sunday afternoon, urging the federal government to reach a new deal. After more than a year without a contract, postal workers are calling for higher pay, more benefits

By Phil Tenser Click here for updates on this story     CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Faithful patrons of Porter Square Books formed a line on Sunday to convey hundreds of volumes to a new location. The beloved local bookstore is moving from White Street in Cambridge after 20 years. Its new location is at Lesley University,

By Kalea Gunderson Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — Pittsburgh’s North Shore was a busy place to be ahead of Sunday night football and Oktoberfest. “I love seeing all the people out. We’ve got people from in town, people from out of town; it’s just a great, beautiful day in

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     BETHEL, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — An 82-year-old man called 911 Friday morning and told the operator he had just shot his wife with a .22-caliber rifle, the Berks County District Attorney’s Office said. Police from Bethel Township, Tulpehocken Township and Pennsylvania State Police responded to the

KCRA By Leticia Ordaz Click here for updates on this story     ELK GROVE, California (KCRA) — It looks like scenes from a fairytale. This isn’t Cinderella’s magical pumpkin carriage, but these giant gourds are the star of the show at the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival. Organizer Jenna Brinkman calls it “the grower’s Super Bowl.”

By Leticia Ordaz Click here for updates on this story     ELK GROVE, California (KCRA) — It looks like scenes from a fairytale. This isn’t Cinderella’s magical pumpkin carriage, but these giant gourds are the star of the show at the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival. Organizer Jenna Brinkman calls it “the grower’s Super Bowl.” The

By Shelby Reilly Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — People are trying to find ways to beat the heat at several pools in Sacramento that have closed recreational swimming for the summer season. “We don’t do anything to beat the heat right now, we’re just hot,” Mila Evans, Sacramento resident,

By Nick Lentz Click here for updates on this story     DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — Over 2,700 health care workers with Michigan Medicine have sent a strike notice to hospital administration and management. The workers, represented by Service Employees International Union Health Care Michigan (SEIU HCMI), will conduct a one-day strike on Oct. 15, according to

WBZ By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     FOXBORO, Massachusetts (WBZ) — At Sunday’s Patriots game, fans got the chance to stop by a pink lemonade stand and contribute to breast cancer research. At 7, Brynne Rhodes started a lemonade stand in her neighborhood to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research

WLNY By Mahsa Saeidi Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — It’s illegal to drive drunk. No exceptions. But in New York, at times, a driver can be seriously impaired by a drug, and yet face no consequences. CBS News New York Investigates is exposing this troubling loophole in

By Kayli Pascal-Martinez Click here for updates on this story     AIEA, Hawaii (KITV) — The Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) rescued a hiker off the Aiea Loop Trail after it was reported that the hiker had gotten lost and couldn’t get off the trail on her own. On Saturday, October 5, 2024, at approximately 3:27 p.m.

By Rubén Rosario Click here for updates on this story     PEMBROKE PINES, Florida (WSVN) — A touching tribute was held for a young South Florida man who was killed by a lightning strike. The family of 19-year-old Ethan Lawrence on Sunday participated in a 5K held in his honor in Pembroke Pines. Ethan was a

By Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story     October 7, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — The passage of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 was more than just a landmark legal triumph—it was a battle cry for equality, an indomitable statement against centuries of injustice that had long disenfranchised African Americans. This

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story     October 6, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In an unexpected but powerful twist, Texas politics is witnessing a new wave of bipartisan unity with the formation of “Republicans for Allred,” a coalition led by prominent GOP figures who are throwing their weight behind Democratic

By Lauren Pozen Click here for updates on this story     CARSON, California (KCAL/KCBS) — A Carson bakery owner was distraught to find that his beloved shop had been ransacked early Friday morning and that the culprit — a half-naked homeless woman — was still inside. Matthew Valentine said that he walked into Sweet Valentine Bakery,