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By Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story     May 10, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — A significant stride was taken in enhancing healthcare infrastructure in Northeast Houston as the Harris Health System, in collaboration with UTHealth Houston and local governmental authorities, celebrated the groundbreaking of a new $1.6 billion hospital facility. This event

By Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story     May 9, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a major step forward for economic equity, Harris County has launched its first-ever revolving loan program, the Harris County Opportunity Fund, specifically designed to bolster small businesses, with a focus on enterprises owned by minorities and women.

By ‘A’ali’i Dukelow Click here for updates on this story     KULA, Hawai’i (KITV) — As Maui fire survivors continue to heal mentally and emotionally from the August tragedy, one group is trying to help them recover with a unique tool: horses. “The horses are always in a state of coherence,” Paige Deponte, director of Spirit

KITV, SPIRIT HORSE RANCH, CNN By ‘A’ali’i Dukelow Click here for updates on this story     KULA, Hawai’i (KITV) — As Maui fire survivors continue to heal mentally and emotionally from the August tragedy, one group is trying to help them recover with a unique tool: horses. “The horses are always in a state of coherence,”

By John Cardinale Click here for updates on this story     ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — An Albuquerque charter school executive director charged with threatening a student made his first appearance in court on Tuesday. Richard Perea turned himself in to police on Monday and now faces three felony charges. “What he’s charged with is child

By Julian Paras Click here for updates on this story     ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — “The danger presented by Meta and its social media platforms doesn’t just exist in the virtual world it actually endangers children in the real world,” Attorney General Raul Torrez said. Torrez saying this because his office and law enforcement partners

By Zach Rainey Click here for updates on this story     GREENWOOD, South Carolina (WYFF) — A Greenwood County teacher’s aide has been arrested for unlawful neglect of a child, officials say. On April 30, deputies were notified by an employee of Lakeview Elementary School to look into an incident earlier that day. Deputies looked through

By Janice Limon Click here for updates on this story     ANDERSON COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A small child was pulled from a burning car after Anderson County, South Carolina, deputies say his father kidnapped him, led them on a chase and crashed the vehicle Wednesday. Shale Remein, with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, said

By Mallory Anderson Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WISN) — In Greenfield Wednesday, police motorcycles were loaded up on a semitrailer, destined for Washington, D.C., to honor fallen officers. A huge truck, donned with the badges of fallen Wisconsin police officers, parked outside of House of Harley on Layton Avenue early Wednesday,

By Erica Finke Click here for updates on this story     WAUKESHA, Wis. (WISN) — Crews broke ground Wednesday afternoon on the Waukesha Christmas parade memorial at Grede Park. The city was recently able to secure all the funds for the memorial after fundraising for the project started in January 2022. The tragedy happened Nov. 21,

By Ari Hait Click here for updates on this story     STUART, Florida (WPBF) — Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said it’s not clear if anyone will be held criminally responsible for a fatal high-speed crash Tuesday morning. Rescuers pulled two more bodies from the river near Kanner Highway Wednesday, confirming that three people were killed

By Martin Augustine Click here for updates on this story     INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KMBC) — The Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri, commemorated the 140th anniversary of former President Harry Truman’s birth on Wednesday with a special ceremony The event highlighted Truman’s significant impact on the 20th century. The ceremony was held at his gravesite, featuring

By Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story     LEAWOOD, Kansas (KMBC) — Warning: There are details in this story many may find gross and disturbing. New court documents are providing graphic details about a man accused of contaminating food at a restaurant in Leawood. The Johnson County District Attorney’s office earlier this month

By Pepper Purpura Click here for updates on this story     PLEASANT HILL, Iowa (KCCI) — A Carlisle man’s passion project is soothing the grief of Pleasant Hill families after a tornado devastated a neighborhood and overturned headstones in Oakwood cemetery. Kelly Penman Jr. is known online as “The Cemetery Guy” for his unique hobby of

By Beau Bowman Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Des Moines police have a suspect in custody after a monthslong investigation into human trafficking in the city. “The most concerning piece is that when we went in there, they were doing business as we expected,” said Sgt. Paul Parizek

By Tommie Clark Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WBAL) — A Baltimore woman who recently learned she’s one of tens of thousands of Chile’s “children of silence” was reunited with her birth mother. Cara Miranda, 35, has always known she was adopted from Chile. Until recently, she and her adopted family had

By Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story     California (KCRA) — A disease that poses a fatal risk to some animals has been found in California deer for the first time. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed two cases of chronic wasting disease in deer this week. The disease has also

By Zach Rael Click here for updates on this story     MOORE, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Alexis Zachary, an 18-year-old senior at Moore High School, is transforming her past into a source of inspiration for others. “I’m not your average girl. I was born to change the world,” Zachary sang. Her music serves as a refuge from

By Dacoda Wahpekeche Click here for updates on this story     Oklahoma (KOCO) — Mid-Del Public Schools committed to repaying more than $500,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funds that were spent on athletic fields. State Superintendent Ryan Walters labeled this as a blatant misuse of federal tax dollars. “They have made terrible decisions there. They’ve mismanaged

By Joe Moeller Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — We’ve been following the story about a proposed LDS temple in the northwest valley, which is causing concern among some Lone Mountain area residents. At issue, the proposed height of the steeple at 216 feet, which is about the same height