Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — In a case that has attracted national attention, Salt Lake City police, responding to a mother’s call about a mental health crisis, shot and seriously injured her unarmed 13-year-old son with autism back in September. While that shooting has increased demands for more
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Chicago pastor and victims’ advocate was offering help Sunday for a West Side mother who was charged after her seven children were found alone in an apartment. The Rev. Donovan Price of Street Pastors said Jessie Hunt’s story has touched many people because many
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Across North Texas, demand for the COVID-19 vaccine remains high, while supplies are still limited. Both Dallas and Tarrant County are now vaccinating people who fall under Phase 1A and 1B vaccine priority groups, but you must register through their websites and wait
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story VACAVILLE, California (KPIX) — Amid an avalanche of social media outrage, Vacaville officials were promising a thorough investigation of a viral video that showed a police officer punching his K-9 partner during a training exercise. On Friday, the San Francisco SPCA joined the outcry, issuing a statement condemning
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A video released by the Baltimore Police Department Friday shows the harrowing rescue of a woman and a child from the Inner Harbor last month. Southern District officers were called to the waterline just behind MedStar Harbor Hospital on Dec. 13 in the 3000 block
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MCKINNEY, Texas (KTVT) — A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after he allegedly beat his mother to death at their home in McKinney, police said. Police said they were called to a home in the 700 block of Donelson Drive at around 1 a.m. Sunday by the boy’s
Continue ReadingA man in British Columbia, Canada, is starting the new year with hundreds of dollars in fines after police officials said he touched his taxi driver’s face and refused to wear a face mask inside the car. On New Year’s Day, around 1 a.m., the taxi driver in Victoria called 911 to report that a
Continue ReadingAs years change, so too do the rules we live by. 2020 saw massive protests over police brutality, economic insecurity brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and extreme weather events that again signaled the gravity of the climate crisis. And across the country, state legislatures and local jurisdictions responded to those and other issues with
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story VENICE, Florida (WBBH) — Divers found two Columbian Mammoth tusks in the Gulf of Mexico just off of Venice’s coast. Ryan Picou and Blair Morrow both found the mammoth tusks while diving in Venice. Picou said he first saw the mammoth tusk he found 20 feet away and
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Central Oregon Partnerships for Youth (COPY), a program of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, is offering a virtual class to prepare volunteers to become mentors for children with an incarcerated parent.
Continue ReadingHaven, an ambitious health care company formed just three years ago as a partnership between Amazon, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, is shutting down. “Haven will end its operations at the end of February,” said Haven spokesperson Brooke Thurston in an email to CNN Business. The news was first reported by CNBC. The
Continue ReadingIt’s the end of an era for one of TV’s most iconic shows. Jeopardy! is airing the very last episodes featuring host Alex Trebek, who died in November following a battle with pancreatic cancer. While Jeopardy! will move on with different hosts, starting with trivia superstar Ken Jennings, Trebek’s legacy will be ever-present in the
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In the now-notorious phone call between President Donald Trump, Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and staff, the President repeated multiple false claims in an effort to claim victory in Georgia, a state he lost to President-elect Joe Biden. Trump has been tossing out debunked conspiracy theories over the election in Georgia — a state
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a deadly fire in New Haven. Crews responded to the scene on Saltonstall Avenue early Monday morning. They said that while one woman, age 49, was killed, the situation could have been much worse if
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Health advocates in the St. Louis area are reaching out to new moms, wanting them to know they are not alone if they are struggling right now. Experts at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital said nearly a quarter of women experience mood disorders like
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connectitcut (Hartford Business Journal) — The National Institutes of Health awarded a research grant to Connecticut Children’s Hospital to study risk factors for COVID-19 complications in children. Connecticut Children’s is one of eight entities nationwide to receive NIH grants for research projects focused on identifying children at
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KFSM) — George’s Restaurant in Fort Smith posted to Facebook on Sunday (Jan. 4) feeling positive after one man generously “paid it forward,” inspiring a chain reaction of kindness. The restaurant said it was honored to have been a part of the pay it forward
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GALLATIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Gallatin business owner who wishes to remain anonymous donated more than $17,000 to pay off overdue utility accounts in Gallatin. On New Year’s Eve, “Ms. Claus” donated more than $10,000 on New Year’s Eve to pay off past due Gallatin Department of Electricity
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Let’s face it: 2020 was a year most people will be happy to have behind them. The Mount Hope Estate & Winery — home of the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire — has come up with a novel idea to mark 2020’s passing. The Lancaster
Continue ReadingAs we move into the new year, it’s easy to see that things changed for a lot of people in 2020. Alongside a deadly pandemic, 2020 also delivered reminders of the severity of the climate crisis facing the world — droughts, floods, heatwaves, wildfires and hurricanes continued to disrupt life for communities across the globe,
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