By Kalea Gunderson Click here for updates on this story FREEPORT, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — An Armstrong County woman on Thursday was officially given the $1 million lottery prize she won after buying a scratch-off game ticket in March. It was a bittersweet win for 61-year-old Karen Coffman. She won the million-dollar prize as her husband
Continue ReadingBy Star Connor Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (WXII) — Hadden Williams said excitement for being a first-time father has a bit of heartbreak. He and his wife experienced loss and new life on the same day when their twin daughters were born prematurely. Williams has been at Forsyth Medical
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States. Personal Birth date: July 6, 1946 Birth place: New Haven, Connecticut Birth name: George Walker Bush Father: George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States Mother: Barbara (Pierce) Bush Marriage: Laura
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The Supreme Court ‘s ruling on technical grounds Thursday keeps the abortion pill mifepristone available in the U.S. for now, but it won’t be the last word on the issue, and the unanimous opinion offers some clues for how abortion opponents can keep trying to deny it to women nationwide.
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers has determined that soil is contaminated beneath some suburban St. Louis homes near a creek where nuclear waste was dumped decades ago, but the contamination isn’t enough to pose a health risk. Soil beneath six homes at the Cades Cove subdivision in Florissant “will not need
Continue ReadingBy James Taylor Click here for updates on this story AUBURN, California (KOVR) — An Auburn family was heartbroken when their pet donkey disappeared five years ago. We first told you about Diesel when he went missing in 2019 and volunteers searched for weeks but never found him. Now, a new video has surfaced with
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story VACAVILLE, California (KOVR) — The California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) on Wednesday launched a new program at Solano State Prison that, for the first time, allows inmates to apply for and secure jobs months before their release. It’s something CALPIA leaders call a “game changer”
Continue ReadingBy James Taylor Click here for updates on this story AUBURN, California (KCAL, KCBS) — An Auburn family was heartbroken when their pet donkey disappeared five years ago. We first told you about Diesel when he went missing in 2019 and volunteers searched for weeks but never found him. Now, a new video has surfaced
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Wenzke Click here for updates on this story SANTA MONICA, Californoia (KCAL, KCBS) — A Santa Monica bar manager died after being punched by a patron he had asked to leave earlier in the night, police said Thursday. Leonard Hector Korpie, a 26-year-old resident of Venice, has been arrested as the suspected killer
Continue ReadingBy MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania court is turning aside a legal challenge by Philadelphia’s elected district attorney to a law establishing a new special prosecutor to handle crimes on the city’s mass transit system, known as SEPTA. A divided Commonwealth Court on Friday turned down District Attorney Larry Krasner’s
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The panoramic views from the top of Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint attract both locals and tourists year-round.
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Radin Click here for updates on this story SIERRA MADRE (KCAL, KCBS) — Neighbors in Sierra Madre were rattled Thursday after a bear intruded into four homes and one garage before being diverted by police into the wildland, north of the city. The bear was reported in the northeastern part of the city
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By Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday he will move in federal court to enforce a subpoena against Attorney General Merrick Garland to obtain audio recordings of President Joe Biden, after the Justice Department declined to act on the House’s contempt referral. Johnson said in a statement that he disagrees with the DOJ’s
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story AURORA, Colorado (KCNC) — Alexus Tanielle Nelson, the mother of a 5-year-old child who was reported missing a little more than a year ago in Colorado before the child’s remains were found days later in her apartment, has pleaded guilty to several charges in connection
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Construction in Madras of a new tap-house restaurant, The Spot, and amphitheater, the John Brown Event Center, is three months in the making and on track for a fall opening.
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that the House will go to court to enforce the subpoena against Attorney General Merrick Garland for access to President Joe Biden’s special counsel audio interview, hours after the Justice Department refused to prosecute Republicans’ contempt of Congress
Continue ReadingBy Mike Holden Click here for updates on this story CLEVELAND (WEWS) — News 5 continues to Follow-Through on the stories impacting your community. When others leave—we return to check on the status and circle back to see what will happen next. Earlier in May, we told you all about the efforts of a grassroots
Continue ReadingBy Joel Hillan, Dave Aguilera Click here for updates on this story INTERLAKEN, Colorado (KCNC) — The Interlaken Fire in Colorado’s high country has burned 443 acres, and some residents who live near it in Lake County have been asked to evacuate. The fire — located near Twin Lakes and about 20 miles south of
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Democratic governor and top Republican lawmakers in Kansas say they have an agreement on a package of broad tax cuts. The deal between Gov. Laura Kelly and leaders of the GOP-controlled Legislature potentially ends a two-year political standoff that has prevented Kansas from following
Continue ReadingBy MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s been a long strange trip for Mexico’s Ecologist Green Party, which rode on its alliance with the ruling Morena party to become the second-largest voting block in Congress. The Green Party has been better known for picking presidential winners like it did this time with
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