By Adam Bartow Click here for updates on this story FALMOUTH, Maine (WMTW) — Police and Central Maine Power (CMP) are warning Mainers of a new scam where people pretending to work for the power company are going to commercial and residential buildings and trying to get inside. Police say this has been reported in
Continue ReadingBy KC Downey Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A laser was pointed at a military aircraft that was flying over Laconia on Thursday night, according to the New Hampshire National Guard. Officials said the crew reported “persistent laser activity” directed at their KC-46A refueler at 9:02 p.m. The
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — After purchasing for research at the National Institutes of Health was put on hold last week, employees have now been told they can continue working with some current vendors, according to a memo obtained by CNN. Scientists at the NIH had been told the communications pause
Continue ReadingBy Megan Buckley, Shelby Lincoln, Benny Nezaj Click here for updates on this story MALONE, New York (WPTZ) — Multiple staff members at the Upstate Correctional Facility in Malone are in the hospital after they were exposed to an “unknown substance.” NBC5 has learned that 20 employees from the Upstate Correctional Facility in Malone, along
Continue ReadingPor Verónica Calderón, CNN en Español La cifra de migrantes indocumentados que han cruzado Panamá en los primeros 23 días de enero de 2025 se redujo en 93% comparado con el mismo periodo en el año anterior, según informó el Servicio Nacional de Migración de Panamá (SNM) en un comunicado publicado en el sitio web
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Decker Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — Greg Yaghmai is about to embark on an unprecedented challenge: running seven marathons on seven continents in just seven days. This audacious feat, known as the World Marathon Challenge, pushes the boundaries of human endurance and aims to support a cause
Continue ReadingCNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has a new target to cut down costs: the US penny. DOGE said on X that the penny costs over 3 cents to make and cost US taxpayers over $179 million in the 2023 fiscal year. “The Mint produced over
Continue ReadingBy Zach Rainey Click here for updates on this story South Carolina (WYFF) — Officials in Yemassee, South Carolina, provided a long-awaited update after 43 monkeys escaped a research center in November. On Nov. 7, 2024, 43 rhesus macaque monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis Research Facility. The company believes the escape was likely due
Continue ReadingBy KC Downey Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — An Army veteran from Maine received a big surprise hand-delivered by Patriots quarterback Drake Maye. Staff Sgt. Matt Jabaut served as a combat medic and instructor. He’s also a big Patriots fan, so getting to meet Maye was extra special.
Continue ReadingBy Gail Paschall-Brown Click here for updates on this story OSCEOLA COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — A federal lawsuit filed this week accuses Osceola County deputies of using excessive force in a gas station fire incident that left a man with severe injuries. His attorneys say unnecessary use of force has left their client altered and
Continue ReadingBy Madison Elliott Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Louisville firefighters face a new battle against Metro Government. The union representing the department is taking legal action to allow firefighters to use medical cannabis while off duty. Medical cannabis became legal on Jan. 1. The following day, in an email
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — High-profile January 6 rioter Guy Reffitt showed up in Washington, DC, on Wednesday to celebrate with his wife and supporters who’d been hoping for his release from federal detention for months. But he should not have been walking free — even after President Donald Trump on
Continue ReadingBy Pete Cuddihy Click here for updates on this story COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KETV) — Almost nine years ago, a Council Bluffs woman died in a car crash involving an undocumented immigrant who was drunk driving. Sarah Root’s mother has been fighting ever since to get a law passed that would require police to detain
Continue ReadingBy Bill Schammert Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Every day, Nebraska trauma surgeons are called into action to help save a life or a person’s way of life. Such was the case in November 2022 for Elizabeth Nelson. “I was leaning forward and changing the song when he hit
Continue ReadingBy Erica Finke Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Fiserv Forum was buzzing for hours before the Milwaukee Bucks were set to take on the Miami Heat Thursday. Some fans, including the Sinkler family from Mukwonago, had no idea there would be a one-hour delay. “We did not know that,” said
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Metts Click here for updates on this story HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission says it’s received dozens of tips about two snowmobilers caught on camera chasing and running over a fox in Lebanon County. “Right now, we’re just running down all of those leads, collecting those people’s information, doing
Continue ReadingBy Nick Sloan, Brian Johnson Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — A Dallas-area mother of two will miss Sunday night’s AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium after falling victim to an online ticket scam. Kerstin Yates thought she was buying tickets from a trusted season ticket holder through a
Continue ReadingBy Tim Fang Click here for updates on this story California (KPIX) — Proponents of a future ballot measure urging California to secede from the United States and become an independent country have been cleared to gather signatures. Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced Thursday that a measure introduced by Marcus Evans of Fresno must
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sisters has been certified as an International Dark Sky Community by DarkSky International. This designation makes it the state’s second Community and the sixth International Dark Sky Place. Sisters joins Eastern Lake County (Phase 1 of the proposed Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary), Oregon Caves National Monument, the city of
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, Eve Brennan, Avery Schmitz, Kaila Nichols and Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — Four passengers and two crewmembers were hurt on Friday when a United Airlines flight from Lagos, Nigeria to Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia made a sudden in-flight movement, according to United Airlines. Video taken by passengers shows chaos on
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