Some CPS teachers refused to return to classrooms Monday as part of reopening plan
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WLS) — Chicago Public School teachers bundled up from head to toe to…
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New St. Louis City program to divert mental health calls away from 911
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Over the next month, St. Louis City will roll out a new and…
Continue ReadingThrift stores rely on donations, customers to make it in the pandemic
Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Vermont (WPTZ) — At the start of a new year, you may find yourself…
Continue ReadingAlbuquerque could be next city to pass laws against hair discrimination
Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Albuquerque city council is preparing to look at…
Continue Reading2020 was meant to be the year of climate action. Instead, it crowned a wasted decade
2020 was supposed to be the watershed moment for action on climate change, the year the world woke up to the challenge and started taking it…
Continue ReadingThe last call of 2020 for this Florida fire department was literally a dumpster fire
After an overall unfavorable year filled with uncertainty, one Florida fire department ended 2020 by responding to an ironic last call: a dumpster…
Continue ReadingSon remembers firefighter who died of COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Saturday was an emotional day for the Oklahoma City Fire…
Continue ReadingMan rescues victim from burning home
Click here for updates on this story PEA RIDGE, AR (KFSM) — Police are calling one man a hero after he pulled a man…
Continue ReadingWWII veteran gets surprise parade for 93rd birthday
Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Ohio (WLWT) — A U.S. veteran who served in three wars was in for quite…
Continue ReadingNashville bomber mailed materials with his viewpoints to acquaintances, FBI says
The man who detonated a vehicle bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning sent “materials which espoused his viewpoints” to several…
Continue ReadingDog finds new family after 628 days in shelter
Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — What a way to start the new year! A dog who…
Continue ReadingWife turns Alex Smith’s leg brace into model of Super Bowl trophy
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO) — In a year filled with sadness, the comeback of…
Continue ReadingWoman saves neighbors from fire, rescue caught on doorbell cam
Click here for updates on this story AVONDALE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — An Avondale woman is being called a hero after…
Continue ReadingMother, nurse diagnosed with breast cancer overwhelmed by support days before first surgery
Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — In three days Melissa White will have her first…
Continue Reading10,000 white flags honor the lives of Georgians lost to COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — It’s an eye-opening view. A sea of white flags took over…
Continue ReadingWoman uses TikTok to build virtual community for beginner runners
Click here for updates on this story YORK COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a…
Continue ReadingHow one Wisconsin prison failed to contain a COVID-19 outbreak
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — As COVID-19 cases slowly started to…
Continue ReadingA Texas church shooting leaves a pastor dead and 2 others injured
A man charged with killing the pastor of a Texas church Sunday had been hiding from police in the church bathroom after a high-speed chase the night…
Continue ReadingKahele becomes second Native Hawaiian sworn into U.S. congress
Click here for updates on this story Hawaii (KITV ) — U.S. Congressman Kaiali?i Kahele (HI-02) was sworn in Sunday as a…
Continue ReadingGirl Scouts’ visit with wildlife artist prompts mission to save American red wolf
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS ) — A group of middle school Girl Scouts’…
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