Sidney, Iowa veteran restores military graves by hand
Click here for updates on this story SINEY, IA (WOWT ) — Forty years ago, Novie White retired from active duty as an…
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IA father murdered at son’s funeral service
Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, IA (WQAD ) — A Davenport father was shot to death Saturday morning at…
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Nick Kyrgios won’t compete at the US Open amid coronavirus concerns
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has announced that he will not play at the upcoming US Open due to the coronavirus pandemic. World No. 40 Kyrgios has been…
Continue Reading California firefighters brace for raging flames and a burgeoning pandemic
With temperatures soaring and winds gusting, California firefighters may soon face their first significant battle against wildland blazes, but they…
Continue Reading Attacks against Latinos in the U.S. didn’t stop after El Paso’s shooting
EL PASO, Texas — As Natalia Miranda lay on the ground, she didn’t know how she got there. Her body was severely swollen and her clothes…
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Sunday Funday Moment: Jennifer Han, Cinta De Oro, American Solar Group donate 2K to 11-year-old entrepreneur
EL PASO, Texas– One El Paso business was inspired by 11-year-old El Pasoan Sophia Gonzalez after she was featured on last weekend’s Sunday Funday…
Continue Reading Rosa Parks’s handwritten letter about Martin Luther King Jr. goes up for sale
A letter that Rosa Parks wrote in remembrance of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. nearly a decade after his death is up for sale. The letter is available…
Continue Reading Coronavirus reunites long-lost sisters who haven’t seen each other in over 50 years
Two Nebraska sisters who were separated 53 years ago are now reunited thanks to the coronavirus. Doris Crippen, 73, said she had come down with what…
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El Paso Locomotive FC drop 2nd straight; fall 3-1 to Phoenix Rising
PHOENIX, Arizona — The stereotype of Phoenix Rising is that they consistently are the most talented team in the USL. For the the first 15 minutes of…
Continue Reading Bicyclist flown to hospital after falling off bridge
Click here for updates on this story Plainfield, CT (WFSB) — A Central Village man was rushed to the hospital after…
Continue Reading Man finds an alligator in his swimming pool
Click here for updates on this story Mobile, AL (WALA) — ‘See you later alligator,’ is about all a Mobile…
Continue Reading A ride-share driver fatally shot a man at the Austin BLM rally ‘to protect his own life,’ lawyer says
A lawyer says his client shot and killed a Black Lives Matter protester in Austin, Texas, last Saturday because the man began to raise an assault…
Continue Reading 140-year-old white Oak tree is breathing new life at the Atlanta History Center
Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — A 140-year-old white Oak tree is breathing new life at the…
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Regis Philbin laid to rest at his alma mater, University of Notre Dame
After years of support to the university, Regis Philbin was laid to rest this week at his alma mater the University of Notre Dame, a final tribute to…
Continue Reading Local man leaves hospital after four-month battle with COVID-19, family thankful
Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — “He couldn’t wait to get out of here,” said Llolanda…
Continue Reading Department of Children Services worker accused of helping 17-year-old escape custody
Click here for updates on this story Nashville, TN (WSMV) — A worker from the Tennessee Department of Children Services…
Continue Reading Coral reefs can breathe again thanks to grazing urchins
Click here for updates on this story Kaneohe Bay, HI (KITV) — Hundreds of thousands of sea urchins are working hard to…
Continue Reading Police standards bill draws as many opponents as supporters
Click here for updates on this story Lincoln, NE (Lincoln Journal Star) — The Legislature’s Urban Affairs…
Continue Reading Public can buy original ‘animal art’ at Niabi Zoo on Saturdays in August
Click here for updates on this story Coal Valley, IL (Quad-City Times) — During August, visitors can purchase original…
Continue Reading ‘Love is not tourism’ — coronavirus travel bans keep loved ones apart for months
Click here for updates on this story Lincoln, NE (Lincoln Journal Star) — For Jocelyn Herstein, the world seemed a lot…
Continue Reading Attorney general cautions against COVID-19 contact tracing scams
Click here for updates on this story Billings, MT (Billings Gazette) — Contact tracers with local health departments…
Continue Reading Feds file charges against two men whose state convictions were overturned on jurisdictional grounds
Click here for updates on this story Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Two men who won appeals that led to the Supreme Court…
Continue Reading Oklahoma State University opens nation’s first tribally affiliated medical school
Click here for updates on this story Tahlequah, OK (Tulsa World) — A historic “white coat” ceremony on Friday for…
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Storms pop across the area through Sunday
Some isolated strong to severe storms will be possible tonight and again Sunday across the area. The threat with some of these storms will be locally…
Continue Reading Librarian “walking miracle” after recovery from COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story Council Bluffs, IA (WOWT) — This year, back to school has more meaning than ever…
Continue Reading Man arrested and charged with 43 counts of online harassment, cyberstalking
Click here for updates on this story Geneseo, IL (WQAD) — Police say a yearlong investigation has led to the arrest of…
Continue Reading Man arrested in connection to attempted coffee stands abductions in Salem
Click here for updates on this story Salem, OR (KPTV) — Salem police arrested in connection to two attempted abductions…
Continue Reading The long road to returning first-ever samples from Mars
When NASA’s Perseverance rover touches down on Mars in February 2021, the mission will spend the next two years exploring one of the oldest and…
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Doña Ana County sees 4 virus deaths in 2 days as its death count hits 23
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two Doña Ana County men were among nine new coronavirus deaths in New Mexico reported by state health officials on…
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