Face masks, water guns, UV lights. Why are eastern Idahoans receiving unsolicited items from China in the mail?
Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, ID (East Idaho News) — You’ve heard about mysterious seeds from…
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Lil Wayne drops ‘No Ceilings’ mixtape on streaming services 11 years after its release
“No Ceilings” has finally made it to some major streaming platforms. The 2009 mixtape is now available on platforms such as Spotify and…
Continue Reading Famed Wienermobile touring Idaho Falls
Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, ID (East Idaho News) — You may be used to seeing hot dogs on a grill,…
Continue Reading Pumpkin spice lovers in Davenport can get their fix a few months early this year
Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, IA (WQAD) — In the middle of 2020’s hottest week yet, a little…
Continue Reading Hurricane Laura devastates power grid in central Louisiana; nearly 2,700 workers responding
Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — The intense winds and driving rains of Hurricane Laura…
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Why does Walmart want TikTok? Look at how teens shop in China
Walmart is a 58-year-old American company known for big box stores that sell everyday goods, casual clothing, groceries and TVs. TikTok is a…
Continue Reading Night 5 of Kenosha protests remain peaceful
Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, WI (WDJT ) — Protests in Kenosha remained peaceful from Thursday, August…
Continue Reading ‘Love Fraud’ feels like the docuseries version of a Lifetime movie
“Love Fraud” plays like the real-life equivalent of a Lifetime movie turned, for better and worse, into a salacious Showtime docuseries.…
Continue Reading ‘You Cannot Kill David Arquette’ is a strange, sad look at a stalled career
Strange and more than a little sad, “You Cannot Kill David Arquette” — a documentary about the actor’s adventures in…
Continue Reading High school football returns to KC metro as pandemic continues
Click here for updates on this story SMITHVILLE, MO (KCTV) — Without a doubt, high school football won’t be the same…
Continue Reading University of Scranton reports five new COVID-19 cases
Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, PA (WNEP) — Three other students who reported symptoms are also…
Continue Reading Hurricane Laura destroys Lafayette fraternity house
Click here for updates on this story LAFAYETTE, LA (WGNO) — The Theta Xi fraternity house at UL was destroyed after a…
Continue Reading Governor Wolf unveiled elections safety and security proposal
Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, PA (WPMT) — Governor Tom Wolf urged the legislature to pass his safe…
Continue Reading Omaha mom faces challenges, finds joy in homeschooling
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — After the Coronavirus outbreak closed schools in the spring,…
Continue Reading Hackers want money to release NC school district files
Click here for updates on this story WAYNESVILLE, NC (WLOS) — There will be no remote learning in Haywood County…
Continue Reading Two suspects attempt to carjack mother and daughter outside south St. Louis school
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Police are looking for two armed carjackers after a mother…
Continue Reading At 2,775 acres, White River Fire forces Level 3 evacuations; 10 percent contained
Click here for updates on this story WASCO COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — The White River Fire burning in the Mt. Hood National…
Continue Reading Bay County residents picking up debris following strong winds, storms
Click here for updates on this story Bay County, MI (WNEM) — Splintered, crackled and a trampoline smashed. Those are…
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StormTRACK Weather: Near-record highs through the weekend
Near-record highs will be possible through the weekend. Expect hot conditions and mainly sunny skies Friday, clouds will be on the increase Saturday…
Continue Reading New wheelchair is coming for Harrisburg man who had his wheelchair stolen
Click here for updates on this story Harrisburg, PA (WNEP) — For the past several days, Anthony Williams has been…
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5 new El Paso virus deaths; active cases below 3,000 for 1st time since early July
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced five new coronavirus-related deaths Friday morning. That elevated the…
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NFL’s Baltimore Ravens call for arrest of police officers in Blake, Taylor shootings
While several sporting events were scrapped in the US this week in the aftermath of the shooting of Jacob Blake, the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens…
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Before and after satellite images show widespread destruction from Hurricane Laura
New satellite images are giving a glimpse at the destruction that Hurricane Laura has waged across Louisiana. Hurricane Laura roared through…
Continue Reading Transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson will get a monument in her New Jersey hometown
Marsha P. Johnson, the beloved transgender activist who was a central figure in New York City’s gay liberation movement, will get a monument in…
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns for health reasons
Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving Japanese prime minister in history, has resigned, citing health reasons. “Even though there is one year to go…
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5 things to know for August 28: RNC, police, coronavirus, voting, Japan
Laura is now a tropical depression but will still bring dangerous storms, heavy rain and tornadoes to parts of the eastern US. Satellite imagery…
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‘Reassuring’ study finds children have small risk of death and severe illness from coronavirus
Severe illness and death remain rare in children with Covid-19, a new study suggests, while disparities do appear in kids who may require critical…
Continue Reading ‘Airplane Mode’: Quirky new video game lets you sit through a long-haul flight in economy class
What do you miss most about traveling? If you answered, “being stuck on a plane with crying babies while playing Sudoku,” then this is…
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Tour de France: Grappling with staging the world’s toughest bike race in a pandemic
It’s set to be a Tour de France like no other. Watched on television by millions across the world, the annual race is deeply embedded in French…
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Louisiana hospital staff stayed behind to care for 19 babies as Hurricane Laura hit
Even as Hurricane Laura bore down on a hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, someone had to watch the babies. Winds howled, water leaked through…
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