Daisy Coleman’s family opens up about her legacy, remembers her as a warrior in tough times
Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, MO (KCTV/KSMO ) — Funeral services were held for Daisy Coleman this week…
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Excuse rate higher than normal for Mobile County, AL jury duty
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA ) — More than one in 10 Mobile County residents called to jury…
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Nelly Korda leads at halfway in pursuit of maiden major title
Nelly Korda is closing on her first major golf title as a five-under 67 saw the young American take a two-shot halfway lead at the ANA Inspiration in…
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UTEP, Texas to face off with 18,000 fans in the stands expected for the game in Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — David Flores, a University of Texas at Austin alumnus who’s had Longhorn football season tickets for the past six years, said he…
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A Brazilian surfer broke her own Guinness World Records title by riding an epic wave
Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira has broken her own world record for the largest wave surfed by a woman. The 33-year-old rode a 73.5-foot wave in Praia…
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$50,000 reward offered after USPS employee is critically injured in shooting
After a postal worker in Chicago was shot and critically injured, the US Postal Inspection Service offered a $50,000 reward for information. The…
Continue Reading Seventh-grade football team goes in quarantine after positive COVID-19 case confirmed
Click here for updates on this story GREENWOOD, AR (KFSM) — According to the school district’s Facebook page, one…
Continue Reading 19 families buy nearly 97 acres of land in Georgia to create a city safe for Black people
“Welcome to Freedom!” exclaims real estate agent Ashley Scott as she surveys the nearly 97 acres of land that she and a group of 19 Black…
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El Paso sees 1 new virus death as new cases on decline, but delayed results pile up for nearly a month
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County’s coronavirus death toll reached 462 on Saturday morning with one additional death reported, a man in his 80s with…
Continue Reading Kingston, PA police catch another man chatting with a “15-year-old girl”
Click here for updates on this story KINGTON, PA (WPMT ) — A man from Danville is accused of indecent sexual assault of…
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AstraZeneca’s Oxford vaccine trial to resume, the university says
The AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial, halted last week after an unexplained illness in one of the volunteers, will resume, the University of…
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AstraZeneca’s Oxford vaccine trial to resume, the university says
The AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial, halted last week after an unexplained illness in one of the volunteers, will resume, the University of…
Continue Reading 3 veterans receive Quilts of Valor for service in Vietnam
Click here for updates on this story BREVARD, NC (WLOS ) — Sept. 11 is a day Americans honor and remember those who…
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Long-time Borderland community health, economic leader Myrna Deckert dies at age 83
EL PASO, Texas – Long-time El Paso community activist, leader and philanthropist Myrna Deckert has died, according to one of the numerous nonprofit…
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StormTRACKWeather: Hazy start to your weekend
El Paso, Texas- We kicked off our morning with thick smoke in the skies for the Borderland. All the smoke from the wildfires out west has traveled to…
Continue Reading ‘We are at a loss for words’: Fireworks found after neighbors douse brush fire in Corbett, OR
Click here for updates on this story CORBETT, OR (KPTV ) — Deputies found fireworks on a Multnomah County property…
Continue Reading A Confederate statue is coming down today in the Virginia city of deadly ‘Unite the Right’ violence
The statue of a Confederate soldier, flanked by a cannon and ammunition, has stood at the county courthouse in Charlottesville, Virginia, since 1909,…
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Terence Conran, British designer and businessman, dies at 88
British designer and businessman Terence Conran has died at the age of 88. Conran, who founded the Design Museum in London in 1989, “passed…
Continue Reading BTS on making music, watching Netflix and working out during quarantine
BTS, they’re just like us — except with millions of fans and number one hits. Members of the international K-pop sensation that is BTS…
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My lifelong Muppets obsession helped me explain the pandemic to my preschooler
Growing up with “Sesame Street” in the early 1980s, I found pieces of myself in Cookie Monster’s sweet tooth, Big Bird’s…
Continue Reading One of the leading coronavirus vaccine trials is currently paused. Prominent vaccine researchers tell CNN that’s unusual
Vaccine clinical trials are notoriously difficult to conduct. They involve thousands, or even tens of thousands, of participants, and typically go on…
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Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari executed despite international campaign
Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari has been executed in Iran on Saturday, according to Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA, despite a…
Continue Reading From a smiley fish to a dangling raccoon, Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards offer some light relief
A colorful Mediterranean parrotfish “smiles” at the camera, a raccoon’s hind legs and tail poke out of a tree and a young seal…
Continue Reading Zverev reaches first Grand Slam final after comeback win at US Open, will face Thiem
It wasn’t a classic five-setter, but Alexander Zverev might not mind. Zverev came from two sets down to beat Pablo Carreño Busta 3-6 2-6 6-3…
Continue Reading A ball python laid 7 eggs at the Saint Louis Zoo, even though she hasn’t been around a male in years
Zookeepers at the Saint Louis Zoo were surprised to see their oldest snake coiled around a clutch of freshly laid eggs because she hadn’t been…
Continue Reading Oregon officials preparing for ‘mass fatality incident’ as fast-moving wildfires threaten to merge
Firefighters in Oregon are racing to slow down two wildfires from merging into a single inferno Friday after blazes in three West Coast states have…
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A 13-year-old invents an emergency kit to prevent drownings on Florida beaches
Florida shores may soon become a bit safer thanks to the ingenuity of 13-year-old Kaial Hajik in Panama City Beach. After hearing of several…
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Why UTEP moved graduation ceremonies online, but allowed fans at football games
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 is learning more about how UTEP came to the decision to move graduation ceremonies online, instead of holding it in-person.…
Continue Reading Covid-19 school closings linked to increase in depression and suicide, study finds
Primary school students in China experienced more depressive symptoms and made more suicide attempts after schools closed for the pandemic, a new…
Continue Reading Former ‘Top Chef’ contestant Aaron Grissom dies at 34
Former “Top Chef” contestant Aaron Grissom has died after a traffic accident, authorities said Friday night. He was 34. Grissom suffered…
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