A large winter storm that brought blizzard conditions to the Midwest was hitting much of the East Coast on Christmas Eve, bringing snow to parts of the South and rain to the Northeast. The combination of heavy rain and existing melting snow from last week’s storm could lead to flooding from the mid-Atlantic to New
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday made another plea for people to be safe this holiday season. She said in a tweet Thursday afternoon that her thoughts were with every New Mexican grieving the loss of a loved one. “Even as we celebrate the holidays, we must continue to protect
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The US Postal Service has agreed to take extraordinary measures to deliver mailed ballots for Georgia’s upcoming Senate runoff elections, including treating ballots as express mail, sweeping postal facilities for ballots and making special arrangements to ensure ballots reach the state election board’s offices in a more timely manner. The plan — signed off on
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Click here for updates on this story CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A Cumberland Family is turning pain into holiday joy, after losing on of their greatest gifts, their 9-year-old daughter, to cancer. Between the inflatable Snoopy, Ralphy, even the jolly old man himself, it’s hard not to see the light on Europeana Circle in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LINWOOD, Kansas (KCTV/KSMO) — One lucky duck has found a new home just in time for Christmas. This domesticated duck was nursed back to health after good Samaritans, Tammye West and Willam Saunders, found the thinly feathered waterfowl near a wall close to their home near Kansas City
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — An extension of Santa’s workshop exists in Scranton’s Pinebrook section at the production facility for BMC Toys. Workers there have spent months making and then shipping the highly anticipated line of Plastic Army Women. The owner promised they’d be ready by this Christmas. “As
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Virologist and infectious diseases expert Nathan Wolfe warned 12 years ago that the world didn’t understand how to handle infectious diseases. “I believe in 50 years when people look back at this period of history they’re going to say, ‘They ran around trying to control diseases. But, they just didn’t get it,’” Wolfe warned Anderson
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — With the status of stimulus checks hanging in the balance many families are in dire need of help that can’t wait. One Atlanta family got the help it needs thanks to a local organization and Good Samaritans. “A lot of people stepped up to help,
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — Roberto and Mary Alice Mata, married for nearly 50 years, share smiles and hold onto each other’s hands inside their home. A Christmas tree is decorated with the names of family members, and photos of children and grandchildren cover an entire wall, with crosses scattered throughout. The Matas fill their home
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — With Christmas less than 24 hours away, the Metro Nashville Police Department wants to make sure families in Davidson County have a happy holiday. Metro Police are making a Christmas cheer in a basket from food to toys to help hundreds of families have
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — An act of heartwarming selflessness allowed a donation at St. Louis Children’s Hospital to go a long way. Elsa, 10, has battled leukemia on and off for more than five years and is no stranger to Children’s Hospital. This year, when Northwestern Mutual chose
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Officials at Eliada said connecting with animals is often more effective than traditional therapies. The agency has goats, pot bellied pigs and even a llama that help kids deal with emotional and behavioral issues. Students said developing a relationship with those animals can
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HERSHEY, Nebraska (WOWT) — Three people including a child who died as a result of a car accident on I-80 Wednesday have been identified by the Nebraska State Patrol. The driver, Edgar Navarro, 24, and passengers Idayalid Bautista, 25 and Alexa Navarro, 4, of Westminster, CO were the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story YORK COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Police are investigating after the body of a man was found in a parking lot in Spring Garden Township on Tuesday. 39-year-old Lonny Neiman III was found on Dec. 22, around 12:20 p.m., in a parking lot behind an address in the 700
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EL PASO, Texas — The holidays are here and normally marks a time to celebrate by gathering with family and friends. However, this year is different for many because of Covid-19, with health experts strongly recommending that dinners and parties be avoided. Emma Schwartz, the president of the Medical Center of the Americas Foundation, offers
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BRUNSWICK, Maine (WMTW) — A UPS driver has been charged with operating under the influence after crashing his delivery truck on Route 1 near Cooks Corner in Brunswick Wednesday evening. Police said the truck hit the guardrail, skipped over it and hit the fence on the other side
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TULLAHOMA, Tennessee (WSMV) — “I’m sorry but I just can not apologize, I will not apologize for attending a party on my own time, not as Alderman Amacher but as my Dad’s daughter and my brother’s little sister,” said Alderman Jenna Amacher as she addressed the other Alderman
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GLADWIN COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — Thomas Gray, a 54-year-old Beaverton man, was charged with aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material and criminal sexual conduct in the second degree according to the Gladwin County Sheriff’s office. The Gladwin County Sheriff’s Office received information about a possible juvenile sexual
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EL PASO, Texas — Two former U.S. Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting and wounding a Mexican drug smuggler near El Paso were among dozens of people pardoned by President Trump in recent days. The two Border Patrol agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, received 11- and 12-year prison sentences for their role in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WNEM) — Police are investigating after they found a man shot and killed in his vehicle on Christmas Eve. On Thursday, Dec. 24 at 2:52 a.m., officers from the Buena Vista Township Police Department were sent to 636 S. 29th St. for several shots
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Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo — Showing early symptoms of hemorrhagic fever, the patient sits quietly on her bed, wrangling two toddlers desperate to flee the cell-like hospital room in Ingende, a remote town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). They are waiting for the results of a test for Ebola. The
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — The owner of a gas station that was at the center of racial controversy is now selling his business. Following 66 days of non-stop demonstrations outside the Exxon gas station off Flat Shoals Rd, organizer Joe Jones is pleased that the owner is planning
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — Atlanta Police are searching for the gunman who fatally shot 43-year-old Denard Bell at a gas station over the weekend. Police say Bell was pumping gas around 1:50 a.m. at the Shell gas station on the 2000 block of Sylvan Road. When officers arrived
Continue Reading Body camera footage released Wednesday shows a Columbus, Ohio, police officer fatally shooting an unarmed Black man in a garage within seconds of their encounter. Officer Adam Coy was stripped of his badge and gun after killing Andre Maurice Hill, 47, who was walking toward the officer with a cell phone in his left hand
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of Ashraf Ghani, president of Afghanistan. Personal Birth date: 1949 Birth place: Logar Province, Afghanistan Birth name: Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai Father: Shah Pesand Mother: Kawkaba Lodin Marriage: Rula (Saade) Ghani Children: Tarek; Mariam Education: American University in Beirut, Lebanon, 1973; Columbia University, masters and Ph.D, anthropology Religion: Muslim Other
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The man accused of hitting a Houston bar employee in the head with a glass has been arrested, Houston police chief Art Acevedo tweeted Thursday. “This suspect has been apprehended and charged with assault, bodily injury,” Acevedo said. “Proud of the work of @houstonpolice
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More than 1 million people have received their first shot of a Covid-19 vaccine, but an influential coronavirus model projects the US death toll will climb well over a half million, topping 567,000 by April 1. The latest projection from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation notes that number could explode
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston mom, who says her daughter was in an abusive and toxic relationship, says she wishes she would have done more to help. “I regret that. I will all my life because I saw the signs,” said Claudia Sanchez. “I didn’t do anything
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PARK HILLS , Missouri (Daily Journal ) — Many families have a variety of Christmas traditions: baking and decorating cookies, making ornaments, watching Hallmark holiday movies, driving to see holiday lights, writing letters to Santa, singing carols, reading the Christmas story in the Bible and more. Tamara Bretz
Continue Reading It’s been a challenging year: a global pandemic claimed millions of lives, a national reckoning on race put a spotlight on police brutality in minority communities and a fraught presidential race dragged on for days after Election Day before a winner emerged. As people witnessed these historic events, many used social media to express their
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