Month: January 2025

By Ryan Jeltema Click here for updates on this story     CLARE COUNTY, Michigan (WJRT) — An illegal immigrant is accused of scamming a Harrison woman with counterfeit money when he purchased her car on Facebook Marketplace on New Year’s Day. The Clare County Sheriff’s Office says the woman met up with Victor Julio Telleria-Sanchez on

By La’Quan Richardson Click here for updates on this story     Fort WAYNE, Indiana (WFFT) — Lithium batteries are on the list of things to watch out for as they can cause a housefire. This was the case for an Avilla Firefighter. The Kintz family left home for a cheerleading competition last year, leaving behind a

By Adam Kight Click here for updates on this story     EVANSVILLE, Indiana (WEVV) — An aggressive dog was shot and killed by a police officer in Evansville during an investigation Monday, according to the Evansville Police Department. Just before 1 p.m. on Monday, officers were called to help Animal Control at a home on College

By Noah Chavez Click here for updates on this story     CORVALLIS, Oregon (KEZI) — After a train trestle in Corvallis’ Pioneer Park collapsed under the weight of a passing train, sending debris and rail cars into Marys River, neighbors are saying it was only a matter of time before something like this happened. On Sunday,

By Jerry Howard Click here for updates on this story     MEDFORD, Oregon (KDRV) — A Klamath Falls man convicted of federal kidnapping, sex and weapon charges says today he needs more time to file motions in his defense. 30-year-old Negasi Zuberi, now signing his court documents as Sakima Zuberi, filed a federal court motion in

By Chelsea Hylton Click here for updates on this story     California (KCAL/KCBS) — As Southern California residents brace for a “life-threatening and destructive” windstorm, weather officials urge safety precautions as strong Santa Ana winds hit the region. The National Weather Service is warning that this weather event will “likely be the most destructive windstorm seen

By Zach Scott Click here for updates on this story     BAY COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — A Former Cape Coral charter school superintendent and current Chief Education Officer in Bay County, Florida, was arrested on child porn charges on Monday. Frankie Nelson Stephenson, 55, is the current Chief Education Officer at Bay Haven Charter Academy in

By Carolina Estrada Click here for updates on this story     STOCKTON, California (KCRA) — The family of an 86-year-old Stockton father of 11 is in mourning but hopes to bring awareness of the dangers of drunk driving after his death. John Alexander was killed by a suspected drunk driver on Interstate 5 in Lodi near

By Jake Anderson and Bill Schammert Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Thanks to an alert stranger, a stolen dog is now home safe. “It feels amazing,” said Alanah Nantell. “Sonic is like my best friend.” Nantell spent the past couple days posting stolen dog flyers and flooding social media

By Kat Byars Click here for updates on this story     WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Illnois (WPSD) — The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Carterville man for battering the Mayor of Energy, Illinois, 74-year-old Bengi McGee, while surveying winter storm damage. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office received a report at approximately 12:49 p.m. from a passing driver

By Luca Caruso-Moro Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said “there isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States,” on the same day U.S. President-elect Donald Trump declared that he’s open to using “economic force” to acquire Canada. Trump,

By Tanya Rivero Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WABC) — A woman from Long Island was traveling over the holidays when she lost a beloved piece of jewelry that had been in her family for nearly a century — and a group of strangers worked together to help her track it

By Sasha Lenninger Click here for updates on this story     SANTA FE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Every year, inmates serving their sentences with the New Mexico Corrections Department raise money and give back to a charity of their choosing. “We’re trying to change the perception of people that are coming out of prison, going home.

By Katie Dowd Click here for updates on this story     SAN FRANCISCO (KSBW) — A commercial fisherman was busted in San Francisco for attempting to hide thousands of pounds of illegally caught fish, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced last week. Investigators from the department witnessed the angler unloading burlap sacks of fish

By Erin Lowrey Click here for updates on this story     NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — A New Orleans combat veteran who was injured in the Bourbon Street terror attack is undergoing surgery Tuesday. Adam Coste, originally from New Jersey, was injured in New Orleans while walking home on New Year’s Day on Bourbon Street. According to

By Pamela Comme Click here for updates on this story     NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — For two weeks, a 1977 sailboat sat stranded on the shores of New Smyrna Beach, becoming an unlikely focal point for locals and tourists alike. “It was just different for here, ’cause you see that down on the Intracoastal,

By Anne Shannon Click here for updates on this story     HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — It was business in the front and party in the back during the Mullet Contest at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Hundreds of mullet maniacs came to show off their ‘do on Monday. “This is all new,” Dawn Bodenberg said. She was

By Madeline Carter Click here for updates on this story     LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — While some people are dreading this week’s snowy conditions, others are taking advantage of the situation to have a little family fun. On Monday, WLKY’s Madeline Carter checked out two of the most popular places in Louisville to go sledding. The

By Jamie Azulay Click here for updates on this story     OAKLAND, Maine (WMTW) — Seventeen-year-old Cassidy Charette died unexpectedly in October 2014 when the haunted hayride she was on crashed at Pumpkin Land in Mechanic Falls. In the decade since that crash, the Charette family has turned their unimaginable pain into positive change. Cassidy’s parents

By Samson Tamijani Click here for updates on this story     TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — While most huddle inside from the cold, a small crowd prayed outsideSaint Francis Children’s Hospital on Jan. 5 for a four-year-old boy fighting for his life weeks after a nearly fatal car crash. “He’s a little spitfire, rowdy as can be.

KJRH, PERSIS COMFORT DOG, FACEBOOK, LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES, CNN, PERSIS COMFORT DOG/FACEBOOK By Samson Tamijani Click here for updates on this story     GLENPOOL, Oklahoma (KJRH) — Persis the Comfort Dog dug a legacy from helping trauma victims and first responders across the south for almost three years and now lends a helping paw to New

By Samson Tamijani Click here for updates on this story     GLENPOOL, Oklahoma (KJRH) — Persis the Comfort Dog dug a legacy from helping trauma victims and first responders across the south for almost three years and now lends a helping paw to New Orleans. 2 News first met the golden retriever in 2023 at her