Month: August 2025

By Emily Pofahl Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Wisconsin (WISN) — Milwaukee County is auctioning off the boat abandoned along the Lake Michigan shoreline last year, called “Deep Thought,” to recover the $20,000 spent on its removal, but the auction has not attracted the level of interest officials hoped for. “Let’s

By Edward Franco Click here for updates on this story     COLLIER COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — Three drivers were arrested in Collier County for traveling at dangerously high speeds, all over 100 miles per hour, as state troopers ramp up enforcement under a new traffic safety law. Among those arrested was Jose Prieto Cespedes, who was

By Baylee Martin Click here for updates on this story     LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — Sue Fisher kept a promise to Lancaster County native and Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff by attending his Broadway show and surprising him on stage with his honorary doctorate. Fisher has been following Groff’s career for 26 years since middle

By Hunter Walterman Click here for updates on this story     ARCADIA, Florida (WFTX) — DeSoto County’s only hospital is considering a sale amid looming Medicaid cuts and pressure to hire more staff. An outside health care system approached DeSoto Memorial Hospital about a sale, according to Sarah Hipp, a hospital spokesperson. The hospital then launched

By Tanner Kahler Click here for updates on this story     SAWYER COUNTY, Wisconsin (WISN) — Wisconsin wildlife officials rescued a bear that had a plastic jug stuck on its head. The first reported sighting was in Sawyer County on July 26. Officials set several live traps based on sightings, but the bear was moving too

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story     August 5, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — In the ever-evolving story of Houston’s educational champions, few names shine as brightly as Renee Jefferson Patterson — a woman whose personal trials transformed into triumphs and whose professional journey is now shaping futures across the Bayou

By Nick Bohr Click here for updates on this story     PEWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WISN) — Cable barriers on Highway 16 near the Capitol Drive interchange in Pewaukee are being credited with saving lives during a crash involving an oil tanker and several cars on Friday by preventing the vehicles from crossing into oncoming traffic. Dan Moudry,

By Marcus McIntosh Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — The online gaming platform Roblox, known for its expansive collection of games, has come under scrutiny following allegations that it facilitated child trafficking. A lawsuit filed by a central Iowa family claims a minor, identified as D.H., was trafficked across

By Bradley Davis Click here for updates on this story     PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo YMCA is the newest space in Colorado to host “NeuroPong,” and volunteers said it’s continuing to pick up speed. “It’s open to anyone who would like to improve their brain health, which is almost everyone, I think,” said professional

By Lacee Griffith Click here for updates on this story     TOWSON, Maryland (WBAL) — Towson University is working to keep research programs moving forward despite federal funding cuts. About 150 students are getting hands-on experience this summer that they plan to take with them into their careers. Wearing white lab coats, gloves and goggles, Towson

By Maria Morales Click here for updates on this story     REISTERSTOWN, Maryland (WMAR) — Have you ever opened your refrigerator and said, “There’s nothing in here to eat”? For some people in our community, that’s a harsh reality. But one Reisterstown resident is working to change that. Alessandra Giampaolo Keener, who already hosts a little

By Ryan Dickstein Click here for updates on this story     RIVERDALE PARK, Maryland (WMAR) — A Hyattsville woman responsible for the deaths of two children has been sentenced to four months incarceration. Back in April, Olga Lugo Jiminez, 52, pleaded guilty to failing to stop at a pedestrian crosswalk, causing her vehicle to fatally strike

By Cornell Barnard Click here for updates on this story     MARIN COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) — In the North Bay, there is a buzz in Marin County where unusually large populations of yellowjackets are impacting different areas including Samuel P. Taylor State Park in West Marin, where rangers are dealing with the wasps and trying to

By Marisa Sardonia Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — PBS North Carolina announced it is offering a series of voluntary separation offers to its employees following a significant loss of federal funding. The public media network confirmed via a press release on Tuesday that its “most permanent employees” will

By Thomas Robertson Click here for updates on this story     FAIRFAX COUNTY, Virginia (WTOP) — A 4-year-old boy who was found dead in Lorton, Virginia, more than 50 years ago, and whose name has remained a mystery, has finally been identified after a flood of tips, a series of DNA tests and decades of twists

By Leticia Juarez Click here for updates on this story     FONTANA, Calif. (KABC) — A Fontana man says he narrowly escaped being detained by federal immigration agents last week after slipping into his apartment and shutting the door moments before an agent tried to kick it in. The man, identified only as Jose for his

By Tim Pulliam Click here for updates on this story     SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) — Residents in Simi Valley are demanding justice and calling for hate crime charges against four teenagers who were arrested for attacking another teen outside a movie theater. The attack happened Friday night at the Regal Plaza and was captured on

By Shannon Becker Click here for updates on this story     PEA RIDGE, Arkansas (KOAM) — Walmart has recently expanded their quick drone service delivery to more markets. This makes Walmart the first retailer to scale drone delivery across five states: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Texas. This new expansion is a partnered company called