Month: August 2025

By Kate Amara Click here for updates on this story     WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBAL) — A high-profile celebration on Tuesday welcomed home a Baltimore man who was wrongfully detained in Venezuela. Erick Oribio, 66, spoke out publicly for the first time. Having lived in Baltimore for more than 30 years, Oribio calls the city his home.

By Todd Magel Click here for updates on this story     MITCHELLVILLE, Iowa (KCCI) — The Mitchellville City Council voted to fire City Administrator Gary Brown after a prolonged dispute with Mayor Jessica Trobaugh, with all but one council member supporting the decision. Brown accused two city hall employees of violating city policies, claiming they retaliated

By Beau Bowman Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — For many, the Iowa State Fair is a celebration of agriculture, community, and hard work. For 13-year-old Mesa Robinson, it was also a lesson in resilience and the kindness of her fellow 4-H participants. Preparing a heifer for the show

By Cassie Schirm Click here for updates on this story     NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — A New Orleans mother says it was the longest 40 minutes of her life when her 7-year-old son didn’t come home from school. Antonia Lacy says she was waiting at her son’s bus stop at Gravier and South Broad last week

By Erin Lowrey Click here for updates on this story     BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (WDSU) — A man has been arrested after he was accused of setting a Baton Rouge house on fire while four children were inside. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, firefighters responded to a fire in the 2500 block of Inverrary

By Emily Pofahl Click here for updates on this story     MENOMONEE FALLS, Wisconsin (WISN) — The Menomonee River overflowed its banks near Grand Avenue and Woodlawn Drive in Menomonee Falls, leaving entire neighborhoods underwater and causing significant damage to homes for residents. Zachary Haefner’s basement has flooded three times in three days. “I’m screwed. That’s

By Hannah Hilyard Click here for updates on this story     WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (WISN) — As historic rain fell in southeastern Wisconsin, Ava Vanek, 15, was down in the basement of her West Allis home early Sunday morning documenting the rising waters for her father who was away at work. “Ava had her iPad. She

By Lakyra Banks Click here for updates on this story     ROGERS, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — After being on hold for four years, Arkansas’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is now set to be enforced. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a challenge to a ban on the law that’s been in place

By Ana Conejo Click here for updates on this story     CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — A 19-year-old man is recovering after being shot multiple times at a cheerleading party on August 2. John Michael Gomez Jr. was one of two people shot at the party, where he says he went only to pick up his

By Tony Jaramillo Click here for updates on this story     CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — A Padre Island resident who lost five family members in the Central Texas flood disaster is now working with her neighbors to help her family and other flood victims. Stacy Appling’s nephew Jake, his wife Megan, their 6-year-old daughter Harley,

By Sophie Flay Click here for updates on this story     HIGHLAND PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A yoga studio in Highland Park has released surveillance video of a woman who is suspected of breaking into lockers and stealing belongings. “It’s so violating. It’s so violating on so many levels,” said Julia Pratt of North Hollywood.

By Chantelle Navarro Click here for updates on this story     OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — An Oklahoma County woman hopes a new state law will help her be released from prison sooner. Tyesha Long was sentenced to 27 years for killing a man who she says was abusing her. The Oklahoma Survivors Act allows for reduced

By Rob Hayes Click here for updates on this story     VAN NUYS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Neighbors in a laid-back section of Van Nuys say they’ve been stuck for months in a literally alarming situation due to a man who insists on setting off window-rattling alarms almost every day. Residents along the 6600 block of

By Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story     SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — Attorneys for death row inmate Ralph Leroy Menzies say one way or another, their client will die in prison. But attorney Eric Zuckerman says the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole should allow Menzies “to die from his terminal illness

By Robert Desaulniers Click here for updates on this story     PENDLETON, Ore. (KAPP) — Firefighters are working to contain a fire that started Monday evening and is burning several hundred acres in difficult terrain in the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Dispatch records show a fire was reported in Umatilla tribal land east of Pendleton and south

By Jake Anderson, Madison Perales Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A joint investigation four years in the making between the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigations and local enforcement. Tuesday’s operation was part of a nationwide FBI initiative to find violent criminals. “The takedown today

By Alyssa Munoz Click here for updates on this story     ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KOAT) — Within the past week, two mothers from separate homes have been charged shortly after their children were released from the Children, Youth and Families Department custody. One of the children, an 8-year-old boy, has been in CYFD custody since July 2023

By Emily Sanderson, Karin Johnson Click here for updates on this story     CINCINNATI (WLWT) — A former Cincinnati Children’s Hospital doctor has been federally charged, accused of possessing over 150,000 images of child sexual abuse material. Howard M. Saal, 73, of Cincinnati, appeared in federal court in Cincinnati Tuesday afternoon. Saal was previously employed as