Wildfire evacuees find shelter at Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem
Click here for updates on this story SALEM, OR (KPTV) — The wildfires burning in Marion County are forcing families out…
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Man arrested for allegedly attacking liquor store employee over face mask policy
Click here for updates on this story POTOMAC, MD (WJZ) — Police in Montgomery County arrest a man they say assaulted a…
Continue Reading Parents expecting baby’s delivery surprised by 2nd bundle of joy
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A Minnesota couple got quite the surprise when they…
Continue Reading Top police leaders in Rochester, New York, retire amid outrage over handling of Daniel Prude’s suffocation death
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) – Top police leaders in Rochester are retiring en masse amid criticism of the city’s handling of the the suffocation…
Continue Reading SMU raises coronavirus risk level from ‘moderate’ to ‘high’
Click here for updates on this story Dallas, TX (KTVT) — SMU increased its coronavirus operational level due to a jump…
Continue Reading Plymouth police reach GoFundMe goal to help purchase missing “Buddy the Beefalo”
Click here for updates on this story PLYMOUTH, CT (WFSB) — Less than two days after the Plymouth Police Union started a…
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The struggle for equality for Black and brown workers
This week, we (Leah Asmelash and friend-of-the-newsletter, Chandelis Duster) talk about the exploitation of Black and brown labor, recommend…
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4 Borderland school districts among 500 in Texas asked to revise dress codes in wake of court ruling
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas arm of the American Civil Liberties Union has sent a letter to nearly 500 school districts across the…
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Trump says he is expanding offshore drilling moratorium to Florida’s Atlantic coast, Georgia and South Carolina
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump is seeking to claim the mantle of environmental steward as he announces an expansion of a ban on…
Continue Reading Nurses, feeling disrespected during COVID-19 pandemic, plan to strike
Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WBBM) — Nurses on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic were…
Continue Reading Restaurants that have hung on through pandemic brace for turn of weather
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — This has been a summer of highs and lows for Chicago’s…
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GOP Senate Leader McConnell proposes ‘targeted’ virus aid, Dems say not enough
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday the Senate would vote on a trimmed-down Republican coronavirus relief…
Continue Reading With recent reports of storage unit thefts, police say this is the best padlock to use
Click here for updates on this story BLUE GRASS, Iowa (WQAD) — Amid reports of storage unit thefts in the Quad Cities…
Continue Reading One of the victims of a double shooting was a 50-year-old bystander
Click here for updates on this story BELLEVILLE, IL (KMOV) — Two people were shot outside an apartment complex in…
Continue Reading Wife of man charged in deadly road rage attack arrested
Click here for updates on this story O’FALLON, Mo. (KMOV) — The wife of a Troy, Missouri man charged in a deadly…
Continue Reading University of Hawaii’s athletic department may trim salaries of Senior Administrative Staff
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, O’ahu (KITV) — Senior administrators at UH Manoa will have to deal…
Continue Reading NBA star giving away hundreds of shoes in Saginaw
Click here for updates on this story Saginaw, MI (WNEM) — NBA star Draymond Green is putting shoes on the feet of…
Continue Reading Youth, hunters with disabilities can deer hunt this weekend
Click here for updates on this story Flint, MI (WNEM) — Michigan’s Liberty Hunt is back statewide this weekend.…
Continue Reading An 8-year-old girl killed in a drive-by shooting was one of 53 people shot in Chicago over holiday weekend
An 8-year-old girl was among at least 53 people shot during a violent holiday weekend in Chicago, according to police officials. Eight people died…
Continue Reading Districts across KC facing tech issues as they head back to class
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — Many school districts around the Kansas City metro…
Continue Reading Districts across the KC facing tech issues as they head back to class
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — Many school districts around the Kansas City metro…
Continue Reading Gov. Kay Ivey to Alabama: It’s now or never for census participation
Click here for updates on this story MONTGOMERY, AL (WALA) — With the last day for Census 2020 participation set for…
Continue Reading Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings apologizes for Instagram post saying she bravely went shopping with no mask
Three-time Olympic volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings is facing a wave of criticism after she said she went to the grocery store without a…
Continue Reading Districts across the KC facing tech issues as they head back to class
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — Many school districts around the Kansas City metro…
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US officials: Israel, UAE to sign historic normalization deal on September 15 at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. officials say Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign their historic deal normalizing relations at a White House…
Continue Reading Time to get creative preparing for the cold snap
Click here for updates on this story DENVER, CO (KDVR) — Ninety-degree temperatures followed by a freezing forecast.…
Continue Reading Man on the run after allegedly trying to meet teen for sex
Click here for updates on this story WEST FORK, AR (KFSM) — A man who was previously arrested and accused of trying to…
Continue Reading 50 years after deadly plane crash, Wichita State players and loved ones return to the wreckage
Click here for updates on this story CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, CO (KDVR) — Every day, nearly 44,000 vehicles pass through the…
Continue Reading A candy maker is giving away a candy factory in a nationwide treasure hunt
A quirky candy maker has launched a nationwide treasure hunt, sending sugar mavens into a frenzy. They’ll need to pay to play for the ultimate…
Continue Reading Affluent White student-athletes are profiting from the labor of their poor Black peers, study says
A new study of the economics of college sports found that affluent White students are profiting off the labor of poor Black students. The study from…
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