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Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — The governors of Connecticut and Massachusetts are aiming to lower the cost of prescription drugs in their states. Govs. Ned Lamont and Charlie Baker held a virtual news conference at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday. They said spoke about a joint effort to bring those

Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Connecticut public health officials are urging private well owners to test their water quality. This comes after a new report put out by the U.S. Geological Survey showed high levels of naturally occurring arsenic and uranium in some wells. “The research, undertaken in cooperation

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Sewage from a privately-owned system overflowed into a tributary of Fanno Creek on Monday, according to the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services. At about 4:30 p.m., city crews responded to a sewage release in the 7900 block of Southwest 40th Avenue. BES said the

Click here for updates on this story     BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) — A 9-year-old called police after her mother and two sisters were fatally shot in what appeared to be a triple murder-suicide in Brooklyn late Monday. The alleged shooter was later found dead on the street, police said. The victims were shot inside a fourth

Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — While many middle and high schoolers are going back to school at CCSD on Tuesday, far more parents are choosing to keep their kids home in distance learning. The Clark County School District said 109,748 students are remaining in full-time distance education, compared to

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Climate change is causing more snow to melt in the mountains, which could impact agriculture and increase the risk of flooding and wildfires, according to a study published Monday in Nature Climate Change. Researchers based at the University of Colorado Boulder examined 40

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Advocates are calling for systemic changes to be implemented to Canada’s vaccine rollout to make the process more inclusive and safe for migrants and undocumented workers. Syed Hassan of Migrant Workers Alliance for Change said many fear that getting vaccinated could lead to

Click here for updates on this story     SMYRNA, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Middle Tennessee woman said she’s been dealing with a tax nightmare as she’s been waiting for over a year to get her tax issues resolved. Because of that delay, she can’t get her return or her stimulus payments. “Where’s my money. Just give

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A former Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office deputy was sentenced Monday, April 5, in connection to a deadly crash that killed a Milwaukee Public Schools lobbyist community activist. Former deputy Joel Streicher pleaded guilty in May. He was sentenced Monday to six months in

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Organizers, advocates, and people staying at two homeless encampments in Kansas City are waiting for the city’s next step in deciding the future of the sites. City officials ordered people to leave the camps in Westport and outside of KC City Hall before

Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — There’s a new face now greeting visitors in West Asheville. The Dolly Parton mural on Haywood Road near Beauty Parade Hair Salon now has a new addition. The face of famous drag queen and television star RuPaul has been added to the side

Click here for updates on this story     HAZELWOOD, Missouri (KMOV) — A robbery victim was hit by his own car in Hazelwood Monday evening. Officers with the Hazelwood Police Department were called to a Mobil station at 6025 Howdershell around 8 p.m. for a possible robbery. When they arrived, officers found that several citizens had

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — Two medical powerhouses teamed up to open the first-of-its-kind medical center in the state. According to Piedmont Atlanta Hospital officials, a new LifeLink Organ Recovery Center will be located within the hospital. It was created through a partnership between Piedmont Atlanta Hospital and LinkLink. The

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — As temperatures gradually rise and spring begins, another seasonal visitor looms on the horizon – allergies. While Canada continues to implement measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and the virus variants, Dr. Jason K. Lee of the Toronto Allergy and Asthma Clinic

Click here for updates on this story     OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV Network) — Kimbal Musk, Elon’s brother, has launched a new initiative aimed at tackling food insecurity by providing a garden for as many homes as possible. Musk, a restauranteur and entrepreneur, and Lionsgate Entertainment founder Frank Giustra recently launched the Million Gardens Movement (MGM), with

Click here for updates on this story     Gwinnett County, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A new unit formed within the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office to tackle human trafficking and child exploitation has made its first two arrests. The Trafficking and Child Exploitation, or TRACE, Unit — which Sheriff Keybo Taylor established when he took office