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Click here for updates on this story     Clayton County, Georgia (WGCL) — The parents of a high school athlete who died of heatstroke in Clayton County in 2019 have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against their daughter’s basketball coach and several others. Imani Bell was a 16-year-old junior at Elite Scholars Academy. The lawsuit alleges

Click here for updates on this story     CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says nine of its interstate bridges in the commonwealth are in desparate need of repairs, and the way to pay for the funding needed to improve them is through tolls. PennDOT believes the plan — which would toll

Click here for updates on this story     Chicago (WLS) — For many people, the path to getting a COVID-19 vaccine is a long and winding road. But Benjamin Kagan of Chicago Vaccine Angels is taking the legwork out of it for those who don’t have the time, resources, or computer know-how to locate a dose.

Click here for updates on this story     Wahiawa, Hawaii (KITV) — Keoni Ahlo owns Teapresso Bar in Wahiawa. He says customers generally follow the COVID-19 guidelines that are posted at the store. Security footage taken on Sunday shows an employee asked a woman to wear a face mask, but the customer became angry, made an

Click here for updates on this story     St. Louis County, Missouri (KMOV ) — St. Louis County is allocating $160,000 in federal CARES Act funding to help provide free tutoring to students with special needs. The program, a partnership between Miriam Learning Center and the county’s library system, will offer tutoring sessions for the next

Click here for updates on this story     Kansas City, Missouri (KCTV) — A Kansas City neighborhood experienced a gas leak early Wednesday morning after someone shot a gas meter during an overnight shooting. Officers responded at 12:53 a.m. to Independence Avenue and Benton Boulevard in reference to a shots-fired call. No one was hurt, though,

Click here for updates on this story     Asheville, North Carolina (WLOS) — Two Eliada Homes facilities, located in Asheville, for teenagers who have experienced severe psychological and sexual trauma have been shut down. The action was taken after state inspectors reported children in the residential homes were in “imminent danger,” according to state health department

Click here for updates on this story     Davison, Michigan (WNEM ) — As the pandemic continues, many people are still relying on unemployment benefits after losing their jobs. Some mid-Michigan residents are now being asked to pay back their benefits. “It’s scary,” said Kaitlyn Wisenbaugh. When TV5 first brought you Wisenbaugh’s story last week, she

Click here for updates on this story     Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT ) — The debate over medical marijuana will soon go back before Nebraska state senators. It appeared a vote by the people would decide the matter last November but the Nebraska Supreme Court stepped in. John and Sharon are opponents of medical marijuana and fear

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Last week, the NASA’s new Mars rover, Perseverance, sailed down safely to the planet, a white and red parachute billowing out above the spacecraft carrying it. But the parachute didn’t just help protect Perseverance — it also contained a hidden message. The internet

Click here for updates on this story     SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (CTV News) — A group of Canadians in Zimbabwe were denied a flight back to Canada, after they spent hours unsuccessfully trying to book a government-authorized hotel stay, an incident Transport Canada now says shouldn’t have happened. “We begged an [airline] desk agent to assist us,”

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ont. (CTV News) — A new initiative by Canada Post wants to help Canadians reconnect with the ones they love. The Crown corporation announced Tuesday that over the next few weeks it will deliver approximately 13.5 million free postcards, one to every residential address in the country.

Click here for updates on this story     OTTAWA, Ontario In their first face-to-face virtual bilateral meeting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden have agreed to prioritize the fight against COVID-19, economic recovery following pandemic strain, and the global climate threat. Dubbed the new “partnership roadmap,” Trudeau said these priorities are based on

Click here for updates on this story     HOHENWALD, Tennessee (WSMV) — Shirley, the oldest elephant at The Elephant Sanctuary and second oldest in North America, died on Monday at the age of 72. Shirley retired to The Elephant Sanctuary in 1999 after spending 24 years in the circus and another 22 years as the sole

Click here for updates on this story     SAYRE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — An ambulance stolen from an area hospital Tuesday morning has been recovered. The advanced life support ambulance was parked in front of the emergency department at Robert Packer Hospital in Bradford County. The Sayre police chief tells Newswatch 16 that the Guthrie ambulance was

Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — When it comes to reserving dibs for parking spaces after shoveling cars out of the snow, to say Chicagoans are passionate about it as an understatement. This is a dibs story of compassion – or at least that’s what the person behind it hopes. Kris