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Click here for updates on this story     MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WALA) — The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday passed SB 126, a bill to allow home delivery of distilled spirits in original containers from package stores, and from restaurants and bars with a meal purchase. Senator J.T. Waggoner introduced the bill in the Senate, and a

Click here for updates on this story     KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Police are asking the public for information to help identify people seen in video driving snowmobiles on the interstate in Kenosha County during this weekend’s snowstorm. The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department said if the public has any information on those individuals, they should contact

Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Gov. Tony Evers announced Wednesday, Feb. 3, that he has granted another 37 pardons. The Governor’s Pardon Advisory Board heard from applicants virtually on Dec. 11, 2020, and again on Jan. 8, 2021. Applicants whom the Board recommended for pardon were forwarded to Gov.

Click here for updates on this story     Lincoln, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — Lincoln police say a 25-year-old man suspected of breaking into two jewelry stores Jan. 4 searched on his phone for a jewelry store near him before targeting the shops early that morning. Bryce Peterson was in court Tuesday on two burglary charges.

Click here for updates on this story     SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — The Super Bowl is coming up, and restaurants in our region are busy preparing. The big game means big business for bars and restaurants — serving up tons of takeout pizza, sandwiches, and of course, wings. “We anticipate selling about 30,000 wings on Super

Click here for updates on this story     SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — One day a dispute over shoveling snow ended in a double murder-suicide in Luzerne County, another fight broke out in Scranton. This time no one was hurt. While digging out from nearly a foot and a half of snow in North Scranton, police said

Click here for updates on this story     LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A 71-year-old Lebanon County man was carrying an AR-15 rifle, two handguns, rope, gloves, a large amount of ammunition, and $5,000 in cash and was allegedly on his way to Washington, D.C. to kill government officials when he was arrested in Shippensburg last

Click here for updates on this story     YORK COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Firefighters responded to a second alarm structure fire on the 200 block of York Street near East Middle Street in Hanover Borough, York County on Feb. 3. The person who called the fire in reported seeing smoke in a hallway between two of

Click here for updates on this story     Key West, Florida (WRAL) — A tourist from North Carolina died following a snorkeling trip off the Florida Keys, sheriff’s officials said. Erica Michelle Brown, 42, had been snorkeling with family and friends on a Fury Watersports boat on Sunday afternoon when she began signaling for help, the

Click here for updates on this story     Nashville (WSMV) — “I didn’t have my taste, I didn’t have my smell, I was extremely tired,” said Chandler Maynard as she thought back to when she had COVID-19 around Halloween last year. “I had about every single symptom that they tell you,” she said. But like many

Click here for updates on this story     Decatur, Georgia (Herald & Review) — Dramatic body cam footage shows the moment Decatur police say one of their officers had to draw and fire his service firearm to defend himself from an armed suspect who had just shot at him. Both the suspect, 47-year-old Springfield man Gregory

Click here for updates on this story     Davenport, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Willie Shorter woke up early Tuesday morning, donned some heavy canvas overalls and a thick knit hat, and found a pair of gloves. His anger didn’t need to be warmed. Shorter, 52, who has lived in The Heritage, 501 W. 3rd St., Davenport,

Click here for updates on this story     New York City (WABC) — The major nor’easter on Monday didn’t stop the violence in NYC as at least six people were shot during the blizzard-like conditions. One of the victims was a 26-year-old woman who was shot through the wall of her apartment on Washington Avenue in

Click here for updates on this story     Los Angeles (KABC) — The family of a Southern California child who became seriously ill from complications linked to COVID-19 are sharing their story after their quick actions may have saved their young son’s life, and they hope to raise awareness to other parents about what to do

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — While studies and polls have show that loneliness and social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic are on the rise in Canada, an Ont. woman says widows are among those struggling the most as they’re having to deal with grieving alone. Susan Kendal

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A dual citizen of Canada and China was taken prisoner in Hong Kong and forced to choose between their two nationalities, Global Affairs Canada says. Declaring themselves to be Canadian could have meant losing residency in Hong Kong, while declaring themselves to be

Click here for updates on this story     Grand Cane, Louisiana (KTBS) — A happy update in DeSoto Parish. A dog that was lost last month when her owner crashed his 18-wheeler has been found. Doll the pit bull was captured in a trap Monday night at a home near a restaurant in Logansport, DeSoto Animal

Click here for updates on this story     Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT) — The Westside Community School District is apologizing after a staff member displayed a quote from Adolf Hitler in a school hallway at Westside Middle School Monday. The staff member’s intent is not publicly known. The quote read, “The man who has no sense of

Click here for updates on this story     SOUTH FULTON, Georgia (WGCL) — The City of South Fulton responded to a video that went viral showing a police officer using excessive force. The Georgia Bureau of Investigations headquarters was requested to investigate the incident. “You can stop walking up on me,” said Marcus Coleman in the

Click here for updates on this story     VILLA RICA, Georgia (WGCL) — A West Georgia man has been arrested for impersonating an officer so he could swindle money from his victims. Haralson County Sheriff’s Office has charged William Keith Merritt of Villa Rica with theft by deception and impersonating a law enforcement officer. The investigation

Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — The iconic Hollywood sign has once again undergone another unofficial transformation. Six people were arrested Monday after scaling the hills around the sign and altering it to read “HOLLYBOOB” in what they claimed was an effort to raise breast cancer awareness, according to police.

Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — At least two fans sitting courtside at State Farm Arena in Atlanta were removed Monday night following a verbal interaction with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. With a little more than eight minutes left in the game, James had a heated exchange with

Click here for updates on this story     LITTLETON, Colorado (KCNC) — It is difficult for everybody to get a good night’s sleep in the Lambert household. That’s because two of the four young children have serious sleep disorders. It turns out, their issues with resting actually run in the family. When we visited the Lamberts,

Click here for updates on this story     DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — James Roy II just opened his art gallery Urbanity Gallery in Denver, his hometown. “I grew up in the Five Points originally, and then in Park Hill for middle school and Aurora for high school,” he said. He’s also the Executive Director of Denver

Click here for updates on this story     KELLER, Texas (KTVT) — Blake Shimanek, one of two Keller police officers involved with the controversial arrest of Marco Puente in August 2020, has resigned. The City of Keller tweeted: “As part of our commitment to transparency and communication around the Aug. 15 police incident, we offer this

Click here for updates on this story     Wayzata, Minnesota (WCCO) — Authorities are investigating an alleged hit-and-run that happened on Lake Minnetonka. “I noticed two snowmobiles coming in pretty quickly,” Peter Kissinger, from Minneapolis, said. Kissinger and Samantha Hoch were out ice fishing around 6 o’clock Friday night near Wayzata Bay when Kissinger noticed snowmobiles