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Click here for updates on this story     Chicago (WBBM) — Imagine starting your morning with a profanity-laced message the second you log on to your computer. A Chicago mother said her son experiences that when he starts virtual class. Other students are cursing him out over chat, seemingly in front of the teacher’s eyes. CBS

Click here for updates on this story     PRICHARD, Alabama (WALA) — On December 31, 2020, police units responded to 1117 W. Main St in reference to a shooting call. Upon arrival, officers found a black male subject lying on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound, and he was then transported to the hospital. The

Click here for updates on this story     GROTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — An elderly woman needed rescuing after she wandered into a heavily wooded area in Groton. According to the Poquonnock Bridge Professional Firefighters Local 2704 union, it happened on Thursday morning in the area of Winding Hollow Road and Leaf Wood Lane. Firefighters said the

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The coronavirus pandemic has hit Nashville hard. With tourism being our city’s biggest money maker, 2020 was a dry year to say the least. “It’s truly been devastating. Tourism is such a big part of our economy, so for it to come to almost

Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — The Queen’s Medical Center is battling two COVID-19 clusters, causing them to change up procedures. Officials say they’re expanding the number of clinicians available to contact patients, according to a statement released to the Honolulu Star Advertiser. Last week, the hospital reported an initial

Click here for updates on this story     SANDY, Oregon (KPTV) — Oregon State Police say a flagger along Highway 26 died when she was hit and killed by a Portland General Electric truck she was working with on Wednesday morning. OSP says it happened around 10:45 a.m. near milepost 32 outside of Sandy. According to

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A juvenile is facing multiple charges in connection with damage that occurred during a riot in downtown Portland on New Year’s Eve. Police said a juvenile suspect, who has not been identified, was arrested during the riot on Dec. 31, 2020, and booked on

Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Unemployment insurance has been a lifeline for so many people during the pandemic, helping struggling people just to make ends meet. News 4 Investigates has uncovered disturbing data that shows the state of Missouri is asking thousands of people to pay the money

Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Sometimes you have to think big, but build small. That’s the philosophy of a mother-daughter team in Northfield. In this week’s Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen shows us how they are getting national attention for their attention to detail. “This is my little, winter cabin. Completely

Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — Because of COVID, flying may not be popular, but a growing number of locals are finding a safe way to take in the sights from above without taking off. It was date night on a double decker for Commack resident Ranvijay Kalra and his

Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — St. Louis County released the audio file of racist remarks a county dispatcher said on police radio last weekend. News 4 was able to obtain the audio after a lawyer sued the county, accusing them of breaking Sunshine laws. County police fought the

Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — A Staten Island couple is dealing with an eviction moratorium nightmare. Their tenants allegedly haven’t paid rent in a year and a half, but they can’t kick them out, despite lavish parties and neighbors’ complaints. Instagram video shows a house party complete with a

Click here for updates on this story     DAVENPORT, Iowa (WQAD) — A Davenport police officer is speaking for the first time after he and two other officers were ambushed late last spring. It was a night Lt. Greg Behning will never forget. “In the alley, darkness, lot of chaos, shattering glass,” Behning said of the

Click here for updates on this story     DENVER, CO (KCNC) — A Denver woman is suing Denver police for arresting her for a crime in which she had no involvement. Police have since dropped the charges, and have taken disciplinary actions against the officers who made the arrest, but not before the woman had to

Click here for updates on this story     SOUTHAMPTON, New Jersey (KYW) — The wife of a late New Jersey State Police lieutenant wants you to hear her husband’s story, and how, even in the prime of his life, a man in excellent shape was powerless against COVID-19. Brenda and Jimmy Bryan were only going to

Click here for updates on this story     MT. LEBANON, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A Mt. Lebanon woman received a special sendoff on Wednesday, the night before she is scheduled to have her second brain surgery in less than a year. Cara Snyder is a mother of two young boys and was diagnosed with breast cancer over

Click here for updates on this story     DALLAS (KTVT) — Texas trauma surgeon Dr. Brittany Bankhead-Kendall says it’s a rarity that any of her COVID-19 patients X-rays come back without dense scarring. In one of her Twitter posts, she says “post-covid lungs look worse than any type of terrible smokers lung we’ve ever seen.” “Everyone’s

Click here for updates on this story     DALLAS (KTVT) — Political unrest and a reported rush to buy ammunition and guns. Are they related? Some North Texas firearms retailers say, “No.” “A lot of the people that are claiming 300%, 400% increase in ammo sales. I have a hard time believing that,” says Taylor Graaf

Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — A couple facing eviction because they had two additional children in the past two years, got a reprieve from a judge at a court hearing on Wednesday. But as CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported Tuesday night, the Rangel family of Schererville, Indiana is in fear

Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WBZ) — Pet adoptions are skyrocketing as animal shelters try to keep up. Director of Adoption Centers and Programs at MSPCA-Angell Michael Keiley said, “What we’re finding to be a challenge is that there’s so many people that want to adopt animals and they far outpace the

Click here for updates on this story     DENVER, CO (KCNC) — A male orangutan has taken on an unusual role at the Denver Zoo after the death of the family’s matriarch last month. Nias, a Sumatran orangutan, died unexpectedly on Dec. 17 at age 32. Berani is the father of her 2-year-old daughter, Cerah, and

Click here for updates on this story     TOWSON, Maryland (WJZ ) — A group of Baltimore County teachers lined up to get their paychecks Wednesday after a two-week delay school officials blamed on the U.S. Postal Service. First, they dealt with a pandemic and then a ransomware attack hit the county’s public school system. Now,

Click here for updates on this story     SAN FRANCISCO, CA (KPIX) — A proposal introduced in California’s legislature seeks to address California’s worsening homelessness crisis by create a permanent funding stream for homeless programs. Democrats, big city mayors and housing advocates on Wednesday introduced Assembly Bill 71, which would tax large corporations. Meanwhile as darkness

Click here for updates on this story     ELLICOTT CITY, Maryland (WBAL) — Some Marylanders are rethinking how they pay their bills because of continued postal delays, and one family is trying to find passport information. Cher Cowan, of Essex, has medical equipment that she needs to replace and wonders when the delivery will arrive She

Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WCVB) — Authorities are searching for a car that was stolen from a Lyft driver at gunpoint, according to the Massachusetts State Police. State troopers responded at 4:22 p.m. Wednesday to a report of an armed carjacking, which happened on Summer Street near the intersection of Pappas

Click here for updates on this story     ANKENY, Iowa (KCCI) — The day the United States declared COVID-19 a national emergency, an Ankeny woman found out she had Stage four cancer. Now, she’s fighting the disease virtually. Lisa Lund’s first daughter, Quinn, was five weeks old the day Lund started her cancer fight. It’s also