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- USFort Worth Star-Telegram
Fort Worth police ask help identifying masked thieves who took $10K in prescription meds
Four suspects armed with sledgehammers and crowbars looted a pharmacy early Tuesday, according to police. Anyone who locates them should call 911.
2 min read - USThe Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Flood watch in effect for all Hawaiian islands
May 11—1/1 Swipe or click to see more NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION A satellite image this morning shows areas of moisture over some of the Hawaiian islands. UPDATE: 9 a.m. The flood advisory for the island if Kauai has been canceled. "Radar shows the heavy rain has diminished," the NWS said. "Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat." However, a flood watch remains in ...
2 min read - USLexington Herald-Leader
Man killed in collision involving an allegedly intoxicated driver has been identified
The man who died was a longtime LEX 18 employee, the television station reported.
1 min read - USThe Honolulu Star-Advertiser
'Semisub' CEO is convicted in $28M investment scheme
May 11—1/1 Swipe or click to see more CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL /CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM U.S. Marshals and the U.S. Coast Guard seized the vessel Semisub One and its co-founder Curtiss Jackson on Jan. 6, 2023. A Honolulu man was convicted by a federal jury Thursday for his role in a more than 10-year-long investment fraud scheme, defrauding investors of over $28 million. Curtiss E. Jackson, 71, ...
2 min read - USKXRM Colorado Springs
CSFD holds second of 3 “Living With Wildfire” Meetings
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) announced the second of three planned “Living With Wildfire” town hall meetings to address wildfire danger in our community. The second meeting is planned for Tuesday, May 14, 2024, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. At the meeting, experts will discuss the ongoing threat of wildfire […]
1 min read - USKSNW Wichita
Crews respond to house fire in Coffeyville, house deemed total loss
An unoccupied house in Coffeyville caught fire Wednesday, prompting a response from firefighters.
1 min read - PoliticsSalon
Haley out: Trump’s VP nominee shortlist shrinks
Between the Truth Social announcement and a public dog murder, Trump's VP nominee list grows shorter
2 min read - USSacramento Bee
Woodland man arraigned on manslaughter in death of 2-year-old girl hit by truck at gas station
The man pleaded not guilty to all charges.
1 min read - BusinessMSNBC
Target to limit Pride Month collection after last year’s anti-trans attacks
Target announced a muted rollout of its Pride Month collection this year after a vicious anti-trans campaign by conservatives in 2023 endangered its employees and affected sales.
2 min read - USBaltimore Sun
Maryland’s big-dollar primary features tighter races, hot words and a sea of ads
BALTIMORE — Maryland’s primary on Tuesday features a wildly expensive U.S. Senate election, a rematch for Baltimore mayor that pits incumbent Brandon Scott against former Mayor Sheila Dixon, and a hotly contested 3rd Congressional District race for a rare open seat. Despite the drama and a relentless sea of campaign ads, analysts say overall voter turnout will likely lag behind other ...
10 min read - USMiami Herald
In Miami Lakes, Bob Graham’s legacy of reaching ‘across the aisle’ is remembered
As a U.S. senator, Bob Graham became one of just 23 senators to oppose then-President George W. Bush’s request to invade Iraq in 2003.
3 min read - USAkron Beacon Journal
Missed the northern lights Friday night? You may get another chance tonight, Sunday
Northern lights will illuminate the skies yet again, but thunderstorms could make it hard to view the spectacle.
1 min read - USStar Tribune (Minneapolis)
Owatonna opens time capsule tucked in the high school a century ago
A simple metal box tucked into a cornerstone of a building built in the middle of a cornfield more than a century past has captivated the community of Owatonna. Owatonnans filled that box back in 1920 with rosters from local volunteer organizations, a history of the city's founding, a list of local officials and financial statements from the city, school district and area banks. The rusted box ...
4 min read - USWCMH
Daycare provider accused of abuse enters insanity plea
Watch a previous report on this case in the video player above. DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) — A Delaware County daycare provider facing multiple charges in connection with alleged child abuse has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. According to Delaware County Common Pleas Court records, Rhonda Kay Coomes, of Radnor, entered the plea Friday. […]
1 min read - USFort Worth Star-Telegram
Opal Lee, “grandmother of Juneteenth”, receives honorary doctorate degree from SMU
Her commencement comes after she was among the 19 recipients awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
1 min read - USKSWB articles
PHOTOS: Rare solar storm brings northern lights to San Diego County
While Southern California was not initially forecast to get much of a view of Friday's rare northern lights display, a few lucky residents of San Diego's mountain communities did end up getting a glimpse of the spectacle.
2 min read - USFresno Bee
Coroner ID’s 21-year-old Fresno man killed after colliding with semi carrying grapefruit
The fatal crash happened Thursday night near Easton.
1 min read - USKTSM
Socorro ISD announces top 2 teachers of the year at annual gala
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The Socorro Independent School District (ISD) announced Veronica Collier and Christopher James Martin as its top two educators at the 2024 Teacher of the Year Gala held Friday, May 10. Collier, a fourth-grade teacher at Elfida P. Chavez Elementary School, was named the 2024 SISD Elementary Teacher of the Year, […]
3 min read - BusinessWJAX
State Farm awards $100,000 grant to 21 Pace Centers for Girls across Florida to help support program
Pace Center for Girls, a renowned institution providing education, counseling, training, and advocacy for over 3,000 girls annually, has been awarded a generous grant of $100,000 from State Farm Insurance
2 min read - USWAVY
HU partners with VA lawmakers in Brown V. Board education forum
Hampton University is partnering with Virginia lawmakers to host an education forum in honor of the 70th Anniversary of Brown V. Board of Education ruling
1 min read - USMSNBC
Kavanaugh: Unpopular Supreme Court rulings can become ‘the fabric of constitutional law’
In remarks on Friday, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh said rulings from the tumultuous '50s and '60s, though unpopular at the time, came to be accepted as "the fabric of American constitutional law."
2 min read - USCharlotte Observer
Fatal shootings in Durham on Saturday may be connected, police say
A woman was found shot in a car at an intersection. Minutes later, a man died when gunfire erupted in a parking lot, police said.
2 min read - BusinessThe Pueblo Chieftain
Unemployment claims in Colorado increased last week
Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Colorado last week compared with the week prior.
1 min read - USLexington Herald-Leader
Ky. 4-H agent arrested, accused of sending inappropriate photos of himself to a juvenile
The Lexington man was being held in the Fayette County Detention Center Saturday.
1 min read - USSavannah Morning News
GBI investigating death of 14-year-old in Pembroke
Law enforcement in Bryan County and GBI are investigating the shooting death of a 14-year-old in Pembroke
- USKTVI
Two children hospitalized after non-roadway vehicle accident in Belleville
Two children are hospitalized after a non-roadway vehicle accident Saturday morning in Belleville, Illinois.
1 min read - USDaily Times-Call, Longmont, Colo.
Longmont police notes: Officers investigate robbery
May 11—Friday —3:44 a.m. Officers were sent to a report of a robbery in the 2200 block of Mountain View Avenue. —8:01 a.m. A woman reported an auto theft in the area of Ken Pratt Boulevard and Third Avenue. —12:05 p.m. A Longmont resident reported criminal mischief in the 00 block of Gardner Drive. Police have no investigative leads. —1:41 p.m. Officers took a report of burglary and theft in ...
1 min read - USWJZY
Albemarle police search for remains of missing 17-year-old girl, suspect in custody
The Albemarle Police Department, along with NC State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI) and the National Center for Exploited/Missing Children are searching for the remains of Baylee Carver.
1 min read - USWGN Chicago
Thieves steal 2 cash registers during crash-and-grab burglary on Far South Side
CHICAGO — An investigation is underway on Saturday after an early-morning crash-and-grab burglary at a business on the city’s Far South Side. According to Chicago police, it all unfolded just before 5 a.m. on Saturday in the 9300 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, in Burnside. Officers say a group of individuals crashed a light-colored SUV into a […]
1 min read - USDetroit Free Press
Mayor Duggan takes bus to opening day at Detroit's new Jason Hargrove Transit Center
The Jason Hargrove Transit Center connects five DDOT routes and eight SMART routes at a new indoors, state-of-the-art facility.
4 min read - USWSB Cox articles
3-year-old has severe burns on 90% of his body after fiery crash, being kidnapped
The boy's father was accused of kidnapping him before lighting the car on fire and jumping out of the window.
1 min read - USKLFY Lafayette
Plane crashes near Cecilia High, no injuries reported
A crashed plane was seen off Main Highway.
- USWDAF
Solar storm warning extended for auroras Saturday night
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After a historic display of the aurora borealis across the United States on Friday, the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center has extended the rare G5 solar storm warning through Sunday. That means that another large display of northern lights is possible on Saturday night. This “severe” solar storm is the strongest since […]
1 min read - USKTVI
North County Co-Op officer, suspects exchange gunfire during stolen vehicle chase; four arrested
A St. Louis County officer returned gunfire at a group of suspects who fired shots during a stolen vehicle chase early Saturday morning in St. Louis. Three suspects are behind bars amid the investigation.
2 min read - USWSOC
Fallen firefighter honored with memorial bridge in Morganton
The bridge on Interstate 40 at Drexel Road is now known as the Jason K. Hensley Memorial Bridge.
- USWDVM
How can I see the northern lights from the DMV?
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Though much of the D.C. region missed out on seeing the northern lights due to clouds and rain Friday night, however Washingtonians may still have a chance to catch a glimpse this weekend. NOAA’s Space and Weather Prediction Center issued a severe geomagnetic storm warning for this weekend – from […]
2 min read - USKIRO
Police ask for help locating missing woman in West Seattle
Seattle Police Department (SPD) released a picture of a missing and endangered 79-year-old woman.
1 min read - USSacramento Bee
An ‘unusually high number’ of emaciated California brown pelicans are turning up onshore
State and federal officials are looking into the cause for this “stranding event.”
1 min read - USHartford Courant
A witness saw a man drag a woman through CT woods. Now a man is facing kidnapping charges.
A man is facing kidnapping charges after someone called 911 on Thursday to report seeing a man dragging a woman through the woods in Southbury, pushing her into a vehicle and driving off, police said. Officers responded to the area of Elaine Drive and Curt Smith Road just after 12 p.m. on Thursday after the 911 call came in. They searched the area, but could not find the vehicle, according to ...
1 min read - USKFOR articles
OSBI investigate possible Chickasha homicide
Authorities are investigating a suspected homicide in Chickasha.
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15-year prison term for DUI manslaughter in bicyclist death
A judge has sentenced a man to 15 years in prison for killing a man on a bicycle while driving drunk and then tossing cases of beer from his car into a pond.
3 min read - USKansas City Star
One person dead following early-morning shooting in Kansas City: Police
Man who was found suffering from a gunshot wound in a vehicle near 12th Street and Benton Boulevard died Saturday morning.
1 min read - USWJAX
Emerson Expressway’s southbound detour continues, nightly diversions extend until May 13
Commuters in Jacksonville are advised of a significant roadwork update as the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) initiates a full directional detour of the southbound lanes of Emerson Expressway starting Friday, May 10, at 6:30 p.m.
2 min read - USWSOC
NC, SC fall behind on U.S News & World Report ranking of best states
North Carolina is often hailed as a great place to live with a booming economy and high quality of life.
1 min read - USWDVM
Several hurt in 4-car crash in Montgomery County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Crews with Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service were at the scene of a multi-car crash in Shady Grove on Saturday afternoon. Crews arrived at the area of Metro Access Road at 3:30 p.m. Pete Piringer, a spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, said that four […]
- USWSB Cox articles
Trio broke into Gwinnett gas station to steal tobacco, police say
The trio dressed in all black, except for a bright yellow backpack.
1 min read - USKSNT Topeka
Kansas counties offer $12,500 to help home buyers
CLAY COUNTY (KSNT) – Two Kansas counties are offering first-time home buyers a big discount in a new pilot program. The North Central Regional Planning Commission (NCRPC) announced on its website that Clay and Marshall Counties will be taking part in a new home ownership pilot program. This is expected to launch on May 13, […]
2 min read - USKTSM
Socorro to celebrate national landmark status for Rio Vista site
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The City of Socorro is celebrating the official National Historic Landmark designation given to the former Rio Vista Bracero Reception Center and the rich history this site has dating back more than a century. The landmark also recognizes the history of the Bracero Program and the contribution of migrant farm […]
2 min read - USIndyStar | The Indianapolis Star
Vote for IndyStar Student of the Week
Meet five accomplished high school students from around Central Indiana who are vying for the honor of IndyStar Student of the Week.
6 min read - USKOIN
Amtrak Ridership: Numbers continue to increase with March spike
The Amtrak Cascades rail service in Oregon experienced its highest ridership in its 30-year history in March with 14,263 riders—a 57% increase over March 2023.
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