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By Amy Fleury Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WISN) — An elephant at the Milwaukee County Zoo needed some assistance Tuesday to get off the ground. Ruth, the zoo’s largest elephant, was unable to get up on her own. The zoo said Ruth tripped on a log in the outdoor habitat

By Jonathan Ayestas Click here for updates on this story     ANGELS CAMP, Calif. (KCRA) — Evacuations remain in effect after a series of fires sparked by lightning started in two Northern California counties. While Cal Fire, the state’s fire management agency, has not reported structure damage, KCRA 3 was able to visually confirm several structures

KCRA By Jonathan Ayestas Click here for updates on this story     ANGELS CAMP, Calif. (KCRA) — Evacuations remain in effect after a series of fires sparked by lightning started in two Northern California counties. While Cal Fire, the state’s fire management agency, has not reported structure damage, KCRA 3 was able to visually confirm several

By Daisy Kershaw Click here for updates on this story     FLORENCE, Kentucky (WLKY) — An online video is sparking concerns over child abuse at a Northern Kentucky daycare, prompting a police investigation. On Aug. 27, a Florence neighbor who lives near Kinder Care, the daycare at the center of this, captured what police say is

By Alex Suckow Click here for updates on this story     BRANDENBURG, Kentucky (WLKY) — A spooky corn field in Kentucky is paying homage to the “creators of crop circles” with this year’s maze. Field of Screams is a “haunted” corn maze in Brandenburg, Kentucky, about 45 minutes south of Louisville. Each year, the maze gets

By Alexis Mathews Click here for updates on this story     LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A nationwide “ding-dong ditch” social media challenge that turned deadly in one state over the weekend has made its way to Louisville. Resident Christine Cox watched surveillance video of a rowdy group of around 200 teens leaving a house party in

By Joyce Ogirri Click here for updates on this story     LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — At Grace M. James Academy, students aren’t just learning math and science, they’re exploring who they are and the legacy behind their school’s namesake, all through a simple but powerful symbol: a purple lab coat. On Tuesday, sixth graders took part

By Sharman Sacchetti Click here for updates on this story      LAWRENCE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Federal law enforcement officials are touting the arrests of 171 alleged members of the Sinaloa cartel in a major crackdown on drug trafficking across New England. “These are high-level arrests, not low-level retail distribution. They are members of the Sinaloa

By Caitlyn Scott Click here for updates on this story     DERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A man has died after officials say he was trapped underground by a large rock that fell onto his legs while working inside a mineshaft in Derry Township, Westmoreland County Tuesday afternoon. Westmoreland County dispatch first confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action

By John MacLauchlan Click here for updates on this story     MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — A call to 911 reveals the frantic moments after an 8-year-old boy was attacked by a shark off Key Largo on Monday, Labor Day. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, it happened shortly before 3:30 p.m. near the Garden Cove

WFOR By John MacLauchlan Click here for updates on this story     MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — A call to 911 reveals the frantic moments after an 8-year-old boy was attacked by a shark off Key Largo on Monday, Labor Day. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, it happened shortly before 3:30 p.m. near the Garden

By JT Moodee Lockman, Adam Thompson Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — A woman and a man died from an apparent murder-suicide on Tuesday in Baltimore County, according to police. Officers responded to the 9200 block of Avondale Road in Parkville around 10:45 a.m., where 28-year-old Kylee Long died from

KPIX By Amanda Hari Click here for updates on this story     San Francisco (KPIX) — A mural that has captured the attention of people in Oakland for nearly two decades may be painted over soon. The artwork is located on the corner of 41st Street and Piedmont Avenue. It depicts Ohlone Native Americans interacting with

KETV By Madison Perales Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA (KETV) — Tattoos are more than body art for a University of Nebraska Medical Center professor — they’re a way to showcase his students’ accomplishments in pharmaceutical science. Dr. Corey Hopkins, a professor in UNMC’s Center for Drug Design and Innovation, uses tattoos

By WMAR Staff Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WMAR) — Baltimore City Recreation and Parks hosted a special community resource fair on International Overdose Awareness Day at the Shake and Bake Family Fun Center, bringing together families and local organizations in West Baltimore’s Upton neighborhood. The event, called “Hope Skate at

By Raven Payne Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WMAR) — Suffering from substance use disorder, Donald Young Jr. didn’t think he would live past 25. Now at 51, he shares his unique perspective on the successes and the challenges of fighting substance use disorder in Baltimore. He said he started using

By Wakisha Bailey Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — With the Eagles’ home opener against the Dallas Cowboys just days away, one local artist is flying high — preserving the team’s iconic status through a soaring symbol: the bald eagle. Hayden Richard, a Chester-based painter, began a bold piece long

By Todd Feurer Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — Fred Hampton Sr., a Black Panther Party leader who was shot and killed in Chicago during a 1969 police raid, received an honorary street name on Saturday on the Near West Side. Hampton’s friends and family, along with Mayor Brandon Johnson,

By Sabrina Franza Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — It’s happened to many of us; you call an Uber only for it to pull over down the block or across a busy street. One woman said, when it happens to her, the Uber drivers will just cancel. She has a

By Victoria D., Riley Rourke Click here for updates on this story     WEYMOUTH, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A man has been charged with murder after a Maine man’s body was found in a car at a hospital in Weymouth, Massachusetts, last week. Christopher Caron, 42, who lived in Scituate, turned himself in to police on Saturday

By Marc Liverman Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — An Asheville woman could be just a few days away from being homeless after she says FEMA’s telling her to get out of her apartment, despite having a lease. The Helene survivor was expecting housing assistance from the Federal Emergency Management

By Riley Rourke, Kristina Rex Click here for updates on this story     CONCORD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A woman is accused of pulling a fire alarm at a Dunkin’ in Concord, Massachusetts and causing a bomb scare at the store next door. April Grueter, 48, of Webster, was ordered held on $3,500 bail Friday at her

By Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story     VACAVILLE, California (KPIX) — Vacaville Fire Station 71 was home to a heartwarming reunion on Thursday night. There, a Dixon man who had a heart attack behind the wheel earlier this year met the first responders who saved his life for the first time. Michael