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By Imani Fleming Click here for updates on this story     HOOKSETT, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A person was taken to the hospital after being struck by lightning in a New Hampshire town, firefighters said. Capt. Joseph Stalker of the Hooksett Fire Department said it happened Saturday when two people were walking together. The person who

By Brittany Johnson Click here for updates on this story     WALTHAM, Massachusetts (WCVB) — As Bentley University students embarked on a major milestone in their lives on Saturday morning — college graduation, one of their classmates was not with them physically, but his presence was symbolized by each of the white roses students held. “We

By Malcolm Shields Click here for updates on this story     JUPITER, Florida (WPBF) — A Jupiter woman who was accused of fraud was sentenced in a Palm Beach County court. According to court documents, Michele A. Nichols pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of organized scheme to defraud and money laundering. Nichols was sentenced to six

By Caitlyn Scott & Felicity Taylor Click here for updates on this story     DONORA, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A child has died following a search and rescue mission along the Monongahela River in Donora Saturday. Washington County dispatch confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action 4 Saturday afternoon that a search and rescue operation began at 10:50 a.m. near

KETV, GRUNDMAN FAMILY, CNN By Madison Perales Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Just over a week after undergoing partial heart surgery at Duke University in Raleigh, North Carolina, 4-year-old Andrew Grundman has returned home to Omaha. He is the 35th child in the world to have undergone this specific

By Ricky Sayer Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pet owners who say they are victims of funeral director Patrick Vereb gathered together at a memorial in Latrobe to share their collective pain and find healing in one another. Everyone came with their own story of a pet they lost, who’d

By Robert Boyd Click here for updates on this story     HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Florida (WFTS) — You may not be able to vote until you’re 18, but according to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office, it’s never too early to get involved in the process. It’s all part of their annual VoteHillsborough Art Contest. “We

By Frances Lin, Annette Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story     BARTOW, Florida (WFTS) — Bartow Police and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) are currently investigating a murder following the “violent death” of an 81-year-old man at an independent living group home on Bluebird Avenue. “It’s scary,” said neighbor Gary Scheuneman. “And when

WFTS, POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Frances Lin, Annette Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story     BARTOW, Florida (WFTS) — Bartow Police and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) are currently investigating a murder following the “violent death” of an 81-year-old man at an independent living group home on Bluebird Avenue. “It’s scary,”

WBZ By Beth Germano Click here for updates on this story     GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Three women were saved by quick-acting firefighters, fishermen and bystanders when their car plunged 15 to 20 feet into Harbor Cove in Gloucester, Massachusetts Sunday morning. Off-duty firefighter Lt. William “Buddy” Doucette wasted no time jumping into the water just

WLNY By Jesse Zanger Click here for updates on this story     NEWARK, New Jersey (WCBS) — NJ Transit trains are still not running Sunday as the engineer strike entered its third day. Talks are continuing Sunday with a mediator at NJ Transit headquarters in Newark. Last week, both sides met with federal mediators in Washington,

By Jesse Zanger Click here for updates on this story     NEWARK, New Jersey (WCBS) — NJ Transit trains are still not running Sunday as the engineer strike entered its third day. Talks are continuing Sunday with a mediator at NJ Transit headquarters in Newark. Last week, both sides met with federal mediators in Washington, D.C.

By Brandon Downs Click here for updates on this story     SIERRA NEVADA, California (KOVR) — A Georgia woman who went missing for weeks in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains said that she was trapped by an avalanche and survived off wild leeks and snowmelt before she was found this week in a snowy cabin. Tiffany Slaton

By Beret Leone Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s a group no one asks to be in—but when cancer sidelined her soccer star son, a Minneapolis mom wanted to make a safe space for families navigating childhood cancer. 16-year-old Tommy Schweinitz just finished his last round of chemotherapy Friday—but in

By Lauren Pozen Click here for updates on this story     SANTA CLARITA, California (KCAL) — Some Santa Clarita residents are fed up after years of constant fireworks explosions behind their homes, something that they worry could spark a much more series issue. Lilly Chiang’s security cameras have captured nearly 100 instances of people setting off

By Chierstin Susel Click here for updates on this story     STORM MOUNTAIN, Colorado (KCNC) — Colorado resident Karl Dukstein owns one of the 29 homes destroyed in last year’s Alexander Mountain fire that burned nearly 10,000 acres. This weekend, he visited the property for the first time since October. Dukstein and his wife had plans

WJZ By Denise Koch Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Maryland’s horseracing industry employs over 20,000 people and many of the jobs you probably recognize: jockeys, trainers, and grooms. However, there are three to four people you’ll find working at each horse track and during each race who may actually

By Denise Koch Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Maryland’s horseracing industry employs over 20,000 people and many of the jobs you probably recognize: jockeys, trainers, and grooms. However, there are three to four people you’ll find working at each horse track and during each race who may actually be

By Christa Swanson Click here for updates on this story     GALETON, Colorado (KCNC) — Chevron said it could take five years to clean up the impacts of an oil spill in Colorado. Last month, the Bishop Well in Galeton experienced a containment failure, causing the evacuation of some homes in the area and the temporary

WBZ By Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story     MERRIMAC, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Police officers and a K9 named Meatball helped track down a missing boy who was stuck in a Massachusetts swamp Friday night. The 7-year-old was reported missing from his Merrimac home on East Main Street just after 7:30 p.m., and

KPIX By Amanda Hari Click here for updates on this story     OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — The San Francisco Giants and the Athletics have played each other more than a hundred times, but the games this weekend are a little different. It’s the first time the A’s are back in the Bay since leaving Oakland for