89-year-old local business owner retires after brutal attack
Rose Roberson is retiring from her shop, Rose Alterations, after recovering from injuries she sustained from an assault that happened in May.
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One dead, several people injured in overnight shooting
Police said the shooting happened at around 3:00am Eastern in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Officers found one man dead at the scene.
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2024 GOP candidate Mike Pence on Jacksonville shooting and GOP debate
Former Vice President and current GOP candidate Mike Pence spoke with Nancy Cordes on Face the Nation Sunday about the Jacksonville shooting and the first GOP presidential debate.
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Three people dead in racially-motivated shooting in Florida
Police say a White man in his 20s entered a Dollar General store targeting Black people. All three victims, two males and one female, were Black. Police say the shooter killed himself after the attack.
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People honor Bob Barker by placing flowers on his Hollywood Walk of Fame
A producer with the Walk of Fame called Barker “a television legend,” and noted his commitment to the Hollywood community.
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Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires
In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows — those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact.
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Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US
A historic heat wave that began blasting the Southwest and other parts of the country this summer is shining a spotlight on one of the harshest, yet least-addressed effects of U.S. climate change: the rising deaths and injuries of people who work in extreme heat.
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Arizona State imposes 1-year bowl ban for potential violations under Edwards
Arizona State has issued a self-imposed one-year bowl ban amid an NCAA investigation for possible infractions incurred under former football coach Herm Edwards.
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Excessive heat conditions are expected
Excessive heat conditions are expected through early next week with lower desert high temperatures reaching 110 to 116 degrees.
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Thousands gather on National Mall to celebrate 60th anniversary of March on Washington
Organizers said Saturday’s event was not a commemoration of the historic march. Instead, they say it is a continuation of the dream Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. outlined at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963.
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Seven injured in mass shooting during parade in Boston
Police say the shooting took place in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood during the J’ouvert Parade, which is part of the city’s annual Caribbean Carnival.
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I-8 shooting victim seeks help paying for medical expenses
Jorge Corona, the victim in the shooting that took place on the I-8 on August 14, is asking the public for help paying medical expenses.
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Wisconsin man reunited with wedding ring after 14 years
For most couples, a wedding ring is a lasting symbol of love and commitment. But for one couple, that symbol went missing for over a decade.
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Bouts signs LOI to wrestle for OUAZ
Briana Bouts signs to wrestle with OUAZ
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Two people injured in shooting during Chicago White Sox game
The shooting happened at around 8:45pm Central Time, just before a concert after the game was scheduled to take place.
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Bob Barker, former ‘Price is Right’ host, dead at 99
A publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker, a household name for a half-century as host of “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” has died at his home in Los Angeles. Barker was 99.
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Arizona authorities rescue woman and arrest kidnapper
A woman kidnapped in Arizona kept her wits about her and was able to save herself with a scribbled note. Investigators released a photo of the note the woman handed to a stranger at a gas station in the Phoenix area.
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Police ID killer in 1987 cold case on hiking trail that has haunted Yavapai County
Yavapai County Sheriff David Rhodes announced at a news conference that DNA evidence indicates Bryan Scott Bennett was the man responsible for 23-year-old Catherine “Cathy” Sposito’s 1987 death.
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Phoenix temperatures will heat up to the extreme once again this weekend
The National Weather Service in Phoenix warned the metropolitan area and parts of south-central Arizona could see potentially record-breaking temperatures this weekend. Areas of southeast California may also be impacted.
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Grand Canyon officials warn E. coli has been found in water near Phantom Ranch at bottom of canyon
Grand Canyon National Park officials warned that E. coli bacteria was detected Friday in the water supply close to Phantom Ranch, the only lodging at the bottom of the canyon.
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