Study: Most food cans contain the chemical BPA
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – The non-profit group Clean Water Action has released a new study on local retailers selling food cans lined with BPA. The study tested nearly 200 canned foods made by major...
View ArticleIndianapolis woman beats up 15-year-old over video game
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A woman went to a 15-year-old’s house and challenged her to a fight. The fight was over a video game. The woman, Taneysh Bass, accused 15-year-old Dasiah Smith of taking a video...
View ArticleChipotle files trademark for ‘Better Burger’
NEW YORK (AP) – Chipotle apparently has burgers on its mind. The Denver-based chain applied for a trademark for “Better Burger” earlier this month, according to a filing with the U.S. Patent and...
View ArticleObama could bypass Senate to appoint a Supreme Court justice: Here’s how
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – President Obama’s Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland is stalled by a united Senate Republican blockade – but the White House retains one, albeit risky, option to...
View ArticleAlaska first-graders accused of plot to poison classmate
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Three first-graders in Alaska’s largest city plotted to kill a fellow student with silica gel packets that the girls believed was poison, authorities said Wednesday. The three...
View ArticlePurdue researchers unveil Zika virus breakthrough
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — A Purdue University-led research team has made a major breakthrough with the Zika virus being the first to determine the structure of the virus. Purdue researchers said...
View ArticleVirginia State Police trooper, 2 civilians shot at Greyhound bus station;...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A gunman and a Virginia State Trooper are dead after the suspect open fired at a Greyhound bus station on North Boulevard in Richmond. The VSP announced that 37-year-old Trooper...
View ArticlePolice badge found in home of man accused of killing Indiana deputy
HOWARD COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) – Indiana State Police say a police badge was found inside the home of Evan Dorsey. ISP said the police badge was located in the trailer where Howard County Sheriff Carl...
View ArticleIndiana homeless veteran with no family given ‘proper’ burial
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) John Pawlowski was laid to rest Wednesday. Pawlowski, a 69-year-old U.S. Army veteran, died earlier this month. With no next-of-kin, though, a proper burial was not a...
View ArticleDoes TSA Pre-Check really save time?
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (WTNH) — Air travelers should expect longer lines at airports this summer, and the reason why may have something to do with a program that began just four years ago. The...
View ArticleCourt records: Alabama teacher had sex with student in cemetery
CAROLLTON, Ala. (WIAT) — Two days after Pickens Academy teacher Charli Parker was arrested on sex with student charges, her husband James “Jamie” Parker, also a teacher at the same school, is now in...
View ArticleCalifornia lawmakers approve highest minimum wage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California lawmakers have approved the nation’s highest statewide minimum wage of $15 an hour to take effect by 2022. The legislation passed Thursday now goes to Gov. Jerry...
View Article14-month-old TX girl dies following dental visit
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The parents of the child who died after a dental visit are pushing for answers about what caused their daughter’s death. “She was our little angel. She was always laughing, always...
View ArticleAlabama officer shot in exchange of gunfire; suspect wounded
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a police officer working undercover in southern Alabama is hospitalized after he was shot during a gun battle that also left a suspect seriously wounded. Mobile...
View ArticlePolice: NY Nanny pushes stroller out of way as car hits her
OCEANSIDE, N.Y. (AP) — A 62-year-old nanny is being credited with saving the 9-month-old boy in her care by pushing his stroller out of the way of an oncoming car. Newsday reports the Oceanside woman...
View ArticleTrump tries to move past rough week, Clinton sees tougher battle in New York
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Donald Trump’s campaign suffered two high profile mistakes over the past week and allowed his closest rival to pounce on a growing lead in Wisconsin’s Republican primary....
View Article3 officers shot and killed in 15 days
(MEDIA GENERAL) – At least four officers have been shot, and three have been killed in the last 15 days. The tragic moments have been punctuated by shock, fear and sadness. Here’s what we know about...
View ArticleEx-girlfriend says bus station gunman hated police officers
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A woman who dated the Virginia bus station gunman says he frequently expressed his hatred toward police and once nearly choked her to death after she broke up with him. A former...
View ArticleNew York man says impound lot wants $1K+ for his stolen car
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cheektowaga man says an impound lot wants $1,000+ to get back his recovered stolen car. The car was stolen in Buffalo, and recovered in Niagra Falls. The rightful owner, Kipa...
View ArticleConcrete wall blown over by wind crushes car in Indianapolis; man inside...
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A man was hurt Saturday afternoon when strong winds blew a wall on top of his car. It happened around 4:45 p.m. near the intersection of 86th Street and Westfield Boulevard at...
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