Pompano Beach, Florida — A South Florida restaurant has been ordered shut down after inspectors found a dead rodent and more than 250 rodent droppings throughout the kitchen, marking the third time the establishment has faced a shutdown tied to pest problems. Au Bon Gout Take Out Restaurant, located at 5273 North Dixie Highway in […]

Lakeview, Michigan — Parents are speaking out after a gym class policy at Lakeview High School asked female students to provide information about the length of their menstrual periods if they missed a swim class because of their menstrual cycle. The controversy centers on a gym class syllabus that outlines how students can make up […]

Winter Garden, Florida — Aaron and Clare Walenga were simply taking an evening walk together when a lightning strike suddenly left both of them critically injured. Two weeks after the terrifying incident, the Florida couple is speaking publicly about what happened and the difficult recovery that followed. The couple, who live in Apopka, were walking […]

Chesterfield County, Virginia — A Meadowbrook High School student who suffered life-threatening brain injuries following an alleged assault at school is now home and recovering, according to his family. Irvin E. Rodriguez Gaitan was involved in an altercation with another student at Meadowbrook High School on Monday, Sept. 14, according to his family and local […]

Coconut Grove, Florida — Behind the upscale homes and historic bayfront scenery of this Miami community, a decades-old food pantry continues working quietly to make sure local families have something to eat. The Coconut Grove Crisis Food Pantry has been serving people in need since 1984, providing groceries to vulnerable residents in the 33133 ZIP […]

Rio Vista, California — A group of fishermen got an extraordinary surprise on the Sacramento River this week when a massive humpback whale surfaced near their boat, creating a rare wildlife encounter deep inside California’s river delta. Denny Glover and his friends were fishing south of the Rio Vista Bridge on Wednesday when one of […]

Cincinnati, Ohio — A 7-year-old special needs girl died after she was found unresponsive in her wheelchair aboard a school bus, prompting a police investigation and leaving her family searching for answers. Ngone Talla, a student at Roselawn Condon School, was found lifeless by her family Wednesday afternoon after the school bus arrived outside her […]

Oakhurst, California — Several schools in the mountain community of Oakhurst were briefly placed on lockdown Friday morning after a black bear was spotted wandering across a school campus, prompting authorities to take precautions before students entered classrooms. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office said multiple schools, including Yosemite High School, Oak Creek Intermediate and Oakhurst […]

Tampa, Florida — An 80-year-old Tampa woman died from dengue fever on her birthday, becoming Florida’s first recorded dengue-related death of 2026 as health officials continue monitoring an outbreak concentrated in Hillsborough County. Gay Small died on Sept. 4, according to the Tampa Bay Times, after reportedly being bitten by a mosquito near her home […]

Niles, MI — Police are investigating claims that two missing mothers were “followed” or “chased” shortly before they were found dead in a river, adding another unanswered question to an already puzzling investigation. Chief Millin said authorities have heard conflicting accounts about what happened to the women after they left a birthday celebration in Elkhart, […]