Manhattan, NY

Pennsylvania State

Aliquippa, PA

Insider

"We've had chickens here in the city that had to be removed. But never a crocodile," a local code enforcement officer told Insider.

Police found a crocodile, over 200 snakes, and a dead man inside a Pennsylvania home. The snakes' owners could be charged up to $180,000.

Utah State

Salt Lake City, UT

Parade

The 'Storage Wars' star died Tuesday, March 22.

'Storage Wars' Star Dead at 67

Houston, TX

Connecticut Public

A big new attraction at the Houston Zoo is actually all about three tiny tortoise babies. What's unique is their dad is 90 - nine zero - years old. From the Texas newsroom, Rob Salinas reports. UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: Roar. JACKIE WALLACE: Well, yes, the schoolchildren certainly love the lion. ROB...

A 90-year-old tortoise becomes a new dad and a media sensation

Los Angeles, CA

Montebello, CA

NBC News

A teacher was sucked out of her classroom by the powerful winds of a tornado near downtown Los Angeles on March 22. The frightening moment was captured in a cell phone video, and involved a teacher at Vail High School in Montebello, California, according to NBC4 Los Angeles. The teacher...

Video shows moment teacher sucked out of classroom during rare California tornado

Florida State

Connecticut State

Waterbury, CT

One of the most celebrated pieces of American music has a strong Connecticut connection. "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," also known as the Black National Anthem, was adopted by the NAACP and prominently used as a rallying cry during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. This year, the song was performed at the Super Bowl by Waterbury native Sheryl Lee Ralph, an actress on “Abbott Elementary.”

Uncovering the link between 'Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing' and Yale's historic Beinecke Collection

Arizona State

Nevada State

El Paso, TX

The United States has two new national monuments. They were dedicated this week by President Biden. One is in Nevada, the Avi Kwa Ame. That's the Mojave name for Spirit Mountain. The other is Castner Range in El Paso, Texas. And we got reports from both monuments, starting with Ryan Heinsius of member station KNAU.

Two new national monuments are dedicated in Nevada and Texas

West Haven, CT

A former city employee was sentenced Wednesday for his role in a scheme to steal more than $600,000 in federal coronavirus relief funding from West Haven. John Bernardo, 66, was sentenced to 13 months of imprisonment and was ordered to pay nearly $59,000 in restitution, representing the amount he personally received from the scam, prosecutors said.

Former West Haven city employee gets 13 months in prison for stealing COVID-19 relief funds

Orlando, FL

BILL SKARSGARD: (As Pennywise) Hi ya, Georgie. PRYOR: Pennywise the clown, played by actor Bill Skarsgard, has a distorted face and preys on unsuspecting children in not one but two movies. But at the 40th annual World Clown Association Convention in Orlando, the clowns sound a little more like this.

Clowns of all stripes gather at the World Clown convention in Orlando this week

Richmond, VA

For decades, American planners have cut neighborhoods in half. And now Richmond, Va., is exploring possible plans for a park to reconnect its most famous Black neighborhood. Jahd Khalil from VPM News reports. JAHD KHALIL, BYLINE: A park gazebo in the Jackson Ward neighborhood is walking distance to history. America's...

A park built over over the interstate could reconnect Richmond, Va., communities

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Brooklyn, NY

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Ridgewood, NY

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Astoria, NY

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Woodside, NY

Guttenberg, NJ

Secaucus, NJ

Middle Village, NY

NewsBreak

Former prosecutor says Manhattan DA could have charged Trump with multiple crimes

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies, in for Terry Gross. Our guest today, Mark Pomerantz, has written an insider's account of the year he and...

Former prosecutor says Manhattan DA could have charged Trump with multiple crimes

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