Vermont State

Washington, DC

Ohio State

NBC News

The first significant lake-effect snow event of the season is underway across parts of the Great Lakes and the interior Northeast, with heavy snow expected to continue through Wednesday morning. Of particular concern will be for anyone traveling across portions of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Maryland where snow squalls...

At least 30 inches of snow possible in parts of the Northeast in the first major lake-effect snow event of the season

New York City, NY

Pablo "Yoruba" Guzmán, one of the founders of the Young Lords Party and a veteran New York City reporter, has died. Guzmán died Sunday of a heart attack, Young Lords co-founder Juan González confirmed via X, formerly known as Twitter. Guzmán and González were among the six...

Pablo Guzmán, Young Lords co-founder and longtime TV reporter, dies at 73

North Carolina State

Autryville, NC

Two men and two women were killed in a murder-suicide at a North Carolina homeless encampment Sunday morning, officials said. Residents in an Autryville homeless encampment heard a verbal altercation before the suspect, Dwane Paul Miller, 40, shot the three victims multiple times and then turned the gun on himself, according to the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office.

Four killed in apparent murder-suicide at North Carolina homeless encampment

Cincinnati, OH

Hillsboro, OH

An explosion on Tuesday at an auto repair shop in Ohio killed three people and injured a fourth, authorities said. Security cameras caught the moment the blast happened at Jimbo's Auto Repair in Hillsboro, which is about 50 miles east of Cincinnati. The explosion caused a large fire which took a 45-person fire crew around an hour to suppress, said Paint Creek Joint EMS & Fire District Chief David Manning.

Video shows large explosion at Ohio auto shop which killed 3 people

Wisconsin State

Milwaukee, WI

While Dateline was in Phoenix, Arizona working on the story of Alissa Turney, who vanished from that area in 2001, our producers got to talking with Rhiannon Baker, the director of the venue where our interviews were being conducted. “It was similar to what I’ve gone through over the last...

Friend pushing for answers in decades-long disappearance of Wisconsin woman Sarah Martin

Hawaii State

Kaneohe, HI

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii — Tires from a large airplane that’s been stuck in a Hawaii bay for more than a week are resting on parts of a reef, according to video the U.S. Navy released Wednesday as it figures out a plan to remove the aircraft. There were...

Underwater video shows tires of Navy plane that went into a Hawaii bay touching a coral reef

South Carolina State

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Charlotte, NC

Erika Marie • OurBlackGirls

In late August 2017, an abandoned vehicle was found on the ramp of the Eastbound I-26 highway in Summerville, South Carolina. When officers ran the plates of the red, four-door 2016 Mazda 6 from North Carolina, it came back to the roommate of 42-year-old Shawna Jones.

Shawna Jones, 42: Charlotte Woman Vanished In 2017 After Borrowing Roommate's Car

Georgia State

Mcdonough, GA

Administrators at a Georgia middle school ignored multiple warnings before a student stabbed a classmate over a dozen times, leaving her with “catastrophic” injuries, according to a lawsuit filed this month. In March, a knife-wielding student stabbed a classmate in gym class at least 14 times “across her...

Administrators ignored warnings before Georgia middle schooler stabbed fellow student, lawsuit claims

Raleigh, NC

A 14-year-old student at a North Carolina high school stabbed two of his classmates, killing one of them, during a brawl in the school's gym Monday, police said. In a video of the incident captured on a cellphone, dozens of students rush into Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School's gym as a person pulls out a weapon that appears to be a knife and strikes the two victims, ages 15 and 16.

15-year-old fatally stabbed by fellow student at North Carolina high school

Cleveland, OH

Akron, OH

The eight Akron, Ohio, police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black motorist who was shot 46 times in June 2022, were in compliance with the department's use of force policies, an internal investigation has found. The findings come seven months after a special grand...

8 Ohio officers in Jayland Walker’s fatal shooting did not violate police policies, probe finds

West Virginia State

Charleston, WV

Michael Ramsburg

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Buck firearm season begins on Monday, Nov. 20 in all but four West Virginia counties. As one of the most popular hunting seasons in the state, the two-week period which this year runs through Dec. 3 sees a large harvest of deer -- nearly 49,000 in 2022 alone.

Bag a big buck? The governor wants to see it

Chicago, IL

Natalie Frank, Ph.D.

Governor Pritzker allocates $65M for Chicago migrant tent camps: Revealing state Involvement in tent housing solution. Governor J.B. Pritzker has announced a substantial allocation of $65 million by the state to facilitate the establishment of tent encampments for migrants in Chicago before the onset of winter. This decision comes mere months after the second-term Democrat distanced himself from a similar concept introduced by Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Illinois Gov. Requested Migrant Tent Camp Proposals Before Newly Elected Chicago Mayor Took Office

Only minor injuries resulted, officials said will have operations restored by Sunday. An Amtrak train destined for Chicago experienced a derailment in Michigan after striking a large truck that was obstructing the tracks resulting in considerable travel disruptions for passengers on their journey to Chicago.

Amtrak Train to Chicago Derails Due to Collision with Tow Truck Leading to Major Travel Disruptions

Tennille, GA

Often, supporters of OurBlackGirls will send over cases that have occurred in their hometowns, and someone did just that when they asked if I could feature Sonya Tukes. There has been minimal news coverage about her case over the years, and the last detailed report I could find came courtesy of Georgia's WMGT 41 News from 2016. The outlet spoke with the 22-year-old's family as they mapped out Sonya's last steps and speculated as to how she could have vanished in the middle of the night in 2004 without a trace.

Sonya Tukes, 22: Georgia Woman Goes To Bed & Disappeared By Morning In 2004

Pennsylvania State

Mansfield, PA

WHEREISTHEBUZZ

Alyson Cranick, 42, a married educator and mother of two, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor, and impairing the morals of children. Cranick is accused of raping an 11-year-old boy.

Alyson Cranick: Married Connecticut Educator Arrested For Allegedly Raping A Minor

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School that refused to play team with trans player is barred from tournaments

A Vermont religious school that withdrew its girls’ basketball team from a playoff game because a transgender student was playing on the opposing team won’t be...

School that refused to play team with trans player is barred from tournaments

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