NAACP calls on Justice Department to investigate $90 million Mississippi welfare fraud case
JC Olivera/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The NAACP called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate years of allegations of widespread fraud and misspending in Mississippi totaling a reported $96 million, according to a letter obtained exclusively by ABC
Fire that destroyed businesses on San Juan Island was arson
FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. (AP) — The Town of Friday Harbor on San Juan Island says a fire that burned through a block of businesses last week was intentionally set. KING-TV reports city officials said the fire that
Yakima growers worry about cold snap impact on fruit crop
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A hovering arctic jet stream has brought biting cold, snow, rain and hail that is concerning growers across central Washington’s Yakima Valley. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports grower Mike Saunders with Apple King—Pro Orchard
Pump track construction in Port Angeles starts Monday
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – As if the newly-constructed Dream Playground wasn’t enough, things are about to heat up once again at the Erickson Playground in Port Angeles. Starting Monday, the Parks & Recreation Department and
A new grant is funding great new summer activities for kids in Sequim
By Pepper Fisher SEQUIM — It’s going to be a great summer outdoors for a lot of kids in the Sequim area because of a unique partnership between the City of Sequim, the Boys and Girls Club
First Muslim religious freedom ambassador lays out US agenda
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Rashad Hussain, the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, is the first Muslim-American ever to hold the title, and he told GMA 3 that his appointment sent a powerful signal to the world.
$50,000 reward split between tipsters in NYC subway shooting
John Lamparski/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Five tipsters will split a $50,000 reward for providing police with information that led to the arrest of the suspect in Tuesday’s mass shooting on a New York City subway train, officials
Debra Messing and Enrico Colantoni light up the stage in 'Birthday Candles'
John Lamparski/Getty Images Two years and one pandemic later, Birthday Candles, starring Debra Messing, finally makes its Broadway debut — and if it’s good old-fashioned life perspective you’re searching for, bring all the issues and some tissues,
'Burying my son': Parents of man killed by Grand Rapids police officer speak out
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — The family of a man fatally shot by a police officer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, earlier this month is demanding that the officer be fired and prosecuted. “It is an unjustifiable
Timeline of New York subway shooting and capture of suspect
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Dozens of people were injured, including 10 by gunfire, in a mass shooting on a rush-hour subway train in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday morning, triggering a manhunt for the gunman.