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11/09/2024

Nik Wallenda headlines at UTC Mall tonight for Holiday kick-off event!

Can't make it? ABC7 got you covered! We will be livestreaming the event. Tune in tonight.

University Town Center is gearing up to kick off the holiday season on Saturday with Santa’s Grand Arrival Parade.

11/09/2024

Police said the employees had a "pattern of troubling behavior in a special needs elementary classroom," including throwing objects at the students, yelling at them, and calling them names.

Three employees of an elementary school in Delaware are facing charges after police say they neglected and abused special needs children in the classroom.

11/09/2024

Such a meeting is traditional between the outgoing president and the incoming president, though Trump did not host Biden after the 2020 election.

President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet Wednesday in the Oval Office, the White House said Saturday.

11/09/2024

One company reported a 600% increase this week in sales of abortion pills and a 1,000% increase in "morning after" pills.

Anti-abortion advocates say there is still work to be done to further restrict access to abortion when Republican Donald Trump returns to the White House next year.

11/09/2024

The Federal Reserve’s decisions, including this week's rate cut, have ripple effects, including for your mortgage.

The Federal Reserve’s decisions have ripple effects, including for mortgages.

11/09/2024

His family reported him missing on August 12 after he failed to return home from a kayaking trip.

Authorities in Wisconsin believe that a father of 3 faked his own disappearance and fled the country.

11/09/2024

The man was stuck in a ditch with his riding lawnmower on top of him.

A U.S. Postal Service carrier is being called a hero for helping save a man’s life.

11/09/2024

With Meteorologist Mike Modrick

11/09/2024

The whole encounter was caught on camera!

The officers responded after facility staff reported a deer had entered one of the resident’s rooms.

11/09/2024

This year’s tax revenue increased from the fiscal year of 2023.

The Internal Revenue Service released its 2024 Financial Report this week.

11/09/2024

Heads up!

Saturday, November 9, Cattleman Road will be closed at UTC for Santa’s Grand Arrival Parade from 4pm to 10pm.

11/09/2024

The economy was an important issue in the election, helping to propel Trump to victory. But for borrowers, concerns about their finances extend beyond inflation.

President-elect Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans have criticized Biden’s loan forgiveness efforts, and lawsuits by GOP-led states have held up plans for widespread debt cancellation.

11/09/2024

The CDC says any worker in close contact with infected animals should be tested and offered treatment even if they show no symptoms.

The new guidance comes after blood tests for 115 farmworkers in Michigan and Colorado showed that eight workers had antibodies that indicated previous infection.

11/09/2024

How sweet!

The dress landed in the yard of a woman, who with the help of a friend, took to social media to find its owner.

11/09/2024

An autopsy showed the girl died of a fentanyl overdose, according to police.

A woman has been charged in the death of a teenage girl near St. Louis after police said she gave the victim fentanyl for a toothache, causing her to overdose.

11/09/2024

Nice weekend ahead enjoy

With high pressure continuing to dominating our weather expect to see a nice weekend albeit a warm one. Temperatures will be running 4-7 degrees above average through Tuesday of next week. We are looking at a weak cold front which may move through the area by Wednesday next week.

11/09/2024

President-elect Donald Trump often referenced Susie Wiles on the campaign trail, publicly praising her leadership of what he said he was often told was his “best-run campaign.”

Susie Wiles, President-elect Donald Trump's pick as White House chief of staff, has decades of political experience but has largely shunned the spotlight. Now, in the position considered the president's closest professional confidant, she'll be more in the spotlight than ever before.

11/09/2024

The body was buried in 2006.

Helene was the deadliest hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland since Katrina in 2005.