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Cougar attacks 8-year-old, leading to closures in Washington’s Olympic National Park

Monday, July 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- An 8-year-old was attacked by a cougar Saturday, prompting authorities to close Lake Angeles and Heather Park in Olympic National Park, Washington, until further notice. Authorities were notified at 6:30 p.m. local time on Saturday that a child had been attacked by... Read More.

Six migrant workers hit in possible intentional vehicular assault, police say

Monday, July 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Six people were hit by a car Sunday outside a store in North Carolina in what authorities said they suspected was an intentional assault on a group of migrant workers. At around 1:17 p.m. local time, an unknown driver of an older... Read More.

Lori Vallow Daybell to be sentenced for murders of her two youngest children

Monday, July 31 by ABC News

(BOISE, Idaho) -- An Idaho mother is set to learn her fate after being convicted in the murders of her two youngest children. Lori Vallow Daybell will return to court in eastern Idaho's Fremont County on Monday for a sentencing hearing, according to Boise ABC... Read More.

Five wounded, two critically, in Michigan shopping center shooting

Monday, July 31 by ABC News

(LANSING, Mich.) -- Gunfire erupted early Sunday in the parking lot of a Michigan shopping center, leaving five people wounded, two critically, and several people detained for questioning, police said. The shooting unfolded about 1 a.m. outside the Logan Square Shopping Center in Lansing, according... Read More.

Records shed light on why K-9 cop was fired after siccing dog on trucker: Report

Monday, July 31 by ABC News

(CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio) -- The firing of an Ohio K-9 officer was not due to him siccing his police dog on an unarmed Black truck driver who surrendered with his hands up following a highway chase, according records officials released to ABC News. The reason former... Read More.

1 dead, ‘multiple’ people shot at party in Muncie, Indiana

Sunday, July 30 by ABC News

(MUNCIE, Ind.) -- One person has died, and multiple others were injured following a shooting at a large gathering in Muncie, Indiana, overnight, according to the city of Muncie. Delaware County dispatchers received a call at 1:14 a.m. Sunday morning for multiple gunshot victims at a... Read More.

Family of Black mother fatally shot by neighbor urges DOJ to consider hate crime charges

Sunday, July 30 by ABC News

(OCALA, Fla.) -- The family of Ajike "AJ" Owens, the Black mother of four who was fatally shot through a closed door by her white neighbor on June 2 in Ocala, Florida, is calling on the Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and the U.S.... Read More.

One urban heat island has a plan to bring residents some relief

Saturday, July 29 by ABC News

(NEW ORLEANS) -- As extreme heat takes over the U.S., millions of Americans will be faced with the “urban heat island” effect. The lack of vegetation and shade, as well as an increase in paved surfaces and buildings, is causing temperatures to rise as much... Read More.

More than 110 million Americans across 29 states on alert for dangerous heat

Saturday, July 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More than 110 million Americans across 29 states are under heat alerts Saturday from southern California to Massachusetts. The Northeast has one more day of its first heat wave of the season, with highs reaching near 90 degrees along the I-95 corridor... Read More.

5 injured in shooting at community outreach event in Seattle: Police

Saturday, July 29 by ABC News

(SEATTLE) -- Five people were injured, two critically, in a shooting that broke out in a parking lot during a community outreach event in Seattle Friday night, police said. Police responded to reports of a shooting in a parking lot in Rainier Valley shortly before... Read More.

Oxford school shooting victim testifies on seeing classmates shot: ‘I just prayed’

Friday, July 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Victims of the 2021 Oxford school shooting in Michigan appeared in court to give emotional testimony Friday in a hearing that will determine whether the shooter, Ethan Crumbley, could be sentenced to life in prison or have the possibility of parole. The... Read More.

Arizona medical examiner’s office at 106% capacity, brings in refrigeration units

Friday, July 28 by ABC News

(PHOENIX) -- The medical examiner's office in Arizona's Maricopa County is over capacity and has had to bring in refrigeration units due to a spike in deaths this month amid a record-breaking heat wave, officials said. It's the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic in... Read More.

Cougar attacks 8-year-old, leading to closures in Washington’s Olympic National Park

Six migrant workers hit in possible intentional vehicular assault, police say

Lori Vallow Daybell to be sentenced for murders of her two youngest children

Five wounded, two critically, in Michigan shopping center shooting

Records shed light on why K-9 cop was fired after siccing dog on trucker: Report

1 dead, ‘multiple’ people shot at party in Muncie, Indiana

Family of Black mother fatally shot by neighbor urges DOJ to consider hate crime charges

One urban heat island has a plan to bring residents some relief

More than 110 million Americans across 29 states on alert for dangerous heat

5 injured in shooting at community outreach event in Seattle: Police

Oxford school shooting victim testifies on seeing classmates shot: ‘I just prayed’

Arizona medical examiner’s office at 106% capacity, brings in refrigeration units

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