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10+ min ago (156+ words) Crews have blocked off the portion of the road and are expected to start the clean up process this morning. Officials said Griffith Road is closed near West Clemmonsville Road due to a water main break and frigid temperatures. Crews have blocked off the portion of the road and are expected to start the clean up process this morning. There is no timetable for this road to reopen. Officials said the roadway will remain closed for an extended period of time. Drivers are asked to find another route. Officials said Griffith Road is closed near West Clemmonsville Road due to a water main break and frigid temperatures. Crews have blocked off the portion of the road and are expected to start the clean up process this morning. There is no timetable for this road to reopen. Officials said the roadway…...

17+ min ago (1263+ words) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday proposed tougher national gun laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach, leaving at least 15 people dead. Albanese said he would propose new restrictions, including limiting the number of guns a licensed owner can obtain. His proposals were announced after the authorities revealed that the older of the two gunmen " who were a father and son " had held a gun license for a decade and amassed his six guns legally. Video above: Bondi Beach, Australia shooting "The government is prepared to take whatever action is necessary. Included in that is the need for tougher gun laws," Albanese told reporters. "People's circumstances can change. People can be radicalized over a period of time. Licenses should not be in perpetuity," he added. At least 38 people were being treated in hospitals…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago (118+ words) A person in their 30s was detained at a Providence hotel following the deadly shooting during final exams. Homicide investigation underway after shooting in southeast Charlotte CHARLOTTE, N.C. " The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred in southeast Charlotte early Monday morning. Officers responded to a shooting in the 2300 block of North Sharon Amity Road. Medic initially transported the victim to Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, but the victim was later pronounced dead. CMPD has not yet released the victim's identity or details about what led to the shooting. No suspect information has been provided at this time. WCNC Charlotte will update this story when more information becomes available....

3+ hour, 44+ min ago (119+ words) Two people have been found dead in a home owned by Hollywood director Rob Reiner, according to multiple local media outlets in Los Angeles. Two people have been found dead in a home owned by Hollywood director Rob Reiner, according to multiple local media outlets in Los Angeles.NBC Los Angeles and KABC report that two bodies were found Sunday after authorities were called to the home earlier in the day The Los Angeles Fire Department responded at 3:38 p.m to a medical emergency and found a 78-year-old man and 68-year-old woman dead, a spokesperson said The identities of the deceased haven't been released.This is a breaking story and will be updated....

4+ hour, 43+ min ago (187+ words) A shooting Saturday at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, that killed two students and injured nine others has left many students, families and city officials struggling to process the tragedy. Members of the Brown community expressed shock and sadness as they mourned the loss of the two students. Video above: Brown University students, community shaken by campus mass shooting Authorities said the person believed to be responsible fled the scene, prompting a shelter-in-place order that lasted into the early morning hours Sunday. Students were told to stay where they were, silence their cellphones and, at one point, hide. Drew Nelson, a freshman at Brown, described the terrifying moments after the shooting. "We were running out probably a minute or two after the shooting, and there were already, I would guess, between five and 10 cop cars outside. I didn't see…...

5+ hour, 33+ min ago (129+ words) A Cold Weather Advisory has been issued for Sunday for most of North Carolina. Wind chill temperatures may cause frostbite & hypothermia for anyone spending a prolonged time outdoors without proper protection. Cover all exposed skin if you must be out and limit on through early Monday in the Triad, Foothills and Mountains. Search location by ZIP code Cold Weather Advisory will be lifted Monday morning as gradual warming begins, Dec. 15 update A Cold Weather Advisory has been issued for Sunday for most of North Carolina. Wind chill temperatures may cause frostbite and hypothermia for anyone spending a prolonged time outdoors without proper protection. Cover all exposed skin if you must be outside and limit time in the cold during Monday morning in the Triad, Foothills and Mountains....

5+ hour, 34+ min ago (646+ words) Patrick Mahomes tore the ACL in his left knee while trying to keep the Kansas City Chiefs' postseason hopes alive in the waning seconds of a 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, and the team said the star quarterback was considering surgical options. It's the most significant injury of a superlative nine-year career for Mahomes, a two-time MVP who has led the Chiefs to three Super Bowl titles and reached the AFC championship game in each of his seven previous seasons as Kansas City's starter. This year, the Chiefs won't even make the playoffs, and Mahomes won't be back on the field until sometime in 2026. The Chiefs had just crossed midfield with less than two minutes to go when Mahomes scrambled toward the Kansas City sideline, then tried to get rid of the ball. He was spun to…...

5+ hour, 35+ min ago (596+ words) Video above: One-on-One with Legendary Filmmaker Rob Reiner Authorities were investigating an "apparent homicide," said Capt. Mike Bland with the Los Angeles Police Department. The Los Angeles Fire Department said it responded to a medical aid request shortly after 3:30 p.m. Reiner grew up thinking his father, Carl Reiner, didn't understand him or find him funny. But the younger Reiner would in many ways follow in his father's footsteps, working both in front and behind the camera, in comedies that stretched from broad sketch work to accomplished dramedies. That ran in the family, too. Reiner's father opposed the Communist hunt of McCarthyism in the 1950s and his mother, Estelle Reiner, a singer and actor, protested the Vietnam War. "If you're a nepo baby, doors will open," Reiner told the Guardian in 2024. "But you have to deliver. If you don't deliver, the door will…...

6+ hour, 48+ min ago (282+ words) With the weather taking a turn for the colder, firefighters are warning about a potential increase in fires due to people trying to heat their homes. Jackson Willard of the Walkertown Fire Department said when the weather starts to get colder, his station starts to see an increase in portable heater and chimney fires, due to people trying to heat their homes and try to stay warm. Often, those calls stem from someone leaving a space heater unattended next to a blanket, a couch, or something else flammable. "You also see a lot of fires that start because a space heater is plugged into a surge protector or not directly plugged into an outlet," he said. "That'll cause an electrical overload on the system. That'll also start a fire, not just from the space heater, but from the electrical side…...

6+ hour, 53+ min ago (127+ words) SALEM, Va. " Christmas is just around the corner, and in Salem, plenty of residents got their holiday gifts while helping a good cause. The Salem Holiday Market took place at the Salem Civic Center this weekend. It saw vendors selling goods like candles, handmade crochet works and engraved items. Admission was free, but attendees were encouraged to bring items to donate to the Salem Roanoke County Food Pantry. "This is our seventh year. We are hosting over 100 vendors for the show this weekend, and we had over 2,400 customers come in yesterday to shop with us and had a fabulous day." Organizers say they donated over 1,00 lbs of food to the pantry. The market's next major event will be in early June....