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Mystery after Chicago special education teacher vanishes on her way to acupuncture appointment

Linda Brown was one her way to a regularly scheduled acupuncture appointment but never arrived

The Independent UK · Jan 6

Family of Seven, Including Three Minors, Detained By ICE In Upstate New York: 'It's Just Plain Cruel'

Sackets Harbor Central School District superintendent Jennifer Gaffney told media outlets that the students had been taken to a detention center in Texas

Latin Times · Apr 2, 2025

Texas woman receives post card from late friend 17 years after it was mailed

A missing postcard from her late friend showed up 17 years later, but Barbara Blevins feels the timing was perfect

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023

Texas boy, 12, charged with fatally shooting Sonic employee over urine complaint

The Sonic employee was a father to a 10-year-old son

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

A pregnant woman reported her boyfriend’s abuse. He wasn’t arrested until after her murder over an abortion

Gabriella Gonzalez, 26, filed an assault report against Harold Thompson, 22, just two months before he allegedly shot her in a Dallas parking lot. Her family want to know why nothing was done to stop him. Andrea Blanco reports

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

Texas woman is shot dead by boyfriend for ‘revenge’ after she got an abortion

Harold Thompson, 22, allegedly killed 26-year-old Gabriella Gonzalez after she returned home from procedure in Colorado

The Independent UK · May 13, 2023

Mayoral candidates take aim at Brandon Johnson at NBC 5 forum on Black community

Mayor Lori Lightfoot questions Brandon Johnson’s commitment to funding Chicago police. Activist Ja’Mal Green accuses Johnson of ‘being a fraud.’

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 14, 2023

POLL: Chicago voters feel unsafe from crime, unhappy with police relations — and looking for a candidate to fix it all

As they prepare to elect their next mayor, city voters chose crime and public safety as the top issue guiding their decisions — and a whopping 63% of them don’t feel safe, a Sun-Times/WBEZ/Telemundo Chicago/NBC5 Poll found. But differences of opinions emerged among voters of different racial…

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 9, 2023

Rob Stafford, longtime NBC5 anchor and reporter, to retire this month

Dec. 23 will be the last day for the journalist, who famously chronicled his 2017 medical treatment on Facebook.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 2, 2022