Deadly fire rips through North Carolina home owned by NASCAR star Denny Hamlin

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/29 9:27A Scripps News Group

One person died and another person was injured after a fire ripped through a North Carolina home owned by NASCAR star Denny Hamlin on Sunday. The Lucia-Riverbend Fire Department said the fire started Sunday night in the 1100 block of Blacksnake...

Texas teen missing since Christmas Eve believed in 'imminent danger,' authorities say

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/29 8:52A Scripps News Group

Texas authorities believe a 19-year-old woman who disappeared on Christmas Eve is in "imminent danger" as the search for her continues. Camila Mendoza Olmos was last seen next to her car outside her family's home that morning. The Bexar County...

Beyoncé has joined the billionaire club as fifth musician to reach milestone, per Forbes

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/29 8:23A Scripps News Group

Beyonc has officially joined the billionaire club, according to Forbes, making her the fifth musician to reach this prestigious financial milestone. The global superstar joins an exclusive group that includes her husband Jay-Z, Taylor Swift,...

Judge orders release of transcript from closed hearing for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/29 7:50A AP via Scripps News Group

A Utah judge on Monday ordered the release of a transcript from a closed-door hearing in October over whether the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk must be shackled during court proceedings. State District Judge Tony Graf said the transcript...

Bomb cyclone brings blizzards and dangerous wind chills to the Midwest as it heads to the East...

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/29 7:49A AP via Scripps News Group

A strengthening bomb cyclone barreled across the northern U.S. on Monday, unleashing severe winter weather in the Midwest as it took aim at the East Coast. The storm brought blizzard conditions, treacherous travel and widespread power outages to...

How a new $50 billion CMS program plans to transform rural health care in all 50 states

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/29 6:31A Scripps News Group

All 50 states will receive grants under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) new Rural Health Transformation Program designed to modernize health care in rural communities. CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz spoke with the Scripps...

Colorado revokes hundreds of CDLs after feds threaten to withhold $24M in funding from state

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/29 4:21A Scripps News Group

The Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles canceled 262 commercial drivers licenses (CDLs) after an internal auditprompted by federal findingsdetermined they were issued out of compliance with federal rules, a DMV spokesperson confirmed to the...

Interoceanic Train derails in southern Mexico, killing at least 13 and injuring dozens

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 12/29 3:30A AP via Scripps News Group

Officials said a train accident in southern Mexico killed at least 13 people and injured dozens, halting traffic along a rail line connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico. The Interoceanic Train linking the states of Oaxaca and...

Boxer Anthony Joshua injured in car crash in Nigeria that left 2 dead

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 12/29 2:31A Scripps News Group

Nigerian-British boxer Anthony Joshua was injured in a car crash in Nigeria on Monday that left two other people dead. The 36-year-old heavyweight champion was traveling on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the southwestern region of the African...

Trump and Netanyahu are to meet in Florida at a crucial moment for the US-backed Gaza ceasefire

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 12/29 1:24A Stephanie Liebergen

President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, as Washington looks to create fresh momentum for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that could be in danger of stalling out before a complicated...

Trump says he believes Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations have entered the 'final stages'

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 12/28 7:26A Scripps News Group

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said he believes peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine have entered the "final stages," as he welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for in-person talks at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm...

Thai and Cambodian top diplomats meet in China to solidify ceasefire

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 12/28 4:19A AP via Scripps News Group

Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia kicked off two days of talks in China on Sunday as Beijing seeks to strengthen its role in mediating the two countries border dispute, a day after they signed a new ceasefire. The ceasefire agreement calls...

Minor league hockey strike leaves fans without games as labor dispute escalates

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/27 4:00A Justin Boggs

Players in the ECHL, the third tier of professional hockey in North America, went on strike Friday after their union failed to reach an agreement with the league. Five games scheduled for Friday were postponed, and dozens more set for Saturday...

Skier dies after collision with tree on Aspen Mountain in Colorado

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/27 3:07A Jeff Anastasio

A skier died on Aspen Mountain in an accident, the resort confirmed to the Scripps News Group in Denver. The skier, who was wearing a helmet, died on Friday, December 19 after colliding with a tree. The skier was taken to Aspen Valley Hospital,...

Living here means breathing in doughnuts all day — and some have had enough

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 12/27 2:35A Justin Boggs

Residents near the largest Dunkin facility in the United States in Haverhill, Massachusetts, are raising concerns about air quality, saying the odor of doughnuts from the bakery has become overwhelming. Sean Wilson, who lives about a quarter-mile...