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California rocked by 5.3-magnitude earthquake centered near Bakersfield

Wednesday, August 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Kern County was hit by a 5.3-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday night, centered in Lamont, California, not far from Bakersfield, according to the United States Geological Survey.The 5.3 earthquake hit at 9:09 p.m. PT and was followed by several aftershocks.The Earthquake was...

New Jersey, New York City rocked by 4.8 magnitude earthquake: Live updates

Friday, April 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A 4.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the Northeast Friday morning, shaking buildings from Philadelphia to New Jersey to New York City to Connecticut to Westchester, New York.The earthquake was centered near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.Reports of...

Cities across US rocked by Memorial Day weekend shootings

Tuesday, May 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Even as the first funerals of the 21 victims of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting were commencing, gunfire continued to wreak havoc across the United States over the Memorial Day weekend as police in eight major cities investigated incidents in which...

From Buffalo to Houston, 8 US cities rocked by violent weekend of shootings

Monday, May 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A grocery store, a park, a church and a flea market were among the locations where gunfire erupted over the weekend in eight U.S. cities, leaving at least 65 people shot, 17 fatally.The shootings came over a violent 72-hour stretch and...

Still rocked by opioid crisis, West Virginia now dealing with rise in fentanyl overdoses

Tuesday, April 26 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- West Virginia had the highest opioid overdose death rate per capita in the country last year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.OxyContin, a prescription drug that helped fuel the crisis, was heavily marketed in towns across the...