Experts recommend caution when receiving unsolicited calls. Scammers are using personal details to target individuals. These callers often aim to collect sensitive information.
Consumer advocates warn that many of these calls are generated by artificial intelligence. They are designed to deceive and gather more personal data.
Further information on this issue is available, including details on recent rules announced by the Federal Communications Commission and the scope of the problem.
STARK COUNTY, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) - A grand jury has indicted the mother of a 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting a 15-year-old girl at an Ohio home this summer. Erin Barker, 47, was indicted on a charge of tampering with evidence. She will be arraigned on Oct. 2. Pol...
SCOTT, La. ( KATC /Gray News) - A couple in Louisiana is accused of leaving a child who ate a THC gummy for eight hours to attend an LSU game, according to authorities. On Sept. 13, the Scott Police Department learned a 4-year-old had ingested a THC gummy, police said. Officers l...
What This Story Is About Thomas Clardy was released from Riverbend after Gov. Lee commuted his sentence in connection with a 2005 murder at a Madison auto body shop. Why It Matters Lee’s commutation allows Clardy to be released under parole supervision, though it does not exonera...
PEORIA, Ariz. ( AZFamily /Gray News) — A 5-year-old boy died at an Arizona hospital after being found unresponsive in a vehicle over the weekend. His parents are now facing charges. The boy was found inside a vehicle at a Peoria home on Sunday afternoon. Police said family member...
What This Story Is About A former Creek Wood High School student has filed a federal lawsuit alleging Dickson County school officials failed to stop repeated racial harassment, assaults and retaliation over roughly a year and a half. Why It Matters The lawsuit alleges the student...
Bert Atienza, 77, died after he was assaulted inside a Walmart in Norfolk, Virginia. His wife, Josephine Atienza, is speaking exclusively to the Scripps News Group about the attack that killed her husband of 42 years. Officers responded to a reported assault at a local area Walma...
A pickup truck struck a group of Milligan University cyclists from behind in a Carter County crash that killed two riders and seriously injured five others , according to preliminary findings released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. The crash happened around ...
What This Story Is About A house fire destroys a multimillion dollar home and builders was constructing for his family after five years of work, just months from completion. Why It Matters The insurance company has denied his claim and now has purchased the lien to his property. ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Nashville leaders will consider a resolution that would settle a litigation with Hyundai Motor Company, Hyundai Motor America, Kia Corporation and Kia America, Inc. In 2024, the Metropolitan Government, along with other cities across Davidson County, fil...