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A family of four were assaulted during an early morning robbery in the small North Carolina city of Morganton, said police. A family of four were assaulted after an early morning robbery in the small North Carolina city of Morganton, according to police. Officers initially responded to the incident at approximately 4 a.m. Saturday, finding two adults and two children who reported that they had been assaulted by three intruders, according to the Morganton Department of Public Safety. A Morganton Department of Public Safety representative told ABC News that two of the three intruders were armed, though police are not releasing information on the type of weapons the intruders used. No arrests have been made after the violent incident, according to the Morganton Department of Public Safety. WSOC Investigators said that the intruders duct taped the mouths and hands of the 6- and 7-year-old children and placed them in a closet, according to ABC affiliate WSOC, which reports the mother w...

An early morning fire has killed multiple animals at a wildlife center in Florida MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. -- An early morning fire on Thursday killed n early all the Animals at a wildlife center in Florida, officials said. News outlets reported the fire broke out around 3 a.m. Thursday at the Alligator and Wildlife Discovery Center in Madeira Beach, near St. Petersburg on Florida's Gulf Coast. “We suffered from a tragic fire last night. N early all of the Animals are gone. We are devastated,” a post on the wildlife center 's Facebook page said. Sonny Flynn, who owns the center, told WTSP that all of the mammals inside the building died and many of the reptiles were injured. Small mammals, lizards, amphibians, turtles and tortoises, fresh and saltwater marine life, and alligators were among the 250 animals at the center. “They didn’t deserve this. This is my whole life,” Flynn said. “They all have names, they all have personality, I come in every morning and talk to them l...

After nearly 30 years, Pennsylvania's new governor plans to end a contract with an organization that distributes funds to anti-abortion counseling centers HARRISBURG, Pa. -- For nearly 30 years, Democratic and Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania have approved millions of taxpayer dollars for an anti-abortion program. Now the state's new governor plans to end the contract as the organization that distributes those funds and other groups like it gain attention since the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Pennsylvania plans to end on Dec. 31 its longstanding contract with the nonprofit Real Alternatives, the first organization in the nation to secure significant state and federal subsidies to support anti-abortion counseling centers. Under the program, Real Alternatives distributed the state and federal funds to dozens of Pennsylvania centers, including Catholic Charities, anti-abortion counseling centers and maternity homes, which provide support and housing for pregnant women. Democr...

Four large dogs have attack ed and killed a man in his 70s in an early morning “unprovoked” attack in the middle of the road that police are calling “horrific.” Four large dogs have attack ed and killed a man in his 70s in an early morning “unprovoked” attack in the middle of the road that police are calling “horrific.” The incident occurred at approximately 8:59 a.m. on Tuesday morning when Ka‘ū patrol officers on Hawaii’s Big Island received a call and responded to an animal complaint in the 92-2000 block of Outrigger Drive in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision, according to a statement released by the Hawaii Police Department. MORE: 10-month-old baby killed in attack by family's 2 Rottweilers: Police While authorities are unsure how the attack began, officials were able to locate a witness who reported “hearing a commotion outside his residence,” police said. When the witness went to check on the noises he was hearing outside his home, he said he “saw the vict...

An unusually early heat wave is expected to start Saturday and last through Monday in parts of the Pacific Northwest PORTLAND, Ore. -- Temperatures are expected to start climbing significantly Saturday in parts of the Pacific Northwest as an early heat wave takes hold, possibly breaking records and worsening wildfires already burning in western Canada. The historically temperate region has grappled with scorching summer temperatures and unprecedented wildfires fueled by climate change in recent years. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory lasting from Saturday through Monday for much of the western parts of both Oregon and Washington state. It said the temperatures could raise the risk of heat-related illness, particularly for those who are dehydrated or don’t have effective cooling. Temperatures in Portland, Oregon, are expected to hover around 94 F (34.4 C) throughout the weekend, according to the weather service. The current daily temperature records for May 13 and 1...

A series of storms are expected to pound the West Coast leaving 10 states are on alert for flooding, mudslides, heavy snow, avalanche danger and strong winds. Ten states are on alert for flooding, mudslides, heavy snow, avalanche danger and strong winds Friday morning as series of new storm s are expected to pound the West Coast. A vehicle drives on a flooded road in Sebastopol, California, Jan. 05, 2023. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images Heavy snow will be falling in Colorado and Utah, with up to 20 inches of snow possible in Utah. MORE: Major storm to bring flooding threat, damaging winds to West Coast A utility pole rests on Nicasio Valley Road after being toppled by high winds, Jan. 05, 2023 in Nicasio, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images N early 60,000 California customers are still without power . In California, winds gusts up to 132 mph were reported in Alpine Meadows and up to 60 mph at San Francisco International Airport. Traffic navigates around downed tree limbs along...