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Fremont explosion: NE-TF1 details recovery efforts

The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the bodies of the three people missing after Tuesday’s explosion have been found. After putting money down on an important project, an Omaha homeowner is left with a dangerous situation.
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Cloud cover gradually decreases with lessening mugginess this afternoon

Cool and comfortable but there will be some wildfire smoke. Cool and comfortable but there will be some wildfire smoke. A round of showers early this morning will give way to great weather to follow!
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House fire in northeast Omaha displaces residents

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Fire Department responded to a house fire Tuesday afternoon that displaced residents. According to OFD, crews were dispatched to a home near 62nd and Fort Street at about 2 p.m. and saw smoke coming from the eaves of the house. Crews found the homeowner...
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Trouble in paradise for Omaha family following tsunami

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Trina Markland, her husband, daughter and parents set off for Hawaii about a week ago. Their dream trip started off on the wrong foot. “[We had] several plane issues,” Markland said. “We went through three planes before finally getting on a fourth plane to get us to Hawaii.”
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Omaha family devastated after weekend homicide

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Caring, hard-working, and loving. Some of the words to describe Sirr Bonner by those who knew him best. “Sirr London Houston Earl Bonner is and forever will be another thread in the bonds and the ropes that hold this family together. Even now,” said his father Larry Bonner Jr.
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Fourteen Veterans Receive Quilts of Valor at Bellevue University

Fourteen members of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) chapter received Quilts of Valor on Saturday, July 26, during a ceremony held at Bellevue University. Among those recognized was Ashlea Rodriguez, U.S. Air Force veteran and Manager of Bellevue University’s Military Veteran Services Center. The event took place...
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Omaha hosts inaugural fitness adventure for dogs and owners this Sunday

OMAHA, Neb — Omaha is set to host its first-ever fitness adventure designed for both dogs and their humans this Sunday, August 3, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Turner Park. The event, known as Bark & Burn, features a one-mile-ish walk aimed at getting humans moving and tails wagging.
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Smoke advisory issued for Central and Eastern Nebraska

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE) have issued a smoke advisory for Central and Eastern Nebraska due to smoke associated with wildfires in Canada and their effect to the air quality in the state.
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Mayor John Ewing Jr. honored with street sign in his childhood neighborhood

Mayor John Ewing Jr. is now permanently part of North Omaha’s landscape with a street named after him, unveiled during Native Omaha Days celebrations.
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Nebraska Air Quality Alert: Smoke Brings Unhealthy PM 2.5 Levels Until 5 p.m. Friday

Omaha, Nebraska – Smoke from regional wildfires is clouding skies across eastern and central Nebraska, triggering a statewide Air Quality Alert that stretches through 5 p.m. Friday. Residents in Omaha, Lincoln, Grand Island, and dozens of smaller communities face moderate to unhealthy air due to elevated PM 2.5...

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