Philip Catalfamo

2 weeks ago | 1011now.com | Philip Catalfamo

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - “There is a lot of fear, definitely a lot of people not coming to work, businesses closing,” said Omaha resident Lucia Pedroza. Neighbors in South Omaha tell First Alert 6 they feel uneasy after ICE activity in the city on Tuesday. Many in the area are expressing frustration and sadness. “This is my community,” said community leader Ben Salazar.

2 weeks ago | azfamily.com | Philip Catalfamo |Amanda Alvarado

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) - A mother battling stage 4 breast cancer earned her master’s degree. Starr Shamp’s journey started seven years ago in 2018 when she was given life-altering news. She was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer a month before her 28th birthday. “It was something that just kind of came out of nowhere,” Shamp said. “It was a little bit surreal because I did not know that it was going to happen.”Shamp celebrated her 28th birthday with her first round of treatments.

3 weeks ago | 1011now.com | Philip Catalfamo

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - For the last few years years, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office tells First Alert 6, more homeless encampments are popping up. “I think, overall in the metro-area, we have seen an increase in encampments — across Douglas County, in and outside of Omaha,” DCSO Lt. Tim Owens told First Alert 6. DCSO has been monitoring the Highway 75 corridor for encampments. Since August, there have been three reported by the community. The concern is more could occupy the area.

4 weeks ago | ktiv.com | Philip Catalfamo

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Debate over lowering the ages of who can be detained in Nebraska concluded Thursday in Lincoln. Some of the debate stems from a murder case last fall when an Omaha Uber driver, Mursal Jama, was shot and killed over his car. Six youngsters were arrested for murder, including an 11-year-old. With just a few days left in the legislative session, state lawmakers passed LB530.

1 month ago | 1011now.com | Philip Catalfamo

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Services were held for the man shot and killed this week by a deputy, just as several law enforcement agencies investigate what happened. “We went and watched the body and then we brought him to the mosque to pray on him,” said Abdi Ibrahim, uncle to Janidi Ibrahim. “Now we are going to take him to Raymond to bury him.”On Saturday, friends and family joined at the Islamic Center of Omaha for Janidi’s funeral services.