Both the American Red Cross and the Nebraska Community Blood Bank are asking Nebraska and western Iowa residents to roll up their sleeves and give blood to help combat a summer decline in donations at the same time hospitals are navigating peak summer trauma.
People set off fireworks in Omaha, on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
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People set off fireworks in Omaha, on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
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People set off fireworks in Omaha, on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
People set off fireworks in Omaha, on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
People set off fireworks in Omaha, on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
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Damages is seen after a vehicle hit Eyebrow Microblading Specialists at 5723 NW Radial Highway in Omaha, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. The neighboring business in the same building, Benson Shoe Repair, was also recently hit by a vehicle and sustained heavy damage.
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A Wednesday night storm knocked a tree onto 710 Donegal Drive in Papillion, as seen on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
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A Wednesday night storm knocked a tree onto 710 Donegal Drive in Papillion, as seen on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
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Participants walk down Woolworth Ave. during the annual 4th of July parade held at Omaha’s Field Club neighborhood in Omaha, on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
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Kids reach for bubbles on Woolworth Ave. during the annual 4th of July parade held at Omaha’s Field Club neighborhood in Omaha, on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
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People arrive for The RiverFront Fourth of July Celebration featuring the Omaha Symphony at Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Saturday, July 4, 2026 .
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A lightning strike is seen near the Omaha National Cemetery and a Google AI Data-Center in Papillion on Friday, July 3, 2026.
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Iris Herse, a former Rosie the Riveter who worked in a factory making bombs during World War II, displays her American Spirit Medallion at Lakeside retirement home in Omaha on Thursday, July 2, 2026.
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Iris Herse, a former Rosie the Riveter who worked in a factory making bombs during World War II, stands for a portrait at Lakeside retirement home in Omaha on Thursday, July 2, 2026. She wears her American Spirit Medallion.
