Month: September 2020

Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA, PA (KYW) — A tribute to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the window of Rittenhouse Square’s Sophy Curson boutique is drawing crowds of admirers. The nearly century-old shop has a special connection to the justice as well. The installation features RBG’s signature white

Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA, PA (KYW) — A tribute to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the window of Rittenhouse Square’s Sophy Curson boutique is drawing crowds of admirers. The nearly century-old shop has a special connection to the justice as well. The installation features RBG’s signature white

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Georgia schools superintendent Richard Woods announced several actions being taken to lessen the impact of required academic testing on students during the pandemic. His announcement comes three weeks after the U.S. Department of Education announced schools would not be allowed to waive high-stakes testing,

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — A local woman told Better Call Harry that she is living in her tent while she awaits for jobless benefits. “Welcome to my temporary home in my mom’s back yard,” said Shirley Robinson she ushered Better Call Harry into her $39 tent. ‘I’ve got

Click here for updates on this story     Atlantic City, NJ (KYW) — Atlantic City Police say a man was arrested with 500 bags of heroin after being caught making a drug deal while his 2-year-old daughter was in his car. The incident happened Wednesday on the 3900 block of Crossan Avenue, shortly after noon. According

Click here for updates on this story     New York (WCBS) — On Wednesday it was announced the upcoming season of the Metropolitan Opera and the in-person New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square have been canceled. Both decisions are expected to have a ripple effect that extends to restaurants, hotels and beyond. Grammy-award winning musician

Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — School nurses for Hartford Public Schools have been trained to conduct coronavirus tests for symptomatic students. Mayor Luke Bronin, superintendent Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez and Board of Education chairwoman Ayesha Clarke made the announcement as the city is seeing an uptick in coronavirus cases. Bronin

Click here for updates on this story     New York, NY (WCBS) — At least three MTA employees converted a storage room at Grand Central Terminal as a “man cave,” according to an internal investigation. They may get fired after the best kept secret at Grand Central was busted wide open. Investigators discovered the so-called “man

Click here for updates on this story     OLD FORT, N.C (WLOS) — It’s an idea to honor a group of people who contributed to Western North Carolina’s history but have largely gone unrecognized — those who built the railroad system across the mountains. Because of a lack of funds at the end of the Civil

Click here for updates on this story     Miami, FL (WFOR) — September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and this year an Oregon father decided to take the heartbreaking experience of losing his teenage son on the road. Doug Peterson just finished biking from Canada to Mexico. He rode 1,800 miles for people whose lives

Click here for updates on this story     Miami, FL (WFOR) — Miami-Dade police have made an arrest in the murder of a northwest Miami-Dade teen 16 years ago. Raul Mata, 46, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his stepdaughter Dilcia Mejia, whose life was taken just 5 days after her 16th

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — Family members are in disbelief over the death of an immigration attorney who they say always stuck up for the underdog. The 54-year-old Milwaukee man was shot and killed Tuesday evening, Sept. 22. A memorial is now set up on the Brady Street bridge

Click here for updates on this story     Taunton, MA (WBZ) — A Taunton roller skating rink owner is questioning why he’s not allowed to reopen, saying he may be forced to go out of business within a year if things don’t change. Ice skating rinks reopened under Phase 3 of the state’s coronavirus plan. But

Click here for updates on this story     NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AK (KFSM) — chools across the state aren’t having much of an issue getting kids to wear a mask, but instead many are going to school with a dirty one. “Kids have really cute masks, some of them are really personalized to them,” said Stacy

Click here for updates on this story     PENNSYLVANIA, USA (WPMT) — 20 inmates and accomplices, including multiple people from Central Pennsylvania, are facing charges after it was found groups organized to illegally obtain $300,000 in unemployment benefits. Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the charges on Wednesday. “After announcing our first round of arrests in these

Click here for updates on this story     Baltimore, MD (WJZ) — Researchers at Johns Hopkins University released a new COVID-19 prediction model, which can forecast whether or not a patient’s condition will likely improve or deteriorate. Dr. Brian Garibaldi is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Physiology at Johns Hopkins and a lead researcher in

Click here for updates on this story     SAN RAMON, CA (KPIX) — For those whose lives depend on getting a heart transplant, the wait for the gift of life can be agonizing. Unless a donor patient has been declared brain dead, the law requires that doctors wait 5 minutes after the heart stops beating to

Click here for updates on this story     Baltimore, MD (WJZ) — September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Every year, 14,000 women in the U.S. die from ovarian cancer, many not even knowing they have it until it’s too late. One Baltimore woman who calls her survival a miracle is now on a mission to educate

Click here for updates on this story     RANCHO CORDOVA, CA (KOVR) — The Rancho Cordova officer who punched a 14-year-old earlier this year has been fired. As first reported by the Sacramento Bee, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the officer was terminated this week. Officials said the eight-year veteran of the department was

Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A Brooklyn Center family says their garage and trucks were burned early Wednesday morning, and they believe it was because of the “Trump 2020” flags that were draped over them. The FBI and ATF have been called in to investigate the fire at Denis

Click here for updates on this story     TORRANCE, CA (KCAL/KCBS) — A Los Angeles County teen came up with the idea to upcycle coronavirus masks and turn them into sustainable surfboards. 19-year-old Ford Roll of Burbank, who at the time was sweeping floors at eco-surfboard company Earth Technologies, presented his vision to the team and

Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES, CA (KCAL/KCBS) — Experts say over the decade, over 150,000 people have left the state and that number is expected to climb as remote working options increase during the coronavirus pandemic. “It is hard to keep up with the demand,” said Daniel Carrillo with Pasadena Moving

Click here for updates on this story     ERIE, CO (KCNC) — Homeowners in the Erie Village subdivision say they are appalled and outraged that their management company ordered them to immediately remove their social activism yard signs or face financial penalties. “It was pretty selective,” said homeowner Kristi Short who has a sign supporting unity

Click here for updates on this story     DENVER, CO (KCNC) — A puppy stolen at gunpoint in Denver has been found safe. CBS4’s Andrea Flores learned of the happy update Wednesday evening. One of Loki’s owners spoke with Flores and recalled the moment two teenagers took the dog and got into a car. The owner