Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A mother and her boyfriend are being questioned after an 8-year-old child was pronounced dead in a possible drowning. There are still a lot of questions about what exactly led up to the possible drowning that happened at the Quality Inn and Suites off the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — A Raleigh man took himself straight to the hospital over the weekend after he was bitten by his pet. The thing is, the pet was a venomous green mamba snake, requiring antivenin to be flown in from a South Carolina zoo. A green
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PASADENA, California (KABC) — A crane being used in a Netflix shoot fell and hit a two-story home in a Pasadena neighborhood, injuring one person Tuesday night, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The crane collapsed in the 3600 block of San Pasqual Street around 10:30
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (KPHO, KTVK) — A Scottsdale photographer who documented the COVID-19 pandemic response is picking his camera back up and revisiting families he took pictures of during their quarantine. Rick D’Elia wants to capture the feeling of living in a pandemic, quarantined in your home with a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Whataburger says the plans to open four area restaurants this year are just the beginning for what the burger chain has in store for Kansas City. The company will be hiring 700 local employees in the coming months, ahead of the fall openings
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A dog rescue this weekend in Portland resulted in a man jumping in the Willamette River to save the pup. On Sunday, Bruce Silverman and his wife took their newly adopted 8-year-old Havanese Sunny to Sellwood Riverfront Park. “He walked up to somebody who
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — Automakers are seeing a ripple effect of production line slow-downs and shut-downs due to the ongoing global computer chip shortage. It’s now impacting areas that hurt automakers the most. Many are cutting back on production of pick-ups and SUVs, which are the real money
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WEST SILOAM SPRINGS, Oklahoma (KFSM) — A 39-year-old suspect is behind bars in Benton County after police say he led deputies on a chase in a stolen U-Haul van that reached speeds over 100 mph. According to a court affidavit, On March 18, 2021, a Benton County deputy
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (WOWT) — A man from Alliance, Nebraska was sentenced on Tuesday after an investigation by Homeland Security and Alliance Police. Randall W. Hillman, 70, was sentenced in Lincoln to three years of probation, $5,500 in fines, $36,566 in restitution, and a $200 special assessment. He was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — A new bald eagle was born in the City of Pittsburgh on Tuesday. The Audubon Society confirmed the Hays bald eagles welcomed an eaglet just after three this morning. The eaglet is the first to come form the three eggs the Hays eagles laid
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — When youth sports games kick off next month, many spectators might be forced to watch from their cars or even wait there until the games are over. “It is going to be a challenge no doubt especially in youth sports because we rely
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KETV) — Velma McElderry has now lived through two pandemics. When she was just a toddler at 2 years old in 1918, she and her family made it through the global flu pandemic. Now at 104 years old, the Council Bluffs woman received her first
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FAIR OAKS, California (KCRA) — Deputies are investigating after a postal worker found two bodies with apparent gunshot wounds in the Fair Oaks area Monday morning, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said. Dispatchers got a call from a supervisor around 10:20 a.m. saying one of his postal workers
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Teams headed out to the Pine Hills and Lockhart areas on Tuesday to see if eligible homebound individuals would like to get a COVID-19 shot. Orange County’s firefighters paired with crews from the state to get vaccines in the arms of the county’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, IA (WQAD) — Humans aren’t the only ones ready to say goodbye to snow and hello to spring. Birds are starting to migrate back to the Quad Cities and plants are just about ready to poke out of the ground. But for a few species of frogs,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — Everyone who lives or works in Miami Beach is hoping for a much calmer week and weekend ahead. Still, the tumultuous couple of days of spring break trouble has been more than enough for some people. Faced with a pandemic and unruly crowds
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Over 400 guns were turned in during Los Angeles’ anonymous gun buyback program over the weekend. According to police, 304 guns were turned in Saturday at the Van Nuys site and 140 were collected at the South Los Angeles site. Owners received gift
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Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — The death of Texas Roadhouse Founder and CEO Kent Taylor is raising awareness about the potential long-term effects of COVID-19. Texas Roadhouse founder and CEO Kent Taylor (Credit: Texas Roadhouse) Taylor died by suicide last week after suffering from unbearable symptoms related to the virus,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Last year the State of Illinois mailed him the social security numbers of over a dozen strangers. This year, Joe Urbauer may be the canary in the coal mine for a new scam. The Illinois Department of Employment Security is investigating how his mother was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — An Uber passenger claims her driver, 47-year-old Kamal Essalak, locked her in the back seat shortly after being picked up on Commonwealth Ave in Boston last Thursday night. Essalak pleaded not guilty to a single kidnapping charge then walked out Brighton District Court on Monday.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Throughout the pandemic, small acts of kindness are bringing light and love everyday to those dealing with dark and difficult times. One particular ambassador of appreciation is a Brooklyn man who’s baking up a “thank you” for workers on the front lines, CBS2’s Tony
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — More than a year after the coronavirus pandemic started remote learning is still a fact of life for countless students in our area. And still, many of them don’t have access to laptops. On Monday, CBS2’s Nick Caloway met a New York City student
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FARMINGDALE, New York (WCBS) — Two athletic trainers rushed into action after someone went down during a football game over the weekend on Long Island. As CBS2’s Alice Gainer reported, their quick actions saved the life a man who has spent years saving others. “Last memory was just
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A trash can exploded Monday inside a Times Square subway station, narrowly missing a family and police officers. Video shows the garbage can ignite just after 3 p.m. in the station’s mezzanine. “Oh my goodness, so very dangerous. Nobody expected it, because it’s a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON, Maryland (WJZ) — A team of bomb technicians from the Office of the State Fire Marshal safely disposed of a Civil War-era ordnance Monday evening after it was discovered by a Frederick County homeowner. A homeowner on Glen Hill Court in Jefferson contacted the fire marshal’s office
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Dozens of parents and students rallied on Monday to try and save a local basketball coach’s job. The parents claim the Northgate School District fired girls basketball coach Anthony Barron because of his teams’ records. The parents say he’s about more than just wins and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — 11 defendants have pleaded guilty to running a brazen multi-year mortgage fraud scheme in metro Atlanta. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, the venture began more than four years ago, and resulted in the approval of more than 100 mortgages based of fabricated documents and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A complaint about puppies being thrown, kicked and abused in social media videos led to the arrest of a woman from New Haven. Anizya Elliott was arrested and charged with animal cruelty. Police said the incident happened on Sunday. Officers arrived to a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SILVERTON, Oregon (KPTV) — Crews have responded to a two-alarm fire at a seed cleaning facility near Silverton Tuesday morning. Metcom 911 told FOX 12 that Silverton Fire and several other neighboring agencies have responded to 13166 Riches Road Northeast after an explosion and fire were reported at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Blue Springs woman has recovered her son’s ashes after losing his cremation box at the Kansas City Zoo Sunday. Carmen Stiles’ 21-year-old son, Eric Vickers, died Dec. 6, 2020 after he crashed his Ford Mustang into the bridge at U.S. 24 Highway
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