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Click here for updates on this story     WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WBBM) — Renaming a school has stirred up controversy in Waukegan. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported Tuesday night, a proposal to name the school after former President Barack Obama did not go over well. With so much attention on race across the country, the Waukegan

Click here for updates on this story     UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (WJZ) — Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced Tuesday the indictment of David Crawford, a former Laurel Police Chief. He has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, first-degree arson, and lesser related offenses. In 2019, investigators began to link fires across Maryland involving

Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One bright spot of the COVID-19 pandemic was less traffic on the roads, but that didn’t mean it was any safer. In fact, traffic deaths are up. Nearly 600 Marylanders lost their lives last year. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) said last year, 569

Click here for updates on this story     GRATIOT COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A first responder is being hailed a hero after saving a man from a burning vehicle in St. Louis on Tuesday. On April 13, Keith Hunt and his partner Chloe Allen were transferring a patient in Gratiot County when they came across a

Click here for updates on this story     College Students Give Feedback on COVID Vaccines (WTRT) — Will COVID vaccines be able to control the spread of the virus? As the US surpasses 30 million coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized three COVID-19 vaccines: Pfizer,

Click here for updates on this story     MERIDEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Meriden police have arrested a man accused of killing his brother. Last Saturday, police responded to Midstate Medical Hospital for the report of a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He later passed away. The victim was identified as 38-year-old Dante Smith. During the

Click here for updates on this story     CONCORD, California (KGO) — A Division 1 football player from Concord is being credited for helping police apprehend a car break-in suspect. That same suspect was then caught on camera months later committing an even more heinous crime targeting Asian seniors. Dramatic surveillance video shows a police officer

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — April is Donate Life month and as part of the effort to encourage all Americans to register as organ donors and to honor those who saved lives through their gift of organ donation, Donate Life Northwest is holding its annual Gift of Life Awards

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — The 6-year-old girl critically injured in the Feb. 4 crash involving then-Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid is now back at home and recovering, her family says. The family posted an update this week, saying: Ariel is at home recovering, we hope that

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — It seems the panic buying of paper products has slowed down. Sales of toilet paper dropped more than 32-percent in the 12 weeks ending April 3 compared to the same period a year ago. That’s according to market research firm Nielsen IQ, which tracks

Click here for updates on this story     LEBANON, Tennessee (WSMV) — Police are still investigating the double murder-suicide that took place in two counties on Monday. Shaun Varsos killed his wife and her mother in their Whispering Oaks Drive home in Lebanon on Monday morning before he returned to Nashville where he died from an

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta Public School employees will a bigger paycheck after a school board vote. During its school board meeting, education leaders unanimously approved a year-end 2% salary increase and a retention bonus for employees. Funding for the pay adjustments will come from local revenue as well

Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WLS) — Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and others gathered in Jackson Park Wednesday morning to announce the beginning of foundation work for the Obama Presidential Center. The $200 million of work being done will clear the way for construction to begin later in 2021. Lightfoot

Click here for updates on this story     RAYTOWN, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — A Raytown brewery is offering free beer to anyone who shows their vaccine card this week, the business announced on Facebook. Crane Brewing Company wanted to find a way to say ‘thank you’ to those who have gotten vaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic,

Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Following the shooting deaths of a 3-year-old boy and a teenager in Hartford over the weekend, some lawmakers are coming together in an effort to stop future shootings. On Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., state senators Marilyn Moore, Doug McCrory, and Gary Winfield will call

Click here for updates on this story     NORWALK, Connecticut (WFSB) — A single-car crash on the Merritt Parkway in Norwalk led to the firefighters having to extricate a woman. The Norwalk Fire Department said it happened just before 4:20 a.m. on Wednesday between exits 40 and 41 on the northbound side. Firefighters said the woman’s

Click here for updates on this story     MARION COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Students in the Gervais School District have returned to class and they are using technology in the fight against COVID-19. Students and staff are wearing a special lanyard while at school, attached is a device that tracks who they’ve come in contact with.

Click here for updates on this story     RAYTOWN, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO) — Four kittens had to be rescued early Wednesday morning from a Raytown house fire that is being investigated as a crime, according to fire crews on the scene. Firefighters responded around 6 a.m. to a working house fire on Spring Valley Road near East

Click here for updates on this story     BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill outlawing medical examiners from removing an organ from a body without notifying next of kin. It was a bill Donna Atkins has been fighting for for years. Her 17 year old son, Justin Crooks, died from an

Click here for updates on this story     MIDTOWN MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Heartbreak in Midtown Mobile after a beloved teacher was killed in an overnight house fire. She is being identified as 67-year-old Lillis Lewis, a teacher at St. Mary Catholic School. “She was just an amazing person,” said St. Mary Catholic School Principal Debbie

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Doctors should not suggest vaping to help youth and adolescents quit smoking, according to new guidance from Canadian pediatricians. The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) recommended on Wednesday that vaping “should not be used as a smoking cessation or harm reduction strategy” in youth,

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — In the wake of the first reported blood clot in Canada linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine, many doctors are emphasizing that undergoing the risk of an exceedingly rare adverse response to a vaccine is far more safe than risking contracting COVID-19 during Canada’s

Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A bill in Raleigh aims to provide supplemental insurance to help firefighters diagnosed with cancer. The new Firefighters Fighting Cancer Act of 2021 proposes a lump sum of $25,000 to $50,000 for an initial cancer diagnosis and an additional $12,000 for out of

Click here for updates on this story     GRAPEVINE, Texas (KTVT) — Meet Paisley Elliot— A fun, light hearted second grader who happens to dedicate her spare time to improving the lives of others. So much so, last week she was nominated for The International Children’s Peace Prize— an annual award given by a foundation in

Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — A man lost his home, car, everything while waiting on a call from the Illinois Department of Employment Security – a call that never came. This was even after the agency’s acting director told CBS 2 they were making improvements so this doesn’t happen to