Month: March 2021

Click here for updates on this story     CIHCAGO (WBBM) — The city’s carjacking crisis took a chilling turn this week, after a rideshare driver was murdered by his own passenger. The murder left a little girl without a father, and left Chicago rideshare drivers living in fear. CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar spoke with the

Click here for updates on this story     AUBURN, California (KOVR) — An Auburn police officer is recovering at home after a fiery crash near Lincoln Way and Grace Street Tuesday night – and good Samaritans in the area made sure he survived. The Auburn Police Department hailed these good Samaritans as heroes. One of them,

For more than a decade, Zannah Mustapha has devoted his life to providing hope and peace for children caught in the epicenter of the Boko Haram insurgency. “We are in a community where every segment of the society is being ravaged,” Mustapha, a Nigerian-born attorney and humanitarian, told CNN. Boko Haram — the militant group

Here’s a look at the life of the Hugh Hefner, the founder and longtime editor-in-chief of Playboy Magazine. Personal Birth date: April 9, 1926 Death date: September 27, 2017 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Hugh Marston Hefner Father: Glenn Hefner, accountant Mother: Grace (Swanson) Hefner, teacher Marriages: Crystal Harris (December 31, 2012-September 27, 2017,

Click here for updates on this story     BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — There is a growing concern in the mountains over the safety of bears as the number of reported 3-legged bears grows. Private groups are now forming to investigate bear poaching and illegal activity to harm bears. “I enjoy watching them,” said Col.

Click here for updates on this story     BRANFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Cats left sealed in a Tupperware container are doing well at a Branford animal shelter. According to the Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter, the four kittens and mother were found in the bin on the side of a road over the weekend. By Wednesday, the

Boulder Police used the handcuffs belonging to the officer killed in Monday’s mass shooting to formally place the shooting suspect into custody, police said in a tweet Thursday. “This week several Boulder Police officers & others responded to a local hospital to formally place Monday’s shooting suspect into custody,” police said in the tweet. “As

A school district in Duxbury, Massachusetts, announced that they have “severed ties” with their high school’s head football coach after allegations that anti-Semitic language was used to call plays at a recent game. Duxbury Public Schools announced on Wednesday that Dave Maimaron would no longer hold the position of head football coach at Duxbury High

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — An expanding recall on apricot kernels is renewing focus on how the seeds can cause acute cyanide poisoning. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled 10 apricot kernel products over the past two weeks. If you have any of the recalled items, the

Here’s a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Personal Birth date: April 1, 1950 Birth place: Trenton, New Jersey Birth name: Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. Father: Samuel Alito, a teacher Mother: Rose (Fradusco) Alito, a teacher Marriage: Martha-Ann (Bomgardner) Alito (1985-present) Children: Philip and Laura Education: Princeton University, A.B., 1972;

Here is some background information about the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history. Twenty-three-year-old Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people on the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, before taking his own life. Facts Seung-Hui Cho was a senior at Virginia Tech,

Here’s a look at the life of former songwriter and convicted murderer Phil Spector. Personal Birth date: December 26, 1939 (some sources say 1940) Death date: January 16, 2021 Birth place: Bronx, New York Birth name: Harvey Phillip Spector Father: Benjamin Spector, an ironworker Mother: Bertha Spector Marriages: Rachelle Short (2006-2018, divorced); Veronica ‘Ronnie’ Bennett

Here is a look at April Fools’ Day, also known as All Fools’ Day, celebrated on April 1 every year. History Some historians believe the April Fools’ customs began in France, although no one knows for sure. It may stem from a calendar change in 16th century France — the moving of New Year’s Day

Click here for updates on this story     VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — A man from Vancouver is the big winner in this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Raffle. Joshua Park became the raffle’s newest $1 million winner when he claimed his prize at the Oregon Lottery headquarters on Tuesday. The Oregon Lottery says Park purchased 20 raffle

Click here for updates on this story     LINCOLN, Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald) — Public schools would have to teach all students about body safety and about learning to recognize, refuse and report child sexual abuse under a bill given first-round approval in the Nebraska Legislature on Monday. Legislative Bill 281, introduced by State Sen. Joni Albrecht

Click here for updates on this story     EXETER, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Part of Rt. 92 in Exeter Township will soon be renamed for a township supervisor who was shot and killed in June. Governor Wolf signed a bill that will rename the stretch of Rt. 92 from Apple Tree Road to Rustic Lane as the

Click here for updates on this story     MOLINE, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — The mother of a 15-year-old boy who died in November is charged with first-degree murder, but those who know the family say it was the teen’s mother who kept him alive. Joseph “J.J” Hammond was pronounced dead Nov. 3 at a local hospital.

Click here for updates on this story     MISSOULA, Montana (Missoulian) — In February in Billings, an elderly woman was scammed by a late-night phone call from an impostor into believing a young relative needed money to get bailed out of jail. The woman and her husband got into their car to drive to the bank,

Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Legendary member of the St. Louis Blues Bobby Plager died Wednesday after being involved in a car accident on Interstate 64. The accident happened along eastbound Interstate 64 near Vandeventer. According to St. Louis police, Plager’s Cadillac SRX veered to the left and hit

Click here for updates on this story     EFFINGHAM, Kansas (KCTV, KSMO) — A Kansas woman died after a reaction to the coronavirus vaccine, her family says in her obituary posted online. Family members state Jeanie M. Evans, 68, of Effingham died unexpectedly Wednesday at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. According to KSNT, Evans received her shot

Click here for updates on this story     RABUN COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — A picture appearing to show a Rabun County High School teacher with his knee on a student’s neck is drawing criticism and cost him his job. The photo came after students in Russell Grimmett’s gym class were discussing the death of George Floyd.

After nearly two years, police have now completed their investigation into a shooting in Virginia Beach that left 12 people dead. However, what is perhaps the most significant question remains unanswered: The suspect’s motive. The Virginia Beach Police Department’s 47-page report, based on digital evidence, records from the day of the shooting, and interviews with

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — As vaccine rollouts continue to ramp up across much of Canada, experts say there is a chance that some Canadians may become infected with COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated. University of Manitoba virologist Jason Kindrachuk told CTVNews.ca that these so-called breakthrough infections are

Click here for updates on this story     JOHNSON, Arkansas (KFSM) — It is now up to Governor Asa Hutchinson whether or not to sign a bill into law that would ban transgender girls from playing school sports based on their gender identity. This is not the first legislation of its kind to reach the governor’s

Click here for updates on this story     BELTON, South Carolina (WHNS) — Deputies said they were called to a home on Big Creek Road in Belton on Wednesday afternoon after EMS notified them of multiple animals inside a home. EMS was called to the home for a woman in need of medical assistance and found

The massacre of 10 people at a Boulder supermarket occurred under a confusing mix of local, state and federal gun laws — but no Colorado statute prohibiting a person with mental illness from owning firearms. The suspect, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, purchased a semiautomatic pistol six days before Monday’s shooting, according to his arrest warrant

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — An error by the Oregon Health Authority allowed thousands of Oregonians in group seven to sign up for their vaccine appointments almost a month before they become eligible. Monday, the OHA said All4Oregon sent vaccination appointments to around 11,000 people. Group seven is made

Click here for updates on this story     GOLDSBORO, North Carolina (WRAL) — Searches resumed at daylight for a little boy and his father, who fell into the water while fishing along the Neuse River Wednesday night. Around 8 p.m., emergency crews responded to the Goldsboro Boating Access Area at 2091 U.S. Highway 117 in Goldsboro.