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CHICAGO (AP) — You dirty rat! In a city infamous for its gangster past, some culprit filled in a Northside Chicago neighborhood landmark affectionately called by residents the “rat hole.” The indentation in the pavement on West Roscoe Street resembles the outline of a rat, claws, tail and all. It was reported Friday on social
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Freezing temperatures and wind speeds are creating dangerously cold conditions in a large part of the U.S. stretching from Montana to northern Florida. The region is not expected to begin thawing out until Monday. In the meantime, forecasters are warning residents to be careful when outside. Weather
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Mary Weiss, a singer who was part of the 1960s girl group the Shangri-Las, has died, according to multiple reports. She was reportedly 75 years old. The news was confirmed by Miriam Linna of Norton Records to Rolling Stone on Friday. Norton Records released Weiss’ only solo album in 2007, titled “Dangerous
Continue ReadingCNN By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN Lexington, South Carolina (CNN) — With most of the political world closely watching New Hampshire this weekend, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis instead spent Saturday 900 miles away in South Carolina, laying the groundwork for his presidential campaign’s last stand. “I’m asking for your support as we get
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY LINDBLOM Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — The weather that the Portland metro area has seen this week has caused problems for thousands, and the aftermath has left a heap of work for cleanup crews and for people across the area. Gaylene Runey has been waiting for
Continue ReadingBy ROB POLANSKY and AYAH GALAL Click here for updates on this story NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut (WFSB) — On Friday police found two propane tanks at the New Britain Courthouse and determined they were empty following a report of a suspicious incident. State police Troop H was notified of a suspicious incident at the New
Continue ReadingBy DANICA SAUTER Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCEBURG, Tennessee (WSMV) — Three firefighters were injured after they became trapped while fighting a house fire in Lawrenceburg. On Friday, around 6:22 p.m., firefighters with Lawrence County Fire and Rescue were called to a residential fire near 121 Redhill Center Road. The firefighters became
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Arctic weather brought more misery to much of the U.S. on Saturday, especially for people unaccustomed to such bitter cold in places like Memphis, Tennessee, where residents were urged to boil water and some had no water at all after freezing temperatures broke water mains across
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A contraband sting at the Fulton County Jail landed six people behind bars, including a detention officer. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation started in December when they discovered cartons of cigarettes in a food tray at the Rice
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MORFITT Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — Years after the sale of the Denver Broncos, metro area communities are putting the money they received for youth programs to work. Seven surrounding counties that helped fund the stadium received funds, In Jefferson County the payment was more than $1
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLE RADIN Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Orange County authorities Friday detailed a crackdown on what they say is an organized crime scheme led by Romanian immigrants that target public assistance benefits recipients. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer held a news conference Friday, revealing the
Continue ReadingBy TODD FEURER, SAMAH ASSAD, MICHELE YOUNGERMAN, DAVID SAVINI Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — Taxpayers soon will be shelling out $2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman who was hit by a falling light pole in the Loop that had been rusting for years. On Monday,
Continue ReadingOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas couple has been charged with fraudulently collecting more than $215,000 in retirement benefits on behalf of a dead relative while they concealed his body inside their home for six years. Authorities say Mike Carroll’s pacemaker showed that he died in 2016 at age 81, but Overland Park police
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE, CLAUDIA LAUER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press The day after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century destroyed a seaside community on Maui, the barrage of 911 calls didn’t stop: Reports of missing people, stranded family members and confused tourists trapped without food or water lit up the emergency lines every few
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Ron DeSantis is aiming to frame his presidential campaign as one that can best both GOP front-runner Donald Trump and former Gov. Nikki Haley in South Carolina, although some attendees at one of his three events said they felt the state’s votes were likely to
Continue ReadingBy ADAM DUXTER Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — If you played the Minnesota Millionaire raffle, it might be worth taking another look at your ticket. Two million dollar tickets — one sold in Delano, another in Dundas — still haven’t been claimed nearly three weeks after the drawing. The
Continue ReadingBy HUNTER GEISEL Click here for updates on this story MIRAMAR, Florida (WFOR) — A puppy on the verge of death was rescued on Friday by two selfless police officers in South Florida. According to Miramar Police, the officers were dispatched to the 6000 block of Southwest 27th Street in reference to a severely injured
Continue ReadingBy JOE BRANDT Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Dr. Claire Fagin, the first woman to lead any Ivy League institution and a former president and dean of the University of Pennsylvania, has died at age 97, Penn announced Tuesday. Fagin took over as interim president at Penn in 1993
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CARLIN Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — Police are investigating an 11-month-old boy’s death after they said he was burned by steam from a radiator in an apartment in Brooklyn. Officers responded to the building on East 14th Street in Midwood on Friday after getting a
Continue ReadingBy TAMMY MUTASA Click here for updates on this story COHASSET, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Security camera footage recorded Friday in Cohasset on Lamberts Lane shows a pack of eight coyotes roaming the snow-covered landscape. Jeffrey Adler, who shared the video with WBZ-TV, said there’s a lot of wildlife in the area and he often sees
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