Skip to Content

CNN – Regional

Small community invaded by bald eagles

WCCO, LEANN PIERSON WERNER, CNN By John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story     Minnesota (WCCO) — For the past week, a small community in Carver County, Minnesota, has been invaded by bald eagles. “I’ve never seen that many eagles in one place, myself,” said John Schauer. Like most small towns, word travels fast

Continue Reading

Third child dies after house fire

WBBM By Marissa Perlman, Sara Machi, Tara Molina Click here for updates on this story     CARPENTERSVILLE, Illinois (WBBM) — A third child has died following Sunday morning’s house fire in Carpentersville, Illinois. The fire happened around 9:43 a.m. in the 1700 block of Kingston Circle. When crews arrived, four people were in the burning home,

Continue Reading

Third child dies after house fire

By Marissa Perlman, Sara Machi, Tara Molina Click here for updates on this story     CARPENTERSVILLE, Illinois (WBBM) — A third child has died following Sunday morning’s house fire in Carpentersville, Illinois. The fire happened around 9:43 a.m. in the 1700 block of Kingston Circle. When crews arrived, four people were in the burning home, but

Continue Reading

‘Jacket Jackpot:’ Pennsylvania woman loses $2.5 million lottery ticket left in donated jacket

WTAE, PICKUP PLEASE, CNN By Sheldon Ingram Click here for updates on this story     MONROEVILLE, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — Mildred Simoneriluto has been living the past year in anguish, fretting over a lost Pennsylvania Cash 5 lottery ticket with winning numbers to a $2.5 million jackpot. Simoneriluto, 76, told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 she purchased the

Continue Reading

‘Jacket Jackpot:’ Pennsylvania woman loses $2.5 million lottery ticket left in donated jacket

By Sheldon Ingram Click here for updates on this story     MONROEVILLE, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — Mildred Simoneriluto has been living the past year in anguish, fretting over a lost Pennsylvania Cash 5 lottery ticket with winning numbers to a $2.5 million jackpot. Simoneriluto, 76, told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 she purchased the ticket last May at

Continue Reading

Restaurant customer raises money for 81-year-old waitress who can’t afford to retire

By Marcie Cipriani Click here for updates on this story     ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — While dining with her son at Eat’n Park in Ross Township, Tami Konzier overheard their 81-year-old waitress, Betty, telling another customer that she couldn’t afford to retire. Moved by Betty’s struggles, living on just $910 a month from Social Security

Continue Reading

Maryland educators concerned after federal government rescinds reimbursement of $360 million

By Janay Reece Click here for updates on this story     MARYLAND (WJZ) — Maryland schools are facing what they call catastrophic financial cuts after the federal government rescinded approval of millions of dollars it had committed to giving to state schools. State education leaders say the loss of funding could impact programs students rely on,

Continue Reading

20 Pennsylvania school employees charged in child abuse case, DA says

By Jessica MacAulay, Nikki DeMentri, Tom Gardiner Click here for updates on this story     DELAWARE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Twenty people working within a Delaware County charter school have been charged following an investigation into child abuse and child endangerment against more than two dozen elementary school students, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced Monday. In

Continue Reading