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By Stephanie Wade Click here for updates on this story     WILL COUNTY, Illinois (WLS) — An Illinois State Police trooper was hit and killed in the southwest suburbs on Monday. The crash happened around 9:42 p.m. on the southbound lanes of I-55 near Blodgett Road in the Channahon area. Illinois State Trooper Clay Carns, 35,

By Shannon Ryan Click here for updates on this story     HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A woman is spending the holidays in the Harris County Jail, accused of locking a 7-year-old girl in a dog cage underneath her Christmas tree. Rose Anderson appeared before a Harris County Magistrate on Sunday, though the incident reportedly happened

By JT Moodee Lockman Click here for updates on this story     HARFORD COUNTY, Maryland (WJZ) — An emoji designed and proposed by a group of Harford County Public School students has been approved for global use, district officials announced. The students from the Science and Mathematics Academy at Aberdeen High School first submitted a proposal

By JT Moodee Lockman Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Dave Portnoy, the President of Barstool Sports, stopped at a Baltimore pizza shop this week for a review and committed to gifting the owner $60,000 to keep the store open for another year. In a video posted to social media Monday,

By John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story     ISANTI, Minnesota (WCCO) — It’s the season of giving, and a retired pastor has teamed up with Twin Cities firefighters for a special overseas delivery. A couple of years ago, Pastor Lee Scheumann started Hand in Hand Logistics near Isanti, a nonprofit that delivers a

By Joe Donlon, Zak Spector Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — It seems that Apple Watches are everywhere these days—looking around, they can be spotted on wrist after wrist. So it may seem like a brave choice for two Chicago entrepreneurs to launch a company making old-fashioned mechanical watches—when many of

By Natalie Goldstick, Chrissy Amaya Click here for updates on this story     OAK LAWN, Illinois (WBBM) — An Oak Lawn man’s packages were stolen from his front step—so he turned into a detective and tracked down the pickup truck involved. But he said local police told him there is not much they can do. Jason

By Darius Johnson Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two Chicago Fire Department paramedics were attacked and robbed overnight Sunday into Monday, but the medics succeeded in taking down the robber. The medics were not armed, and they did not know if the robber had a gun. Nevertheless, they managed to

By Andy Sheehan Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman who lives in Ambridge who was working in the World Trade Center in New York City on 9/11 has been denied compensation by a fund set up to help the families of victims and survivors. Joyce Ceasar was on the

By Dave Carlin Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — Just shy of his 70th birthday, Denzel Washington has a new line to add to an already impressive résumé. The legendary actor was recently given a minister’s license at a church ceremony in Harlem where he was also baptized. There is

By Michael Hudak, Robbin Simmons, Kevin Boulandier Click here for updates on this story     FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WSVN) — Multiple people were left injured after a pair of boats erupted in flames. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to a boat fire at 1900 SE 15th Street on Monday evening. Officials said they received numerous calls

By Laurie Perez Click here for updates on this story     PASADENA, California (KCAL, KCBS) — After more than a decade in the dark, a holiday staple has returned to Pasadena for a new generation of families. The old school display, which was put together by George Courville at his home on Monte Vista Street, was

By Jeff Capellini, Naveen Dhaliwal, Mark Prussin Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — A woman died after she was set on fire while sleeping on a New York City subway car Sunday morning in Brooklyn, according to police. A person of interest was taken into custody later in the day,

By Kelly Doty Click here for updates on this story     WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — At Winchester Creek Farm, Santa Claus traded in his traditional reindeer for alpacas during the farm’s Santa Tour, which concluded on Monday, Dec. 23. The event offered visitors a unique opportunity to pose for photos with Santa and interact closely

By Christa Swanson Click here for updates on this story     COLORADO (KCNC) — This week marks one year since the reintroduction of wolves in Colorado. Now, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is preparing for a second capture and release, but a group from the livestock industry has called for a pause on those reintroduction efforts. In

By Marie Saavedra Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Uber is promising to replace a suburban mother’s Christmas gifts for her kids, after the courier driver she hired to deliver the toys mysteriously cancelled the trip after picking up the presents. Ki’ani Macklin spent her last $200 on Christmas gifts for

By Noel Brennan Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — The hospital is no place for a kid to be around the holidays, but one Chicago organization – Holiday Heroes – does its part to make kids more comfortable. Christmas is right around the corner, but there’s no place one particular elf

By Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story     SPENCER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Crews encountered exploding fireworks and icy conditions at a fire that destroyed two homes in Spencer, Massachusetts on Sunday. The fire on East Avenue was reported at about 4 p.m. Two homes were destroyed and a third was damaged. Two families

By Allen Cone Click here for updates on this story     HIALEAH, Florida (WFOR) — Two 19-year-olds were arrested Monday and two others are being sought in Hialeah following a pursuit of a vehicle stolen 14 miles away in South Miami, police said. At 3:01 a.m., officers responded to a call regarding a stolen vehicle near

By Ron Burke Click here for updates on this story     ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Albuquerque Fire Rescue and the US Secret Service visited Cuidando Los Ninos in Albuquerque to spread holiday joy to about 130 kids and their families who don’t get to experience Christmas in the comforts of home. “Our families are represented