Local officials in Texas unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday calling for a posthumous pardon for George Floyd on a drug charge from more than 15 years ago. Floyd died in May of 2020 after former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for over nine minutes. Chauvin was convicted last month of
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People who got mixed doses of coronavirus vaccines — receiving a different vaccine type as a second dose than the first dose — appear to be more likely to experience mild side effects such as fever, chills, fatigue or headache, researchers in the UK reported Wednesday. But the side effects following mix-and-match vaccinations were short-lived
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A rideshare driver just doing his job was shot when he was sent to pick up a fare. He is now confined to a wheelchair, and he is trying to pick up the pieces of his life and move forward. As CBS 2’s Suzanne Le
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville child was injured Wednesday morning while apparently walking to school on the 400 block of Ashely road. According to Boonville Police Chief Bobby Welliver, the area the child was walking is not near a school but “we assume the child was walking to school.” The victim was taken to the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A car burst into flames, trapping a disabled man and his dog inside. Only on 2: Meredith Barack sat down with the Schaumburg man, who is now searching for two strangers who saved his life. Rich Schmuldt was driving his granddaughter’s car back to Crystal
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A Bengal tiger named India hasn’t been located three days after it was spotted in a Houston neighborhood and taken away by a man accused of murder. “I am extremely worried about what happens with this tiger and the people around it,” said Carole Baskin, founder of Big Cat Rescue and star of the Netflix
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Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — More disturbing news out of India Tuesday, May 11 about the surge in COVID-19 cases and the discovery of dozens of bodies floating in the Ganges River. It’s causing sleepless nights among North Texas large and growing Indian American population. When his parents visited
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story QUEMEDO, Texas (KTVT) — A Texas onion farmer was making his morning rounds, when he came across five young abandoned migrant girls on Mother’s Day near the Rio Grande River. “All of a sudden I see them, on the bank of the river. Five little baby girls… all
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US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday the agency now recommends the use of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine in 12-15-year-olds. “Today, I adopted CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that endorsed the safety and effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and its use in 12- through 15-year-old adolescents,”
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PARKER, Co (KCNC) — Natalie Eckhoff doesn’t remember the incident 23 years ago, but she’ll be forever grateful for Parker Police Sgt. Joe Cummings. “From the stories that my mother tells me and other stories that I hear it was a very unique situation and handled very well,”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A mom and her two young kids, gone in an instant. Kiara Jones and her two children, 3-year-old Lily and 2-year-old Joshua, died in a crash on Saturday after their car crossed the median on Dunkirk Lane in Maple Grove. A male passenger in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SIMI VALLEY, CA (KCAL, KCBS) — At just 18, Cooper Mulholland was in a near-fatal motorcycle accident last month in Simi Valley that left him without a leg. The former high school football standout was just finishing his Emergency Medical Technician training, and hoped to become a firefighter.
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The worst violence in years between Israelis and Palestinians showed no signs of letting up Wednesday, as continued Israeli airstrikes and Hamas rocket fire prompted the United Nations to warn the conflict could mushroom into “full-scale war.” Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza has now killed at least 65 people, including 16 children, and injured more
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TALLAHASSEE, Florida (WALA) — The Florida Lottery announced that Calvin Holmes, 47, of Foley, Alabama, claimed a $1 million top prize from the 50X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $890,000.00. Holmes
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — You’ve heard about firefighters rescuing cats who are stuck in trees, but what about a kitten trapped in a dashboard? That’s what firefighters at the Asheville Fire Department had to deal with Tuesday. Fire officials said, after some mechanic work, they were able
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Shreveport trauma surgeon will spend 21 months in prison and pay more than $200,000 in restitution following his sentencing Wednesday in U.S. District Court, acting U.S. Attorney Alexander Van Hook said in a news release. U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote also ordered
Continue Reading There are no injuries after a midair collision involving two small planes outside of Denver, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office. “Two on board walked away with no injuries. Second plane able to land safe no injuries,” the sheriff’s office said in a tweet. Initial reports are that the two planes collided in midair,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A 40-year-old St. Louis man was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday, after pleading guilty to carjacking a postal vehicle in April of last year. According to court documents, on April 8, 2020, Bryant Willingham approached a postal employee while they were delivering
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate has voted to limit when police can use chokeholds. The bill’s 31-2 bipartisan passage Wednesday in the GOP-led Senate represents a rare step by state lawmakers to take action in response to police violence. Little has been done by Missouri’s Republican Legislature since a white Ferguson police
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Franklin, TN, couple was arrested on Tuesday on charges they attempted defraud an elderly widow of $1.7 million, Acting U.S. Attorney Mary Jane Stewart for the Middle District of Tennessee announced. Karl Hampton, 63, and his wife Deborah, 59, were arrested at their
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