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By Marc Liverman Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Miraculously, the pilot and passenger of a plane that crashed on Interstate 26 on Thursday escaped the wreckage before the plane was fully engulfed in flames. Pilot and passenger survive plane crash on I-26, investigation ongoing When reached by phone

By Deion Broxton Click here for updates on this story     BELLEVILLE, Illinois (KMOV) — Members of a local NAACP branch and other demonstrators gather in solidarity for a Metro East man who claims a police chief used excessive force against him. On Friday, the East St. Louis NAACP and other individuals gathered at the Belleville

By Emily Keinath Click here for updates on this story     BEAVERTON, Michigan (WNEM) — A Gladwin County has many to thank this year, for keeping the season merry and bright. TV5′s Lauren Piesko shared the story on how one simple ask quickly turned viral. “It’s unbelievable how many people are sending them. To get as

By Janae’ Hancock Click here for updates on this story     OLATHE, Kansas (KCTV) — The nail-biting end to a middle school championship game has been the buzz around Olathe. Mission Trail beat rival Prairie Trail with a buzzer-beater Thursday night. The score was 27-25 with just five seconds to go when 7th-grader Lucy Zimmerman made

KCTV, ANONYMOUS VIEWER VIDEO, CNN By Janae’ Hancock Click here for updates on this story     OLATHE, Kansas (KCTV) — The nail-biting end to a middle school championship game has been the buzz around Olathe. Mission Trail beat rival Prairie Trail with a buzzer-beater Thursday night. The score was 27-25 with just five seconds to go

By Bryant Reed and Marcy Jones Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Houses of worship are getting help when it comes to improving security. The state is offering up $5 million in funding to help protect worshippers from hate crimes and violence. Leaders said it all stems from an uptick

By Rob Polansky and Matt McFarland Click here for updates on this story     WALLINGFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A driver slammed a vehicle through a bakery in Wallingford on Friday morning and left five people hurt. Firefighters and emergency responders were called to the Bruegger’s Bagels at 970 North Colony Rd. Eyewitness photos from the scene

By Amanda Rose Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Askia Fountain may be an expert now, but says styling his daughter Brooke’s hair took lots and lots of practice. Three years ago, Fountain remembers putting Brooke’s hair in a messy ponytail before school. Turns out, it was picture day. “I

By Madeline Montgomery Click here for updates on this story     COLLEGE PARK, Georgia (WANF) — What started as College Park’s way to spread holiday cheer is now a gift-giving extravaganza thanks to a $30,000 donation from Amazon. A caravan with Santa, city workers, police officers and firefighters brought the gifts to different neighborhoods around the

By SHARDAA GRAY, CHARLIE DE MAR Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two cousins who have been incarcerated for more than 40 years were freed after a judge exonerated them on Thursday for two 1981 murders. James Soto, 62 – Jimmy for short – and David Ayala, 60, were tried and

By MARYBEL GONZALEZ Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Cook County Jail detainees are getting an Ivy League education of sorts. As CBS 2’s Marybel González reported Thursday, that education is coming through a program led by Harvard University grads looking to give back to their communities. We visited when class

By DAVID SCHUMAN Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Minnesota officials are fighting back against what they say is a major problem: unlicensed security companies. The Private Detective and Protective Agent Services Board, which is responsible for licensing, is suing Men in Black Security for operating without a license. The

By JACOB WYCOFF Click here for updates on this story     HULL, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It’s the final chapter for the keeper of Boston Light. When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, Sally Snowman’s 20 years at the helm will be over. She is the last Coast Guard lighthouse keeper in the United States.

By CHRISTINA HAGER Click here for updates on this story     WEBSTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Police say a clumsy thief who struggled to pile a load of packages in her arms before taking off with them in Webster has been identified. Doorbell camera video from the home on Harris Street caught video of the woman’s face

By SHOSH BEDROSIAN Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — For the first time in the state’s history, New York City officials say they’ve solved two decades-old rape cases using genealogy from DNA databases. The Bronx district attorney’s office tells CBS New York’s Shosh Bedrosian in this exclusive report the

By JOHN DIAS Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — A Con Edison power outage caused issues citywide overnight, with reports of people stuck in elevators and delays on the subway. CBS New York’s John Dias reported from the Con Edison substation in Downtown Brooklyn where it all started. “This

By CAMERON GLENN Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KOVR) — Sheriff’s detectives arrested three women after a retail theft led authorities to over $7,000 worth of stolen items in their vehicle. During a recent sheriff’s action dubbed “Operation Bad Elf”, detectives say they watched two women enter a Target store

By DANIELLE RADIN Click here for updates on this story     ORANGE COUNTY, California (KCAL) — Almost four months after a deadly shooting at an Orange County bar, one survivor is starting a new chapter in her life. Savannah Hopkins, 21, got her truck back Thursday, all fixed up for free after it was riddled with

By CARLOS CASTANEDA Click here for updates on this story     CONCORD, California (KPIX) — A burning car near Concord early Friday morning led to a vegetation fire that burned about 50 acres, authorities said. The 2-alarm fire started at 1:15 a.m. on the 900 block of Bailey Road between Concord and Bay Point, according to

By Rachel Lau Click here for updates on this story     MONTREAL (CTV Network) — An 11-year-old boy has died days after being hit by a puck in the throat during a minor hockey league practice session on Tuesday in Saint-Eustache, about 40 minutes away from Montreal. Saint-Eustache police confirmed the news of the boy’s death