By Darryl Forges Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — Two families met for the first time after they became connected in a unique way. Malayah Crews, a one-year-old, was in desperate need of a liver. She was diagnosed with biliary atresia at birth. It is a blockage in tubes that
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A house fire forced a woman to jump out of a second-story window to escape flames in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood. It happened around 2:30 a.m. on the 3400 block of Hartville Street. Firefighters were able to quickly put out the fire. The
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Police are looking for a man accused of sneaking into a luxury hotel room in Midtown, spending the night and leaving behind a suspicious powder. It happened at the Park Hyatt on West 57th Street near Seventh Avenue. The NYPD says
Continue ReadingBy CBS Baltimore Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Terry Bagley, a 70-year-old Marine veteran, remains in critical condition after he rescued a woman and a teenager from the aftermath of an explosion in Baltimore’s Pigtown neighborhood last week. The explosion, which involved a ruptured gas line and damaged multiple
Continue ReadingBy Kyla Russell Click here for updates on this story ANDERSON, Indiana (WISH) — An Anderson man is accused of firing a gun into his mother’s house in September. Damien McGuire, 25, is charged with one count of criminal recklessness by shooting a firearm into a building, one count of possession of a machine gun,
Continue ReadingBy Daja Stowe Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A Greenwood man was sentenced to six years in federal prison for embezzling $14 million from his former employer, according to a media release Tuesday. Daniel Fruits, 47, was hired to manage and run a trucking company, defrauded his employer out of
Continue ReadingBy Eyewitness News Click here for updates on this story MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) — The man accused of leaving a suspicious powdery substance at an NYC hotel is in police custody. NYPD officials say a family checked into the Park Hyatt Hotel, located at 153 W 57th Street, on November 22, and checked out
Continue ReadingBy By Elaine Emerson Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A man accused of causing a fiery crash over the weekend told police he had drank tequila and smoked weed prior to getting behind the wheel, according to an arrest report. Yonas Nerea, 19, faces DUI and reckless driving
Continue ReadingBy Kim Passoth Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — What does Santa want for Christmas? More helpers. Kevin Peachy has been standing in for Santa in Las Vegas for 34 years. He’s never been busier than this season. “Right now, I have 6 appearances scheduled on Christmas Eve,” Peachy
Continue ReadingBy Eyewitness News Click here for updates on this story MANHATTAN, New York (WLS) — The man accused of leaving a suspicious powdery substance at an NYC hotel is in police custody. NYPD officials say a family checked into the Park Hyatt Hotel, located at 153 W 57th Street, on November 22, and checked out
Continue ReadingBy Eric Horng Click here for updates on this story ELGIN, Illinois (WLS) — A teacher at an Elgin day care is charged with abusing at least two students over the span of more than 13 years, according to prosecutors. Frank Walaitis, 57, of Carpentersville is charged with six counts of felony aggravated criminal sexual
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — One day after five New Haven police officers were arrested, the family of the man who was left paralyzed while in their custody is speaking out. Since June the family of Randy Cox have been asking for not only the
Continue ReadingBy Audrey Russo and Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Five officers charged in connection with the paralysis of a man in their custody may have an opportunity to have their records essentially wiped clean. Randy Cox, 36, was paralyzed from the chest down when officers failed
Continue ReadingBy Daeshen Smith Click here for updates on this story FORT MORGAN, Alabama (WALA) — For Jeremy Hathcock and his family things started as a normal Saturday afternoon fishing trip near Fort Morgan. Things changed around three or four hours into the trip. “We saw a storm come in on the Dauphin Island side,” said
Continue ReadingBy FOX 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — One person was injured in a head-on crash in northeast Portland early Wednesday morning. At about 5:44 a.m., Portland Fire & Rescue crews were called out to a crash at Northeast 33rd Avenue and Northeast Lombard. Crews arrived to find
Continue ReadingBy Carmyn Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — School districts are getting a report card of their own as the state scores them on how well their students are doing. It lists all sorts of factors – test scores, graduation rates, absentee rates. It’s important to note these are
Continue ReadingBy Carmyn Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story MT. JULIET, Tennessee (WSMV) — A man has been arrested after breaking into and stealing from a Mt. Juliet police officer’s personal vehicle. According to the Mt. Juliet Police Department, the officer’s vehicle was left unattended while he was out for dinner with his wife
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The Portland Police Bureau is asking for the public’s help after two suspects damaged a local business to steal an ATM. According to PPB, the theft happened Tuesday just after 4:30 a.m. when a white van backed through the front of
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HAWAII (KITV) — More than 600 people on island are still waiting for permits to be able to carry concealed weapons — as government officials scramble to pass new laws to prohibit firearms in sensitive places, such as schools, parks and public transportation. “There’s a
Continue ReadingBy Diane Ako Click here for updates on this story KONA, Hawaii (KITV) — In this Na Mea Pono, a mom in Kona has taken it upon herself to fix up a beloved neighborhood playground. Its official name is Charles Lunalilo Playground, but most locals call it Blue Park because the equipment’s all blue. Even
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