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By Lauren Victory Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two of the top young speakers in the nation live right here in the south suburbs of Chicago. But, as CBS 2 Morning Insider Lauren Victory reports, there’s so much more to their stories. Meet Nyah Ware, a national championship speech competitor

By Marie Saavedra Click here for updates on this story     WOODBRIDGE, Illinois (WBBM) — Blue tarps and boards cover homes in Chicago’s western suburbs. The owners were forced out while repairs are made following a tornado that ripped through the area Sunday. But repairs could take a while. For families wanting to stay in the

By KYW Staff Click here for updates on this story     WILMINGTON, Delaware (KYW) — The teen gun violence epidemic is also hitting Wilmington. Fourteen-year-old Christopher Smith was shot and killed Tuesday night on the 500 block of West 35th Street. Eyewitness News caught up with a pastor who knew Christopher. He is deeply disturbed by

By Matt Petrillo Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Philadelphia is looking for solutions as the murder rate continues on a record-setting pace. So far this year, 261 people have already been murdered in Philadelphia. That’s up 37% from this time last year when the city recorded 499 homicides. One of

By Carolyn Gusoff Click here for updates on this story     LONG BEACH, New York (WCBS) — There is a new warning saying THC-laced cookies are anything but kid stuff. Educators and lawmakers on Long Island are sounding the alarm, trying to close a loophole that allows the cannabis plant extract called Delta 8 to be

By WCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story     PORT JEFFERSON, New York (WCBS) — A teenage girl got trapped in an unlikely place on Long Island. Video shows firefighters pulling out 14-year-old Giavanna Diesso from a dressing room that was once a bank vault. She was with family and friends at a clothing

By Jake Ingrassia Click here for updates on this story     PALM SPRINGS, California (KESQ) — Tonight News Channel 3 has learned exclusively a man visiting the valley collapsed and later died during last week’s record heat. Geoffrey-Martin Cyr, 55, was visiting Palm Springs for the weekend. In a photo shared by friends, he is seen

By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Mayflies covered the sidewalks and just about everything around downtown St. Paul Thursday morning. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says the short-lived insects are found in almost all freshwater systems. Mayflies are very sensitive to chemical pollutants and decreased oxygen levels.

By Hillary Mintz Click here for updates on this story     RACINE, Wisconsin (WISN) — The family of one of the men who died recently in the Racine County Jail says they have new information about how he died. Malcom James’ family said they have never believed that the 27-year-old died June 1 of natural causes.

By Taylor Lang Click here for updates on this story     PALM BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — Two people were arrested for a home invasion in May at an apartment in Palm Beach where a victim was sent to the hospital. Palm Beach police said officers found the victim lying in an apartment with lots of wounds

By WMUR Staff Click here for updates on this story     MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — New Hampshire has become the second state in the country to achieve “no-kill” status at its animal shelters. The organization Best Friends Animal Society, which advocates for no-kill shelters, said Delaware was the first state to reach that goal. According

By Christine Stanwood Click here for updates on this story     OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — A mother is injured and a dog was killed in a shooting and home invasion early Thursday morning in northwest Oklahoma City. According to police, officers responded to a report of shots fired just before 1:30 a.m. at an apartment complex

By Matt Boone Click here for updates on this story     OAKLAND, California (KGO) — A man with a knife broke into the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland on Sunday morning, yelling at a priest and disrupting mass. The church says security was trying to keep the man out, but he got in through

By Gracyn Gordon Click here for updates on this story     CLINTON, Mississippi (WAPT) — Clinton police officers quickly made arrests after a woman was carjacked. The woman said she was on her way home from getting groceries Tuesday when she saw a red car pass by, according to police. She parked on Edgewood Place and

By Kayla James Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A report nearly three years in the making by the Iowa Attorney General’s Office says the Catholic Church in Iowa has a long history of sexual abuse, but acknowledged they’ve made recent strides to better how they handle it. Attorney

By WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story     MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WBZ) — The search for a missing New Hampshire mother and her 4-year-old son that initiated an Amber Alert Tuesday evening appears to have been sparked by a “sophisticated phone scam,” Manchester police say. Both were initially reported as “missing under suspicious

By Christina Hager Click here for updates on this story     OXFORD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — “Those little kids they don’t deserve that,” said Noreen Welch, who never even met the couple who lived, and tragically died, at their home on Old Webster Road in Oxford on Tuesday, in what officials call an apparent murder-suicide. One day

By Rockdale Newton Citizen Staff Click here for updates on this story     CONYERS, Georgia (Rockdale Citizen) — The body of a teen who drowned in the Yellow River Monday night was recovered Tuesday afternoon by Rockdale County Fire Rescue. The Rockdale County Coroner’s Office identified the teen as Alexi Cruz, 16, of Conyers. Rockdale County

By Byron Day Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Mobile Police need your help finding the guy-they say-held a woman against her will for four days, beating and strangling her. Earlier this month, investigators say 27 year old Javaris Johnson, kidnapped the victim, then over the next four days, beat

By Danielle Jackson Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Dozens of dogs are currently under the care of a rescue group after they were taken from a Jackson Tennessee property in connection to an animal cruelty case. Many of the dogs showing signs of chronic neglect, starvation, and dehydration. Authorities