By Lisa Rozner Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A working mom with two children says the city is literally leaving them out in the cold. She says her Bronx building hasn’t had heat for more than a week, so they’re sleeping in their car. Eileen Hernandez says for the
Continue ReadingBy David Schuman Click here for updates on this story OWATONNA, Minnesota (WCCO) — A southern Minnesota family is embracing the cold in a creative, vibrant way. Ashley and Ryan Thorson built a giant igloo in their front yard for their three sons. “To keep three boys occupied and entertained takes some creative doing sometimes,”
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story BREVARD, North Carolina (WLOS) — An investigation into a roof collapse at a Brevard College dormitory building over the weekend finds it was due in part to the winter storm that hit Sunday, Jan. 16. Structural engineers say weight from the snow and a unique
Continue ReadingBy Tammy Watford Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Students at Koontz Intermediate are taking information they have learned in their social studies class and creating skits for their classmates. The sixth graders chose an historical event, researched the information and then wrote a short play to detail what
Continue ReadingBy Zinnia Maldonado Click here for updates on this story TEWKSBURY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A call to action from the Tewksbury Police Department that’s a little bit different. Officers said they’re looking for the best homemade hockey rink in town to set up a game. The department said they received dozens of submissions and despite
Continue ReadingBy CeFaan Kim Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WABC) — A local cheerleading team is reaching new heights — making it all the way to nationals in Florida, but they don’t have the money to get there to compete. If you listen closely before and after class, you can
Continue ReadingBy Orko Manna Click here for updates on this story WHEATLAND, California (KCRA) — Yuba County residents helped a 93-year-old woman whose home was run-down from winter storms find a new place to live. Hundreds of people in Wheatland pitched in to help Pearl Graham, known as “The Tulip Lady,” a safe and comfortable place
Continue ReadingBy Kalyn Norwood Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — There’s now a state-run hotline students and parents can call to report racism and bullying in New Mexico schools. This is a part of a bigger push from the state to better meet the needs of Black students in New
Continue ReadingBy Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story HOLLISTER, California (KSBW) — Just days after more than $10 million worth of personal protective equipment was found outside damaged by rain at a Bay Area event center, a similar discovery was made at a Hollister business where hundreds of thousands of face shields were
Continue ReadingBy Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — There is no doubt being a health care worker can be an extremely difficult job right now. When one University Health nurse put pen to paper, she had no idea her words would attract international attention and an international celebrity.
Continue ReadingBy Sherman Desselle Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (WDSU) — The Orleans Parish Coroner identified a woman found in a freezer in the 9th Ward last week as Julia Dardar. According to the coroner, Dardar’s preliminary autopsy showed a cause of death as “blunt force injuries of the head and
Continue ReadingBy Kilee Thomas Click here for updates on this story SHAWNEE, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A Shawnee woman is still waiting for a life-saving machine after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recalled millions of the device. One of the largest manufacturers of machines that help people with sleep apnea has been recalled. An FDA investigation
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — One person is in critical condition after an industrial accident Wednesday at Darling Ingredients, near 14401 S 5th St. in Bellevue. Authorities say the person was taken to Nebraska Medicine in critical condition. Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office Captain Monty Daganaar told
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MONROE COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) — An Iowa woman has died after her car was hit by an Amtrak passenger train. The crash occurred at the intersection of 165th Street and 695th Avenue about 7 miles northeast of Albia. According to Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Alex
Continue ReadingBy Jack Thurston Click here for updates on this story ELMORE, Vermont (WPTZ) — A small Vermont town is rallying to save its post office, which has an uncertain future. The Elmore Store, serving the town of fewer than 1,000, has a post office in the back which is run under a contract with the
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ANDOVER, Massachusetts (WCVB) — It was a somber final ride for an Andover K9 diagnosed with aggressive, terminal cancer. Andover police Sgt. Michael Connor drove K9 Grimm around town to say goodbye Wednesday morning. K9 Grimm has been ill for the past several days, and
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story IRWIN, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A longtime employee at a McDonald’s in Westmoreland County has died at the age of 100. Ruthie Shuster worked at the McDonald’s on Route 30 in Irwin for a quarter-century. Coworkers said there was “nobody like her” and she always greeted
Continue ReadingBy Terri Parker Click here for updates on this story PALM CITY, Florida (WPBF) — It started with this bundle of cash — $100 bills totaling $10,000 — brought to a mail delivery company by an 84-year-old woman who didn’t know she was sending it to a scammer. “She was desperate to send the money
Continue ReadingBy Marlee Ginter Click here for updates on this story VERDI, California (KOVR) — It looked like a daunting, never-ending task as a frightened puppy lost in the wilderness refused to come to rescuers. First spooked from its owners by a train horn, it would then spend 70 days on a cold snowy hillside near
Continue ReadingBy Sophia Perricone Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Supply chains issues are hitting thousands of grocery stores across the country, and markets in Southern Nevada are not immune. “Quickly we realized that there was a shortage in certain items,” said Chef Jon Batista, owner of Artisanal Foods. Batista said
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