By Hannah Kliger Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — In a sensory gym at the Brooklyn Kindergarten Society’s Weeksville Gardens location, kids spend time developing their social skills with all the fun of a trip to the playground. The organization, born in Brooklyn in 1891, serves working families with children
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Rozner Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — A ride-share driver says he escaped serious injury after bricks fell from a building and landed right on his car in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. It happened early Monday afternoon on Gansevoort Street, right across from the Whitney Museum. The victim
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By Josh Sanders, Adam Fox Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Eight days before the election, Puerto Rican Councilmember Quetcy Lozada, Reading Mayor Eddie Morán and Latino leaders called out the Trump campaign for comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s comments describing Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage.” “Enough is enough folks,
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Stahl, Brad Nau Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Two medical students from Philadelphia will be among the thousands of runners in New York City for the marathon this weekend. The medical students will be running to help a foundation that supports children with brain tumors and raises money
Continue ReadingBy Shardaa Gray Click here for updates on this story FLOSSMOOR, Illinois (WBBM) — Nearly 90 fathers and grandfathers greeted Homewood-Flossmoor High School students on Monday with the aim of promoting the message that dads are important and have a lasting impact on students and their entire school community. The school holds the event for
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By Dorissa White Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Faith Spoonmore, whose nephew Ralph Yarl was shot in the head last year after mistakenly going to the wrong door, has created bracelets to support families affected by gun violence. “I think about back when Ralph was shot. That was
Continue ReadingBy Lindsay Stone Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — An engineering student at the University of Cincinnati is turning her pain into purpose, creating an app to help patients track their symptoms and manage their conditions. Amelia Wares spent years in and out of the hospital with a condition that left
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By Todd Dykes Click here for updates on this story COVINGTON, Kentucky (WLWT) — With a nose that knows how to find illegal drugs, Stryker is a key member of the Covington Police Department. “What’d you find? Aw, good boy,” K9 Officer Sam Mathews told Stryker, his canine companion. During a recent drug detection demonstration,
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By Ophelie Jacobson Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — The Maid-Rite restaurant at Merle Hay Mall ran out of food Sunday after a busy weekend of big crowds and long lines. Owner Brian Ickowitz said that after KCCI had done a story on Thursday about his restaurant’s struggles and
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — We’re not laughing at Brandi Lister, we’re laughing with her. The Des Moines mom shared doorbell camera video with KCCI recently that is both relatable and hilarious. In it, two boys from the neighborhood show up on her doorstep asking
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By Ophelie Jacobson Click here for updates on this story WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A West Des Moines man said he and his wife are still waiting to receive the absentee ballots they requested by mail. Tom Deardorff and his wife of 45 years sent in their absentee request forms in September. He
Continue ReadingBy Adam Harrington, Edie Kasten, Traci Maloney Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Monday marked an exciting day at the University of Chicago in Hyde Park—as the university received a beautiful gift with a complicated story. The gift in question was a Gömböc (roughly pronounced “GUHM-buhts”) sculpture from Hungary. In addition
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By Zoe Blair Click here for updates on this story PICKENS COUNTY, Alabama (WVTM) — As of Friday, one ambulance serves the entirety of Pickens County because county leaders say they cannot afford the cost associated with operating a second unit. The county went from one ambulance to two earlier this year when the County
Continue ReadingBy Janice Limon Click here for updates on this story CHEROKEE COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — An unusual and bright orange object dumped in the trash at a South Carolina welcome center has turned into the search for a thief of international art. Workers at the Cherokee County Welcome Center off Interstate 85 in Blacksburg
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By Jade Jarvis Click here for updates on this story PORT SALERNO, Florida (WPBF) — As the cleanup in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton continues, animal control officials in Martin County are raising the alarm about unseen dangers that could be lurking in large debris piles. They’re warning people to be on the lookout for
Continue ReadingBy Angela Rozier Click here for updates on this story PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (WPBF) — An 11-year-old boy is accused of making a “written threat to do bodily harm or to kill” a 10-year-old girl online, according to a Port St. Lucie police public information officer. Police in Port St. Lucie began investigating the
Continue ReadingBy Jon Schoenheider Click here for updates on this story CANAAN, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A Canaan man is in jail after police said he tried to drive away with his impounded truck over the weekend. According to the Lebanon Police Department, officers found Robert Stark, 39, inside their secure impound lot around 8:30 p.m.
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By Tony Atkins Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — Megan Garcia is navigating unimaginable grief following the death of her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, who took his life in February. “I understand the only way to get my children through it is to get through it myself,” Garcia said,
Continue ReadingBy John Atwater & Alex Svenson Click here for updates on this story NEEDHAM, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A 23-year-old Boston man is being summonsed after he claimed during a NewsCenter 5 interview to be the driver responsible for a hit-and-run crash in Needham that injured two people, officials said Tuesday. The victims were seriously injured
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Linsalata, Aaron Page Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WSVN) — A disturbing find on the front lawn of a Fort Lauderdale home revealed a potential concern over coyotes. Security cameras near Westwood Heights Elementary School captured the moments two coyotes attacked a stray cat in a Fort Lauderdale
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