A 43-year-old NYPD officer was struck and killed early Tuesday morning on the Long Island Expressway by an intoxicated driver who fled the scene and was later arrested, police officials said. Officer Anastasios Tsakos was on the LIE in Queens, New York, directing traffic and helping investigate another fatal crash that had occurred earlier on
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Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — There are overturned headstones and grave markers completely covered with dirt at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery in Southeast Dallas. Wild hogs are causing the damage. It’s a sight that’s tough for anyone to see. But especially to Dwayne Ford and others who have loved ones buried
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MONTECITO, CA (KCAL, KCBS) — A terrifying flock of small birds that became trapped in a Montecito chimney were freed, much to the relief of the homeowners and the birds. Montecito firefighters checking on a report of birds or bats trapped in the chimney of a home in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN PARK, Illinois (WBBM) — Tip jars are a difference-maker for many – especially during the pandemic. So imagine the shock and disappointment at a Franklin Park restaurant when someone up and snatched their tip jar. CBS 2’s Meredith Barack on Monday night had a first look at
Continue Reading A colony of beavers gnawed through a fiber optic cable near their dam over the weekend, disrupting internet service for hundreds of residents in Western Canada Officials in the District of Tumbler Ridge said the area suffered “a sudden and unexpected” outage at about 4 a.m. on Saturday morning, according to a statement on the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WSHM) — Councilors from across western Mass. came together Monday to hammer out what it’ll take to bring affordable high-speed internet to their communities. Joined by a panel of industry experts, the focus of Monday night’s discussions was municipal-owned fiber-optic internet networks, where the local government
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) — A 91-year-old grandmother in hospice care and her niece are speaking out after becoming the victims of a heartless scam. Billie Thorpe, 91, is now receiving hospice care in her East Village apartment. As her family tried to surround her with comfort and
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The FBI’s Charlotte field office confirmed they have opened a federal civil rights investigation into last week’s police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr., according to an FBI spokesperson. “Agents will work closely with the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina and the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story QUEENS, New York (WABC) — An NYPD officer, a 43-year-old husband and father of two, was killed early Tuesday when he was struck by a passing vehicle while diverting traffic from a previous fatal crash on the Long Island Expressway in Queens, and an alleged drunk driver is
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story POLK COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Polk County resident Thomas Greenway recently stood by his dining room table and spread a pile of black and white photographs he took 70 years ago in Korea 70 years. Korean War veteran remembers patrolling front lines with only a medical bag
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — An argument between a man and woman who are dating led to a hit-and-run crash in Phoenix Sunday, police say. Just before 1:30 p.m., Phoenix officers responded to the area of 19th Avenue and Pierson Street for a reported collision involving a car and a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (WTVD) — Dream on 3 is a non-profit based in Charlotte that provides sports-themed experiences for people living with a life-altering condition. This weekend it was 5-year-old Kendall Geer’s turn to be the big man on campus during a dream weekend in Chapel Hill.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RANCHO PALOS VERDES, California (KABC) — A tall construction crane toppled over and smashed through the roof of a house in Rancho Palos Verdes Monday afternoon. No injuries were reported but urban search and rescue teams were called to the scene to determine the damage to the home’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MORENO VALLEY, California (KABC) — It’s a remarkable update to a story Eyewitness News covered over 30 years ago: A woman abandoned as a baby in Irwindale in 1990 has finally met some of her loved ones for the first time. It was an emotional first-time meeting for
Continue Reading “Sultan of Swat,” meet “Sho Time.” On Monday, baseball’s Shohei Ohtani accomplished a feat not seen in nearly a century — taking the mound as his team’s starting pitcher while simultaneously leading the league in home runs. The last man staking a claim to such an effort? Herman “Babe” Ruth, on June 13, 1921. Ohtani,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A driver who was in his truck with his wife and their friend was shot in the leg while trying to get away from a gunman in north Houston, according to investigators. Houston Police Department said officers responded to a report of a shooting in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TEXARKANA, Texas (KTBS) — The Lone Star state is taking aim at social media companies. An East Texas lawmaker authored a bill to prohibit big tech companies from censoring Texans. Nearly two dozen states have proposed similar legislation. “The new town square, it’s social media. Like it or
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A 4-year-old girl was injured and a man is dead after a shooting at an apartment complex in north Harris County. The shooting happened in the 900 block of Cypress Station Drive around 7:19 p.m. on Monday. The child was hit by a stray bullet
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When cheerleader Brandi Levy posted a Snapchat of herself giving the middle digit salute with a profanity-laced caption, she likely never thought she’d become the center of a Supreme Court fight. On Wednesday, however, the nine justices will review her case and consider the authority of public school officials to discipline students for what they
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WEST JORDAN, Utah (KSL) — A South Jordan man accused of extorting teenage girls on social media has pleaded guilty to all nine counts against him. Gabe Ryan Gilbert, was charged in 2019 in 3rd District Court with five counts of aggravated sexual extortion of a child, a
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