The family of an 11-year-old Texas boy who died last week after a record-breaking deep freeze is suing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and Entergy Texas for $100 million. Cristian Pineda died of hypothermia, just one day after he saw snow for the first time in his life, according to his attorney and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ENGLEWOOD, Colorado (KCNC) — A Wyoming teenager left Swedish Medical Center in Englewood after spending six weeks in the burn unit. KyZaia Jones, of Kinnear, said goodbye like a celebrity, happy to high-five the dozens of staff members who lined the hallway. It was an emotional moment for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — Plano Police Chief Ed Drain has initiated an administrative inquiry to evaluate the department’s policies and procedures and to see if there needs to be any policy adjustments. “We will continue to assure all Plano Police officers have the training and resources to maintain
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — When it comes to reserving dibs for parking spaces after shoveling cars out of the snow, to say Chicagoans are passionate about it as an understatement. This is a dibs story of compassion – or at least that’s what the person behind it hopes. Kris
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AMBRIDGE, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A mother is charged with shooting and killing her two children inside their home in Beaver County. Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier identified the suspect as 48-year-old Krisinda Bright. She is charged with two counts of criminal homicide. Bright is currently in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OCEAN COUNTY, New Jersey (KYW) — It’s a story of inspiration! A South Jersey woman has survived three husbands, two cardiologists and now two pandemics. Ms. Lucia DeClerck wears her faith in her heart and it’s also physically displayed all day. The 105-year-old devout Catholic just celebrated her
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A 2-year-old boy has fallen victim to violence on the subway. Police are now looking for the stranger who punched the little boy. CBS2’s Hazel Sanchez spoke with the child’s mother who said she and her son are traumatized. The 21-year-old mother of two
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — It’s hard to imagine man’s best friend turning into a violent foe. But last week, an unleashed dog attacked a father and his young son at a Miami dog park. That attack is why humane society officials launched a warning Monday in front of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SUDBURY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Good Samaritans stepped up to save a single mother’s home in desperate need of repairs. Jane Cunningham’s Sudbury house was pretty in rough shape. “The entire roof was shot,” she told WBZ-TV. There was also mold and a big problem with the family room.
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Wanda Cooper-Jones never imagined having to live life without her son Ahmaud Arbery. But in the year since he was killed, that is her reality. She now spends her days thinking about him, visiting his gravestone, reflecting on her “baby boy,” and recounting the moment she received the call that the 25-year-old was dead. Cooper-Jones
Continue Reading Golf legend Tiger Woods was hospitalized Tuesday morning after a serious one-car rollover accident in Los Angeles County that required the “jaws of life,” according to the LA County Sheriff’s Department. The sheriff’s department said Woods was the only occupant of the car. He was taken to a hospital for his injuries, the sheriff’s office
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A three-year-old Howard County boy battling cancer got a surprise he’ll never forget from his favorite restaurant on Monday. McDonald’s even served up a chance for two heroes to meet face to face for the very first time. Two years ago this month, local McDonald’s
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The wife of drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera will remain behind bars following her arrest in Virginia on federal drug trafficking charges, a District of Columbia magistrate judge ruled Tuesday. Emma Coronel Aispuro, a 31-year-old former beauty queen from Mexico, was apprehended at Dulles International Airport on Monday, according to the US Justice
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TIMONIUM, Maryland (WJZ) — A woman’s emotional plea to drivers is catching attention on social media after her windshield was shattered by ice that fell off another vehicle. Amanda Rispoli was driving to work Saturday on Interstate 695 near Timonium when a chunk of ice came off the
Continue Reading There are over 2,300 historical markers in Georgia, a few dozen of which belong to the state’s Civil Rights Trail, devoted to events and locations that impacted the Civil Rights movement. Two of those signs were found riddled with bullet holes, most recently a marker commemorating Jackie Robinson’s birth. The vandals haven’t been identified, but
Continue Reading The surface of Mars is a harsh frozen desert, but some microbes from Earth could temporarily survive there, according to a new study. And the researchers didn’t even have to send microbes to Mars to find out. The two planets may not seem very similar, but our stratosphere — a layer of the atmosphere 20
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For many Texans, basic necessities like clean running water and a stable electricity provider may seem like a pipe dream right now. It’s been a week since a frigid storm engulfed the state, knocking out power and water and leaving millions of Texans freezing in their homes for days. At least 29 Texans were killed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE, Illinois (Quad-City Times ) — An Atkinson man has been charged in Henry County Circuit Court with sex-related felonies. Shane B. Nordstrom, 41, was charged with criminal sexual abuse, a Class 4 felony, as well as four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, all Class 2 felonies.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — As part of Black History Month, one local organization is working to break down the stigma in the Black community of mental health. TN Voices says with all that’s been going on over the past 12 months, it’s important those in the Black and Brown
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Click here for updates on this story Valparaiso, Indiana (WLS) — A 5-year-old girl in Valparaiso waited outside her empty home in the cold for two hours after being put on a bus to go home from school instead of to daycare. Tabatha Schweller said her daughter Raelynne attends kindergarten at Washington Township Elementary, and
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