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Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Are rideshare drivers moving targets? Some rideshare drivers told CBS 2 they’re increasingly afraid to get behind the wheel because of Chicago crime. And some have stopped giving rides altogether. CBS 2’s Lauren Victory digs into some serious cases in 2020 and a recent rideshare

Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — In a heartbreaking story, an Englewood woman told CBS 2 she can’t leave her room. As CBS 2’s Tara Molina reported Tuesday night, Lizzie Wallace is stuck because someone broke into her senior home on Christmas Day and stole her wheelchair. Now she is hoping

Click here for updates on this story     SOMERSET, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Somerset Police officer who was called for a report of shoplifting ended up buying the suspects a gift card to help them buy a Christmas dinner for two young children. “They were very appreciative and almost shocked in a way,” Officer Matt Lima

Click here for updates on this story     QUINCY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It started with lasagna dinners for friends, mostly restaurant workers, who lost their jobs due to the pandemic. When Nicky Bandera started Project Paulie on March 24, she originally thought she would make 20 lasagna dinners. She was far off. Nine months later, she’s

Click here for updates on this story     ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (WJZ) — Christmas Day has come and gone, but many people may still have a Christmas tree sitting at home. They’re images many Marylanders will never forget, an Annapolis mansion going up in flames in January 2015. The fire trapped and killed Donald and Sandra Pyle,

Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, was arrested on Wednesday alongside members of his campaign team in the country’s central region, according to a post shared by an administrator on his official Twitter account. “Bobi Wine and his entire campaign team arrested in Kalangala! Media blocked,” the tweet said. No

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV ) — It’s getting colder in Portland, and with temperatures dropping, the Multnomah County Joint Office of Homeless Services knew they had to winterize their outdoor shelters. Previously, the outdoor camp on Water Avenue in Southeast Portland had several tents set up for tenants until

Click here for updates on this story     SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — For as beautiful as the new Salt Lake City airport is, it was missing something. Something the old airport had and people loved. “It’s really an iconic piece of art for the airport,” said Nancy Volmer, the communication director of Salt Lake City

Click here for updates on this story     WEST SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WGGB/WSHM) — One of the victims who lost everything in a condo complex fire in West Springfield last week was getting help from some friends. The Valley Wheel Over 30 Baseball League stepped up to the plate to help their fellow player get back on

Click here for updates on this story     DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL ) — DeKalb County teachers took a stand Tuesday, protesting the district’s decision to reopen for face-to-face learning. “They’re still having board meetings vertically so how can they bring us back to school when they’re still home,” said Miriam Martin. The school district’s phased

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE (WSMV) — The United Way of Greater Nashville will activate a special fund to help the victims of the explosion on Second Avenue North, Mayor John Cooper announced Tuesday. The Restore the Dream Fund will accept charitable donations from the community to help the individuals affected. Mayor

Click here for updates on this story     SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WGGB/WSHM) — The Martin Luther King Junior Presbyterian Church was boarded up, as investigators comb for clues about what or who potentially started the fire. The church is considered a relic of its own in the community, and city leaders said it’s a tremendous loss. As

Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV ) — Seven people were taken to the hospital following an apartment fire near O’Fallon Park in north St. Louis, according to the St. Louis Fire Department. The fire broke out at the three-story apartment building in the 4400 block of W. Florissant around 5

Click here for updates on this story     HYRUM, Utah (KSL) — A Cache County man was arrested Tuesday after authorities say they found at least 10 nude images of minors on his phone following a monthlong investigation. Zachary Taylor Oakden, 26, of Hyrum, was booked into Cache County Jail on suspicion of sexual exploitation of

Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV ) — A 52-year-old bicyclist is in critical condition on Tuesday night after she was struck by a car on Kalakaua Avenue at around 6:30 in the morning, according to the Honolulu Police Department. HPD does not believe speed was involved and it is unknown

Click here for updates on this story     GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post ) — Some local fire stations received early Christmas gifts thanks to the efforts of 11-year-old Sugar Hill resident Sophia Tiborczszeghi. Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services officials said the Junior Girl Scout donated pet oxygen mask kits to five fire stations