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Man, 21, dies after found shot in elevator on South Side

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:10:00 GMT

CHICAGO — A 21-year-old man has died after he was found shot in an elevator on the city's South Side.Police said officers responded to the 7500 block of South South Shore Drive around 9:15 p.m. Monday and discovered a man shot inside an elevator.According to police, the man told officers he was involved in a physical altercation and did not realize he had been shot in the abdomen.He was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, where he later died. The man has not yet been identified. Beth Murphy, owner of Murphy’s Bleachers, has died No one is in custody. Area Two detectives are investigating.

Tinley Park's music venue gets a new name

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:10:00 GMT

TINLEY PARK, Ill. — Once again, a popular outdoor music venue in the southwest suburbs of Chicago is getting a new name. Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park will now be known as Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre as of Tuesday as the Rantoul-based company takes over the naming rights. This has been a common occurrence for the venue since its opening in 1990 as this will now be its sixth different name in 33 years. The amphitheatre, which has a capacity of 28,000, was previously known as the World Music Theatre (1990-1995), New World Music Theatre (1995-2001), Tweeter Center (2001-2006), and First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre (2006-2015).Hollywood Casino had the naming rights for the venue, which is owned by Live Nation, since 2015."We are amidst a historic time in live music as fans everywhere continue prioritizing concerts to connect and make lasting memories," said Live Nation senior VP of venue sales Andy Peikon in a statement. "We're thrilled the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre will ...

'Invasion': Massive swarm of mayflies stuns residents at NC lake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:10:00 GMT

LAKE WACCAMAW, N.C. (WNCN) – Residents at a North Carolina lake are still stunned by the size of a swarm of insects earlier this month.Large groups of mayflies are known to gather around Lake Waccamaw every April, but residents said this year's massive swarm of millions of aquatic insects was the worst in 30 years.Photo provided to CBS 17Photo provided to CBS 17Photo provided to CBS 17Photo provided to CBS 17Photo provided to CBS 17Photo provided to CBS 17Photo provided to CBS 17Photo provided to CBS 17Lake Waccamaw has about 9,000 acres of surface area and about 14 miles of shoreline. The yearly swarm of the mayflies is known by Lake Waccamaw fishermen to mark a point when the fish in the lake become more active. Mayflies have a short-lived adult phase, which usually lasts from two hours to three days, according to flyfishingnc.com. Biden announces 2024 reelection bid: ‘This is not a time to be complacent’ On April 13 and 14, there was a large "invasion" according to one resident...

Why it is more difficult to diagnose girls with autism than boys 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:10:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has grown rapidly in the last couple of decades. Though the number of girls diagnosed with the developmental disorder has risen along with the overall numbers, doctors say that diagnosing girls with ASD is more challenging than with boys. ASD is a developmental disability characterized by persistent difficulties in social interaction and repetitive behaviors, interests or activities that make communicating and participating in daily activities more challenging, according to the CDC. The CDC first began tracking autism in children in Atlanta in 1996. In 2000, it established the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network, which expanded the tracking to nine more U.S. metropolitan regions. Since then, the prevalence of autism in children has markedly risen. In 2000, the network found that around one in 150 children had ASD. 18 years later, this number jumped to around one in 44.And sinc...

City of Austin looking to help small developers and create more affordable homes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:10:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The City of Austin opened applications Monday for a new program to help small-scale real estate developers grow their businesses and create more affordable housing and job opportunities in the area. According to the Monday announcement from the city, applications will be open for the Austin Small Developer Training Program from April 24 to May 19. The city's Housing and Planning Department says the free, four-month program will provide developers with training, technical assistance, mentorship, networking and potential pathways for financing. The announcement said the money for the program came from the City of Austin Housing Finance Corporation. According to city's announcement, successful program candidates will be selected based on the following criteria: Demonstrate experience as a small-scale developer (either for-profit or nonprofit organizations) who is seeking to further their experience developing affordable housing and/or growing their portfolio. As th...

Crash on I-787 southbound near Exit 6 slows traffic

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:10:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- According to 511 NY, a car crash on I-787 southbound near Exit 6; NY 32; Wards Lane in Colonie to Exit 5; I-90 in Albany has left the right shoulder closed, and has slowed traffic. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Information regarding the crash is minimal at this point. Stick with NEWS10 as more information regarding the crash becomes available.

Kingsbury man accused of falsely reporting stolen car

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:10:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Kingsbury man was arrested on Friday after lying to law enforcement, claiming a car he'd given up ownership to was still his, according to New York State Police. Anthony Goodspeed, 54, faces multiple charges. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Sunday, April 16, around 3 p.m., troopers received a complaint from Goodspeed that a car he owned had been stolen from his house that same day. After an investigation, police say they found Goodspeed had given up ownership in February to a person he knew and obtained a duplicate title trying to defraud law enforcement.Police say Goodspeed also provided a written instrument stating the car had been stolen from him while knowing he no longer owned it. Charges:Second-degree offering a false instrument for filingThird-degree falsely reporting an incident Amsterdam WingFest winners announced Goodspeed was arrested at his home and taken to Granville State Police...

Armed robbery, shots fired on CU Boulder campus

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:10:00 GMT

Police in Boulder are looking for two people who fired shots at the University of Colorado’s Williams Village housing complex in an armed robbery early Tuesday.Shortly before sunrise, CU Boulder police reported there were no injuries and issued a notice via Twitter saying “suspects have left the area.”Around 3:30 a.m., the police issued an alert saying two suspects in dark clothing were involved in an armed robbery and fired shots before leaving in a white Jeep Cherokee toward Baseline Road.CU EMERGENCY ALERT 2: No injuries in Williams Village incident. Suspects have left area. https://t.co/VBGm0Dt7pP— CU Boulder Police (@CUBoulderPolice) April 25, 2023

A City Park West mansion is Denver’s newest landmark despite its owner’s opposition

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:10:00 GMT

For only the second time in the city’s history, the Denver City Council voted to make a building a historic landmark against that property owner’s wishes.That owner on Monday called the decision “anti-affordable housing” and said he is considering legal remedies.The stately home eventually turned nonprofit space at 1741 Gaylord St. would be on its way to demolition to make way for a four-story apartment building with 50 or more units if owner and developer Mike Mathieson had his way.But 10 City Council members on Monday voted to make the house a landmark and spare it from the wrecking ball.Councilmembers Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore and Chris Herndon were not present for the vote, which made the controversial decision a unanimous one.“To be very honest, I hate hostile historic designations. I think it’s unfair, I think it’s interfering with people’s property rights and that’s not OK,” Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer said before voting ...

Colorado plan will put more electric trucks, semitrailers on the road beginning in 2027

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:10:00 GMT

Colorado’s trucking industry will need to start investing in zero-emission semitrailers, buses and delivery trucks as soon as 2027 as part of the state’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the cause of climate change.The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission on Friday approved a plan to convert most of the medium- and heavy-duty trucks sold in the state to electric vehicles or vehicles that run off of hydrogen fuel cells, starting in 2027, with a goal to have 40% of all semitrailers sold running on zero-emission engines by 2035.The plan, which is modeled after a rule created in 2020 in California, does not require companies to buy these trucks, but instead orders truck manufacturers to sell the vehicles.“The manufacturers are required to make sure they meet a certain percentage of sales targets so it will encourage them to bring their vehicles to Colorado and provide attractive pricing for those vehicles,” said Will Toor, executive director of the...