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South Side woman faced homeowner insurance issues after drive-by shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:25 GMT

CHICAGO — A South Side homeowner reached out to WGN Investigates after a drive-by shooting led her to question her insurance policy.A Chicago woman wasn't happy with the outcome when she went looking for help after she was the victim of a crime. Southwest suburban travel agent charged with identity and felony theft after alleged travel scams On April 4, Linda Bailey came downstairs to find glass all over her floors and bullet holes in the walls."They don't know if someone was coming through the alley or someone was driving through," Bailey said. Her front window was shattered by eight or nine bullets. Some of them hit two upstairs bathrooms."And for them to be that powerful to go through the wall and the siding and to hit the other two houses on the side of me too," Bailey said. After filing an insurance claim and paying the deductible, she said the money approved by the insurance adjuster wasn't nearly enough to cover the damageShe only got $2,700 for the windows. "I said that's ...

Sheriff: Inmate at Cook County Jail in Chicago beaten to death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:25 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — An inmate was beaten to death Tuesday morning inside the hospital wing of Cook County Jail, the sheriff’s office said.Jail security responded to a disturbance shortly after 9 a.m. and found two inmates fighting, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.Staff immediately separated the men and began performing lifesaving measures on Johnny Hendrix, 29, of Rockford, the statement said, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. 4 dead, including suspected ‘aggressor,’ after shooting inside home in Crystal Lake: police He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died from his injuries, the statement and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said.The sheriff’s office is investigating the incident and has requested that the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force also begin an investigation. There was no immediate word on charges in the case.Hendrix was taken into custody Saturday on three outstanding criminal warrants and a charge of criminal trespass. e ...

Texas woman attacked by snake that fell from the sky, then a hawk hunting it

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:25 GMT

SILSBEE, Texas (KETK) -- A Texas woman was mowing her lawn when the unthinkable happened: a snake fell from the sky and landed on her arm, then a hawk came after them both.After the snake fell, it started wrapping around Peggy Jones' arm and striking her glasses, the Silsbee Bee reports. ‘Red and yellow kill a fellow?’: How to actually tell which Texas snakes are venomous “The snake was squeezing so hard, and I was waving my arms in the air. And then, this hawk was swooping down clawing at my arm over and over,” Peggy Jones told KPRC. “I just kept saying, ‘Help me, Jesus, Help me, Jesus.’’A photo obtained by the Silsbee Bee shows Jones' arm bleeding profusely from jagged gashes crisscrossing her arm, from her wrist to her elbow.Jones told KPRC that the hawk swooped down on her at least four times trying to get the snake before ultimately ripping the snake off her arm and flying away with it.She said blood was everywhere and that her husband heard the noise and came running.“I was...

Wild mushrooms may have killed 3 who ate family lunch together in Australia: investigators

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:25 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police on Wednesday were trying to figure out how three people died and a fourth became critically ill after apparently eating wild mushrooms at a family lunch.Homicide detectives have been investigating the case. Police have interviewed the woman who they say cooked the meal at her home on July 29 but didn't become ill herself. Police released her without filing any charges but say she remains a suspect.The woman told media outside her home in the town of Leongatha, in Victoria state, that she didn’t know what had happened. Lil Tay, child rapper and YouTube personality, dies “I didn’t do anything,” she told Network Nine on Monday. “I loved them and I’m devastated they’re gone.”The woman declined to answer questions about what meals were served to which guests or the origin of the mushrooms.Victoria Police Detective Inspector Dean Thomas said it wasn't clear what type of mushrooms the guests had eaten, but their symptoms were consistent with those from a d...

Progress made in 37-acre Cedar Park brush fire; apartment building destroyed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:25 GMT

Editor's note: The City of Cedar Park has updated the location of Red Cross shelter operations to the Hill Country Bible Church CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — Crews are making "significant progress" toward containing a wildfire still burning Wednesday in Cedar Park, city officials said.The fire near Parmer Lane and East Whitestone Boulevard destroyed a building containing 24 apartments and damaged two other apartment buildings, Cedar Park said. In total, 38 apartment units were damaged by the fire. WILDFIRE TRACKER: How many acres have burned in Central Texas this year? The city said the 37-acre fire was 70% contained as of 8 p.m. Texas A&M Forest Service said in a social media post on Wednesday morning that dozer crews made progress overnight with building a containment line. Cedar Park police said crews responded around 6:16 p.m. Tuesday to the four-alarm fire near 12820 West Parmer Ln., which is close to East Whitestone Boulevard. Residents at the Bexley at Silverado apartment ...

AFD responding to 3-alarm grass fire in east Austin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:25 GMT

Editor's Note: The above video provides tips on how to prepare for wildfire season.TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- The Austin Fire Department is responding to a brush fire in east Austin, the agency said on Twitter.Shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday, AFD said it responded to the fire at Decker Lake Road and Hog Eye Road. The Austin Fire Department responded to a 2-alarm fire in east Travis County on Wednesday, Aug 9. | Courtesy Austin Fire DepartmentThe Austin Fire Department responded to a 2-alarm fire in east Travis County on Wednesday, Aug 9. | Courtesy Austin Fire DepartmentThe Austin Fire Department responded to a 2-alarm fire in east Travis County on Wednesday, Aug 9. | Courtesy David MarshallThe Austin Fire Department responded to a 2-alarm fire in east Travis County on Wednesday, Aug 9. | Courtesy David MarshallThe fire is estimated at 100 acres and 95% contained as of 9 p.m., according to AFD. Two vacant structures were caught in the fire, AFD said.No evacuations were needed, but...

Where does water to put out wildfires come from?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:25 GMT

Central Texas (KXAN) – The drought plaguing Central Texas is directly connected to the wildfires popping up in our counties, so it raises the question, where does the water come from used to battle all of these fires?On Wednesday, the City of Cedar Park asked its residents to stop any outdoor watering through Friday. That request was in response to the fire near Parmer Lane and East Whitestone Boulevard that destroyed a building containing 24 apartments and damaged two other apartment buildings on Tuesday. As of this writing, that fire is not fully contained.Before the wildfire, the city was in stage 2 restrictions, which allowed watering twice a week. However, Cedar Park City Spokesperson Fran Irwin told KXAN Investigator Mike Rush this new push to conserve over the next few days is only a precaution.Irwin said the water to battle the Parmer Lane fire is coming from the city's water distribution system, which ultimately comes from Lake Travis. Walter Flocke with Texas A&M Fores...

Donovan Solano out of lineup but Twins avoid worst-case scenario

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:25 GMT

DETROIT — When Twins trainer Nick Paparesta and manager Rocco Baldelli came out to check on Donovan Solano on Tuesday night after his hard slide back into first base, he initially mentioned to them that his knee was bothering him.By Wednesday, it was his right ankle that had swollen and was causing him the most pain.But while the infielder is dealing with a sore knee and ankle, imaging revealed that he avoided serious damage. Solano suffered what Baldelli called a “mild MCL sprain” in the right knee.“Hopefully it’s just some soreness that he’s dealing with for a few days and he can start working his way back, but we’re going to keep assessing him,” Baldelli said. “We’ll play it day to day.”Solano suffered the injury Tuesday after rounding first base aggressively and then having to turn around and race back to the bag to beat a throw.He said he felt and heard something in his knee. He tested it out jogging briefly before exiting the game.“I needed a (MRI) because I’ve never fel...

Rotterdam approves new panhandling law

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:25 GMT

ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The town of Rotterdam approved a new panhandling law. The new law passed by a vote of 4 to 1 at a town board meeting Wednesday. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The law means panhandling is prohibited in certain parts of town, including near bus stops and private property. The issue was first introduced in a board meeting in July when some residents voiced concerns saying migrants tried to ask them for money by going door-to-door.

Calling out the Court: Missouri family battles jury summons for son who can't serve

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:15:25 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - A jury summons left a St. Peters family jumping over hurdles and calling for a complete review of the court's jury selection process.Despise turned passionCourtesy: Rick and Joan ListerRick and Joan Lister watched their son Chris Lister play soccer and volleyball growing up, but he took a full sprint into a new love after high school."He took up running in college to work off stress," Rick said. "Was it three treadmills he destroyed of ours? Then he started running outside."Chris ran marathon after marathon, including his last run in 2012.The last run"He was in second place, gaining on the first-place person, and unfortunately, that put him in the open, that allowed the accident to happen," Rick said.Courtesy: Rick and Joan ListerA car hit Chris, who was only 25 at the time.He suffered a traumatic brain injury."We had to decide on whether to do craniology, where they remove part of the skull so the brain could swell out," Rick said.The accident happened on ...