Month: November 2021

In the first three months of 2021 alone, 596 people died of overdoses in the city — the highest rate of such drug-related deaths in a three-month span since the city began keeping such data in 2000.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — On Tuesday, the FBI announced a $25,000 reward for the man suspected of killing his pregnant girlfriend, Dianna Brice. Authorities issued an arrest warrant for Justin Smith back in April. Dianna Brice and Justin Smith READ MORE: Health Officials Push COVID-19 Boosters As Concern Grows Over Vaccine Effectiveness With Omicron Variant Brice’s

BOSTON (CBS) – The number of breakthrough COVID cases in Massachusetts increased by 6,610 this week. On Tuesday, the state released its weekly report on the number of cases in vaccinated people. READ MORE: December Weather Preview: Could Boston Have A White Christmas? The cumulative count this week was 77,647 people, which is 1.6% of

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — More than 75% of kids and teenagers play video games, after a recent survey found most played even more during the pandemic. But a local addiction group is warning gamers not to get carried away. At Anoka High School, it’s game time. Some juniors and seniors are part of the “Anime and Gaming

UPDATE (3:40 p.m.): Civil rights attorneys Benjamin Crump, Antonio Romanucci and Jeff Storms, who represent the family of Daunte Wright, issue a statement on the fist day of jury selection in the Kim Potter trial. “As jury selection begins in the trial of former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter for the senseless and preventable death

SOUTHLAKE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Police in Southlake are looking for an arsonist (and whomever drove the arsonist) who used fireworks to cause an explosion inside a porta potty. Southlake DPS said it happened on Thursday, Nov. 18 around 7:45 p.m. at 1371 Brumlow Avenue. The incident was caught on Ring video. Police said a white

Three people were killed and six others were injured Tuesday in a shooting at a Michigan high school, authorities said. The lone suspect, a 15-year-old sophomore at the school, was taken into custody without incident, they said.  Police responded to an active shooter at Oxford High School at 12:51 p.m. local time, Oakland County Undersheriff

DANVILLE (CBS SF) – Prosecutors in Contra Costa County have charged a man with multiple felonies in connection with a crime spree in Danville and San Ramon last week. The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office announced that 30-year-old Philander Johnson has been charged with robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, along with two counts

DETROIT (CBS Detroit) — Police are searching for a suspect in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Detroit more than a year ago. According to the Detroit Police Department, the incident happened on March 17, 2020. Police said an unknown suspect in a white 2011 or 2012 Ford Escape struck a 27-year-old pedestrian, fatally injuring

BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA) — A menorah lighting ceremony will be held at Beverly Hills City Hall Tuesday to mark the third night of Hanukkah. 🕎Please join us for the Menorah Lighting Celebration Tuesday, November 30 at 4:30 p.m. on the Crescent side of City Hall. Complimentary parking will be available at 450 N Crescent Dr.

CHICAGO (CBS) — For the first time in more than 30 years, there have been more than 1,000 homicides in Cook County, including 777 in Chicago alone. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said, as of Tuesday, the county’s homicide total stands at 1,009, with more than a month still to go in 2021. Of

More than 1,000 city correction officers were still unvaccinated Tuesday afternoon, fewer than two hours before the Big Apple’s immunization-mandate deadline, The Post has learned.  If the unvaccinated officers don’t get a shot by 5 p.m., they will be put on unpaid leave — adding to the ongoing staffing crisis at Rikers Island. Joining the

Authorities say four family members, including a 20-year-old man who was suspected gunman, were found shot to death in a northeastern Indiana home ByThe Associated Press November 30, 2021, 9:09 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Four family members were found shot to death in

Consumer confidence was tripped up by inflation in November and tumbled to the worst level in nine months, data released Tuesday show. The index of consumer confidence dropped to 109.5 from 111.6 in October, when confidence had risen, the Conference Board said Tuesday. This is the fourth decline in the past five months. Economists had

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to ban so-called ghost guns, joining other big California cities in cracking down on the untraceable, generally homemade firearms that police say have proliferated in the city in recent years. The ordinance, which Mayor Eric Garcetti is expected to sign, bans the possession, sale, purchase, receipt or

Year book: All 21 named storms from the busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane season are seen in a composite image from NOAA’s GOES East satellite. NOAA hide caption toggle caption NOAA The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season is now officially over, ending a period in which eight storms smacked into the U.S. coast. With 21 named storms,