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Woman critical after being found unresponsive on CTA train

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:39 GMT

CHICAGO — A woman is hospitalized in critical condition after being found unresponsive on a CTA train.Police said the unidentified woman was found by transit employees on a train car around 1:35 a.m. Thursday in the 0-100 block of East Roosevelt.The woman was transported to Stroger Hospital and is listed in critical condition with a laceration to her face and contusions, according to police. Rideshare driver shot, in critical condition after apparent carjacking in Austin neighborhood The circumstances surrounding the incident are unknown at this time.Area Three Detectives are investigating.

2 teens charged with robbery, possession of stolen vehicle: CPD

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:39 GMT

CHICAGO -- Two teens are facing charges after a car was stolen on the Far North Side Wednesday evening.According to police, a 16-year-old boy faces felony charges of robbery armed with firearm and possessing a stolen vehicle. A 15-year-old boy is charged with a felony count of armed with firearm and a misdemeanor count of criminal trespassing to vehicle. Driver carjacked, battered at gas station on North Side: Police The teens were arrested in the 1600 block of West Monroe Street around 4:46 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. They were identified as the individuals who less than 30 minutes earlier, took property at gunpoint from a 26-year-old woman in the 100 block of West Elm Street in Gold Coast.Officers quickly located the individuals with a stolen vehicle. The teens were placed into custody and charged accordingly. There is no additional information at this time.

83-year-old man struck, killed in Northwest Indiana after getting mail

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:39 GMT

LAKE COUNTY, Ind. — An elderly man was struck and killed Tuesday evening moments after getting his mail.Officers with the Lake County Sherriff's Department responded to a call just after 5:40 p.m. in the 13700 block of Chase Street, located in unincorporated Crown Point, on the report of a pedestrian struck.Officers at the scene located an 83-year-old man, later identified as Raymond Chermak, trapped underneath a vehicle.Police believe Chermak crossed the street to get his mail and was returning when he either kneeled over or bent for an unknown reason in the roadway.A 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander, driven by a 42-year-old woman, began braking after noticing him in the roadway. She was unable to stop and struck Chermak.He was pronounced dead at the scene. Woman in toll road crash struck, killed by alleged intoxicated driver in Northwest Indiana Police said there was no indication that drugs, alcohol or speed played a factor.

House republicans say border situation is "unconscionable"

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:39 GMT

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - House Republicans criticized President Joe Biden Wednesday for what they call a catastrophe at the southern border. At the same time, the White House accuses the group of dodging the opportunity to address the issue.Republicans say making changes at the border is necessary and inaction is a threat to the country's national security.House Speaker Mike Johnson and more than 60 House Republicans from across the country took a tour of the southern border."The situation here and across the country is truly unconscionable. We would describe it as both heartbreaking and infuriating," said Johnson.The trip gave lawmakers an opportunity to hear from border patrol agents as well as put pressure on the president to put strict immigration policies in place."The administration has done next to nothing to protect the border, but we've all seen with our own eyes, they've opened the border wide to the entire world," added Johnson.Congressman Marc Molinaro of New York said, “T...

Dean's A-List Interview: Real-life subjects of the Bradley Cooper-directed film 'Maestro'

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:39 GMT

In his latest A-List Interview, WGN's Dean Richards sits down with some of the real-life subjects of the Bradley Cooper-directed film "Maestro." Jamie, Alexander and Nina, the children of Leonard and Felicia Montealegre Bernstein, talk about how the film — expected to be a big awards contender —portrays their family life and their famous conductor father, played by Cooper. Dean’s Home Video: Dan Levy stars in ‘Good Grief’ and much more in the first picks of 2024 Dean’s A-List Interview: Dan Levy Get Dean’s reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean’s Downloads weekly newsletter. You’ll also get his Dean Cooks recipes too!

Austin-based Blackdot launches futurist way to tattoo

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:39 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin startup has built one of the world’s first automatic tattooing devices.Blending man and machinery, Blackdot is now tattooing customers at its studio in East Austin.The first customer to receive a custom design was Kevin Rose, a technology entrepreneur who flew in from Los Angeles to receive his tattoo. PREVIOUS: High-tech tattoo startup in Austin launches automated device “It literally looks like there's a picture that’s been put onto my arm, it's just insane,” he said. “No one's done this type of high-resolution tattooing before."With dozens of dots the size of a human hair, the Blackdot device discovers each client’s skin characteristics.Blending man and machinery, Blackdot is now tattooing customers at its studio in East Austin.These dots are compared against its skin database to determine which settings — number of punctures and puncture depth — will yield the perfect black dot for that client’s preferred tattoo location."When that needle actually hit...

Albany man arrested twice in lengthy drug sale investigation

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:39 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- An Albany man was arrested twice amid a lengthy drug sale investigation that began in the spring of 2023. Davon Sisnett, 36, faces a slew of charges. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! In the spring of 2023, state police say they received information that Sisnett was handling and selling illicit drugs. The investigation led to police executing a search warrant at his home in Albany on December 8, 2023. State Police say they seized multiple controlled substances, a large sum of money, and drug paraphernalia. Sisnett was arrested at the scene. Original charges:Second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substanceThird-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (four counts)Fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substanceSecond-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia Warren County agencies to host discussion on local human trafficking Sisnett was taken to Latham State Police f...

Liquor store in Schenectady closing after 20 years

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:39 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Vineyard Wines & Spirits, located at 3770 Carman Road in Schenectady, is closing its doors after 20 years. Owner Tom Vincent has decided to retire. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! For 16 years, Vineyard Wines & Spirits was located on Hamburg Street in Rotterdam, Vincent told NEWS10. Due to construction on Hamburg Street in 2017, Vincent moved the store to Carman Plaza, opening in November 2019.The liquor store never fully recovered from the hit it took during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Vincent. Already in his late 60s, Vincent said some heath complications and him getting older contributed to his decision to retire. TGI Fridays closes in Stuyvesant Plaza "I really want to get back to doing artwork, as I am a former comic book artist, having worked in that industry for 14 years on titles like Thor, Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Silver Surfer, Conan the Barbarian, Wolverine, an...

Pedestrian who may have been bicycling killed in fatal crash in Commerce City

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:39 GMT

A pedestrian who may have been riding a bike was killed late Wednesday in a crash with a motorist in Commerce City.The crash, in the 6400 block of Colo. 2, was reported by the Commerce City Police Department on X at 10:15 p.m.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | 2 pedestrians killed, 3 others injured in 5 Denver metro area crashes this weekend Crime and Public Safety | Woman hit, killed by driver in Aurora Crime and Public Safety | Love ’em or hate ’em, Denver’s 45 new traffic circles change the way drivers navigate the city Crime and Public Safety | Fatal Arvada horse crash sparks calls for change from Jefferson County equestrians Crime and Public Safety | Woman killed in auto-pedestrian crash in Lakewood According to the announcement, the driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene. The message described the victim as a pedestrian but noted they may have been on a bike.Other detail...

Denver weather: Light snowfall expected across metro area on Thursday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:39 GMT

National Weather Service forecasters say freezing drizzle and fog are likely to cause slick driving conditions across the Eastern Plains on Thursday morning, while most of the state will see light snowfall Thursday and Friday nights.Light snow, in two rounds, will impact mountains, foothills, Palmer Divide & eastern plains through early Sat AM. Generally negligible travel impacts; locally minor at most. Watch for fog this AM!Note: Snow forecast covers both rounds, this PM/tonight, and Friday PM/night #COwx pic.twitter.com/FgawF3MSzs— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) January 4, 2024According to forecasters at the agency’s Boulder office, the freezing fog, which contains pockets of freezing drizzle, is expected to spread across much of the Interstate 76 corridor, including some north Denver metro suburbs. Visibility is expected to be reduced to a quarter-mile. A dense fog advisory is in effect until 9 a.m.Observations and webcams show dense fog has developed across portions o...