AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man who pleaded guilty to a southwest Austin carjacking in 2020 was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison Jan. 14. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Darrell Morgan Watts. Jr., 24, previously convicted of a separate felony, also pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm during a federal violent crime. MAP:…
How MLK’s 13-Year-Old Granddaughter Thinks You Should Spend the Holiday
At just 13, Yolanda Renee King is already a seasoned speaker and activist. Many might have first noticed the similarities between her and her grandfather, the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., when she took the stage at the 2018 March For Our Lives student-led demonstration in Washington, D.C., to talk about gun control. Or perhaps…
Monday’s high school basketball scores
North Lawndale’s Damarion Wyatt (2) shoots the ball as Lincoln Park’s Jalen Calloway (2) blocks. | Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times All the scores from around the area. Please send scores and corrections to [email protected] Monday, January 17, 2022 CATHOLIC – CROSSOVER Mount Carmel at Providence, 6:00 PUBLIC LEAGUE WHITE-CENTRAL King at Dunbar, 2:00 PUBLIC LEAGUE…
Everyone is not a COVID expert
Kendra Beard gets a nasopharyngeal swab sample to test for COVID-19 at Roseland Community Hospital on the Far South Side, Wednesday morning, Jan. 5, 2022. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times When it comes to an illness like COVID-19, which has killed over 5 million people worldwide, why are you choosing not to listen to the experts? Too…
Family Of Amazon Delivery Driver Killed When Tornado Hit Downstate Warehouse To File Lawsuit
CHICAGO (CBS) — The family of an Amazon delivery driver who was killed when a tornado hit a warehouse in downstate Edwardsville last month plans to file a lawsuit against the online retail giant. Attorneys with Chicago-based Clifford Law Offices said they will file the lawsuit on Monday in Madison County Circuit Court, on behalf…
CBS 2 News Chicago Launches First Alert Weather
CHICAGO (CBS) — CBS 2 News Chicago today launched a new weather forecast model — First Alert — to help digital users and traditional television viewers stay on top of Chicago’s dynamic weather. As CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon explains, First Alert Weather is not a slogan. It is a promise and a commitment…
University Of Michigan Board Fires President Mark Schlissel Due To ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ With Employee
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS Detroit/AP) — Mark Schlissel has been removed as president of the University of Michigan due to an alleged “inappropriate relationship with a university employee,” the school said Saturday on its website. The University of Michigan Board of Regents said the removal was effective immediately. According to the announcement on the website,…
Police: 2 Men Shot, Killed Outside Hazel Park Rental Hall
HAZEL PARK, Mich. (CBS Detroit/AP) — Two men have been shot and killed inside a vehicle parked outside a rental hall in Hazel Park. According to a report from The Detroit News, police were dispatched at about 4:45 p.m. to the Timeless Gallery on John R Road. Two men were found dead in a black…
Court: Emails Between Judge, Prosecutor Didn’t Spoil Allegan County Trial
ALLEGAN, Mich. (AP) — A man convicted of criminal sexual conduct doesn’t deserve a new trial despite learning that the judge was sharing her opinion of the case through emails with the Allegan County prosecutor, the Michigan Court of Appeals said. Daniel Loew had been granted a new trial, but the 2-1 decision by the…
Police Say 2 Men Climb Up To 2nd Floor Of Brooklyn Building, Smash Their Way Into Cell Phone Store
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The NYPD is looking for two suspects who robbed a Brooklyn cell phone store. It happened at around 4 a.m. last Wednesday at 18th Street and Kings Highway. Police say two men used a ladder to break into a second floor window of the building. Once inside, they broke through a…