JENKINTOWN, Pa. (CBS) — A longtime Montgomery County police chief stepped down Friday after a decades-long career. Jenkintown Police’s Albert DiValentino is retiring after being with the borough for more than 30 years. The chief’s last day on payroll is Friday, but he took off for New Year’s Eve, so he turned in his badge…
Month: December 2021
School District Of Philadelphia Plans To Resume In-Person Learning Tuesday Despite COVID Surge
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Schools around the area have made various different decisions about how to return after the holiday break. The School District of Philadelphia plans to resume full in-person learning on Tuesday despite the current COVID surge. The school district says it has been consulting with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health and Children’s…
Amazon driver rescues baby and parents from Colorado fire
SUPERIOR, Colo. (KDVR) – If Mary Stanley’s husband hadn’t bought a bike pump on Amazon, they may have met a different fate on Thursday when the Marshall Fire ripped through their community. The family car had a dead battery, so Stanley’s husband ordered the bike pump so he could travel by bike. Like many parents…
Wave of canceled flights from omicron closes out 2021
More canceled flights frustrated air travelers on the final day of 2021 and appeared all but certain to inconvenience hundreds of thousands more over the New Year’s holiday weekend. Airlines blamed many of the cancellations on crew shortages related to the spike in COVID-19 infections, along with wintry weather in parts of the United States. By…
‘Wait, what?’ tops school’s annual banished words list
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) — The judges of a Michigan university’s cheeky annual “Banished Words List” have a message for texting and tweeting Americans: Your “wait, what?” joke is lame. The phrase topped Lake Superior State University in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula lighthearted list of 10 “winners” chosen from among more than 1,250 submissions of…
Celebrities react to death of TV legend Betty White
(NewsNation Now) — In the wake of Betty White’s passing, fans and fellow comedians are sharing their goodbyes alongside some of their favorite memories of the TV and film icon, who died just weeks before her 100th birthday. Our national treasure, Betty White, has passed just before her 100th birthday. Our Sue Ann Nivens, our…
Police seek missing at-risk Oceanside senior
OCEANSIDE, Calif. (CNS) – A lookout was on for an at-risk senior who left his residence and drove away unattended in a vehicle Friday morning, Oceanside Police said. A Peruvian man identified as 89-year-old Napoleon Tafur left his residence in the 3600 block of Fordham Court in Oceanside about 6:55 a.m., police said. He was…
Q&A with 49ers’ quarterback Trey Lance in advance of likely start vs. Houston
Trey Lance, the 49ers rookie quarterback who is the likely starter against the Houston Texans, spoke with the media Friday for the first time since Oct. 10 when he started a 17-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Here is the entirety of the press conference done via zoom teleconference: Q: Heard a lot about how…
Winter Weather Advisory issued for parts of St. Louis area; snow possible
ST. LOUIS — A wintry mix of rain, ice, sleet, and light snow is possible for parts of the FOX 2 viewing area this New Year’s weekend A Winter Weather Advisory will go into effect for several counties in the region from 6 a.m. Saturday until 6 a.m. Sunday. Those counties include: Lincoln County Gasconade…
Freezing Temps Are Coming; It’s Time To Winterize Your Home
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – We may have just had the warmest Christmas day on record, but that’s surely going to change into the new year. Temperatures are expected to plummet over the weekend, and aside from grabbing a coat, experts say there’s some things you should do to winterize your home. “It comes out of…