A member of the Corinth Volunteer Fire Department was en route to work when he rescued two brothers from a burning house early Wednesday morning.
Lt. Chris Brogden noticed smoke coming from the home at 4698 U.S. Highway 15 round 6 a.m.and quickly called 911 before running around the structure, according to WRAL-TV.
A woman told Brogden where the two men were sleeping inside the home.
The efforts of Oaks Bluffs firefighters working to put out a New Year's Day house fire were hampered after they discovered a hydrant they attempted to hook their hoses to turned out to be a lawn ornament.
"It was a real fire hydrant," Deputy Chief Tony R. Ferriera told the Martha's Vineyard Patch. "We just didn't know it wasn't a working hydrant until we tried to hook up to it."
An insurance company is offering a reward of as much as $20,000 in an investigation of suspected arson fires at a large lumber yard in southern Lincoln County.
Two recent fires at Anderson Lumber caused more than $1.5 million in damage. The company's insurer, Pennsylvania Lumber, is offering the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the fires.
The Kentucky Arson Task Force is offering a $1,000 reward in the case.
HAVERHILL, Mass. -- Four people are alive today because smoke detectors alerted a sleeping family when a fire broke out in their kitchen at 1:24 a.m. today, according to Dep. Fire Chief Brian Moriarty.
Moriarty said that when the alarms went off, the sound woke up one of the residents, who then woke up his wife and two sleeping children.
They all raced outside the 72 Pleasant View Ave. house and went to a neighbor's across the street to escape the sub-freezing temperatures and high winds. The man then called 911.
Hoses weren't the only things uncoiling at this blaze. Austrian firefighters answering an alarm found something their training didn't prepare them for - a trove of highly venomous snakes.
Fire department spokesman Franz Resperger says 85 fire fighters beat a hasty retreat from a burning barn east of Vienna after a neighbor told them to watch out for the reptiles kept by the owner inside.
One firefighter was hospitalized after being injured fighting an early-morning fire that damaged a line of stores on East Main Street in Smithtown on Wednesday, Suffolk County fire officials said.
It was not immediately clear what fire department the volunteer belonged to or how seriously he might have been injured.
Officials said the firefighter was transported to St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown.
There were no other injuries, police and fire officials said.
San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies, along with County firefighters, rescued two people who fell into a ravine while hiking in the Running Springs area.
Sheriff's Dispatched received a call for a search and rescue about 2:30 p.m. Monday. The initial report stated that the victims had fallen about 200 feet.
Police and most protesters say they don't want trouble, and South Loop business owners surely don’t.
CHICAGO (CBS) – As busy and chaotic as Saturday’s NATO protests and rallies were, Sunday could be even crazier.
A major march and rally are scheduled, ending up in Grant Park.
Police and most protesters say they don’t want trouble, and South Loop business owners surely don’t.
On Sunday, the protesters’ climactic day begins with a rally at noon at the Petrillo Bandshell. Then, as many as 15,000 people will hit the city streets.
“I think we’ll be peaceful, I can’t vouch for the police. I think our one big guarantee that the city will be on good behavior is the fact that so many camera people like yourself will be out there,” organizer Andy Thayer tells CBS 2’s Mike Parker.
The multitudes will head west on Jackson to State Street, then will move south a few blocks to Harrison. There will be extra police attention to one potential hot spot on Harrison: the MB Financial Bank, a symbol of the despised capitalist system.
After a right turn, the thousands will march almost two miles down the fabled Michigan Avenue, where many skittish business owners have boarded up the windows and facades.
The owner of La Cantina restaurant and bar hasn’t boarded it up — yet.
“I have concerns, but we’re going to stay open. We’re going to bring our sidewalk cafe inside. We’re going to be ready to board up in case anything happens,” John Mauro says.
The march will end a few blocks south of the restaurant at Michigan and Cermak. Just outside McCormick Place, a group of Iraq War veterans are pledging to give up their service medals.
Protest organizers had tried to convince NATO officials to come outside and receive those discarded medals. They got nowhere with that idea.
John Danks pitched shutout ball into the seventh for his first win in nearly a month and Dayan Viciedo, A.J. Pierzynski and Adam Dunn homered as the Chicago White Sox beat the Cubs 7-4 on Saturday night.
CHICAGO (AP)—John Danks pitched shutout ball into the seventh for his first win in nearly a month and Dayan Viciedo, A.J. Pierzynski and Adam Dunn homered as the Chicago White Sox beat the Cubs 7-4 on Saturday night.
The White Sox made it two in a row over the Cubs and played without star first baseman Paul Konerko, who’d been hit near the left eye with a pitch Friday and had to leave the game. Konerko had a shiner Saturday, but tests revealed no major damage and he hopes to play again Tuesday.
Danks (3-4) got his first win since April 22, allowing three hits in 6 1-3 innings. It was his third career start at Wrigley Field, where he has allowed just two earned runs in 19 1-3 innings and is 2-0.
Trailing 7-0 going into the bottom of the ninth, the Cubs got two-run homers from Alfonso Soriano and Joe Mather off Zach Stewart.
Viciedo and Pierzynski went back-to-back off Cubs starter Ryan Dempster (0-2) in the third, and Dunn added a solo shot off reliever James Russell in a three-run eighth — his 13th of the season and 42nd of his career against the Cubs.
Viciedo, in the lineup because of Konerko’s absence, connected on his seventh homer in the third inning to give the White Sox a 3-0 lead. The two-run shot just went over leaping center fielder Reed Johnson’s glove and was Viciedo’s fourth homer in his last six games.
Two pitches later, Pierzynski hit a liner to left center that cleared the ivy-covered wall, his sixth of the year.
Dempster, who hasn’t won in a span of 16 starts dating to last Aug. 11, gave up seven hits and four runs with three walks and three strikeouts in six innings.
Danks retired the first 13 batters before Alfonso Soriano doubled with one out in the fifth. Danks also walked Joe Mather before Koyie Hill lined out to end the inning. Pinch-hitter Tony Campana and Johnson singled to open the sixth, but the rally died when Starlin Castro hit into a double play.
The White Sox opened the scoring when Alejandro De Aza singled to start the game, stole second and after a walk to Dunn scored on Viciedo’s RBI single.
Alexei Ramirez had an RBI single in the eighth to make it 6-0 and the White Sox subsequently loaded the bases. Reliever Blake Parker then went to a 3-0 count on De Aza before he had to leave with an injury and Michael Bowden threw ball four, forcing in the seventh run.
Viciedo wasn’t supposed to start any of the three games at Wrigley Field as manager Robin Ventura planned to play Dunn in left field without the DH in a NL park. But when Konerko had to leave Friday’s game in the third inning, Dunn moved to first and Viciedo took over in his familiar left field spot while batting in Konerko’s cleanup slot.
Notes: The White Sox have won 17 of the last 23 against the Cubs. … Viciedo now has 10 RBIs in his last six games. … Dunn also walked four times. … C Koyie Hill, who had been playing Double-A in the Reds’ organization hoping for another shot at the majors, got just that when the Cubs reacquired him and then put him in the lineup Saturday night. Starting catcher Geovany Soto went on the DL after knee surgery and backup Wellington Castillo has a sprained knee ligament. … U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder led the singing during the seventh-inning stretch. World leaders are meeting in Chicago on Sunday and Monday. … The White Sox go for the sweep Sunday sending out Jake Peavy (4-1) to face Paul Maholm (4-2).
President Obama has arrived in Chicago for the two-day NATO summit that is being held in his hometown amid protests by demonstrators.
CHICAGO (CBS) — President Obama has arrived in Chicago for the two-day NATO summit that is being held in his hometown amid protests by demonstrators.
Air Force One touched down at O’Hare International Airport shortly before 8:30 p.m. Saturday, hours after the president concluded the G8 conference at Camp David. Obama and his wife, Michelle, were greeted by Mayor Emanuel, the president’s former White House chief of staff.
City officials earlier Saturday said Columbus Drive would be closed between Illinois Street and Wacker Drive, presumably for security reasons connected with the two-day NATO conference, which concludes Monday. More than 50 heads of state are attending the summit at McCormick Place, and a large section of Lake Shore Drive has been closed, also for security reasons.
A major issue for NATO members is security in Afghanistan, and the international organization’s military policies have sparked protests across Chicago in the days leading up to summit. Police have made a relative handful of arrests as demonstrators have held marches and at times shut down traffic.
Just 24 hours after taking a 90 miles per hour pitch to the face, Paul Konerko talked about how he was doing, "I feel good but obviously I have a black eye and it's really swollen, said the Sox 1st baseman. "It's just a matter of getting the swelling down but fortunately there was no fractures or any other damage".
By: David Schuster
Just 24 hours after taking a 90 miles per hour pitch to the face, Paul Konerko talked about how he was doing, “I feel good but obviously I have a black eye and it’s really swollen, said the Sox 1st baseman. “It’s just a matter of getting the swelling down but fortunately there was no fractures or any other damage”.
Konerko said he was fortunate that he didn’t suffer any further problems, “Yea, anytime you get hit up high the damage can be significant. But within 5 or 10 seconds other then my vision being obstructed by the swelling I knew there was no damage to the eyeball.
Some people actually though that Jeff Samardzija was throwing at Konerko on purpose but the Sox Captain knew better, “I know he was coming up and in but the pitch just got a bit away from him and unfortunately made contact”.
Konerko sat out Saturday night’s game and his return is up in the air, “As soon as I can see unobstructed I will be right back in there. I could be back in there Sunday but with the scheduled day off on Monday the worst case scenario is to be back in the lineup by Tuesday”.
And Konerko well knows that with a black and blue eye comes a lot of ribbing from his teammates, “Oh no question. This is one of those injuries that I’m going to hear about it for a while. It happened with Gordon (Beckham) last year and I know it will be the same for me. You definitely get some guys who will kid you about your manhood or why you are being so soft”.
Jason Dufner shot a 1-under 69 on Saturday, enough to keep a one-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Byron Nelson Championship.
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Jason Dufner shot a 1-under 69 on Saturday, enough to keep a one-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Byron Nelson Championship.
On a day when nine players had or shared the lead, Dufner was the one on top alone for the second day in a row when play was done. He was at 8-under 202.
Jason Day shot a 67, with his only bogey coming after missing a short putt on the 18th hole. He was a stroke back along with J.J. Henry and Dicky Pride. Henry also had a 67, and Pride shot a 69.
Vijay Singh had a 66 and was two strokes back. Matt Kuchar, who won The Players Championship last weekend, was four shots back after a 72 with an up-and-down back nine.
Kuchar still has a chance to become the first PGA Tour player since Tiger Woods in 2009 to win in consecutive weeks.
Dufner got his first PGA Tour victory three weeks ago at New Orleans, then took a week off to get married before returning to play at The Players Championship last week.
Dufner’s only bogey came at the 528-yard par-4 third hole, when he knew right away that his drive wasn’t a good one. He immediately dropped his club to watch as the ball flew into a bunker on the left side of the fairway, opposite the water on the right where he hit his tee shot the previous day.
He got that stroke back with a 10-foot birdie putt at No. 6, and had pars the rest of the way except for the 14-foot birdie at the par-4 14th.
Day was bogey-free and 8 under until his par putt of less than 2 feet at the 18th hole rimmed around the cup and rolled back toward him.
The 2010 Nelson champion, Day finished fifth last year in his only other appearance on the TPC as Four Seasons course.
Henry had three birdies on the back nine after two bogeys on the easier front nine. Pride has been playing professionally for 20 years, and his only PGA Tour victory was in 1994.
PGA rookie Jonas Blixt from Sweden (67) and Marc Leishman (71) were tied for sixth at 205.
Ryan Palmer, the 2011 Nelson runner-up after losing in a playoff, shot a 72 in the final group. He was with Kuchar and defending Nelson champion Keegan Bradley (71) in a group of eight at 206.
Kuchar was 8 under and leading after consecutive birdies to start his back nine, with a 32-foot putt at No. 10 and hitting his approach at No. 11 inside 3 feet.
After hitting his tee shot at No. 12 into a fairway bunker, he had a chance to save par but missed a 6-foot putt. His tee shot at the 180-yard 13th stopped 4 inches from the pin for a tap-in birdie that got him back to 8 under and the lead, but that didn’t last long.
An errant drive on No. 14 led to a drop, then he had to punch back into the fairway before his approach to the back fringe of the green and a double bogey. His approach out of the rough at the next hole found a greenside bunker and he missed a 7-footer for par.
He didn’t have a par on the back nine until the par-5 16th, when the smiling Kuchar has his closest show of frustration, slapping his palms together walking off the green after his 7-foot birdie try rolled just past the hole.
Bradley was only one stroke off the lead when his drive at No. 11 was way right. His shot from there went over the green and trickled into the water, leading to a triple bogey that took him to 4 under, where he finished.
Phil Mickelson, the world’s 10th-ranked player, had five birdies and four bogeys for a 69 and was six strokes behind Dufner, the same as Friday.
At No. 18, where Mickelson finished with a double bogey Friday, he holed a 42-foot chip shot from behind the green.
Two vehicles in the funeral procession Saturday morning for slain newlywed Estrella Carrera were involved in a traffic crash on their way to an Evergreen Park cemetery.
CHICAGO (STMW) – Two vehicles in the funeral procession Saturday morning for slain newlywed Estrella Carrera were involved in a traffic crash on their way to an Evergreen Park cemetery.
The crash occurred just before 11 a.m. outside Kraft Foods’ Nabisco bakery at 7300 S. Kedzie Ave. One or more vehicles knocked down a large sign outside the plant, according to an eyewitness.
Chicago Police news affairs confirmed that two vehicles were involved in a crash, but it was unclear whether anyone was injured. One of the vehicles was being driven by an employee of Foran Funeral Home, an employee at the funeral home said. She said the Summit funeral home, where Carrera was waked on Friday, did not have all of the details of what happened, and that more than 200 vehicles were in the funeral procession.
More than 200 mourners were at St. Rita of Cascia, 6243 S. Fairfield Ave., Chicago for Carrera’s funeral. The procession had left the church and was heading to St. Mary’s Cemetery at 87th Street and Pulaski Avenue.
The 26-year-old mother of two was found stabbed to death May 12 in her Burbank condo’s bathtub. She was wearing a silver sequined cocktail dress she wore to celebrate her wedding.
Her groom, Arnoldo Jimenez, 30, of Chicago, is wanted for her murder. Authorities believe he fled Illinois for a Texas town near the Mexican border to avoid prosecution for first-degree murder, according to an FBI murder. Authorities said Jimenez’ parents live in Mexico.
At the church, some mourners wore black T-shirts bearing a photo of Carerra and the words “In Loving Memory,” along with her birth and death dates.
Police asked, at the family’s request, that media not be allowed inside the church during the funeral mass.
At Carrera’s wake, her uncle, Pedro Terazas, remembered her as a little girl.
“She was real friendly to everyone,” Terazas said of Estrella Carerra. “It’s terrible, this situation right now. All the family is destroyed.”
Carrera was the mother of a 2-year-old son, who Jimenez fathered, and she has an 8-year-old daughter.
Eileen Puchalski, who teaches Carrera’s daughter at Lee Elementary School on Chicago’s Southwest Side, described Carrera as a caring parent who was very involved in her daughter’s education. She said the girl is a straight-A student.
Puchalski said that when she saw the girl inside the funeral home, she gave her a big hug and a magazine featuring Justin Bieber.
“She’s a well-rounded, beautiful little girl, and my heart breaks for her,” Puchalski said.
Altrisha Sitko, 30, of Chicago’s West Lawn community, knew Carrera from seeing her at school events. Their daughters are in the same class.
“It’s really sad what happened to her,” she said. “I wish the best for her daughter and her family.”
Sitko claimed she spoke with Carrera on May 9 — two days before she wed Jimenez — and Carrera expressed reservations about marrying him.
“She was saying the reason she was getting married is that he was going to take her kids from her,” Sitko said. “She was really scared, and that was the last time I talked to her.”
While friends and family grieved for Carrera on Saturday, authorities continued to search for Jimenez.
An FBI warrant issued Thursday said authorities had tracked the use of Jimenez’s cell phone on May 13 — the day Carrera’s body was found — to Hidalgo, Texas, which is on the Mexican border.
Family members told police Jimenez spoke with his sister by phone that day, telling her he had a bad fight with his wife and left her bleeding, according to the FBI.
Jimenez also told another “close associate” that he was leaving Illinois, and if questioned by police, he should tell them he went to Mexico, the FBI said.
Protesters clashed several times on Saturday with police in the Loop, shutting down streets during a nearly six hour march through the city.
UPDATED: 5/19/2012, 9:10 p.m.
CHICAGO (CBS) – Protesters clashed several times on Saturday with police in the Loop, shutting down streets and creating traffic jams during a meandering march through the city over several hours.
Demonstrators had shut down South Michigan Avenue and were chanting, standing and sitting in the street near Roosevelt University at 8:30 p.m. before moving on.
They then moved down Michigan Avenue and had a standoff with police on horseback near the Art Institute — where Mrs. Obama is scheduled to hold a NATO reception on Sunday. Just past 9 p.m., they turned up Randolph, heading west. There was a brief skirmish outside the Walgreen’s at the corner of State and Randolph. Eventually, the group ended back at LaSalle and Jackson, where the march started in the mid-afternoon.
Some demonstrators got aggressive with police and surrounded police vehicles. In one incident, a CBS 2 photographer saw a surrounded police van lurch forward, which pushed a protester onto the ground near Willis Tower at about 9:45 p.m. The demonstrator was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, but details weren’t available.
Around 7:30 p.m., a group of several hundred were seen scuffling with police outside the CBS 2 Broadcast Center at Dearborn and Washington. Several police in riot helmets let the demonstrators pass after the brief encounter.
Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said police anticipated the tactics of the protesters and were responding with restraint.
“It’s like herding cats, but the cops are doing an amazing job,” he told CBS 2′s Mike Puccinelli.
A few minutes after the Washington-Dearborn confrontation, police clashed again with protesters at Balbo and State and police were seen arresting demonstrators. One protester told CBS 2 he was trying to challenge the police line.
Officers on horseback were seen trying to control the crowd.
WBBM Newsradio’s Mike Krauser reported one protester was struck in the face by an officer and required medical treatment. There have been reports of several arrests, but the exact number is not known.
The protesters then moved east down Washington and then headed south on State Street. They eventually ended up near Grant Park.
Earlier, protesters clashed with police on Saturday in the South Loop.
The group was seen scuffling with officers who had blocked their march at 18th street just west of Michigan Avenue.
At least one protester was arrested after shoving with officers around 5:20 p.m.
The group had started its march around 3:30 p.m. at LaSalle and Jackson to protest the arrest of the so-called NATO 3, three visiting demonstrators who were charged with plotting to attack key targets with Molotov cocktails.
They had marched in the Loop to Daley Plaza at the start of their protest. They then began moving east on Washington Street to Michigan Avenue, where they proceeded south to 18th.
Protesters sit in Grant Park following a five hour march through the streets of downtown Chicago. (Credit: Rick Kramer/CBS Chicago)
After that altercation the group, which was estimated at a few hundred people, began walking back north on State Street. They then were blocked by police at State and Harrison. The streets around that area were shut down briefly.
After a brief standoff, the group then headed west on Harrison.
The first baseman says he hopes to play Tuesday when the White Sox meet Minnesota.
CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox star Paul Konerko is out of the lineup, a day after he was hit near the left eye by a pitch against the Chicago Cubs.
The first baseman says he hopes to play Tuesday when the White Sox meet Minnesota.
Konerko underwent tests Friday that revealed no major damage after being hit by Jeff Samardzija. Konerko had a black eye and a cut near his nose hours before the first pitch Saturday night at Wrigley Field.
Konerko homered in the first inning Friday and then was hit by a high pitch in the third inning. Adam Dunn started at first Saturday night.
The death of a west suburban man who was shot multiple times in front of his home has been ruled a homicide, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said Saturday.
MAYWOOD, Ill. (STMW) - The death of a west suburban man who was shot multiple times in front of his home has been ruled a homicide, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said Saturday.
Mark Finley, 22, of the 1000 block of South 14th Avenue in Maywood, was pronounced dead at 12:13 a.m. at Loyola University Medical Center, the medical examiner’s office said, adding that Finley was shot in front of his house.
An autopsy conducted Saturday determined Finley died of multiple gunshot wounds, the medical examiner’s office said.
A spokesman for the Maywood Police Department did not return calls for comment.
An additional mile of Lake Shore Drive north all the way to Navy Pier will be closed beginning Sunday afternoon.
CHICAGO (CBS) — An additional mile of Lake Shore Drive north all the way to Navy Pier will be closed beginning Sunday afternoon.
Lake Shore Drive is already closed in both directions between Balbo Drive and Oakwood Boulevard, to prevent traffic from getting too close to McCormick Place during the NATO Summit.
Now, the Office of Emergency Management and Communications has announced the temporary closure of Lake Shore Drive from Grand Avenue to McCormick Place, between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. Sunday.
The new closure will shut down virtually the entire downtown section of Lake Shore Drive.
As it is, just north of Balbo Drive, the southbound Drive funnels off to one lane, and at Balbo, Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation snow plows are lined up for several blocks to cut off access to the south.
Also, the Stevenson Expressway is also closed between the Dan Ryan Expressway junction and Lake Shore Drive. CBS 2’s Derrick Young advises avoiding Lake Shore Drive and the Stevenson altogether.
Authorities have also closed Columbus Drive from Illinois to Wacker until further notice.
Police have released a sketch of the gunman wanted in three shootings across two states. It started in Beecher, Ill. and ended in Lowell, Ind. The suspect is a heavyset white male, last seen driving a pickup truck. A manhunt is underway.
Walter Jacobson says something's not right about the Whittier Elementary School standoff. This week, CPS had the heat turned off at a school fieldhouse they determined was unsafe. Some parents want to turn it into a library and not see it demolished.
Archie Panjabi stars as a take-no-prisoners investigator in "The Good Wife." She has been critically acclaimed for the role. CBS 2's Kate Sullivan had the pleasure of meeting her and finding out if she is as intriguing off-screen as she is on-screen.
Police say an armed and dangerous gunman is still on the loose after three men were shot in Beecher, Ill. and one man was shot in Lowell, Ind. CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez reports.
Rahm Emanuel's residency has threatened to become a major legal issue in the race to succeed Mayor Daley. He rented his home when he moved to Washington two years ago to be White House Chief of Staff, which he calls a non-issue in his campaign.
Cook County Board President Todd Stroger is in hot water again. This time, the problem involves a top aide, Carla Oglesby, who's been charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
Veterinarians have warned pet owners to think twice before treating their dogs or cats with over-the-counter medication for fleas and ticks. CBS 2's Mary Kay Kleist reports.
Police say a gunman is on the loose. He's already shot three people in Beecher, Ill. in Will County. Then he headed east to Lowell, Ind. and opened fire on another man. CBS 2's Mike Parker reports.
She can only mouth words and is paralyzed on much of the left side of her body. Gabriela Cedillo was severely injured as an extra on the set of Transofmers 3. Her family is now filing a lawsuit. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports.
A top aide to Cook County Board President Todd Stroger has resigned amid charges she bilked taxpayers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in PR contracts. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports the corruption investigation isn't over.
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