LAWRENCE COUNTY, Pa. --

Firefighters in New Wilmington, Lawrence County said they're in shock after a fatal accident involving a fellow firefighter's father.

Chief Dick Wilson said they were called to a fatal accident on Wednesday morning.

Wilson said the victim's son, who responded to the accident, learned of his father's death at the scene.

"He was there responding. He saw the car and recognized it. We grabbed him and kept him away and brought him back to the station," said Wilson.

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.

A Marshfield firefighter was injured Saturday after a branch from a burning tree fell on him.

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.

VIENNA --

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.

DARIEN, Ill. (CBS) — In 2011, cancer killed nearly 600,000 Americans nationwide.

So, when you think of a cancer fundraiser, you don’t think of something that resembles a celebration.

But you don’t know the Cancer Smashers.

In the high school gym at Eisenhower Junior High last week, a pep rally was held to end cancer, complete with videos, cheerleaders, a band and inspirational speakers.

Cancer Smashers is the brainchild of the H Foundation, which funds cancer research through the Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern. Many of the 10- to 17-year-olds have already visited there.

“The kids created this. It was their vision, they wanted some friendly competition to get the word out in the community,” the foundation’s Dena Provenzano told CBS 2’s Rob Johnson.

Some of the kids in the foundation attend Eisenhower, and their vision was to challenge their rivals at nearby Lakeview Junior High in Downers Grove to a fundraiser. Several of the Lakeview kids had the courage to walk into the enemy’s lair, all in the name of cancer.

“Someone I know in my family has cancer, so it’s important for me to help end cancer for other families, too,” Sara Casey said.

For $1, the kids at each school will be buying fists in honor of someone, which will go up in the hallways of each respective school. By week’s end, the school with the most fists sold will be the winner.

Principals have stoked their kids’ competitive fires, taken a fierce rivalry and turned into a teaching moment.

CHICAGO (STMW) — Police are looking for two men carrying guns who ordered everyone in a South Side Metra station to the ground last week, then took money and valuables from them.

At 1:38 p.m. on Jan. 19, the men entered the Metra station in the 800 block of East 95th Street with handguns out, ordered everyone to the floor and demanded all of their money and valuables, an alert from Calumet Area detectives said.

The suspects were described as black males between 18 and 25, 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-9, and 155 to 165 pounds. One was wearing a black puffy winter vest, light brown sweatshirt and light brown baseball cap. The other had on beige pants and a black hooded sweat jacket.

Anyone with information should call detectives at (312) 747-8273 or send tips to area2tip@Chicagopolice.org.

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MILWAUKEE — The Chicago Wolves scored two first-period goals and hung on for a 2-1 Amtrak Rivalry win over the Milwaukee Admirals Friday night at the Bradley Center.

Forwards Steve Reinprecht and Mark Mancari each scored for Chicago and goaltender Matt Climie made 30 saves, including 19 in the third period, to lead the team to its third straight victory.

Chicago (24-16-1-3) opened scoring just 18 seconds after the opening faceoff. Defenseman Kevin Connauton’s shot from the near point was stopped by Milwaukee goaltender Jeremy Smith, who coughed up a rebound and Reinprecht was at the doorstop to bury the puck home.

The Wolves doubled their lead on the power play at 17:16 of the first period. Right wing Darren Haydar held the puck behind the net and fed Reinprecht in the slot whose shot was stopped Smith but the rebound bounced to the stick of Mancari who flicked a shot past Smith.

Smith (18-12-1) posted 17 saves on 19 shots.

Milwaukee (22-17-1-1) ended Climie’s (14-6-0) shutout bid with 4:12 left in the game when the Wolves netminder denied defenseman Victor Bartley’s initial shot but he kicked the rebound out to right wing Ryan Thang in the slot who slammed home the Admirals only goal.

The Wolves return to the Allstate Arena after the All-Star break to face off against the Rockford IceHogs in an Illinois Lottery Cup matchup at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3.

– Chicago Wolves

CHICAGO (AP) — Derrick Rose scored a season-high 34 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 107-100 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.

Rose outdueled Milwaukee counterpart Brandon Jennings, hitting 14 of 24 from the floor and scoring 18 of his points in the second half.

Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 13 rebounds and Joakim Noah added 15 points and 16 rebounds as Chicago bounced back from its first home loss of the season against Indiana on Wednesday.

Jennings led Milwaukee with 25 points and seven rebounds. Rookie Jon Leuer scored all 19 of his points in the second half.

The Bucks played without center Andrew Bogut, who fractured his left ankle in a win at Houston on Wednesday. The Bucks are now 0-6 without Bogut this season.

Former Bull Drew Gooden started in place of Bogut and had 23 points, 15 rebounds and six assists.

The Bulls have won six straight against the Bucks.

After the Bulls pushed their lead to 14 in the fourth quarter, Milwaukee closed within six behind Leuer, who led a 16-8 run and scored 13 points in the period.

Rose hit a runner from the baseline with 2:44 left, extending the lead to eight, and the Bulls led by at least five the rest of the way.

Jennings entered the game on a hot streak, averaging 26 points over his previous five games. On Friday, he surpassed the 20-point mark for the sixth straight time, the longest streak of his career.

The reigning MVP was even one-upped by Jennings in the first quarter when the third-year player had 16 points in just over 10 minutes. Jennings hit three 3-pointers and six of eight shots overall in the period.

The Bulls led 51-50 at the break, mostly thanks to 13 offensive rebounds and 17 second-chance points in the first half.

Chicago started the second half on a 16-4 run and stretched its lead to as many as 13 points in the third quarter. Rose rarely looked to pass and scored 14 points in the period, giving him 30 entering the final 12 minutes.

NOTES: Milwaukee announced on Friday that Bogut is expected to miss eight to 12 weeks. . The Bulls played without two starters. Forward Luol Deng missed his third straight game with a sprained left wrist. Guard Richard Hamilton was a late scratch because of a bruised right thigh. Hamilton missed 10 games earlier this season with a sore left groin. . . The Bucks were seeking their first four-game road win streak since taking six straight away from home from Feb. 5 to Feb. 27, 2010. Milwaukee lost its first eight road games this season. . According to Stats, Inc., the Bulls have won 18 consecutive regular season games when Boozer has scored at least 14 points, the longest active streak in the NBA. . The Bulls don’t play at home again until Feb. 14 because the United Center will be taken over by Disney on Ice. Chicago will play its next nine games on the road.

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Violence on Chicago high school campuses seems to be a growing problem. But not at one inner-city school.

CBS2’s Mike Parker reports on what appears to be an amazing success story.

There are no metal detectors, no police officers stationed outside or in the halls. The 592  students, mostly minority from low-income backgrounds, wear neat uniforms. There’s no boisterous horseplay between classes.

This is Rauner College Prep, a city charter high school, where there’s never been an arrest or a gang fight.

Seventeen-year-old junior Mario Picon describes it as a “completely safe environment,” and says he never feels threatened.

Principal Mindy Sjoblum says teachers and administrators run a tight ship and that they “sweat the small stuff.”  Chewing gum is banned, healthy foods are required, students must get to class on time.

“We insist that those things happen and all the adults in this building are on the same page,” Sjoblum says.

But Rauner is no reformatory.  They mean it when they call it college prep.  From the day the kids get off the waiting list and walk inside, their goals are clear.

“It’s become a school where kids can  come and focus purely on  being students,” AP Calculus teacher Jacob Lessem says.

“They know that every single teacher here wants them to go to school, to college and it’s their only option,” another instructor, civics teacher Jennifer Reid, says.

Last year, every member of the graduating class was accepted at a college or university.

There are similar success stories in the nine other charter high schools, like Rauner, run by the Noble Street group. They’re all privately run but are also funded by Chicago Public Schools as an experiment. CPS is keeping a close watch on their techniques and results.

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Julius Mays scored 16 points and Wright State used a huge second-half run to overcome a six-point deficit and defeat Loyola (Ill.) 47-41 Friday night, sweeping the season series.

The point total was a season-low in a winning effort for the Raiders (11-12, 6-5 Horizon League), who shot only 33.3 percent (16 of 48) while winning their second straight game.

Wright State, which also won 64-48 on Dec. 29, scored 20 points off 22 Ramblers turnovers while committing only eight miscues.

Loyola (5-16, 0-11) lost its ninth straight game and matched its lowest point total of the season — set in a 59-41 loss at Milwaukee on Dec. 1.

The Ramblers led 20-17 at halftime and 27-21 with 15:27 remaining, but did not score again for 9:39 as the Raiders went on a 15-0 spree.

Ben Averkamp and Jordan Hicks each had 10 points and nine rebounds for Loyola.

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DETROIT (AP) — Ray McCallum scored 26 points and Detroit withstood an Illinois-Chicago rally to win 70-66 Friday night.

Eli Holman had 16 points and eight rebounds for the Titans (12-11, 6-5 Horizon), who have won five of their last six.

McCallum made 9 of 11 shots from the field, including the only one Detroit made in 17 tries from behind the arc. The Flames stayed in the game by making 10 of 27 3-point attempts.

Gary Talton led Illinois-Chicago (6-15, 2-9) with 17 points.

Darrin Williams had 13 points and 10 rebounds for UIC, which trailed 43-26 early in the second half before storming back. Talton’s two free throws with 38 seconds left got the Flames within 68-66, but Jason Calliste and LaMarcus Lowe each made a free throw to close it out.

The Flames have lost 24 straight on the road in the Horizon League since 2009.

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CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired center Brendan Morrison from the Calgary Flames in exchange for defenseman Brian Connelly, the team announced Friday.

Morrison, 36, has appeared in 923 career National Hockey League regular-season games over 15 seasons, collecting 200 goals, 601 points and 446 penalty minutes. The Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, native, has spent each of the last two years with the Calgary Flames.

He collected his 200^th career NHL goal Jan. 1 against Nashville and his 600^th career NHL point on Dec. 29 against New Jersey, the Blackhawks said in a news release.

Morrison has reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs nine times during his career, racking up 29 points (8G, 21A) and 40 penalty minutes in 58 postseason tilts.

Connelly, 25, has spent parts of the last four seasons as a member of the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs, tallying 126 points (21G, 105A) in 211 regular-season games. He originally signed with the Blackhawks on June 8, 2009.

By Adam Hoge-

CHICAGO (CBS) It appears 2012 might be do or die for Jake Peavy as a starter.

The right-hander is now 18 months removed from significant surgery to repair a torn lat muscle in his back and, after failing to make it all the way through the 2011 season, Peavy is about as healthy as he going to get.

“I’m as 100 percent as I can be,” he said at SoxFest Friday. “I don’t know if I’m 100 percent of what I was three or four years ago, but that’s still left up in the air. I’m as 100 percent as 100 percent is going to get after what I’ve had done.”

Peavy is clearly frustrated with how his career with the White Sox has gone, admitting that he came to the White Sox injured and has pretty much had something hurting ever since.

So now, as Peavy starts the 2012 season as healthy as he has been in black pinstripes, he’s hopeful he can finally put together a strong season.

“The hope I draw from is a couple times last year I did that,” he said. “I can vividly remember that Cleveland start, that second start back, feeling like I possessed what I did in the past and I did that. And in that relief appearance, I felt as good as I’ve ever felt on the mound there. I just wasn’t able to sustain that and bottle any of that up and recover.”

Recovering and maintaining that strength will now be the challenge and many critics believe that Peavy could benefit from a change to his approach. Known as a maximum effort guy, Peavy appears to put everything into every pitch. One can only wonder if that has led to his injury problems, which, by the way, haven’t really included any arm problems.

Don’t count on Peavy reinventing himself though.

“I certainly don’t want to,” he said. “I want to be able to do what I did in the past or at least come back to that. That’s what I know, that’s who I am.”

It’s clear that Peavy still believes he can be the Cy Young winning pitcher he used to be, despite admitting he won’t ever be as healthy as he was in those days. That could have him set up for one last do-or-die year as a starter. It’s either going to work or not.

And if it doesn’t work, will he make a permanent switch to the bullpen?

“I think that’s something we’re going to address, I hope down the road,” Peavy said. “I want to be a starter. I want to throw 200 innings and I want to make 30 starts. Anything less would be a disappointment.”

Beckham Drops Weight

Looking to bounce back from back-to-back disappointing seasons, second baseman Gordan Beckham has dropped 10 pounds after saying he lifted too much in last year’s offseason and came to camp too heavy. He’s down from 205 to 195.

Beckham is also looking forward to a new positive attitude in the clubhouse with Robin Ventura on board as manager.

“It’s such a negative game that you have to be positive,” he said. “If you don’t, it’s just going to wear you down and beat you down. I let it beat me down (last year) and that’s not me. That’s not my personality. I don’t enjoy that. So I made that decision and I’m not going to be that guy no matter what.

“It’s going to go bad at some point, but I’m not scared of that. I know that where I’m at mentally, I’m going to grind right through that and get back to where I want to be.”

Ventura Fully On Board

One of the biggest reasons why the Robin Ventura hiring was so surprising was because there had never been any buzz about him wanting to be a manager before.

And that’s because it was never really a goal of his.

“I don’t know if I was always pushing for this as my No. 1 thing to do, but the idea was presented and I went back and forth with Kenny and Jerry and I’m very excited about the opportunity to do this,” he said.

Usually it’s the managerial candidates selling themselves to an organization, but it’s pretty clear it was the other way around when Williams and Reinsdorf pursued Ventura.

This is either going to be the hire of Williams’ career or they’ll likely go down together.

Not Worried About Expectations

The White Sox have made a habit of failing to live up to high expectations and exceeding low expectations. That’s why Williams has a sly little grin on his face every time someone mentions the low expectations for the 2012 White Sox.

“They’ve picked us first for a lot of years and unfortunately we didn’t hold up our end of the bargain,” he said. “And in 2005 and again in 2008 they picked us third. So where are they picking us now? Third or fourth? Good. They’re never right. They’re wrong more than me.”

That last part was a playful shot at himself, by the way.

Welcoming A Prince To The Division

When Prince Fielder surprisingly signed with the Detroit Tigers earlier this week, White Sox fans understandably took notice.

So what was Kenny’s reaction?

“I was part of the collective groan,” he admitted. “What do you want me to say? You want me to say I was happy Prince ended up (in Detrioit)? That was the last place I thought he was going to end up. I still don’t know how it happened.”

Adam Hoge

Adam is the Sports Content Producer for CBSChicago.com and specializes in coverage of the White Sox, Blackhawks and college sports. He was born and raised in Lincoln Park and attended St. Ignatius College Prep before going off to the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he earned a Journalism degree. Follow him on Twitter @AdamHogeCBS and read more of his columns here.

By Adam Hoge-

CHICAGO (CBS) When Kyle Williams fumbled away last Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, you couldn’t help but feel for the guy.

It was one of those sports moments that transcends objectivity as a neutral observer. The hate from San Francisco 49ers fans was inevitable, the death threats predictable.

Kyle coughed up the ball twice, the first of which led to a Giants’ touchdown and the second of which set up their game-winning field goal in overtime. All-in-all, the two turnovers cost the 49ers 10 points and in all honesty, the game.

But in facing one of the toughest beatings an athlete has ever taken, Kyle stood up like a man, accepted the criticism and took full responsibility.

Not surprisingly, he made his father proud.

“Through it all, the young man has shown me exactly who I thought he was,” White Sox general manager Kenny Williams, Kyle’s father, said Friday at SoxFest. “Which is a man of character and a strong minded tough son of a gun. He’s hurting right now and he’s pissed. And he should be.

“How could a father be anything but proud?”

Williams specifically gave credit to the 49ers organization for the way they handled the ordeal and supported Kyle. In reality, he cost the team a trip to the Super Bowl, but head coach Jim Harbaugh and the rest of the organization didn’t cast any blame and supported Kyle wholeheartedly.

“They have a special program out there because the players care about one another and they stick together,” Williams said.

And as the White Sox turn towards the 2012 season with a new manager and a new attitude, Williams admits the whole ordeal has opened his eyes to what his baseball team might be missing: that same togetherness the 49ers showed his son in the toughest time of his career.

“I think we can get to that point,” Williams said. “After witnessing what I’ve witnessed, I’m certainly encouraged that we can get to a higher level than we’ve experienced around here.”

Williams said 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh asked if he could make a visit to spring training this year and throw out the first pitch a game. Kenny has much bigger plans than that though.

“He has no idea, but he’s going to stand up in front of the White Sox and talk about a little team leadership and a little bit of togetherness because we need to tap into that a little bit.”

Yes, after a year of finger-pointing and constant drama — a lot of it involving Kenny himself — that certainly sounds like something the White Sox could use.

Adam Hoge

Adam is the Sports Content Producer for CBSChicago.com and specializes in coverage of the White Sox, Blackhawks and college sports. He was born and raised in Lincoln Park and attended St. Ignatius College Prep before going off to the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he earned a Journalism degree. Follow him on Twitter @AdamHogeCBS and read more of his columns here.