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Police investigating rollover crash in Waltham that left 1 dead, 2 injured

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:18:27 GMT

Waltham police are investigating a crash late Saturday night that left one person dead and two others hospitalized, officials said.Officers responding to a reported crash in the area of 211 Moody St. around midnight found the three occupants injured, according to Waltham police.One person was pronounced dead at the scene. Their name has not been released.Two other people were taken to a nearby hospital and later released.No additional information was immediately available.If you have any information about the crash you are urged to call Waltham police at 781-314-3600.https://twitter.com/WalthamMAPolice/status/1733846847347663058This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Cleanup, power restoration continues in Tennessee after officials say six died in severe storms

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:18:27 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Central Tennessee residents and emergency workers cleaned up Sunday from severe weekend storms that killed six people and sent more to the hospital while damaging buildings, turning over vehicles and knocking out power to tens of thousands.Officials confirmed that three people, including a toddler, died after an apparent tornado struck Montgomery County 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of Nashville near the Kentucky state line on Saturday afternoon. Some 23 people were treated for injuries at hospitals in the county, officials said in a news release.In a neighborhood just north of downtown Nashville, three people were killed Saturday as a result of the storms, the city’s Emergency Operation Center said in a social media post.Photos posted by the Clarksville fire department on social media showed damaged houses with debris strewn in the lawns, a tractor-trailer flipped on its side on a highway and insulation ripped out of building walls. Vide...

Divers recover the seventh of 8 crew members killed in crash of a US military Osprey off Japan

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:18:27 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Navy divers on Sunday recovered the remains of the seventh of the eight crew members from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft that crashed off southern Japan during a training mission. The Air Force CV-22 Osprey went down on Nov. 29 just off Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan while on its way to Okinawa. The bodies of six of the crew had since been recovered, including five from the sunken wreckage of the aircraft. The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command said in a statement that the body recovered by Navy divers was one of the two crew members still missing. The identity of the airman has been determined but the information is withheld until next of kin has been notified, the command said. “Currently there is a combined effort in locating and recovering the remains of our eighth airman,” it said. A week after the crash and repeated reminders from the Japanese government about safety concerns, the U.S. military grounded all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters after a pr...

Tennessee residents clean up after severe weekend storms killed 6 people and damaged neighborhoods

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:18:27 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Central Tennessee residents and emergency workers cleaned up Sunday from severe weekend storms and tornadoes that killed six people and sent more to the hospital while damaging buildings, turning over vehicles and knocking out power to tens of thousands. Officials confirmed that three people, including a toddler, died after a tornado struck Montgomery County 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of Nashville near the Kentucky state line on Saturday afternoon. Some 23 people were treated for injuries at hospitals in the county, officials said in a news release. In a neighborhood just north of downtown Nashville, three people were killed Saturday as a result of tornadoes, the city’s Emergency Operation Center said in a social media post. National Weather Service meteorologists said in a posting on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, said the destructive tornadoes were spawned in the Clarksville and Nashville areas.In Nashville, the roof of a church no...

Sunday Forecast: Cloudy, colder, mid 30s

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:18:27 GMT

Sunday: Cloudy & colder with some flurries. WNW 5-15, G25 mph. High: 36Sunday Night: Clearing skies and colder. WNW 5-10 mph. Low 26Monday: Mostly sunny by the afternoon & seasonal temps. High 38Chicago Weather | Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center's Forecast (wgntv.com)Extended outlook calls for a dry week ahead and temps stairstep back to 40 by Tuesday with partly sunny skies. Into the low 40s with mostly sunny skies on Wednesday. In the mid to upper 40s on Thu/Fri with some increasing clouds late Friday. A chance of showers is back in the forecast on Saturday with mostly cloudy skies and temps in the lower 40s. 

Man shot and killed in South Loop

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:18:27 GMT

CHICAGO -- A man was discovered shot dead in a parked vehicle in the city's South Loop neighborhood Saturday night, police said.According to police, the 32-year-old man was found in a parked vehicle in the 100 block of West Cermak Road around 9:16 p.m. Search underway for driver involved in deadly hit-and-run in Garfield Park The man was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest where he was pronounced dead. Detectives are investigating.

Grocery clerk dies after customer impales him with a golf club: Minneapolis police

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:18:27 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis store clerk died after a customer beat him and impaled him with a golf club, police said.The 66-year-old clerk was attacked Friday at the Oak Grove Grocery, a small neighborhood store in a residential area near downtown Minneapolis. A 44-year-old suspect is jailed on suspicion of murder.Police responded to a call just before 1 p.m. and found the victim behind the counter “with a golf club impaled through his torso,” according to a news release from Minneapolis police. The clerk died at a hospital. ‘Home Alone,’ ‘Seinfeld’ actor diagnosed with cancer, family says Information from witnesses led police to an apartment building across the street. Police Chief Brian O'Hara said at a news conference late Friday that the suspect barricaded himself inside for six hours. After lengthy negotiations, officers took the man into custody without incident, O'Hara said.Police are still investigating to determine what prompted the attack. O'Hara said it appeared th...

How to tip your mail carrier and 8 other people this holiday season

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:18:27 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — The holidays are upon us, bringing with them a time of giving thanks and gifts and maybe even a tip. A recent study by Bankrate found that 44% of U.S. adults plan to tip as much as they did last year, while another 15% plan to do more year-end tipping. But as we’ve seen all year, tip creeping has been unforgiving, forcing many who are already pinching pennies to hold tighter to their funds. So who should you tip, and how much? Let’s start with the latter. According to the etiquette experts at the Emily Post Institute, it’s important to adhere to your budget. Don’t feel that you need to tip anyone more than you can afford. If you can’t afford a generous tip, consider a homemade gift or at least some kind words. And whatever you gift or tip should include a short handwritten note, the experts add.  Have you been tipping wrong at restaurants? What experts advise When it comes time to tip, consider your relationship with the person, how long you’ve...

Major changes to US immigration policy are under discussion: What to know

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:18:27 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is discussing changes to the immigration system in exchange for providing money to Ukraine in its fight against Russia and Israel for the war with Hamas.President Joe Biden has said he is willing to make “significant compromises on the border” to meet Republican demands that the assistance be tied to an overhaul of U.S border policy.Republicans say the record numbers of migrants crossing the southern border pose a security threat because authorities cannot adequately screen all the migrants and that those who enter the United States are straining the country’s resources. GOP lawmakers also say they cannot justify to their constituents sending billions of dollars to other countries, even in a time of war, while failing to address the border at home. Can you answer these US immigration test questions? But many immigration advocates, including some Democrats, say some of the changes being proposed would gut prote...

Sen. Cornyn defends using 'leverage' of vote against Ukraine aid to push for border policy changes

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:18:27 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) - Billions of dollars in emergency foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan is on hold, caught up in a clash between U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans, as GOP negotiators demand border and immigration changes in the package.On Wednesday, the Senate failed to pass the defense aid package in a 49-51 vote. While the money for foreign allies has garnered bipartisan support in the upper chamber, Senate Republicans are blocking the package to gain leverage in their demands for including overhauls to border an immigration issues.A classified briefing Tuesday for senators to discuss the White House’s request for Israel and Ukraine aid resulted in heated discussions and many Republican members storming out of the meeting. Much of the opposition to the legislation amongst senators is due to the lack of border security language.“This is a unique circumstance where there are things that I support in the package, but I can’t and won’t support that proceeding to th...