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18+ min ago (50+ words) The goal of the nation's first all-electric acute care hospital opening next week in California is to treat patients without harming the environment. Marybel Gonzalez gives us a behind-the-scenes look. First all-electric acute hospital opening in California First all-electric acute hospital opening in California...

24+ min ago (34+ words) The Kennedy Center Honors are happening while President Trump deals with a controversy over military strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. Wendy Gillette reports. President Trump presents medals to Kennedy Center honorees...

40+ min ago (974+ words) A jury convicted a Merrillville man Friday in his estranged girlfriend's death. Dennis Jelks, 60, was found guilty of murder and a gun enhancement in the January 2021 death of Angela Carrier, 37, of Crown Point. The jury deliberated for over 4 hours. His sentencing is Jan. 29. Carrier went with relatives on Jan. 26, 2021 to the Merrillville Menards to get her mail from Jelks after a breakup. Once there, Jelks claimed he didn't have it. He convinced Carrier to leave with him around 1:35 p.m., and she was never seen alive again. Her mother Rose Jones said the couple had a "toxic" relationship that was "violent "all the time," court filings show. Jones testified previously she had broken up some of their fights and got into a "physical altercation" with Jelks. Texts leading up to the Menards meetup showed Carrier was angry, saying Jelks was stalling on…...

45+ min ago (385+ words) The Chicago Cubs still have a lot of work to do on their roster. There are multiple avenues the Cubs can take to improving a roster that fell one win shy of the National League Championship Series. They face three questions with the winter meetings approaching. President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer has been on the record about preferring to avoid giving relievers multiyear contracts. The Cubs gave Maton a two-year contract for the team's first move of the offseason during the last week of November. Will Hoyer and the front office be willing to give out another multiyear deal for a proven reliever? A willingness to do so would indicate the Cubs want fewer question marks in a bullpen that essentially returns only Daniel Palencia. "It's not my favorite thing to do. I prefer shorter commitments in the bullpen,…...

57+ min ago (464+ words) Oswego officials say they are working alongside a family whose 2-year-old son was killed during a fatal crash at a Portillo's restaurant in the village to improve public building safety standards in town. The village recently announced it has partnered with The Finnegan Project, a nonprofit organization founded by the parents of Finnegan Trooper McKee, a 2-year-old boy killed in July when a vehicle crashed through the front entrance of the Portillo's at 2810 Route 34 in Oswego. Finnegan's parents, Schyler and Christina McKee, initiated the nonprofit in memory of their son to advocate for the installation of protective barriers at public venues and provide support to families affected by similar incidents, village officials said in a news release. Village President Ryan Kauffman in the wake of the tragedy directed staff to develop amendments to village building codes concerning protective barriers that…...

59+ min ago (814+ words) Despu's de que el piloto de McLaren, Lando Norris, asegurara su primer t'tulo de F'rmula Uno en el Gran Premio de Abu Dabi el domingo, este es un vistazo a algunos momentos clave que ayudaron a decidir la lucha por el campeonato. El campe'n defensor Max Verstappen gan' el GP de Abu Dabi saliendo desde la primera posici'n para Red Bull, pero Norris mantuvo la calma para terminar tercero. Habiendo entrado a la carrera con una ventaja de 12 puntos sobre Verstappen, Norris hizo lo suficiente para vencer a Verstappen por dos puntos en la clasificaci'n general y para terminar 13 puntos por delante de su compa'ero en McLaren, Oscar Piastri, quien qued' segundo en la carrera. La primera carrera de la temporada en Australia tuvo un momento fugaz en la lluvia con un impacto desproporcionado en la clasificaci'n. Lloviendo, Norris y…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago (133+ words) December 7, 2025 / 10:33 AM CST / CBS Chicago At least one person was killed, and nine others were hurt, in shootings across Chicago this weekend." The ages of the victims range from 18 to 45, according to Chicago police. In the first shooting of the weekend period, police were called to the 3800 block of West Adams Street in West Garfield Park at 11:28 p.m. Friday for a person shot. They found a 45-year-old man on the sidewalk unresponsive. The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. In other shootings from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday: Unless otherwise noted, no arrests have been made in any of the above incidents." Check back for updates throughout the weekend....

1+ hour, 15+ min ago (381+ words) La explosi'n tuvo lugar a mediod'a en pleno centro de la localidad de Coahuayana, en la costa de Michoac'n, un estado donde operan numerosos grupos criminales "incluido el poderoso C'rtel de Jalisco Nueva Generaci'n" y donde el gobierno acaba de lanzar un gran operativo de seguridad debido a la violencia. La fiscal'a estatal dijo que el veh'culo que explot' fue una camioneta y que en el lugar se encontraron los restos de dos personas, de las que no dio m's datos. Agreg' que hubo ocho heridos trasladados a hospitales, todos integrantes de la polic'a comunitaria, tres de los cuales murieron mientras recib'an atenci'n m'dica. Una de las personas que muri' en el lugar de la explosi'n fue el conductor de la camioneta bomba, seg'n hab'a informado la v'spera la fiscal'a federal. Ambas instituciones investigan el suceso. Videos posteriores a la…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago (617+ words) Representatives from Fuel Media, Gary Public Transportation Corp. and IU Northwest recently marked the rollout of the latest electric bus, which is wrapped in signature IU Northwest messaging, logos and QR codes, according to a release. Newly appointed IUN Chancellor Arrick Jackson was on hand to check out the bus and had a "symbolic sit-down" in the driver's seat, the release said. GPTC Interim General Manager Denise Dillard indicated that IUN remains committed to sharing their message with the community through bus advertising. Cheryl Anderson is a Gary native and co-owner of FUEL Media. FUEL Media also offers advertising on bus stops and column signage at the Adam Benjamin Transportation Center in downtown Gary. For more information, visit'www.gptcbus.com. Franciscan Health Munster is presenting a free suicide prevention course from 12:30-2 p.m. Dec. 11 the St. Clare Conference Room of the hospital…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago (856+ words) Chicago police watch as federal officers detain people while members of the community and activists protest near the 3900 block of South Kedzie Avenue on Oct. 4, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) Over the past few months, a troubling pattern has emerged across America's major cities. As President Donald Trump's administration dispatches federal agents and National Guard troops to jurisdictions " often over the objections of local residents and leaders " police departments are being forced to navigate an increasingly precarious position. If they embrace federal intervention, they risk being seen as acting against the will of the communities they serve. If they fail to align with Washington's agenda, they invite political backlash for not showing unquestioning loyalty to the "thin blue line" that unites law enforcement. This no-win situation is yet another symptom of the growing politicization of law enforcement and public safety. And…...