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'The damage this does is chronic:' Clergy sex abuse survivor shares story

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:32 GMT

WGN Films presents "Sanctuary of Sin," a series looking at a little-known religious order and the role it played in the Catholic church sex abuse crisis. This is Part 1 of 3.John Bellocchio tells a gut-wrenching story.Growing up in New Jersey, the Catholic Church played a major role in his community and family life.“The church was a central aspect, physically, as well as spiritually,” he said.But everything changed, he alleges in court filings, when he was around 13 and volunteering as an altar server at a mass led by Father Theodore McCarrick.At the time, McCarrick was the Archbishop of Newark and a high-ranking figure in the church.Bellocchio alleges that McCarrick abused him in the church after mass concluded.It is not the only time McCarrick has been accused of sexual abuse. He is facing criminal charges in two states and was defrocked by the Vatican for sexual abuse in 2019.So where did McCarrick end up?Although he was expelled by the church, McCarrick has been living at a comp...

Oak Lawn jewelry store broken into, owner 'beaten severely,' family says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:32 GMT

OAK LAWN, Ill. — The owner of an Oak Lawn jewelry store is in the hospital after a trio of suspects burst through a wall in the business and stole property, on top of assaulting the owner.Police said Elias Mseeh, owner of Ramallah Jewelry in Oak Lawn, had just opened up for the day, around 12:15 p.m., when three thieves burst through a wall into the store."It looks like they just kicked in the wall," said Gerald Vetter, Division Chief of Oak lawn PD.According to police, the trio broke into a vacant retail space next door to Ramallah Jewelry and were cutting through one side of the wall when they heard Mseeh on the other side, and kicked in the rest of the wall.Hole in the wall made by burglars at Ramallah Jewelry Monday.Family told WGN the burglars immediately snipped the phone line, which actually triggered the store's alarm, but the robbery proceeded for approximately seven more minutes.During that time, family said Mseeh was tied up, beaten severely and display cases were smashed...

Man gets stuck waist-deep in Alaska mud flats, drowns as tide comes in

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:32 GMT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man who was walking on tidal mud flats with friends in an Alaska estuary got stuck up to his waist in the quicksand-like silt and drowned as the tide came in before frantic rescuers could extract him, authorities said.Zachary Porter, 20, of Lake Bluff, Illinois, was submerged Sunday evening as the tide came in, and his body was recovered Monday morning, Alaska State Troopers spokesperson Austin McDaniel told The Associated Press. A member of Porter's group called 911 when they couldn't get him out, but it was too late, authorities said.The accident was the latest tragedy at Turnagain Arm, a 48-mile-long (77-kilometer-long) estuary carved out long ago by glaciers that travels southeast from the Anchorage area and parallels a major highway. At low tide, the estuary is known for its dangerous mud flats made of silt created by glacier-pulverized rocks. At least three other people have gotten stuck and drowned there over the years. Many more have been rescued, ...

Rains arrive in western Canada wildfire area—how does the wildfire smoke lead to the colorful Midwest sunrises & sunsets?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:32 GMT

Jarring 25-30 degree high temperature drop hits Wednesday followed by several cool days after backdoor cold front’s passage early Wednesday—But, warming is back for Memorial Day weekend; Bone dry weather persists—no rain over coming weekVIEW OF THE SMOKE ON MONDAYFires are burning—sending smoke across a wide area of the countryHeaviest smoke north of Chicago across Wisconsin, Minnesota and MichiganChicagoans enjoyed the 2nd warmest weekend of 2023 with a Saturday high of 73 and an 81-degree high SundayMonday’s 84 degrees high likely marks the 9th time this year temps have reached or exceeded 80 degrees—and a 9th is likely Tuesday—with Tuesday likely to exceed Monday’s reading by 3 degrees. Lake breezes will continue cooling lakeshore areas.A jarring change to cooler weather with a 23-degree 24-hour high temp pullback likely at O’Hare is to hit Wednesday with a backdoor cold front’s passage. The front is to race southward the length of Lake Michigan ushering 25 to 30 mph north/northe...

Giants jump on Bailey Ober, Twins never recover in 4-1 loss

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:32 GMT

Bailey Ober stumbled out of the gate, and three San Francisco relievers handcuffed the Twins’ lineup as the Giants won the first of a three-game series, 4-1, in front of an announced crowd of 16,627 on Monday at Target Field.Ober (3-1) gave up four first-inning runs before recording an out, and although he recovered to keep the Twins within spitting distance, the Giants’ John Brebbia (1), Sean Manaea (3⅔) and Tristan Beck (2) combined to throw 6⅔ scoreless innings before Kyle Garlick hit a solo home run off Beck to start the eighth.The Twins struck out 16 times — eight against left-hander Manaea — and managed to put only two runners in scoring position. Twins left fielder Willi Castro fanned looking three times.In his first game at Target Field since being traded in the spring of 2022, Taylor Rogers relieved Beck with a runner on first and one out in the eighth inning. After walking Solano, he struck out Farmer and Castro.Left-hander Scott Alexander pitched the ninth inning fo...

Police: Dog shot after attacking Schenectady County deputy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:32 GMT

DUANESBURG, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A dog is recovering after police said it attacked a sheriff's deputy and was shot.Around 10 a.m. Monday, a Schenectady County sheriff deputy responded to Duane Avenue for a report of two dogs on the loose. According to police, a German shepherd growled and barked at the deputy, chased the officer, and bit the deputy on his lower leg. He continued to run from the dog; however, the dog chased him again. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The deputy fired a single round and hit the dog in the shoulder.The dog was taken to Upstate Veterinary Animal Hospital in Latham and underwent surgery. The deputy was taken to Ellis Hospital for treatment.The investigation is ongoing.

Rensselaer County reports spike in fatal overdoses

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:32 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Rensselaer County is seeing a spike in fatal overdoses. The county health department said five fatal overdoses have happened since Thursday, May 18. Officials said the overdoses are likely linked to fentanyl and cocaine. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! There have also been 12 non-fatal overdoses in the same timeframe. So far this year there have been a total of 41 fatal overdoses.In 2022, there was a total of 45 fatal overdoses. County officials said Narcan is available for those who need it.

Cheyenne Mountain beats Erie, 10-9, in double-OT to three-peat as Class 4A boys lacrosse state champions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:32 GMT

Fueled by a pair of senior captains who will now have five championship rings, Cheyenne Mountain put an exclamation point on its lacrosse dynasty Monday at Peter Barton Stadium.Cheyenne Mountain beat Erie, 10-9, in double-overtime for its third straight Class 4A title and fourth overall in the program’s fifth consecutive championship appearance.Senior attack Wyatt Furda had a hat trick, while senior goalie Matty Kelleher held off Erie’s high-powered attack in OT. Both players were also captains on the Red-Tailed Hawks hockey teams that repeated as 4A champions over the past two winters — Furda a forward and Kelleher a defenseman.“We cemented (the dynasty) tonight,” said Furda, a Colorado College lacrosse commit.Junior attack Logan Mika put home the game-winner with 55 seconds left in the second OT after Erie stormed back from a five-goal deficit at halftime and had the Red-Tailed Hawks on the ropes down the stretch.“The past few years, it’s ...

Man allegedly wielding pickaxe after crashing into Lake Forest home arrested

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:32 GMT

A man in Orange County crashed his vehicle into a home Monday and was seen running away. Witnesses said they later saw the same man chasing two people in the area with a pickaxe before barricading himself inside a home. The incident unfolded around 12 p.m. in the 24300 block of Peacock Street in Lake Forest. Surveillance video captured a Kia sedan driving down the neighborhood street. Moments later, a crash can be heard. Security cameras then show the suspect running down the street. He reportedly ran to a home in the 22100 block of Pheasant Street, where he rents a room.  Witnesses told KTLA that the man was then seen chasing the person he rents a room from, as well as a gardener in the neighborhood, with a pickaxe.  “Well, we were inside working, and a gardener came up to the door. He was panicking,” Andy Lopez, who was working in a nearby residence, said. “He said somebody was chasing him with an axe. We came outside and we heard yelling at the house. It sounded like so...

L.A. County Supervisor demands answers after woman is attacked on Metro train

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:32 GMT

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is demanding answers from local law enforcement after a woman was brutally attacked on the Metro A Line last week.The attack happened last Wednesday as the woman rode the northbound A (blue) Line train, which connects downtown Los Angeles and Long Beach.While the Metro hasn't had its own police force since the 1990s, it does have multimillion dollar contracts with the Los Angeles Police Department, Sheriff's Department and the Long Beach Police Department, as well as 300 "ambassadors" who are supposed to help travelers navigate the transit system and report safety concerns.Hahn is demanding to know how something like this could happen, despite millions being paid out to law enforcement agencies who are tasked with keeping L.A. Metro safe.“Where were they when this woman was beaten up on the Blue Line last week?," Hahn asked in a news release issued Monday. "With this many layers of security, why didn’t anyone come to this woman’s aid?"Hahn i...