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The Effigies frontman John Kezdy dies at 64

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

CHICAGO — John Kezdy, an Illinois prosecutor and the frontman for the Chicago punk rock band The Effigies, died on Saturday from injuries sustained in a bike crash in the northern suburbs earlier in the week. 64-year-old Kezdy was hospitalized after the crash on Wednesday, August 23, which occurred near the intersection of Sheridan Road and South Avenue in Glencoe. He succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, August 26, after several days in the hospital. Highland Park man dies, ID’d after crashing bike in northern suburbs Kezdy, a Highland Park resident was riding his bike along Sheridan Road when he crashed into the back of a stopped Dodge Ram ProMaster, according to Glencoe Public Safety. Officials say an investigation into the crash by the North Regional Major Crash Assistance Team is ongoing.Paul Zamost, a member of The Effigies, confirmed the death to WGN News on Tuesday afternoon."He was a unique individual," Zamost said.The Effigies formed in Chicago 1980 and released five st...

Airline starts weighing passengers: Here's why

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

(NewsNation) — If you've flown recently, you know the motions you'll need to go through before boarding your plane. Check your luggage, pass through TSA, show your driver's license, scan your boarding pass. What about stepping on a scale?Many reacted less-than-fondly to an announcement earlier this month that Korean Air, a South Korea-based airline, planned to weigh passengers before boarding. A representative for the airline told CNBC the practice would last for about three weeks, and is required by law. All Korean flag carriers have to weigh passengers and their carry-ons at least every five years to ensure safe flying operations, the representative explained. Airfare is finally cheaper, but you may want to book soon Passengers will be weighed anonymously, Korean Air said, and passengers can opt out. So can you expect to find yourself on a scale before boarding your next domestic flight?Likely, no, but it isn't impossible. The U.S. does not require airlines to weigh passengers ...

Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter accused of sexually assaulting 15-year-old on yacht: lawsuit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A new lawsuit accuses Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl multiple times, including in a cabin on a yacht, documents said.The lawsuit, filed late Monday in Nevada's Clark County District Court (because of Carter’s Las Vegas address), accuses Carter of sexually assaulting a then-15-year-old girl from Pennsylvania on multiple occasions in 2003, documents said. Carter was 22 and 23 at the time of the alleged incidents.The now-adult, who is identified only as “A.R.,” alleges Carter raped her in a bedroom on his yacht, documents said. The lawsuit also claims Carter “instructed A.R. to keep his sexual abuse of her a secret.”In separate alleged incidents, Carter sexually assaulted the then-teenager on a bus and again on a boat, the lawsuit said. Carter “knowingly provided alcohol and drugs to then-minor A.R. on this occasion and caused her to become intoxicated on his yacht,” the lawsuit also claims....

Watch: Ohio police cruiser slams into store

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

CLEVELAND (WJW) – Jatin Popat says he was first alerted by his alarm company that his business was broken into early Thursday morning.He then drove to the store, Star Value, on West 105th Street in Cleveland.“I saw the police cruiser in the parking lot and thought, wow, they got here fast,” Popat said. He soon realized the store was not burglarized, but that the Linndale police cruiser slammed into the store. Videos capture bright meteor streaking above Colorado Security video obtained by Nexstar's WJW shows the crash. The video first shows a vehicle drive by the store, followed by a cruiser with the lights and sirens on. The cruiser appears to go over a curb and then slam into the store.  Linndale Police Chief Tim Franczak says the officer driving the cruiser is OK. He said the officer was trying to get a license plate of a vehicle that they thought may be stolen when the crash took place.Popat said the chief came to the store and provided insurance informatio...

1 dead following pickup, tractor-trailer crash in Elgin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

ELGIN, Texas (KXAN) -- One person is dead following a crash off U.S. Hwy. 290 West in Elgin on Saturday, the Elgin Police Department said in a release. Officials said the crash happened around 2 p.m. Saturday in the 600 block of U.S. Hwy. 290 West. Police said there was a head-on collision between a pickup truck and an 18-wheel tractor-trailer in the westbound lanes of the highway.Witnesses told police the pickup truck was traveling eastbound when it crossed over the center lane into the tractor-trailer's path. The official cause of the crash remains under investigation, per Elgin PD.Eric Hernandez, 23, of Bastrop County was identified as the driver of the pickup truck. He was taken to an Austin area hospital, where he died. Police said the tractor-trailer's driver refused medical attention and is working with investigators.This crash marked the city's second traffic fatality this year. Police said both traffic fatalities in 2023 have happened on U.S. Hwy. 290 West.Those with inform...

High school football: Simley will defend its state title with loads of fresh faces

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

Simley football coach Chris Mensen has told his players many times already this year that the Spartans will now be the hunted.That’s what happens when you win a state title, as Simley did last year by downing Hutchinson in the Class 4A championship game. And, frankly, that’s a credit and respect Simley has sought.“I think it’s a good change for Simley football,” Spartans senior running back and linebacker Danny Martin said. “We’ve always kind of been an underdog. But yeah, it’s something that we’ve wanted, and now this year, it’s time to go.”But they’re going into uncharted waters with an unproven crew. Simley’s state championship team in 2022 was senior-dominated. Quarterback Caden Renslow, bell cow Gavin Nelson and big-play machine Tayvion McCoy are all gone, along with many other heavy contributors.Of the full-time starters from a year ago, only two are back on each side of the ball. That’s what makes it difficult to even say there’s momentum rolling into this fall. Certainly, as...

Green Island pursuit leads to crash with CDTA bus

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

GREEN ISLAND, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A crash took place on Green Island Tuesday evening while police were conducting a pursuit. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Green Island police were pursuing a vehicle into Albany when the car hit a CDTA bus. The crash took place in the area of Broadway and Tivoli.Police said there were only minor injuries.

Broncos DC Vance Joseph is back where his first HC job ended to try to earn a second: “He deserves a chance to be a head coach again”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

Vance Joseph is standing on the edge of a practice field just below where his office used to be.An orange long sleeve shirt with the Broncos logo emblazoned on the chest belies the scorching August temperature.It could easily belie Joseph’s winding path from that former office to this training camp, too, had the first fork in the road not played out so publicly here.When Joseph moments earlier talked about linebacker Josey Jewell and safety Justin Simmons, he did so as the re-familiarizing defensive coordinator rather than the longtime head coach.Much of that duo’s development has happened since Joseph packed his belongings from the Broncos training facility at the end of the 2018 season and left town after getting fired from his first head coaching job.A fair amount of Joseph’s has, too.Joseph, of course, spent the past four seasons coordinating Arizona’s defense. He did solid work there overall, though the Cardinals had just one winning season and went 28-37 under head...

The LA Metro needs to rename a critical project. Here's why

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

Los Angeles officials are in desperate need of a new name for a transit project in southeast Los Angeles County that has caused some confusion among the masses.The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, aka LA Metro, is looking for a new name for the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor project, in hopes of clearing up the confusion.Despite its name, the planned transit expansion project stops short of Orange County and comes nowhere near Santa Ana. Instead the 14.5-mile segment connects Artesia to downtown Los Angeles with nine stops in the Gateway Cities along the way. The name comes from a long-forgotten transit line between L.A. and Santa Ana operated by Pacific Electric Railway. The line hasn't been in use since the 1950s, but LA Metro owns the right of way and the name has carried over and survived through the years.A Pacific Electric Railway car bound for SantaAna is shown in this undated photo. (Los Angeles Public Library)Confusion over the name has caus...

Off-campus housing delays impact USC students

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:32 GMT

Some USC students have been left scrambling to find temporary housing amid construction delays at two off-campus apartment buildings in Exposition Park.Despite having signed leases months ago, students haven’t been able to move in.That’s because Jefferson Flats on Jefferson Boulevard and Hub LA Figueroa on Figueroa Street are still under construction.In late June, USC sophomore and pre-med student Ryan Kober received an email from Jefferson Flats saying construction on the site was delayed and his scheduled move-in date was moved to mid-September, about month after classes were set to start for the fall.A few weeks later, the Philadelphia native got another email saying the move-in date was pushed again to October.Instead of living in an apartment close to campus with his friend and amenities that drew him in — like brand new construction and a gym — for a reasonable price, Kober is staying at an Airbnb farther from campus.“I was overwhelmed, my mom was overwhelmed because I’m her o...