NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Del. (CBS) — If you’re looking to adopt a new best friend, the Brandywine Valley SPCA has opened its doors to some furry evacuees from the south. Three planes full of cats and dogs arrived in Delaware over the weekend and on Tuesday, more than 200 pets are ready for adoption. Some shelters in Texas and Louisiana couldn’t care for all of the animals so many of them were sent north. READ MORE: Military To Begin Staffing COVID-19 Vaccination Center In Philadelphia Next Week And it looks like they’re being welcomed with open arms. The line was long Tuesday morning at the SPCA campus in New Castle. READ MORE: Third Stimulus Check: When Could You Get Another Economic Relief Payment? “These guys have been through a lot in Texas already with the freeze and getting here. Good night’s sleep, it’s amazing the next morning they just bounce right back. They’re ready to go play. They’re ready to go for a walk, but mostly they’re ready to go home,” Laura Page said. … [Read more...] about Over 200 Pets Evacuated From Texas, Louisiana Ready For Adoption At Brandywine Valley SPCA
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Driver Kills Man, Jumps Into Getaway Car In Sun Valley
SUN VALLEY (CBSLA) – A man lost his life Saturday after being struck by a driver, who fled the scene and is still at large. It happened at the intersection of Coldwater Canyon and Roscoe Boulevard in Sun Valley. A victim believed to be in his fifties or sixties was driving a silver Mini Cooper when he was struck by a Silverado pick-up truck that ran a red light, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. “The force of the collision forced the cars into another vehicle, a silver Pathfinder that was stopped at the red light,” said the L.A.P.D. George Banna was driving the silver Pathfinder that was hit. “I was stopped at a light and all of the sudden I heard a loud bang,” said Banna Saturday. “By the time I look, I see a truck spinning and coming towards me. The next thing I know, the truck hit me so hard that I hit the car next to me.” Police said the suspect jumped out of the pick-up truck and into a silver sedan, which had people … [Read more...] about Driver Kills Man, Jumps Into Getaway Car In Sun Valley
Northfield’s 143-Year-Old Archer House River Inn A Total Loss After Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Fire officials say the main building of Northfield’s historic Archer House River Inn is a total loss after a fire spread throughout the building Thursday afternoon, with crews battling the flames into the early morning hours of Friday. The fire broke out inside the Smoqehouse Restaurant, which is one of several businesses inside the Archer House. RELATED: Mpls. Mayor, Police Chief Say Police Recruitment Push Will Focus On Social Service Experience, City Residency Firefighters thought they had it under control- only to learn that flames had spread into the walls putting the entire building in jeopardy. The red-brick building on Division Street has stood tall in Northfield since 1877. “We had our 40th wedding anniversary in the downstairs reception room in the Archer House two years ago,” said a Janet and Howard White. The Whites were among dozens of Northfield residents who came to watch crews battle a stubborn fire that the chief says took out floors … [Read more...] about Northfield’s 143-Year-Old Archer House River Inn A Total Loss After Fire
Help Needed To Identify Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Glendale Man In Sun Valley Crash
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect involved in a hit-and-run crash in Sun Valley that killed a Glendale man over the weekend. The crash happened Saturday morning in the intersection of Coldwater Canyon and Roscoe boulevards. The LAPD says a Chevrolet Silverado pickup was going north on Coldwater Canyon when it ran a red light at Roscoe and collided with the driver’s side of an older model Morris Minor that was driving west on Roscoe. RELATED: UCLA: Research Could Hold Key To Treatments For Osteoporosis The driver of the Morris Minor, a 58-year-old Glendale man, was declared dead at the scene. His name has not been released pending notification of his family. RELATED: Porn King Larry Flynt, Founder Of Hustler Magazine, Dead At 78 (credit: LAPD) According to the LAPD, the driver of the Silverado abandoned the truck at the scene. Images released by the LAPD show a man in a red, long-sleeved shirt, blue baseball … [Read more...] about Help Needed To Identify Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Glendale Man In Sun Valley Crash
Vaccination Clinic Opens At Santa Ana Valley High School, Addressing Inequities During Pandemic
SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — Friday marked the first day the community vaccination site opened at Santa Ana Valley High School in the Santa Ana Unified School District. 92-year-old Justina Perez survived coronavirus and on Friday, the Santa Ana grandmother received the first dose of protection by getting the Pfizer vaccine. “Kind of nervous because we don’t know how this is going to go. She’s 92 years old so hopefully, it goes good,” her granddaughter Gina Perez said. Five-hundred people were invited to the vaccine clinic — all of them over 65 years old. This clinic is an example of how the county and the school district are addressing health inequity. These patients for the most part have issues with transportation or perhaps they don’t have WiFi. There are also language barriers that have prevented them from accessing appointments for vaccines. “This is to address the inequity particularly with access to the vaccine. The relationship and partnership between the county and … [Read more...] about Vaccination Clinic Opens At Santa Ana Valley High School, Addressing Inequities During Pandemic