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Report: Bears sign former Seahawks RB Travis Homer to 2-yr deal

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:12 GMT

CHICAGO — Moments after losing David Montgomery in free agency to the Detroit Lions, the Chicago Bears have added a new running back to the fold.According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Bears are signing former Seattle Seahawks running back Travis Homer to a 2-year deal worth a maximum of $4.5 million. Bears’ David Montgomery signing with NFC North rival Lions, report says A career backup in Seattle, Homer had 19 carries for 74 yards on the ground and 16 catches for 157 receiving yards and a TD across 10 games last year for the Seahawks. In 49 games across 4 seasons in Seattle, Homer accumulated 453 rushing yards and 464 receiving yards with 3 total TDs.

Son of former reality TV star Todd Chrisley arrested for aggravated assault in Tennessee

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:12 GMT

SMYRNA, Tenn. (WKRN) — Kyle Chrisley, the son of former reality TV star Todd Chrisley, was arrested in Tennessee Tuesday following an alleged workplace altercation.Smyrna police say Chrisley, an employee at a Penske Truck Rental, was involved in a "physical altercation" with his supervisor. Chrisley allegedly pulled a "fixed blade" during the incident.According to authorities, Chrisley, 32, voluntarily appeared to be booked into jail on an active warrant. He was later released on a $3,000 bond.Additional details about the incident weren't immediately available Tuesday. Man killed by dogs in California leaves behind wife and 5 kids in Guatemala, family says Chrisley appeared in the reality TV series "Chrisley Knows Best," which focused on the lives of the Georgia family. The show had been renewed for a tenth season before Kyle's father, Todd, and stepmom, Julie, were convicted on bank and tax fraud charges. Todd and Julie reported to a federal prison in Florida in January after th...

Police: Girl, 15, reported missing from Near West Side

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:12 GMT

CHICAGO — A 15-year-old girl last seen on Chicago's Near West Side is missing, police said Tuesday. Amare Williams went missing Monday in the 1400 block of S. Blue Island, in the city's Little Italy neighborhood. Police: One year later, Oswego man still missing as search continues Police described the girl as 5-foot-10-inches, weighing 160 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. Anyone with information on Amare's whereabouts is asked to call police at (312) 744-8266 or leave an anonymous tip at cpdtip.com.

Man killed by dogs in California leaves behind wife and 5 kids in Guatemala, family says 

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:12 GMT

(KTLA) - A man who was mauled to death by four dogs in Jurupa Valley, California last week has been identified by family members as Mateo Lucas Salvador, 42, a native of Guatemala. Authorities say Salvador was working at a residential property that had been converted into a business on March 7 when four dogs, three Belgian Malinois and a Cane Corso, attacked him. Police initially responded to the scene after a 911 caller reported hearing someone screaming. Teen, 2 stolen horses dead after car crashes into group in Dallas Salvador sustained fatal injuries, authorities said last week.According to the Riverside County Department of Animal Services, Salvador had worked for the owner prior to the attack and he had visited the property before without incident. The property owner, who was not present during the attack, eventually surrendered his dogs to be euthanized, Animal Services said. A GoFundMe has been established to help Salvador's wife and five children, who still live...

Manitoba Budget 2023

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:12 GMT

'I don't want to be homeless': Texas rent relief gets +10K applications in just hours

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:12 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) reopened the Texas Rent Relief (TRR) application portal from March 14-28. The program offers rental and utility assistance with COVID-19 federal emergency rental funds. According to the state agency, as of 11:30am Tuesday, they received more than 10,000 applications. Texas rent relief program applications now open It caused some delayed load times on the website for applicants like Eva Cortez."I clicked on it, and it wasn't loading. I was like, I'm just gonna leave it there and see if it loads, and then eventually it loaded," Cortez said. Cortez lives in Austin and is facing eviction. She said without this assistance, she won't be able to afford her apartment. "I have a son, too. So I don't want to be homeless," Cortez said. The program is accepting applications for the remaining $96 million in rent relief funds. It's aimed at helping 15,000 households. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Texas taps into federal fundi...

Moorhead man charged with fatally stabbing and beating his half brother

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:12 GMT

MOORHEAD, Minn. — A Moorhead man is charged with murder after police alleged he killed his half brother last Thursday night at an apartment.Douglas James Swenson II, 25, appeared Monday in Clay County District Court on a second-degree felony count of murder. He faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted of the charge that alleges the killing was not premeditated.The Moorhead Police Department identified the deceased man as Dustin Momerak, 29, Swenson’s half brother. Momerak and Swenson were living together at the time of his death.Douglas James Swenson II, 25, is charged with fatally stabbing and beating his half brother on March 9, 2023, in Moorhead, Minn. (Forum News Service)Momerak died of “multiple sharp and blunt force injuries,” police said Monday in a news release. Officers continue to investigate the death, but they aren’t seeking any further suspects, police said. Police said they believe there is no threat to the public.Police responded at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday to Swe...

Hudson angler hooks Mille Lacs Lake northern pike that ties Minnesota catch-and-release record

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:12 GMT

A Wisconsin angler caught a 46.25-inch northern pike on Mille Lacs Lake that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has certified as a tie with the current catch-and-release state record.Brad Lila, of Hudson, Wis., caught and released the fish Jan. 22.“I set the hook as the line was quickly peeling out,” Lila said in a DNR statement. “I knew it was a very large fish because it peeled out drag and there was no stopping it. After about 10 minutes of fighting the fish, I knew that it might take more than me to land it.”Brad Lila, of Hudson, Wis., caught and released this 46.25-inch northern pike Jan. 22, 2023, while fishing on Mille Lacs Lake. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in March verified the fish as tied for the state catch-and-release record for pike. (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources via Forum News Service)Lila said he hollered and waved for help and two nearby anglers came to his aid. Lila tried to get the fish to turn its head to come up the hole,...

Boomer Esiason talks Rodgers, Rangers, Knicks

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:12 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Former NFL MVP Boomer Esiason isn't just known as a football player. In his post-playing career, Esiason is now an in-studio NFL analyst, a host of Boomer and Gio on WFAN, and the host of Gametime with Boomer Esiason. The former Jets quarterback joined News10 Sports Director Griffin Haas on Tuesday to talk Aaron Rodgers to the Jets, the New York Rangers, the NCAA Tournament, and the New York Knicks. You can catch Gametime with Boomer Esiason Sundays on WTEN at 11:35 PM.

Pat Schroeder remembered as a Colorado trailblazer for women’s equality who “never gave up the fight”

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:12 GMT

In her 24 years in Congress, former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder tossed barbs and quips, riling those who stood in her way because she was a woman while at the same time inspiring those who saw her as a force of nature when it came to promoting women’s equality.Many of the Coloradan’s sayings are legendary. She was the one who nicknamed President Ronald Reagan the “Teflon President” because criticism never seemed to damage his reputation.But Schroeder’s most notorious quote came in response to someone asking how she could possibly be a congresswoman and a parent to two small children: “I have a brain and a uterus and I use both.”“She was very proud of that line,” U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, who won Schroeder’s seat after she retired from Congress in 1997, said Tuesday morning when remembering her mentor.Schroeder, who represented Colorado’s First Congressional District from 1973 to 1997 and was the first woman elected to Cong...