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Hit TV series ‘The Last of Us’ to film Season 2 in Vancouver, mayor says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:33 GMT

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says he’s looking forward to seeing a post-apocalyptic version of city hall after announcing that hit HBO TV series “The Last of Us” will film Season 2 in the city, moving from Alberta.Sim says the filming will provide Vancouver with more “swagger,” as well as hundreds of jobs and significant contributions to the local economy.Sim told a news conference that he and Vancouver film commissioner Geoff Teoli were in Los Angeles a few weeks ago to show that Vancouver is “open for business,” and the process unfolded from there.The wildly popular show stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as their characters traverse the United States 20 years after a fungal pandemic collapses society.The show, based on a video game franchise of the same name, has proved to be a boon for Alberta’s film and travel sectors.Travel Alberta has a map on its website listing 180 filming locations and an itinerary for visiting fans of the show.This report by The Canadi...

Live Chicago severe weather: Tornado watch, timeline for storms Friday night

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:33 GMT

The Chicago area is under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. Friday. Two rounds of storms are forecasted between the hours of 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. The first round is set to move into the Chicago area around 4 p.m. as super cell thunderstorms. These storms pose a tornado threat and a golf-ball sized hail threat. Interactive Radar: Track showers and storm here A cold front then moves through around 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., bringing another round of very quickly moving severe weather. These storms also pose the threat of tornadoes. The storms are likely to move through at a rate of 50-60 mph so any tornado warnings will be quick and offer not much time. It's advised that residents be prepared in advanced and stay tuned to WGNTV and the weather app for alerts and updates. Tom Skilling also suggests anyone with any porch furniture or outdoor items susceptible to strong wings should bring them inside. These storms are set to bring potentially dangerous and destructive wi...

VIDEO: Hail, thunderstorms tear through Illinois

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:33 GMT

CHICAGO -- The National Weather Service has issued many levels of severe weather alerts Friday across the country. What is causing this severe weather system? Tornado sirens were triggered downstate in the Peoria area Friday afternoon, according to Nexstar affiliate WMBD-TV.Strong winds or a possible tornado struck a farm in Tazewell County, just west of Peoria. Seven cows were in barn at the farm when it collapsed. Live Chicago severe weather: Tornado watch, timeline for storms Friday night Central Illinois residents said they found hail the size of golf balls and baseballs falling from the sky Friday.The National Weather Service does have majority of the state of Illinois, including the Chicagoland area, under a severe weather watch until Saturday morning.Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Jasper, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lake, McHenry, Newton, Porter, and Will County are all under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. Friday, as of 6:46 p.m. on Friday.Flas...

Uprising Bakery Café to remain open after planned drag show almost forced closure

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:33 GMT

LAKE IN THE HILLS, Ill. — A suburban bakery that had planned to close its doors on Friday will remain open after all. Uprising Bakery and Café in Lake in the Hills posted on Facebook that customers have made it clear they want the business to keep going. A GoFundMe page started by a customer has raised more than $23,000.The bakery had planned to close due to attacks of vandalism and harassment after the bakery announced plans to host a drag show. 

South Side high school principal removed from post

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:33 GMT

CHICAGO — The principal of a high-profile South Side school has been removed from his post. Lindblom Math and Science Academy issued a memo to parents on Friday stating Principal Abdul Muhammad had been reassigned to the district's Network 16 office. They say the move comes after an investigation confirmed undisclosed findings against Muhammad. Months prior, hundreds of students protested his decision to fire a popular assistant principal.Read more: Latest Chicago news headlinesWGN News reached out to CPS for a statement regarding Muhammad's removal. However, the district referenced the letter sent to parents and guardians about his removal. Lindblom-Parent-Email.docxDownload

Trump to travel to New York Monday ahead of Tuesday arraignment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:33 GMT

Former President Donald Trump is expected to travel to New York on Monday ahead of his scheduled arraignment on Tuesday on still unknown charges, a source familiar with the planning confirmed.Trump is expected to turn himself in Tuesday morning ahead of the arraignment, which a court spokesperson indicated would be at 2:15 p.m. eastern time. The Washington Post reported Friday that Secret Service agents were at the Manhattan courthouse where Trump will turn himself in, to tour the site and determine how the former president will get in and out securely.Authorities are preparing for a frenzied atmosphere given the media attention and possible protests that will accompany Trump's arraignment.A grand jury voted earlier Thursday to indict Trump on criminal charges for his role in organizing hush money payments made to an adult film star during his 2016 campaign.The indictment, which remains under seal, follows an investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) tha...

'Tremendous drop in interest': Austin Fire recruitment down, union chief says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:33 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Nearly 2,000 fewer people applied for the 2023 Austin Fire Department recruitment process than the previous one in 2021, the chief of the Austin Firefighters Association says. The application process was open from March 15-29. "We're seeing a tremendous drop in interest in the fire department right now," Association Chief Bob Nicks said. Roughly 1,370 applications were received during the recruitment period this March, Assistant Chief Richard Davis, who oversees our recruiting division at AFD, told KXAN. That number matched what Nicks provided us. In 2021, which Nicks said was the last time AFD opened up its application portal, 3,270 candidates applied, he said. That number was already down from years prior. "Usually we would have closer to 4,000," Nicks said. AFD did not provide application numbers for previous years, but KXAN filed a public information request to access that data. "I can tell you that submitted applications were less than expected which seems to b...

APD makes arrest in January north Austin homicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:33 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department arrested a man wanted for a January homicide in north Austin, APD said in a news release Friday.The man was identified as Demonte Harris, 26, police said. Victim identified in North Lamar homicide, APD continues investigating At approximately 1:15 a.m., Jan. 5, officers responded to a crash in the 8600 block of North Lamar Boulevard, the release said. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the driver of the vehicle, Fritzgerald Bissereth, 20, shot and unresponsive. Bissereth died on the scene, police said.Detectives previously said they believed Bissereth was shot by an unknown suspect, later identified as Harris, who left the area immediately after.The case remained under investigation Friday.

Cooler start to April following record heat on Friday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:33 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin tied the Mar. 31 record high temperature of 90° on Friday ahead of a cool front moving through this evening. This front will drop humidity and bring cooler morning temperatures on Saturday, on our way to a lovely first day of April. UPDATED April forecast increases chances for rain This front has the potential to trigger isolated storms and showers along, but mainly east of I-35 during the evening hours. One or two storms may have just enough strength to turn severe in in Milam and Lee counties (northeast of Austin), but the risk and coverage is low. Wind damage is our primary concern.Low severe storm risk in northeast counties late FridaySaturday is the annual ABC Kite Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Zilker Park. The forecast is for dry weather under a partly cloudy sky with comfortable, low humidity. A chance of showers and thunderstorms returns Sunday, then more record heat is in the forecast early next week.FIRST WARNING WEATHER: Stay up to date wi...

Saints’ rally falls short in 7-4, season-opening loss to Mud Hens

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:33 GMT

The St. Paul Saints rallied with three ninth-inning runs but stranded a runner at third on a strikeout to end a 7-4 loss to the Toledo Mud Hens in the opener for both Class AAA teams Friday afternoon at Fifth Third Field in Toledo.Saints second baseman Edouard Julien, the Twins’ fourth-rated prospect, homered in his first Triple-A at-bat to cut St. Paul’s deficit to 3-1 in the sixth inning, but Toledo answered with a four-run seventh to put the game out of reach.Right-handed pitcher Bailey Ober (0-1), a late cut in Twins camp, surrendered three runs on five hits in three innings. He walked one and struck out four, but two errors — a throwing error by outfielder Matt Wallner and fielding error by first baseman Tyler White — helped Toledo score two runs in the third inning to take a 3-0 lead.Toledo right-hander Brenan Hanifee gave up one hit and one walk in four innings, and left-hander Zach Logue (1-0) earned the victory with two innings relief. He gave up a one-out single to H...