Elyssa is a digital news producer for CBS Chicago. She covers breaking news and manages the station's social media presence. Firefighters are battling a fire in Chicago's Back of the Yards ...

GOLDEN, Colo. (KDVR) — From eyes in the sky to two and four wheels on the road, Colorado State Patrol uses a number of different vehicles to enforce safety on the highways, but there’s one in ...

One person was killed in a house fire in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The fire was reported at approximately 3:18 p.m. in the 4700 block of South ...

GREAT FALLS, Va. — Two people and one firefighter are being evaluated after a fire that started in the back of a house extended into the attic. At around, 3:14 a.m. on Thursday Jan. 1, a call came in ...

It was a welcome sight as students returned to class at the Solomon Complex in Plains Township Monday morning. "I really felt bad because I need my education for school, and it kind of sucked not ...

School is back in session at Green Mountain Elementary after a fire cancelled classes for a week. The school has been closed for cleanup and remediation work since an HVAC unit in a classroom caught ...

I asked Anna Gruttadauria if the terrible news of the Swiss nightclub fire brought back memories of her daughter Pam. Yes, said Anna – but really, she has thought of Pam every day since losing her ...

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ...

"I've seen footage of the flames and they were intense. He got him out and then he just never came out," Jose Villalta's son Wilbert said Daniel Levine is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. He joined PEOPLE in ...

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (KCTV) - The Lee’s Summit Fire Department says no injuries were reported following an overnight house fire that trapped a dog inside. Just after midnight on Jan. 1, multiple ...

A hero grandfather died after he ran into his burning California home to save his 14-year-old grandson, his heartbroken family said. Jose Villalta, 69, sprinted into the home in Stockton early ...