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Facebook Announces New Shared Photo Album Feature 27 Aug 2013 | 03:51 pm
Facebook announced Monday a brand new feature that will allow multiple users to upload images to the same photo album. With shared photo albums the album's creator can add up to 50 "contributors," wh...
Flight Attendant Admits to Bomb Threats 27 Aug 2013 | 01:20 pm
A flight attendant pleaded guilty Monday to making false bomb threats against several United Airlines flights, causing flight delays and intensive searches of passengers, authorities said. Patrick Ca...
Firefighter's Son Accused in Arsons 27 Aug 2013 | 01:10 pm
The 19-year-old son of a firefighter was arrested on suspicion of starting three brush fires, authorities said Monday. Gabriel Michael Castillo, 19, of Anaheim Hills, Calif. was booked into Orange Co...
Union Workers March for More Jobs, Better Wages 27 Aug 2013 | 08:57 am
Union workers marched through downtown Chicago on Monday night in support of full-time jobs and higher wages. The workers, members of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, gath...
11 Welcoming Schools Overdue for Fire Inspections 27 Aug 2013 | 08:23 am
Many of Chicago Public Schools' so-called "welcoming schools,"Â where student populations were consolidated in the wake of a mass of building closures, have ongoing inspection lapses, NBC5 Investigates...
Man Looks for Good Samaritan Who Saved His Life 27 Aug 2013 | 08:17 am
Morton Bender is known for his generosity and willingness to help others. He's now asking for the public's help to find the man who saved his life. The 80-year-old Washington, D.C. businessman and ph...
State: CPS Has Never Filed Emergency Preparedness Plan 27 Aug 2013 | 07:48 am
Chicago Public Schools officials have failed to file a single report on the district’s emergency action plans in the six years they've been required, the Illinois State Board of Education told NBC5 In...
Rim Fire Burns Into Yosemite Park 27 Aug 2013 | 07:42 am
The raging Rim Fire has leapt into Yosemite National Park, and burned more than 200 square miles. Photo Credit: AP
Parishioners Find Miracle in Church Fire 27 Aug 2013 | 07:04 am
Parishioners of Saint Mary the Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox Church say the four-alarm fire that destroyed millions of dollars in furniture and artifacts and left a gaping hole in the center of the h...
Madigan Pension Fix Would Save Less Than Estimated 27 Aug 2013 | 06:24 am
The estimated savings on a pension proposal backed by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan earlier this year is nearly $25 billion less than originally thought. That's because the Teachers Retireme...
