Month: November 2025

By Lydia Blackstone

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    HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina (WJCL) — A beached manatee is safe after an unusual wildlife rescue unfolded Saturday on the ninth hole at Crescent Pointe Golf Club.

According to club officials, two golfers first spotted the stranded manatee and immediately contacted the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. General Manager Ron Schiavone and the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office worked quickly to secure the area and redirect golfers away from the animal.

Cpl. Dean Entrup with the Sheriff’s Office remained in constant communication with SCDNR, which was coordinating with partner agencies in Florida to determine the safest rescue plan. While awaiting further direction, Entrup relayed step-by-step care instructions — including keeping the manatee’s skin lightly hydrated with misting and damp towels without overcooling it.

Crescent Pointe Director of Marketing Dylan DeBellis and a community member shuttled back and forth on golf carts carrying buckets of water. Director of Agronomy Brian Roller tapped into a sprinkler head to set up a hose system, allowing workers to safely mist the animal.

Nearby residents Tommy O’Donnell and Ryleigh Durham also assisted, helping carry out SCDNR’s guidance without interfering more than necessary.

Club officials say the combined efforts helped stabilize the manatee until the tide returned. As water levels rose, the animal was able to move on its own and eventually slip back into deeper water. Authorities later checked nearby inlets and confirmed the manatee had not resurfaced, indicating it likely made a successful return to open water.

Crescent Pointe staff thanked the community, first responders and SCDNR for their teamwork during the rescue, saying the outcome was a testament to how quickly residents can come together in an emergency.

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KPIX

By Loureen Ayyoub

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    California (KPIX) — At the annual Big Game, choosing a side is usually simple: Cal or Stanford. But for one Bay Area family, the rivalry runs straight through the middle of their tailgate.

Rob Romine, a former Stanford football player, admits the household is a bit divided, but he says everyone can still unite over the season and the spread.

“We are here to celebrate Thanksgiving, and the only way a Cal/Stanford divided family can do it is with a massive tailgate,” Rob Romine said.

Different teams, one family, and plenty of tri-tip.

“We have kids that went to Cal, kids that went to Stanford, and we have grandkids that are rooting for both,” said Janice Romine, laughing as relatives in blue and red mingled under the trees outside Stanford Stadium.

The Big Game’s legendary rivalry has long drawn alumni, students, fans —and even their pets — to early festivities. Tailgaters said the setting only adds to the tradition.

“Now that it’s dark earlier, I feel like we all need to be getting our vitamin D,” said Natasha Glenn. “Being in nature is amazing. I feel like Stanford Stadium is very unique. We are not in a parking lot, like a concrete one. We are among the trees, and it’s such a nice, family-friendly vibe.”

The Big Game is for all ages, big and small, including Rob and Janice Romine’s granddaughter, Margo.

“She’s class of ’46. She’ll be here. She’s ready.”

The rivalry that began in 1892 still offers the same thing it always has: a chance to come together, even when they’re cheering for opposite sides.

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By Loureen Ayyoub

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    California (KPIX) — At the annual Big Game, choosing a side is usually simple: Cal or Stanford. But for one Bay Area family, the rivalry runs straight through the middle of their tailgate.

Rob Romine, a former Stanford football player, admits the household is a bit divided, but he says everyone can still unite over the season and the spread.

“We are here to celebrate Thanksgiving, and the only way a Cal/Stanford divided family can do it is with a massive tailgate,” Rob Romine said.

Different teams, one family, and plenty of tri-tip.

“We have kids that went to Cal, kids that went to Stanford, and we have grandkids that are rooting for both,” said Janice Romine, laughing as relatives in blue and red mingled under the trees outside Stanford Stadium.

The Big Game’s legendary rivalry has long drawn alumni, students, fans —and even their pets — to early festivities. Tailgaters said the setting only adds to the tradition.

“Now that it’s dark earlier, I feel like we all need to be getting our vitamin D,” said Natasha Glenn. “Being in nature is amazing. I feel like Stanford Stadium is very unique. We are not in a parking lot, like a concrete one. We are among the trees, and it’s such a nice, family-friendly vibe.”

The Big Game is for all ages, big and small, including Rob and Janice Romine’s granddaughter, Margo.

“She’s class of ’46. She’ll be here. She’s ready.”

The rivalry that began in 1892 still offers the same thing it always has: a chance to come together, even when they’re cheering for opposite sides.

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By Dean Fioresi

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    California (KCAL, KCBS) — A newlywed San Fernando Valley couple says that they were burglarized of more than $100,000 in valuables and family heirlooms while they were out to dinner on Friday night.

The couple tells CBS Los Angeles that left their Valley Village home, near Chandler Boulevard, at around 6 p.m. to have dinner with friends and returned at around 9:30 p.m. to see that a balcony door on the second floor was open.

They found that their home had been ransacked and that a safe with collectibles and valuables had been taken.

Surveillance camera footage shows three suspects leaving the house along a small sidewalk next to the property. Two of the suspects were seen carrying what looks to be a safe.

Los Angeles Police Department officers have taken a report of the incident and launched an investigation into the alleged burglary. The couple says that an AirTag inside of the safe shows an approximate location for the items, but police have not yet followed that lead up, they told CBS LA.

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By Jeremiah Estrada

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    HAWAII KAI, Hawaii (KITV) — Two boaters were left stranded in the waters off of Hanauma Bay after their boat sank Saturday afternoon.

A 55-year-old man and a man in his 20s were in a 12-foot boat in the waters outside of Hanauma Bay on Saturday, Nov. 22, when it was swamped by a large wave. All of the water that entered the boat caused it to sink and left the two men without their vehicle.

The man in his 20s was able to swim to shore where he climbed up a cliffside and called 911 for help. However, the 55-year-old man drifted west.

The Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 4:06 p.m. and began to search for the distressed swimmers at the shoreline about 20 minutes later.

The other man was eventually located and rescued by someone on a jet ski. The jet ski then took him to an HFD rescue boat for further care.

HFD took him to the harbor at Maunalua Bay where Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) evaluated him for medical treatment.

EMS treated the 55-year-old man who suffered possible fatigue, hypothermia and a cut on his foot, but he declined to be taken to an emergency room. There were no injuries reported from the other boater.

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By Logan Smith

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    Colorado (KCNC) — A 63-year-old Colorado man wooed a woman he met online during the COVID pandemic with money illegally obtained from the federal government.

The Akron resident was recently sentenced to 15 months in prison and repayment of more than $228,000.

His love interest turned out to be a scammer.

William Chadwick was indicted by a federal grand jury in April on money laundering charges. He pleaded guilty in June to a single count and was sentenced Sept. 30.

According to a court document, Chadwick obtained funds from Unemployment Insurance benefits, Emergency Rental Assistance proceeds, and Paycheck Protection business loans. The latter two programs were created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES, Act, which was enacted in March 2020.

Two months later, according to the plea agreement in Chadwick’s case, applications for aid in Chadwick’s name began arriving at federal agencies. Through August of 2022, more than 100 applications for UI benefits alone were submitted in Chadwick’s name, all with misleading or fraudulent information. He was approved for more than $1.4 million, according to the plea agreement, and received 15 debit cards in other people’s names. He withdrew more than $81,000 from these cards through cash ATMs and bitcoin ATMs across Colorado.

He used that money, according to the affidavit, to send cryptocurrency and gift cards to the unidentified woman.

Thousands more in fraudulent funds were deposited into several bank accounts controlled by Chadwick, according to prosecutors. Chadwick also turned most of those proceeds into cryptocurrency and gift cards and also sent them to the “woman.”

“Chadwick laundered fraudulently obtained unemployment insurance funds intended for Americans that were struggling during the pandemic,” Quentin Heiden, special agent-in-charge of the Western Region of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General, said in a press release.

Prosecutors referred to Chadwick’s arrangement with the woman as a romance scam. Contacted by CBS Colorado on Friday, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Colorado, wouldn’t divulge more information about the reported scam.

The maximum sentence for the specific money laundering charge, which Chadwick pleaded guilty to, is 20 years in prison and $500,000 in restitution.

Reached at his home on Saturday, Chadwick declined to comment out of fear for worsening his sentence. Like a number of non-violent federal offenders, the serving of his sentence has been delayed by the recent government shutdown. It’s not known yet when he will have to report to prison.

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