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    BOSTON (WBZ) — The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth student accused of killing a football player from the school over the weekend will be sent to Rhode Island to face a murder charge.

Chukuwnonoso Uzoma Eze, 19, was in handcuffs as he pleaded not guilty to a fugitive from justice charge in New Bedford District Court Monday afternoon. He was ordered held without bail and agreed to be extradited to Providence within a week.

Eze is accused of stabbing two UMass Dartmouth football players in a Wendy’s restaurant parking lot in Providence after an altercation early Saturday morning at a nightclub across the street.

One of the players, 18-year-old freshman running back Marvins Antoine died. His teammate, 19-year-old freshman defensive back Kensley Macean, was rushed to the hospital with wounds to his head, neck and left arm.

Providence police said Eze is not on the football team and there was no indication that he knew the players. Investigators are still looking into what led to the stabbing.

Police said they used Flock cameras in the area to track down Eze about 30 miles away back on campus in Dartmouth early Saturday morning. He was arrested by campus police and held over the weekend.

Eze was sent to a mental health facility after allegedly telling police he had previously attempted suicide and, “Can you just shoot me.”

But attorneys for Eze painted a different picture of their client, saying he has no criminal record. “He’s a very bright student, very nice guy, goes to church with his family regularly,” said Jay Odunukwe, Eze’s defense attorney. “The evidence will show eventually that he was basically minding his business.”

According to the university, Antoine graduated from Durfee High School in Fall River. His former teammates told WBZ-TV he was a role model for younger players.

“Marvins was never the person to start anything. Even if the situation was out of hand, he would still try to diffuse it,” said former teammate Orlando Delgado. “He was always the type of person to always have your back. He was super loyal.”

Macean graduated from Dighton-Rehoboth High School.

UMass Dartmouth is about 60 miles south of Boston.

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    MINNESOTA (WCCO) — An 85-year-old St. Paul, Minnesota, woman helped stop an armed home intruder from stealing her vehicle this week by trapping him inside her garage, according to authorities.

The incident began Tuesday afternoon in St. Paul’s Highland Park neighborhood, when the homeowner said a man entered her home through a back door while she was inside.

Ramsey County deputies said the suspect was armed with a knife. According to police, he grabbed the keys from inside the home and headed to the car in the garage.

As the suspect tried to drive away, the homeowner quickly closed the garage door, preventing him from escaping in the vehicle. Forced to abandon the attempt, the suspect fled on foot, authorities said.

Investigators later linked the suspect to a stealing spree across St. Paul.

“It’s unclear what the motive was,” Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Joe Kill said.

The following day, deputies located the suspect driving a different stolen vehicle and attempted to stop him near Ford Parkway.

“We thought it would be the best place to take him down. He was kind of caught up in traffic,” Kill said. “As we attempted to, he ended up ramming cars and ourselves out of the way.”

Witnesses told authorities he approached people who were out for a walk and asked for directions to Minneapolis.

Deputies said those witnesses provided a detailed description of the suspect, while a camera captured the license plate of the stolen vehicle in Minneapolis. The information helped investigators track the suspect to another St. Paul residence.

Police say the man was hiding inside a closet and they took him into custody.

Deputies say the suspect, described as a career thief, is now being held in the Ramsey County Jail. He is facing a first-degree burglary charge.

“To make the citizens of Ramsey County and Hennepin County feel safer, that a guy that would steal people’s cars or go into people’s homes is off the streets as fast as possible is our number one goal,” he said.

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    PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A teenage boy remains in grave condition at a local hospital after he fell 30 feet at a construction site in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park neighborhood on Thursday morning.

It happened on Bryant Street, when the teen was doing roof work.

For those in the area, they’ve been concerned about something like this happening for quite some time.

“Seeing that gives you kind of a funny feeling in your stomach,” said David Boynton, owner of Priority One Personal Training and Wellness.

That was Boynton’s reaction when he saw first responders outside of his business on Thursday morning.

Just 20 minutes earlier, he saw workers across the street at the construction site for new condos and retail spaces – some of them on a forklift, and others cleaning sawdust off the roof.

Then, around 10:30 a.m., he noticed one of them on the ground.

“I saw someone being brought out or put onto a gurney,” he recalled.

Police said the teenager was doing roofing work when he fell about three stories and was taken to the hospital in grave condition with a serious head injury.

“It’s just really, really sad,” said Shawn McCrorey, a trainer at Priority One. “I saw them just kind of throwing stuff up from the outside of the building, and catching it over the side, and bringing it in.”

Boynton and his employee McCrorey said what appeared to be an Amish crew, including teenagers, had been working at the site for 2-3 months, constructing the building from the ground up. They said it seemed they didn’t take many safety precautions, not wearing harnesses and walking across the beams.

“There’s no way that can be safe,” McCrorey said. “You’re thinking, in your head, something is bound to happen.”

Allegheny County property records show the current owner as Gupta Properties, and KDKA-TV has reached out for comment, but has not heard back. Other contractors listed include Certasite Pro, and they told KDKA-TV their workers were not involved.

Meanwhile, Boynton hopes for some answers and a change.

“Shouldn’t there be more oversight of these projects to make sure that things are being done safely, and not allowing individuals who are very young to work in situations like this?” Boynton asked.

Pittsburgh police are continuing to investigate, and OSHA has also confirmed to KDKA-TV that they have opened an investigation.

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    LATROBE, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Country music star Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour concert Thursday night in Westmoreland County has been called off.

The show was canceled late Thursday morning because of the wet and muddy field conditions at 1846 Farms in Unity Township near Latrobe, where the concert was slated to take place.

Bryan apologizes for cancelation Several hours after the cancelation was announced, Luke Bryan took to his Instagram page, where he posted a story saying in part that he was “so sorry” and that the decision was made in the name of safety.

“Please hang on to your tickets and parking passes,” Bryan said. “We are working on the next steps and will update y’all as soon as a decision is made.”

The website for the show says that people with tickets will receive information by email.

There is no word on a rescheduled date, but KDKA can confirm Bryan’s people reached out to the Westmoreland County Fairgrounds about a potential new show date in the not-too-distant future.

Muddy field conditions blamed Aleisha Stas, the general manager of 1846 Farms, said that she and her team are devastated that the show was called off.

“Luke and his team made the call. It was not on us,” Stas said. “But the conditions of the mud, the ground is just too soft to have millions of dollars of equipment and it is just not safe either for people to be parking. There was a risk of people sliding in their vehicles and people falling so, it was overall the better choice for everyone’s safety.”

One by one on Thursday, the tour buses and trucks had to be pushed, moved and towed out of the soggy, sunken earth, made even worse by a heavy Thursday morning rain that lasted for well over two hours.

“This is the life of the American farmer,” Stas said. “This is what we deal with every single day. No matter how tirelessly you work, how hard you work, you can’t help Mother Nature. So that’s all I can say: God bless American farmers.”

Approximately 15,000 to 20,000 people were expected to attend the show at the farm.

One Luke Bryan fan, Kristin Carter, came all the way from Florida for the show. She said she had to come to the farm Thursday afternoon to see for herself just how bad the conditions were.

“As much money as I spent to get here, I could have bought a Louis Vuitton purse,” she joked. “But here I am … I get it for safety why they had to do it, of course. But it is disappointing.”

In 2024, Luke Bryan played a similar farm show to the one that was planned for the Latrobe area when he played near Smithton at the Cunningham Family Farm.

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    SICKLERVILLE, New Jersey (KYW) — A South Jersey family-owned ranch sits on a sprawling 33 acres in Sicklerville. It’s called Circle S: Second Chance Ranch, and its name speaks for itself. Its mission is to save and care for as many horses and animals as they can.

“Some of ours have been directly saved from slaughter,” Kevin Schultz, who owns the ranch with his wife Hilary, said, “and some have been pulled out of the auction pipeline.”

They say they never thought it would bloom into what you see here today, especially knowing nothing about horses or ever owning this much land and pastures.

“We started out rescuing one horse, and it quickly led to two and three, and our mission developed into what it is now,” he said.

CBS News Philadelphia met Rescue, one of the seven horses that called the ranch home, along with some other fellow farm friends like goats and pigs. He was pulled from slaughter 15 minutes before being loaded on a truck.

“Rescuing feels natural to us because we always rescued our cats and dogs,” Hilary Schultz said.

The ranch hosts events, field trips and school visits, welcomes volunteers and has its own nonprofit called the Second Chance Ranch Foundation to support its mission and give back to the community.

A big piece of their heart is also dedicated to helping first responders and vets. They have a program that helps with PTSD and anxiety.

While keeping up with the ranch is no easy task, the reward means everything to them.

“We really felt like we wanted to allow the community to experience the blessing that we get to experience every day,” she said.

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    PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Health officials in Philadelphia are warning about possible measles exposures at a children’s hospital in the city.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health is reporting a possible measles exposure at the main campus of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on Sept. 11.

CHOP, the Pennsylvania Department of Health and city health officials are working to give babies in the neonatal intensive care unit a preventive antibody product to prevent measles or lessen severe disease. They are also taking steps to prevent additional spread of the disease, according to a press release from the city health department.

The possible exposures happened at these locations:

– CHOP NICU West: 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. – CHOP NICU West family lounge: 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. – CHOP Atrium: 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. – CHOP main cafeteria: 12:05 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

A person visiting the hospital that day has tested positive for measles, the city health department told CBS News Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health is also encouraging people to check their vaccination status and watch for symptoms. Measles symptoms include fever, runny nose, cough and red, watery eyes, followed by a rash, officials said.

“We encourage people to get vaccinated not only to protect themselves, but to protect those who cannot get vaccinated. This is why it is imperative that everyone who is eligible gets up to date on the vaccines they need so we can protect our most vulnerable,” Health Commissioner Dr. Palak Raval-Nelson said.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia declined to comment or share more information.

What is measles? Measles is caused by a virus and is transmitted through the air from coughing and sneezing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It spreads very easily because it can linger in the air for hours.

Two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine are the best protection against the virus. Measles protection is also part of the MMRV vaccine, which includes varicella (chickenpox).

The vaccine is safe and is extremely effective at preventing measles, and adults can be vaccinated as needed, Philadelphia health officials said.

If you are not immune to the virus and develop symptoms through Oct. 2, you should contact your doctor right away, according to the health department. You should let your doctor know you may have been exposed to measles if that’s the case, and contact your local health department as well.

Ongoing measles outbreak in Pennsylvania The exposures in Philadelphia come amid an ongoing measles outbreak in the state. As of Thursday, Pennsylvania is reporting a total of 731 cases in the state this year, including 117 in the past seven days.

So far this year, four cases have been reported in Berks County, 67 in Chester County, 2 in Lehigh County, and 3 in Montgomery County, according to a state dashboard.

The state is also reporting four measles-associated deaths in 2026.

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    HOMESTEAD, Florida (WFOR) — A 33-year-old landscaper and aspiring boxer was seriously injured Tuesday night after being struck by a vehicle while running in Homestead, according to family members and local police.

Ron Nickolas Pozos was jogging near Harris Field, close to Campbell Drive and U.S. 1, when the crash occurred.

Pozos, a married father of a 4-year-old boy, was airlifted to the hospital with broken ribs, severe head injuries requiring stitches, and body scratches. Police said Thursday that he is in stable condition and is expected to be moved from the intensive care unit to a private room.

Pozos’ mother, Nelda Pozos, said her son was actively preparing for an upcoming fight.

“He was running because he was training to have a fight as a boxer,” Nelda Pozos said. “That’s his dream, to be a boxer and everything. Now he is not going to be able to box, and he had wanted to help his family”.

His wife, Cedelia Rodriguez, shared a video showing her husband lying on the ground following the collision before being placed on a gurney.

“My husband means the world to me,” Rodriguez said. “He is the one who provides for my family”.

In a post on Homestead Social, family members initially stated the crash was a hit-and-run.

However, Homestead police released a statement Thursday afternoon clarifying that the driver remained at the scene and was not at fault. Family members acknowledged they had not spoken with police before making the post.

Police said the investigation into the crash remains ongoing.

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    MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — A former Sunset Park Elementary School teacher is facing 10 additional charges after being accused of showing graphic material to students and inappropriately touching them, prosecutors revealed in court Thursday.

Cesar Cardoso, 53, who was arrested last week by the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department, now faces 13 total charges. State prosecutors indicated that further charges could be filed as more alleged victims come forward following forensic interviews.

During a court appearance, prosecutors outlined several of the felony counts brought against Cardoso.

“Count 4, offenses against students by an authority figure is a second-degree felony,” the prosecutor said. “Count 5, transmitting or showing obscene material is a third-degree felony. Count 6, lewd and lascivious conduct against a child under 16.”

According to police arrest records, students reported that Cardoso made physical advances and displayed explicit images. One victim told investigators that Cardoso called her to his desk and displayed a fully clothed photograph of himself in front of a mirror, asking if she liked his shirt. After she said yes, Cardoso swiped to another photograph showing himself facing the mirror naked. The same student alleged that Cardoso later approached her and another child while they were playing and slapped both on the buttocks.

Cardoso entered a plea of not guilty through his defense attorney, Michael Mirer.

“My client is adamant he is not guilty. The allegations are false. And he would look forward to his day in court,” Mirer said following the hearing.

The Miami-Dade school district issued a statement following Cardoso’s arrest, confirming that he separated from the district in May and is no longer an employee.

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    MINNESOTA (WCCO) — The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged with lying about the circumstances leading up to his shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in north Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge is now in the Hennepin County Jail.

Christian Castro, 52, pleaded not guilty to six federal counts of making false statements to investigators.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says it arrested Castro around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Second Avenue South and Third Street in Minneapolis. He was booked into the Hennepin County Jail on an active warrant.

Castro, who has been suspended without pay by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, was released from custody in late August after Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott refused to sign an extradition warrant to Minnesota.

“Gov. Abbott’s attempt to shield Mr. Castro from accountability has failed. We look forward to commencing our prosecution,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said in a statement Wednesday.

A judge in McAllen, Texas, had ordered Castro released on a $75,000 bond and told him to wear a GPS ankle monitor.

Charges allege Castro was working with his partner on Jan. 14 and pursued a then-26-year-old Venezuelan citizen on foot in front of a north Minneapolis duplex. Julio Sosa-Celis came out to help during the struggle.

The documents say the two men ran back inside the duplex and Castro fired a single shot through the door, striking Sosa-Celis in the foot. There were multiple people, including two children, in the home at the time. Surveillance video threw Castro’s account of the encounter into doubt.

Castro is scheduled to make his first appearance in state court on Thursday. He is expected in Minnesota federal court on Friday afternoon.

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    DELAWARE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (KYW) — A group of good Samaritans banded together and lifted a vintage Volkswagen Beetle off a woman pinned underneath after a crash in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Video shared by police in Prospect Park shows the moments after the crash at 11th and Lincoln avenues Monday morning.

Bystanders can be seen rushing toward the vehicle from different directions. Seven people eventually worked together to lift the car and pull her out from underneath, police said.

Chrissy Vollmer, owner of CV Signs LLC, and her delivery driver were among the people who stopped to help.

“There was a lot of people around,” Vollmer said. “And he said, ‘Let’s lift his car.’ And he says, ‘3, 2, 1,’ and everyone pushed up.”

Vollmer said she was working inside her shop when she heard the crash.

“I just heard a bang and a scream,” she said. “So, I ran out and I saw someone’s legs underneath the car and then the lady was screaming, ‘Get me out of this car, get this car off me.'”

Prospect Park Police Chief Dave Madonna said the woman was riding her e-bike down Lincoln Road at about 20 to 25 mph. He said the e-biker was rushing to an appointment and trying to pass a car that was making a right turn when the crash happened.

Madonna said the woman had to undergo surgery and is now recovering from chest injuries at a hospital. He added that the woman could face several hundred dollars in fines in connection with the crash.

During a news conference Wednesday, Madonna emphasized the actions of the bystanders who stopped to help.

“It was an admirable scene, and to be honest with you, it’s something I haven’t seen maybe in my 30 years of doing this,” Vollmer said.

Madonna called the rescue “heroism in its purest form.”

But Vollmer said she was just doing what anyone else would have done.

“I don’t know if I’m really a hero, but I was happy to be there that day,” she said. “And I’m happy that everyone’s OK.”

Police said the Volkswagen driver was not at fault in the crash. He was using his turn signal as he turned into the intersection, and then the e-bike collided with the car.

Police are working to identify all of the good Samaritans seen in the surveillance video so they can be properly commended at a future borough council meeting.

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