Authorities in Los Angeles County identified a 4-year-old boy who was killed last week in a deadly road rage incident while with his family. Gor Adamyan was with his family in a vehicle as they were on their way to purchase groceries Friday evening in the Los Angeles suburb of …
Read More »Colorado to adopt its 6th area code in 2026
Move over 303. Colorado is set to introduce its sixth area code in 2026. On Monday, the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies Public Utility Commission announced that starting in the first quarter of 2026, anyone living in northern and western Colorado could be assigned the new 748 area code. According …
Read More »Police evacuate department, homes after woman brings in grenade
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – A hand grenade a woman found in her grandfather’s belongings prompted police in Vermont to evacuate their department and surrounding homes after she brought it into the station. South Burlington police say the cleared the department and nearby buildings on Saturday as a precautionary measure because …
Read More »Florida woman allegedly took alligator from previous job, kept in hotel bathtub to use for birthday pictures
A Florida woman is facing charges after she allegedly stole an alligator from her former place of employment and kept it inside a hotel bathtub to use for a birthday photoshoot earlier this month. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said an officer was dispatched to the Grove Resort …
Read More »Ithaca, New York, tourism office surrenders to winter, tells visitors to go to Florida instead
ITHACA, N.Y. – The tourism office of Ithaca, New York, is waving the white flag on winter and advising visitors to its website to check out the Florida Keys instead. VisitIthaca.com’s home page displays Sunshine State vacation photos and provides links to the website for tourism information about the Florida …
Read More »Coroner: Mississippi official fatally shot himself before court appearance in corruption case
GULFPORT, Miss. – Authorities say a Mississippi official who was facing federal corruption charges fatally shot himself the day he was to appear in court. Coroner Gary Hargrove says Supervisor William Martin died early Thursday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, with a note found nearby. Martin had been set to …
Read More »Army sends letter to troops dismissed for refusing COVID vaccine amid military's recruitment woes
The U.S. Army sent a letter to former service members dismissed for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, informing them they can request corrections of their discharge records, as the military branch reportedly struggles with recruitment three years after the onset of the pandemic. The letter, which gained traction on social media, …
Read More »Florida man's leap into canal leaves pursuing deputies asking in bodycam video, 'What are you doing?'
A Florida man swam through multiple canals while trying to evade authorities after allegedly punching his neighbor in the face during an argument, authorities said Tuesday. Phillip McGraw allegedly entered his neighbor’s garage Sunday afternoon and “approached him aggressively” before punching him in the face, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office …
Read More »Missing hiker's body found on Wyoming mountain range a month after eerie final text to wife
A Minnesota hiker was found deceased in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains nearly a month after he sent a final text message to his wife and was not heard from again, authorities said Thursday. The body of Grant Gardner, 38, was found underneath a ledge near the summit of the 13,000-foot Cloud …
Read More »Arkansas police suspect man shot woman before killing himself, authorities say
Police suspect a 25-year-old man fatally shot a 28-year-old woman before killing himself in Arkansas, authorities said. Officers found two people wounded Sunday in Pine Bluff, about 44 miles south of the state capital of Little Rock. A woman was slumped over in the driver’s seat of a vehicle and …
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