<div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2N4mHT_0uyNEXWR00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2N4mHT_0uyNEXWR00" width="1200" height="630" ><p>Hannah Cvancara rock climbs, snowboards, surfs and hikes. But while her amputation hasn't stopped her at all, the military has, rejecting her from the U.S. Navy. Natalie Morales explains.</p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div>

Spokane, WA

CBS News

Spokane, Washington — Hannah Cvancara is motivated, physically fit and patriotic, everything the U.S. military desires. Except for a condition the military considers disqualifying: an amputated left foot, which occurred when she was just 10 months old, the result of a rare birth defect. "I've never counted it as...

"Do not ignore ability": ER nurse fights for the right of amputees to join the Armed Forces

California State

Kayakers and snorkelers exploring the Southern California coast spotted an extremely rare oarfish, nicknamed a "doomsday fish" since they are seen in some parts of the world as harbingers of imminent disasters.  It's one of less than two dozen confirmed sightings of an oarfish in the state in over 120 years, according to UC  San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The oarfish is a "strikingly large, odd-looking fish" with a long, silvery, ribbon-shaped body, according to the Ocean Conservatory. The fish can grow to more than 30 feet long, and have large eyes and "foreboding" red spines in a crown-like...

Extremely rare "doomsday fish" found off California coast

Coral Springs, FL

A new lawsuit is claiming hackers have gained access to the personal information of "billions of individuals," including their Social Security numbers, current and past addresses and the names of siblings and parents — personal data that could allow fraudsters to infiltrate financial accounts or take out loans in their names. The allegation arose in a lawsuit filed earlier this month by Christopher Hofmann, a California resident who claims his identity theft protection service alerted him that his personal information had been leaked to the dark web by the "nationalpublicdata.com" breach. The lawsuit was earlier reported by Bloomberg Law.The breach allegedly...

Here's what to know about an alleged hack of Social Security numbers

Orange County, CA

Santa Ana, CA

The Santa Ana Police Department asked for help finding a missing priest after he disappeared from a local church. Anthony Palos, 88, was last seen driving away from Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church at 1322 E. 3rd Street at about 4:15 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12. Investigators believe he...

Orange County police searching for missing priest who suffers from dementia

San Francisco, CA

Brentwood, CA

Police in Brentwood on Thursday arrested a second suspect who was allegedly involved in a kidnapping that happened over the weekend, according to authorities. A press release posted on social media by the Brentwood Police Department Monday said police dispatch received reports of a male and female engaged in a physical altercation inside a vehicle on Sunday afternoon at approximately 2 p.m . The reporting party provided a partial license plate, which allowed police to identify and obtain the full license plate of the vehicle.

Second suspect arrested in connection with weekend Brentwood kidnapping

North Carolina State

Kannapolis, NC

The escaped killer of a one-year-old girl who fled from a medical transport van Tuesday was captured early Friday in a hotel in the Charlotte, North Carolina suburb of Kannapolis, authorities said.Ramone Alston, 30, escaped from the van as it arrived at the UNC Gastroenterology hospital in Hillsborough, North Carolina by freeing himself from his leg restraints and fleeing into nearby woods with handcuffs on, the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction said.No one was injured when he was taken into custody, the department said, adding that hundreds of law enforcement and public safety officials were involved in the search...

Escaped killer of 1-year-old girl caught after multi-day manhunt

Military Times

The three brigade-sized deployments follow seven unit deployments in recent months.

Army announces upcoming brigade overseas deployments

Oklahoma State

Edmond, OK

Edmund, Okla. — An Oklahoma city has agreed to pay more than $7 million to a former death row inmate who was exonerated after nearly 50 years in prison, making him the longest-serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime. The Edmond City Council voted without comment on...

Oklahoma city to pay over $7 million to cleared death row inmate who spent almost half a century in prison

Plantation, FL

A team of divers looking for a woman and her young daughter who vanished in 1974 located their car and likely human remains in a Florida canal, authorities said this week. And in an unexpected twist, the divers announced that during the search, they also located the missing vehicle and likely remains of a World War II veteran who went missing 20 years ago. On Nov. 12, 1974, a 35-year-old woman and her 3-year-old daughter were reported missing from their home, the Plantation Police Department said in a Tuesday news release. Authorities did not identify the missing woman and child, but...

Stunning twist in search for mom, girl who vanished in 1974

Philadelphia, PA

CBS Philly

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A 41-year-old man who was the passenger in an Uber died in a crash on Kelly Drive in Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon after the driver made an illegal left turn into oncoming traffic, police said. The crash happened just before 3:30 p.m. at Kelly and Reservoir drives near the Strawberry Mansion Bridge, according to police. The crash temporarily closed Kelly Drive but it has since reopened. Three cars -- a black Nissan Altima, a white Nissan Rouge and BMW -- were involved in the crash, police said. Authorities said the black Nissan Altima, which was driven by an Uber driver,...

Fatal crash on Kelly Drive caused by illegal turn, police say

Pineapple candies dished out by a New Zealand charity have tested positive for "potentially lethal levels of methamphetamine," police said Wednesday, sparking an urgent race to remove them from the streets.A child, a teenager and a charity worker have already been taken to a hospital after tasting the candies.Although none are seriously ill, police have launched a criminal investigation and are trying to track down up to 400 other people who may have received the sweets."We need to round these up as quickly as we can," said Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin, adding that 16 of the candies had been found...

Candy handed out by charity contains "potentially lethal" levels of meth

Georgia State

Lawrenceville, GA

New York Post

Two Georgia National Guard soldiers – one a newlywed and the other a recent father – were killed in noncombatant incidents in Iraq on Wednesday.

Spc. Travis Jordan Pameni, 23, died in Baghdad after an incident at another location, the Army said.

He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment out of Lawrenceville, which began a mission at an undisclosed location in the Middle East in April.



Pameni was just two months shy of celebrating his first wedding anniversary with his wife, Nasiah Pameni.

William Calley, who led the My Lai massacre that shamed US military in Vietnam, has died

“Everyone needs to know how...

National Guardsmen killed in noncombatant incidents in Iraq include young newlywed, new dad

An outbreak of salmonella linked to recalled cucumbers has sickened 449 people in 31 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an update.The CDC is among the federal and state agencies investigating the outbreak, determining that cucumbers contaminated with salmonella made people sick. As of July 2, 449 people had been infected with one of two outbreak strains, with 125 hospitalized, according to a post on Wednesday by the agency. Two Florida growers have been identified as likely sources of some but not all of the illnesses: Bedner Growers of Boynton Beach...

Recalled cucumbers in salmonella outbreak sickened 449, CDC says

Polk County, FL

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Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Dallas, TX

CBS DFW

DALLAS — Over the last few days, it's been widely reported that Dallas police are investigating what they believe was an attempted kidnapping in a North Dallas neighborhood Monday afternoon. A young man exiting a white SUV and approaching a group of kids was identified as the suspect. Thursday, the department said it's still investigating, but provided more information. They said the involved individuals have been identified, are under the age of 18, and have been cooperating with the investigation. In this case, detectives do not believe there is a threat to the public at this time. No arrests have been made in...

Dallas police investigate attempted kidnapping neighbors believe was something else

Lexington, KY

A former University of Kentucky student pleaded guilty Monday to assault and other charges for a racist attack on a Black student that was captured on video.Sophia Rosing, 23, pleaded guilty to four counts of fourth-degree assault, one count of disorderly conduct and public intoxication, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.Rosing, who is white, attacked a Black student in 2022 while she was working in a campus residence hall. Rosing was arrested the night of the assault and later expelled from school and banned from campus by the university president.Rosing had been previously indicted by a grand jury on six counts, including assault and...

Ex-University of Kentucky student pleads guilty in racist attack

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Los Angeles, CA

Beverly Hills, CA

Federal investigators are trying to figure out how a handgun that was once registered to the infamous Christopher Dorner ended up in the possession of alleged crime tourists from South America.How did law enforcement find the gun?Law enforcement found the handgun after investigating an armed robbery outside of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Aug. 7. The suspects targeted a tourist wearing a $1 million Patek Philippe watch while he was sitting at the hotel's restaurant patio with his wife and two daughters, according to the affidavit released by the U.S. Department of Justice.Two suspects held the man at gunpoint while they...

Gun linked to Christopher Dorner found at alleged crime tourists' Airbnb after Beverly Hills armed robbery

An TV meteorologist is being praised for how he handled an on-air panic attack.ABC News Australia's Nate Byrne was presenting his weather segment on Tuesday's Daily Breakfast when he felt the attack coming on. "I'm actually going to need to stop for a second. Some of you may know that I occasionally get affected by some panic attacks, and actually that's happening right now, Lisa, maybe I could hand back to you," he said before cameras cut to his colleague. "You certainly can Nate," said the show's co-host Lisa Mitchell, going on to promote a piece Byrne previously wrote about the same...

Meteorologist has panic attack live on air, prompts wave of praise online

Hannah Cvancara rock climbs, snowboards, surfs and hikes. But while her amputation hasn't stopped her at all, the military has, rejecting her from the U.S. Navy. Natalie Morales explains.

ER nurse fights for the right of amputees to join the Armed Forces

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