Madison County, NY

Sullivan, NY

A food bank in Auckland, New Zealand, inadvertently distributed methamphetamine disguised as candy. The charity, Auckland City Mission, said a member of the public donated the pineapple-flavored candies, which were sealed in a retail-sized bag. The candies were donated about six weeks ago. However, the candies were actually bricks of...

Food Bank Handed Out Potentially Lethal Doses Of Meth Disguised As Candy

Pennsylvania State

A ticket purchased in Pennsylvania matched all five white numbers and the red Powerball, resetting the next drawing to $20 million ($10.2 million cash value) for Wednesday (August 14). Results from Monday's Powerball game are listed below:. NUMBERS: 9-22-57-67-68 POWERBALL: 14. POWER PLAY: 3x. The odds of winning the Powerball...

Powerball Winner: Here's Who Won The $214 Million Jackpot

Michigan State

Rabies-positive animals have now been confirmed in six West Michigan counties. According to data from the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services and the Department of Natural Resources, it's indicated 23 rabies-positive animals - all bats - have been reported across the state. Seven of them are in West Michigan, spread across the counties of Kent, Allegan, Calhoun, Berrien, Kalamazoo and Ottawa.

Rabies-positive animals confirmed in 6 West Michigan counties

Harris County, TX

A shocking video captured two toddlers wandering in the middle of a Texas highway after they were ejected from a car. The video shows one of the babies standing and looking confused while the other slowly stood up and looked around. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said there was a...

WATCH: Two Toddlers Wander On Highway After Being Ejected From Car In Crash

Massachusetts State

Westfield, MA

A Massachusetts business operator is pleading guilty to charges in connection with a fatal accident in 2019. Dunyadar Gasonov of West Springfield was co-owner of Westfield Transit, Inc., a for-hire motor carrier. Under a plea agreement, Gasonov will admit guilt to three counts of falsifying driving logs, by ordering an...

Westfield Transportation Owner Pleads Guilty To Lying To Fed Inspector

Montana State

Carbon County, MT

Red Lodge, MT

A three-year-old girl is recovering in the hospital after she was attacked in her tent by a black bear. The girl was with her family at a private campground near Red Lodge in Carbon County, Montana, on Sunday (August 11) when a bear wandered into the area just before 10 p.m.

Three-Year-Old Girl Attacked In Tent By Black Bear

Victor, NY

One man is dead, after a tree fell on him in Victor. Troopers say the 68-year-old man was on his tractor at a property on Willis Hill Road shortly after 2:30 this afternoon, when the tree toppled onto him. He was dead at the scene. The man's name has not...

Man Killed by Falling Tree in Victor

Stoneham, MA

STONEHAM, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — From California to Massachusetts, two cougars have finally found a new home at the Stone Zoo. The cougars, who are sisters and go by the names of Maple and Willow, can be greeted by visitors at the Treasures of the Sierra Madre section of the zoo.

Orphaned Cougars Make Their Debut At Stone Zoo

Norwood, MA

A Massachusetts boy's ice cream stand has been shut down after complaints were filed. The 12-year-old boy said he started the ice cream stand to make some money this summer. Dan Doherty's family decided that some of the proceeds would go toward the boy's brother's hockey club, the Boston Bear Cubs.

Boy’s Ice Cream Stand Shut Down So Restaurant Owner Steps Up To Help

New Bedford, MA

Wareham, MA

A gun is off the streets and a stolen vehicle is recovered thanks to police in Wareham. Officers responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle parked along Onset Avenue around 8:00 last night and discovered it was stolen and had a handgun inside. Cops later encountered three people associated...

Wareham Police Recover Stolen Vehicle, Seize Gun

Syracuse, NY

Distractify

The obituary for 14-year-old Ava Wood is short. It describes her as someone who had a competitive spirit and a passion for life. It mentions her love of sports and in particular, soccer. She had recently been the recipient of a coaches' award for the junior varsity season. Wood was loved by her family and adored by friends. It's sad when anyone dies, and it's especially heartbreaking when one as young as Wood is taken in such a violent fashion. What makes her story more devastating is the fact that her life was taken by someone who was supposed to...

Ava Wood Was Asleep in Her Bedroom When Her Own Father Shot and Killed Her

Springfield, MA

There's an arrest in connection with a deadly stabbing in Springfield over the weekend. Officers responded to the area of State and Terrence streets around 3;10 a.m. Sunday where they found a man in the road. He died at Baystate Medical Center. Earlier this week, the suspect identified as 30-year-old...

Arrest Made In Connection With Deadly Stabbing

Oregon State

A traffic stop of a big rig in southern Oregon uncovered a major illegal drug shipment. Oregon State Police stopped the commercial truck on I-5 in Jackson, County for a traffic violation. The driver gave consent to search the truck and the trooper found two five-gallon buckets weighing 60 pounds...

Traffic Stop Leads To Major Drug Bust

California State

Feather Falls, CA

A California woman was mauled to death by a pack of wild dogs while hiking a popular nature trail. Authorities found the body of 56-year-old Davina Corbin near the Blackhawk Trail in Feather Falls last week. Her body was covered in bite marks, which authorities determined were to be from a pack of 25 wild Great Danes that have been terrorizing residents of Feather Falls for the past two years.

Wild Pack Of 25 Great Danes Mauls California Woman To Death

New York City, NY

Shine My Crown

Ayisha and Phillipa Doyle outside their home. Photo by Anna Bradley-Smith. Ayisha Doyle and her mother are on the brink of eviction from their historic Bedford-Stuyvesant home after a New York City court approved a partition sale, putting their ownership in jeopardy. The turmoil began in 2017 when Doyle’s estranged...

Woman And Her Mother Face Eviction From Their Historic Bed-Stuy Home After Court Approves Partition Sale

Syracuse , N.Y. - Syracuse Police investigating a school bus being hit by gunfire Wednesday afternoon. Police say the First Student School bus with four children onboard was traveling on the 400 block of Highland Street a little after 2, when people on the side of the road and fired off some shots. A bullet went through the front of the bus and hit the radiator. Luckily no one was injured.

School Bus Struck By Gunfire In Broad Daylight In Syracuse

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

Georgia State

Tallahassee, FL

Daily Coffee Press

The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

FBI Investigating Disappearance of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Has Ties to Georgia

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Horse Dies From Eastern Equine Encephalitis In Madison County

Town of Sullivan, N.Y. - Madison County Health Department has been notified that a horse from the Town of Sullivan...

Horse Dies From Eastern Equine Encephalitis In Madison County

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