Illinois State

Bureau County, IL

The Independent

Two four-year-old boys and a woman died after their boat that was being towed capsized and trapped them while on an Arizona lake.The heartbreaking incident occurred Friday afternoon at the mouth of Navajo Canyon on Lake Powell while a 25-foot privately owned pontoon boat was being towed by another boater, the National Park Service said in a news release. Waves in the water ultimately contributed to the towed vessel’s capsize, causing several of the 11 passengers to become trapped under the overturned boat.Melissa Bean, 72, along with Gabriel Hart and Zeniff Cox, both 4, died in the tragedy, officials said.The...

Two 4-year-old boys and woman, 72, die when their boat being towed capsized

Corinth, MS

Contributors represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. They have also demonstrated their experience writing hard news for other outlets. Contributors are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

contributor

Dennis, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with A.I. assistance. In a recent incident reported by the Tishomingo County Sheriff's Department, deputies conducting a routine safety checkpoint on July 16, 2024, at the intersection of Highway 4 and Highway 25 in Dennis, MS, made a significant discovery involving a Corinth resident.

Local Man Arrested on Drug Charges Following Routine Checkpoint

Lasalle County, IL

CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) — A man died in a fall in Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County on Saturday afternoon, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The incident was reported around 4:30 p.m. at Illinois Canyon in the park. Officials said police were still in the park investigating around 8 p.m. Saturday evening. The LaSalle County Coroner was also on scene, but no details about the victim were being released. Starved Rock State Park is about 90 miles southwest of Chicago. 


Person dies in fall at Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County

Christopher and Janine Barton died in the collision which claimed a total of six lives, police say.

Bike couple in crash that killed six people named

Sacramento County, CA

Law & Crime

Mandiko Kwadzo killed his girlfriend as she was driving with her 4 young kids, leaving them to die after she crashed into a river in California.
The post ‘I saw little hands trying to poke out’: Man killed driving girlfriend in front of 4 young kids, leaving them to die after car crashed into river first appeared on Law & Crime.

'I saw little hands trying to poke out': Man killed driving girlfriend in front of 4 young kids, leaving them to die after car crashed into river

Chicago, IL

Writers represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. Writers are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

writer

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Virginia State

Cheryl E Preston

Mercurochrome and Merthiolate were in medicine cabinets in many Virginia homes decades ago. They were in bottles with droppers that gallons the red liquid. Looking at that old bottle in the above image brings back many memories.

Mercurochrome and Merthiolate once were in many Virginia homes

Le Claire, IA

The US Sun

AMERICAN Pickers star Frank Fritz has been relying on “skilled nursing care” that will be “long-term” two years after he suffered a debilitating stroke. Frank, 60, has been under a conservatorship and guardianship since he suffered a stroke at his Le Claire, Iowa home in July 2022, as he has been in and out of the hospital and rehabilitation.

American Pickers’ Frank Fritz relies on ‘long-term nursing care’ after stroke as conservator demands access to his funds

Mediaite

The FBI issued a statement declaring former President Donald Trump was struck by a bullet and not glass or other shrapnel almost two weeks ago when a gunman fired on him at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The clarification came two days day after FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress there was a possibility that […]
The post FBI Issues Definitive Statement on What Wounded Trump in Rally Shooting first appeared on Mediaite.

FBI Issues Definitive Statement on What Wounded Trump in Rally Shooting

Houston, TX

A 28-year-old father in Texas was arrested after he allegedly abandoned his infant daughter in a dumpster behind a restaurant because he didn’t want to care for the child. Anferne Gray appeared in court on Tuesday donning a Nirvana T-shirt where he was formally charged with felony abandoning a child and aggravated assault, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show.

Father accused of abandoning infant daughter in restaurant dumpster shows up to court wearing Nirvana smiley face T-shirt

Anita Rose dies in hospital four days after being found unconscious on a track in her village.

Woman dies after attack while walking dog

Talker

Biscuit the dog is now in a shelter, safe and sound. 
The post Man caught on video abusing his dog banned from owning animals appeared first on Talker.

Man caught on video abusing his dog banned from owning animals

South Carolina State

Community Voices represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program but not yet verified their accounts. Community Voices are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

community_voice

Town Talks

When it comes to deciding who to marry, many people choose to spend the rest of their lives with a high school sweetheart, college classmate, or someone they met at work. Others decide to tie the knot with someone who they have known their whole lives — and maybe even met at a family reunion.

Can you marry your first cousin in North Carolina? What state law says

Springfield, IL

Sangamon County, IL

ABC News

The Sangamon County, Illinois coroner stated Sonya Massey died by homicide with a gunshot to the head

Sonya Massey died by homicide with gunshot to head, autopsy shows

A former senior Army officer died after waiting more than four hours in the back of an ambulance stuck outside a busy hospital because there was no bed for him, an inquest has heard.Colonel John Codd, 88, died in Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro on January 16 this year after suffering a fall earlier that day.Mr Codd, who was known as Bill, had fallen as he got out a taxi which was returning him to a nursing home in St Austell where he was receiving respite care.Cornwall Coroner’s Court heard Col Codd, from St Austell, had fallen onto the ground...

Retired Army colonel ‘died after waiting four hours in the back of an ambulance’

Pontotoc County, MS

Police in Pontotoc made an arrest recently that led to the discover of multiple IED's according to a press release from the Pontotoc County Sheriff. The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Department reports that on Tuesday July 2nd, 2024 Jason Lambert 40 of Tupelo, Ms. was arrested and charged by the CID and charged withDomestic Violence-Aggravated Assault and Felony Malicious Mischief.

Man arrested on domestic violence charges found to have multiple Molotov cocktails

It is a disheartening feeling when people try to make a profit off of someone else's hard work. A post on Reddit brought such an instance that happened at a cafe to notice. u/Ok_Top5974 shared that they had made some cookies for their co-workers but instead of giving it out to them, the boss decided to sell it to customers. When the employee got to know about it, they decided to take a stand and speak their mind against the injustice.

Employee calls out cafe manager for selling the cookies they brought in as a gift for coworkers

Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

Indiana State

Kentucky State

National Weather Force

Severe thunderstorms are expected across parts of Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky from the late afternoon into the evening/overnight. Main Impact: Damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes. Check below for further details.

Damaging Winds, Large Hail & Isolated Tornado Possible; Midwest; Late Afternoon of July 29th, 2024

MOLINE, IL – The National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) President John W. Boyd, Jr. has called for the resignation of John Deere CEO John May and initiated a boycott against the company. Boyd’s demands come in response to John Deere’s continued plans to launch an autonomous tractor by 2030,...

Shocking Move: John Deere’s New Robot Tractors Could Leave American Farmers Jobless!

NewsBreak

Man pleads guilty on 2 felonies in Bureau County, courts say

BUREAU Co., Ill. (KWQC) - A man in Bureau County pleaded guilty on two felonies for stealing...

Man pleads guilty on 2 felonies in Bureau County, courts say

Comments / 0