Maryland State

South Carolina State

Fox News

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has asked anglers to not release northern snakeheads if they catch the invasive species while other states follow the same tip.

Predatory snakehead fish should not be released back into South Carolina waters, officials remind anglers

Maryland has a fish problem — or rather, three fish problems. The populations of invasive blue catfish, flathead catfish, and northern snakehead are exploding in the Chesapeake Bay. Their solution? If you can't beat 'em … eat 'em. Like so many invasive species, the trio of fish have...

Officials urge people to kill and eat highly invasive fish devastating ecosystems: 'Maryland may have to eat itself out of this mess'

War History Online

In 1958, the US Air Force accidentally dropped a nuclear bomb over a residential area. The accident became known as the Mars Bluff Incident.

The US Air Force Accidentally Dropped A Nuclear Bomb On A Playhouse In South Carolina

A-Z-Animals

The axis deer, Axis axis, is a regal-looking animal. It has shiny, golden-brown or golden-red fur across its body and legs as well as a broad white patch that runs down its throat. It is similar in size to an adult whitetail deer but exhibits permanent white speckles across its body that give it the […]

Meet the Axis Deer – The Invasive Species Now Roaming the U.S.

A British Columbia property owner received two massive fines for illegally dredging a creek on their property to try to prevent flooding. The man, George Winkler, had been warned by a Fisheries and Oceans Canada officer in May 2020 to stop excavating the bed of Stephens Creek, according to a June report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. After a second complaint was filed in November 2021, fisheries officers and biologists visited the area and found 80 salmon eggs had been destroyed, per a news release.

Man faces massive $70k fine for destroying fish habitat in protected creek: 'His actions will also likely adversely affect salmon production ... for years to come'

Interesting Engineering

It's one of the world's most endangered fish species, measuring no more than 4 inches long and sporting vibrant colors like red, brown, and pink.

Sea creature with human-like hands could be one of world’s most endangered fish

The Mirror US

A distraught father couldn't help but cry over his daughter's body as she's wheeled off in her hospital bed to donate her organs following a deadly fight with her boyfriend, which ended with a fatal head injury

Dad sobs over daughter's brain-dead body as she's rolled away to donate organs after deadly fight with boyfriend

Indiana State

Hamburg, IA

Deputies found the four-year-old in "a mixture of both human and animal feces," inside a residence in Hamburg after the child escaped from a makeshift cage

Boy, 4, escapes homemade cage covered in feces to find help as grandparents face child neglect charges

Florida State

Florida’s state freshwater fish just got a makeover. Instead of being considered a largemouth bass, it is now the Florida bass. The largemouth bass is the most popular game fish in North America and has now been found to be different in Florida waters. A recent study published by...

Largemouth bass no longer. The fish now bears Florida’s name

Baltimore, MD

Kevin Spacey is refusing to leave his Baltimore mansion after it was sold at a foreclosure auction, the home's buyer claims.

Kevin Spacey Refusing To Leave Baltimore Mansion After Foreclosure, Buyer Claims

North Carolina State

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Winston-salem, NC

Town Talks

A North Carolina restaurant serves fried chicken in a “spicy, savory” sauce — and fans can’t get enough. So much so, the restaurant now ranks as the state’s No. 1 place to eat fried chicken.

Best fried chicken in North Carolina is at this restaurant, Yelp says. Why it’s No. 1

San Diego, CA

Law & Crime

Robert Brians pleaded to multiple felonies for kidnapping his daughters and driving off of a cliff in California in an attempted double-murder-suicide.
The post ‘The girls are going to Heaven and I’m going to Hell to wait for you’: Dad kidnapped twins, intentionally drove pickup off cliff into ocean first appeared on Law & Crime.

'The girls are going to Heaven and I’m going to Hell to wait for you': Dad kidnapped twins, intentionally drove pickup off cliff into ocean

Georgia State

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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

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We Go Fishing

A recent study is causing anglers and wildlife officials some confusion. Yale University conducted a study that determined a genetic difference between largemouth bass and what is now being called "Florida bass". In response to this study, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has declared bass found in Florida's waterways "Florida bass". The American Fisheries Society has agreed to the distinction between the species.

Controversy over Newly Identified 'Florida Bass' Species

This year's festival in Scarborough is no longer going ahead, organisers have announced.

Music festival cancelled due to low ticket sales

Akeena

Red Lobster, the popular seafood chain, has confirmed additional closures in Florida, adding to its recent wave of shutdowns following the company’s bankruptcy filing in May. The latest round of closures includes two more Florida locations, highlighting the ongoing struggles of the iconic restaurant chain.

Popular seafood chain announces more closures in Florida

West Virginia State

A radiologist and state senator in West Virginia has been charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct after an August 4 incident at an establishment called Gumby’s Cigarette & Beer World in Glen Dale, the Associated Press (AP) reported August 14. Michael Maroney, 56, was arrested on the two...

West Virginia radiologist charged with indecent exposure

Pennsylvania State

Cleveland, OH

Thumbwind Publications

Showers and Thunderstorms Expected to Intensify Friday into Saturday. Cleveland, OH – August 15, 2024 – Residents across north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio, as well as northwest Pennsylvania, should brace for periods of showers and thunderstorms beginning Friday afternoon and continuing into Saturday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Cleveland. While hazardous weather is not expected today, the situation could change significantly heading into the weekend.

Severe Storms and Damaging Winds Possibily Expected Across Ohio and Pennsylvania This Weekend 8/16

The US Sun

SHE’D decided to splash out on some Stanley cups as a treat for her grandkids. And while she thought she’d grabbed a bargain with a multi-pack on Temu, she realised her error as soon as they arrived. Her husband took to TikTok to share a video of the woman in hysterics as she opened the […]

My wife splashed out on a Temu multi-pack of Stanley cups for the grandkids… when they arrived she was left in hysterics

Atlanta, GA

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

NewsBreak

DNR Researchers Remove Nearly 1.5 Tons of Invasive Catfish from Chesapeake Bay

CHESAPEAKE BAY, MD - Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently removed almost 3,000 pounds of blue catfish from the Chesapeake Bay as part of a...

DNR Researchers Remove Nearly 1.5 Tons of Invasive Catfish from Chesapeake Bay

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