Maryland State

Bel Air, MD

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Columbus, OH

Harford County, MD

Apple Valley News Now

(CNN) — Two people have died after an apparent house explosion early Sunday in Harford County, Maryland, northeast of Baltimore, officials said in a post on X Sunday night.

2 dead in Maryland house explosion, authorities say

The Independent

 A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public. Auckland City Mission told reporters on Wednesday that staff had started to contact up to 400 people to track down parcels that could contain the sweets — which were solid blocks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy wrappers. New Zealand's police have opened a criminal investigation. The amount of methamphetamine in each candy was up to 300 times the level someone would usually take...

Food bank unknowingly distributes candy made from meth

Minneapolis, MN

 Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has been moved to a new federal prison following his stabbing by an inmate last year.Chauvin, 48, was transferred from Tuscon Federal Correctional Institution in Arizona to the Oklahoma Federal Transfer Center last week.The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed the move to The Independent but said it could not give any further details “for privacy, safety, and security reasons.”In November 2023, Chauvin was stabbed 22 times by inmate John Turscak, while Chauvin was serving a 21-year sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin’s sentence is running concurrently with a 22.5-year...

Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin who murdered George Floyd is moved to new prison after near-fatal stabbing

Missouri State

A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges alleging she orchestrated a scheme to fraudulently sell Elvis Presley’s Graceland property in Memphis

Woman charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley's family through sale of iconic Graceland

New York City, NY

Federal prosecutors recently issued subpoenas in their probe of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ 2021 campaign, a new escalation in the ongoing investigation

Federal subpoenas issued in probe of New York Mayor Eric Adams' 2021 campaign

Red Lodge, MT

 Authorities euthanized a black bear in Montana after it mauled a three-year-old girl near Yellowstone National Park on Sunday.The incident happened about 10pm at a private campground south of Red Lodge, Montana. The child was taken to a hospital in Billings, about 62 miles away.Authorities with the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) set up a trap at the campsite on Sunday night and worked with the campground owner to evacuate the site by Monday morning. More traps and snares were set when the campground was fully evacuated.Officials captured the bear on the afternoon of 12 August and it...

Black bear mauls 3-year-old girl in tent just north of Yellowstone National Park

Brent Clifford, 55, is accused of killing his girlfriend Patricia Portella-Wright, 48, who has been missing since August 9

Son of Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer accused of killing his girlfriend

Los Angeles County, CA

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It's been 33 years since the handsome actor and Emmy award-winning TV game show host Bert Convy died of a brain tumor at 57 in 1991. This is his story. Bert Convy was born July 23, 1933, in St. Louis, Missouri. His father was in the shoe business, while his parents separated when he was just seven years old. His mother moved the family to California in the San Fernando Valley, where Convy attended North Hollywood High and was named the "class clown."

In Memory of Actor/Game Show Host Bert Convy: 33 Years After His Tragic Death From Brain Cancer

South Carolina State

Explore Beaufort SC

The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

One mom said her two sons became ill after ingesting products from former councilman’s store

City councilman jailed for six years, forfeiting monster truck and $1.9m, for selling drugs

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been described as ‘political pawns’

Royal news – live: Harry and Meghan’s ‘immense’ Colombia security revealed as Kate’s recovery timeline emerges

Clark County, WA

 A 7-year-old girl who went missing from a campsite in Washington state was found and rescued after a local fisherman heard her crying.Shelby Wolff had been staying with her grandparents at the Lake Merwin Campers Hideaway, in Clark County, but vanished on Sunday evening.Deputies and area residents conducted a search for the youngster but she was not located, according to Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Shelby remained missing overnight, despite the efforts of search and rescue teams. Efforts continued in the morning and sheriff’s marine patrol and major crimes unit were called for help. Access to Lake Merwin Campers Hideaway...

Fisherman saves missing 7-year-old girl after he hears crying

It's been four years since the charismatic and rugged actor Robert Conrad died at 84. Best known for feature films like Palm Springs Weekend, and the trio of hit TV shows, Hawaiian Eye, Wild Wild West, and Black Sheep Squadron (a.k.a., Baa Baa Black Sheep), Robert Conrad was one tough cookie. This is his story.

In Memory of 'Tough Guy' Actor Robert Conrad ('Wild, Wild West): 4 Years After His Tragic Death

Kaitlynn Lee, 25, was killed by her ex-boyfriend Joshua Thompson who shot her in the head through a window, police said

Mom-of-three was having fun filming a TikTok in a kitchen with her friend. Moments later she was shot dead

Jacksonville, FL

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A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Canton, OH

Canton, MI

 A man in Canton Township, Michigan, allegedly shot and killed his neighbor because the man's daughter touched his mulch. Nathan Morris, 35, was killed just before noon on Saturday. "On Saturday, while taking a stroll with his family in his neighborhood, his daughter touched the mulch of one of the neighbors," according to the Michigan GOP in a statement by RNC National committeewoman Hima Kolanagireddy. "The neighbor took a gun out and started threatening the family. Nathan sent his family home and said that he would try and diffuse the situation, but instead was shot and killed."According to the...

Father shot dead by neighbor in argument over daughter touching ‘mulch’ on property

John Honey had also been part of a mob that forced three Romanian men from their BMW

Rioter who looted Lush for bathbombs wearing England flag jailed for four years

 A man who led an “angry and intimidating” mob through the streets of Blackpool during violence after the Southport killings was jailed for 30 months on Friday, 16 August.Roger Haywood, 41, of Yew Tree Close, Blackpool was sentenced at Preston Crown Court after previously pleading guilty to two counts of assaulting an emergency worker and violent disorder on August 3.He encouraged a group of people to follow him to various locations around Blackpool, including the Cenotaph, the Tower and the comedy carpet.Haywood also refused to get into a police van when arrested and kicked out at two officers.

Moment Blackpool man sentenced for assaulting emergency worker and violent disorder in riots

Sunnier weather is expected over the weekend, with temperatures around average.

Hurricane Ernesto remnants could bring wind and rain to UK next week

Nevada State

Reno, NV

 Dramatic footage captured firefighters battling to put out the Gold Ranch Fire, which scorched at least 674 acres west of Reno, Nevada, on Sunday 11 August.The blaze ignited near Verdi, Washoe County, and shut down Interstate 80 along the California-Nevada line.As of Tuesday, all evacuation orders and warnings for the Gold Ranch Fire have been lifted.Nevada State Police say they arrested a driver on DUI charges in connection with the fire and no one was seriously injured by the blaze.

Firefighters surrounded by wall of flames as they battle terrifying Nevada blaze

Forest Hill, MD

Fallston, MD

Abingdon, MD

Churchville, MD

Kingsville, MD

Fork, MD

Upper Falls, MD

Baldwin, MD

Belcamp, MD

Hydes, MD

Joppa, MD

Jarrettsville, MD

Edgewood, MD

Street, MD

Perryman, MD

Aberdeen, MD

Glen Arm, MD

Darlington, MD

A newspaper reports that a neighbor smelled gas and told a utility company about it the night before a home exploded in Bel Air, Maryland, killing two people

Neighbor reported smelling gas night before Maryland house explosion

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