Person impersonates Columbia police officer to scam coffee shop
A Columbia coffee shop said Monday that it was scammed this week by a crook pretending to be a cop.
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Truck breaks through ice on Vermont bay, two inside escape danger
Click here for updates on this story COLCHESTER, Vermont (WPTZ) — Two people driving in a pickup truck escaped serious injury this weekend in Colchester, Vermont, after they drove on the frozen surface of Lake Champlain’s Mallets Bay Sunday night and broke through the ice, sinking into the water below. The two people in the
Continue Reading Family thrown out of youth basketball game, league after mother wears mask below her nose
Click here for updates on this story LEBANON, Ohio (WLWT) — A 10-year-old and his family were kicked out of a youth basketball league after his mother, attending the game, refused to wear her mask over her nose. The family, from Lebanon, wants the league’s decision reversed and said the incident never should have gone
Continue Reading Soldier arrives just in time for son’s birth
Click here for updates on this story TOWSON, Maryland (WBAL) — A U.S. Army soldier got home to Maryland just in time for the birth of his son. Pvt. Tyrell Hicks obtained leave from Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri and was able to get home just in time to witness the birth of his third
Continue Reading Officials: Paramedic arrested for stealing vaccines
Click here for updates on this story WINTER HAVEN, Florida (WESH) — A paramedic with the Polk County Fire Rescue Department has been arrested for allegedly stealing COVID-19 vaccines. Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said 31-year-old Joshua Colon stole three doses’ worth of the Moderna vaccine, then forged the vaccine screening and consent
Continue ReadingNurse collects clothes for homeless COVID-19 patients
Click here for updates on this story WORCESTER, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A registered nurse working at a COVID-19 field hospital in Massachusetts is going above and beyond the call of duty. Rebecca DeCoteau, who works in the field hospital at the DCU Center in Worcester, says a number of the patients are homeless and many
Continue Reading These ‘Puppygram’ deliveries offer snuggles, kisses from dogs in need of a home
Click here for updates on this story MERRIAM, KS (KCTV) — Throughout the month of February, puppy love can be delivered across the Kansas City area. Great Plains SPCA volunteers will deliver puppygrams to recipients to play with, smooch and snuggle for 15-30 minutes. They can be delivered to businesses or residences. “Puppygrams are a
Continue ReadingGrandson charged in death of woman
Click here for updates on this story PINE GROVE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Assault charges have been filed in Schuylkill County against a man in connection with the death of his grandmother. Police were called to a home along North Tulpehocken Street in Pine Grove around 3 p.m. Sunday. Kalvin Clark, 32, of Pine Grove, told
Continue Reading ‘Bizarre’ dinosaur Spinosaurus behaved like a giant, flightless stork, study says
Paleontologists have long been puzzled about how the Spinosaurus — a giant dinosaur and aquatic predator — would have behaved. Now, they believe it would have been less like an otter, and more like a huge, flightless stork or heron. Rather than hunting fish in the water, the massive dinosaur would have likely caught prey
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UK police officers facing fines after having haircuts at police station
Some 31 London Metropolitan Police officers each face a £200 fine (about $275) after having their hair cut at a police station in east London — breaching Covid-19 regulations — while on duty. The Met said it launched an investigation after the force received an allegation earlier this month that “a number of officers had
Continue ReadingTeam brings together the next basketball greats of Hawaii
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — High school basketball is already being played or there is a plan in place in every state other then Hawaii. The decision by both public and private schools on Oahu to cancel the season also trickled down to the middle school level. A pivotal time
Continue Reading Cyberstalker gets 15 months after threatening mayor prior to Trump rally
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Virginia man who pleaded guilty to cyberstalking Mayor G.T. Bynum and his family over his handling of then-President Donald Trump’s visit to Tulsa last summer was sentenced Monday. U.S. District Judge Claire Eagan sentenced Adam Maxwell Donn, 41, of Norfolk, Virginia, to 15
Continue Reading Family of fallen British WWII pilot thankful for Oklahomans who made him feel at home
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — To those who loved Harold Cutler the most, 78 years have done little to soften the blow of losing him. “On his birthday, my mum’s in tears. Around the time of his death, she’s in tears. Christmas, she’s in tears. It’s still very
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Why swearing is a sign of intelligence, helps manage pain and more
Polite society considers swearing to be a vulgar sign of low intelligence and education, for why would one rely on rude language when blessed with a rich vocabulary? That perception, as it turns out, is full of, uh … baloney. In fact, swearing may be a sign of verbal superiority, studies have shown, and may
Continue Reading Home-school students ask state of Nebraska to let them join public school activities
Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — It took some convincing, but Micah Shade’s parents finally let him play Hastings Midget Football last year. The home-schooled sixth grader said playing football alongside other boys his age “was one of the best experiences” of his life, lamenting that under the
Continue Reading Businesses put Bernie Sanders meme to good use
Click here for updates on this story COLUMBUS, Nebraska (The Columbus Telegram) — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders was spotted all over Columbus throughout the weekend. Well, at least digitally. Sanders (D-Vermont) was dressed for comfort rather than fashion when he was photographed at the inauguration for President Joe Biden last week. The photo of him
Continue Reading Deputies searching for trio who reportedly burglarized several pharmacies
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Pickens County detectives are searching for three men who deputies say may be responsible for breaking into several pharmacies. According to the sheriff’s office, two pharmacy burglaries happened early Monday morning. During the first burglary, the three men used a crowbar to break into
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Republic Day 2021: Indian farmers ramp up their protest by riding tractors into the capital
Hundreds of thousands of farmers drove their tractors in convoy into the Indian capital New Delhi on Tuesday, as part of ongoing, nationwide protests against controversial agricultural laws that farmers say put their livelihoods at risk. Tear gas and flash bangs could been seen on live streams from the city’s streets as police moved to
Continue Reading Metro Police Chief Drake talks one month after Christmas day bombing
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — It was Christmas Eve 2020. Metro Police Chief John Drake had traded his police uniform for plaid PJs to celebrate a peaceful holiday with his family and 2-year-old grandson. Early the next morning, the former homecoming king, football and wrestling captain at Nashville’s East
Continue Reading Michigan organization fighting for rights of parents who use gestational carrier
Click here for updates on this story Michigan, USA (WNEM) — An organization is helping Michigan families that are fighting for the legal rights of their children. “I had to momentarily breakdown,” said Michigan Fertility Alliance Founder Stephanie Jones. That’s how she felt when she heard about a Michigan couple being forced to adopt their
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