TROY, Ohio – A third of four children exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide from a furnace in a home has died. Thirteen-year-old Jakia Jones died on Sunday, a hospital spokeswoman said. Her cousins 14-year-old Dionanna Bishop and 13-year-old Dejah Bishop died on Friday after a relative found them …
Read More »Crews recover body of Japanese woman who went missing during November fishing trip in Montana
KALISPELL, Mont. – Authorities in northern Montana have recovered the body of a Japanese woman who went missing during a fishing trip in November. The Flathead Beacon reports (http://bit.ly/1AD5lSV ) that 75-year-old Fuki Nishibayashi’s (FOO’-kee nish-uh-BY’-ashee) body was found Tuesday in Mission Lake near Cut Bank. Three people were believed …
Read More »Coroner: Carbon monoxide likely culprit in 2 teenagers' deaths; 2 other children hospitalized
TROY, Ohio – Two teenage sisters died and two other children were hospitalized after a relative found all four unresponsive Friday from a suspected carbon monoxide leak in their western Ohio home, officials said. Sisters Dionanna Bishop, 14, and Dejah Bishop, 13, died at a local emergency room, said Dr. …
Read More »Suspect in murder of NBC anchor's mother arrested at Connecticut hotel
A man wanted in the killing of a television news anchor’s mother in Vermont in February was captured at a Connecticut hotel Wednesday, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Shawn Conlon, 44, was arrested in Groton by marshals, local police and Rhode Island State Police. Authorities said Conlon was arraigned in …
Read More »California retirees flocking to small Idaho town, prompting concerns about 'liberal baggage': 'Wait a minute'
Retired California public employees are flocking to Idaho with their pension funds and becoming the financial “lifeblood” of at least one Idaho town, ruffling feathers with some locals who are taking issue with the “liberal baggage” of the new residents. The Los Angeles Times reported this month the town of …
Read More »Former Biden Secretary of State Antony Blinken asked to leave New York beach by lifeguard
Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken appeared to have been kicked off a popular New York beach on Friday amid closures that were enforced due to dangerous conditions from Hurricane Erin. Photos show Blinken — who served under the Biden administration — and a friend relaxing on beach chairs in …
Read More »Giuliani car accident not a targeted attack, spokesman says
A car crash that seriously injured former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in New Hampshire on Saturday night was not a targeted attack, a spokesman for the 81-year-old said. The New Hampshire State Police said the former mayor and his driver, Theodore Goodman, were traveling on Interstate 93 and …
Read More »Auburn students rush into lake for impromptu baptisms as football coach lends a hand at massive worship event
More than 200 students at an Alabama college were baptized in one night this week after a campus worship program that was reportedly attended by hundreds. The baptisms took place Tuesday night in a lake at Auburn’s Red Barn venue, which is located about half a mile from Auburn University’s …
Read More »Woman returns to store she allegedly shoplifted to demand phone she left behind
One of two women who allegedly shoplifted from a California nail supply store returned to the business minutes later to demand her cellphone, which she had dropped, police say. The store owner offered to exchange her electronic device – which Murrieta police said had the suspect’s California driver’s license and …
Read More »Northern Arizona University building med school to help combat doctor shortage
Northern Arizona University plans to build a new medical school as part of a greater effort to address an ongoing shortage of health care workers in the state, the Arizona Board of Regents announced Friday. The medical school would be the first in the region and will focus on training …
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