A case of skulduggery in Hinton and RCMP there hope you can help them pin down an identity. It was well over a year ago, in February, 2013 when a family in Hinton found a human skull while cleaning out a relative’s garage. The homeowner had died years before so he wasn’t around to explain the skull.

The 2014 Perseid meteor shower — a usually spectacular celestial showcase — might be washed out by the light of a nearly full moon rising at the same time as the shower’s peak in August.

The shocking news of an Ohio teen who died of a caffeine overdose in May highlighted the potential dangers of the normally well-tolerated and mass-consumed substance. To help prevent serious health problems that can arise from consuming too much caffeine, scientists are reporting progress toward a rapid, at-home test to detect even low levels of the stimulant in most beverages …

A Boynton Beach woman who was found guilty of hiring an undercover police officer to kill her husband has been granted a new trial. Dalia Dippolito was convicted of solicitation to commit first-degree murder in 2011, but the Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed the conviction.

Washington Redskins rookie kicker Zach Hocker showed up to training camp practice Thursday morning with a horrendous haircut courtesy of his teammates.

A Belleville, IL man has been charged with putting needles into packaged meat at a grocery store. Ronald Avers, 68, was arrested after police said the store report needles being found in seven different packages of meat between May of 2013 and July of 2014.

Women taking certain contraceptive pills may have an increased risk of developing breast cancer in the future, according to a new study. The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle researched medical records of over 1,100 breast cancer patients between ages 20 to 49, the Boston Globe reported. The research center found women who took birth control pills had a …

Patients who undergo cardiac surgery often have underlying health problems that can slow down the healing of their wounds. This could be set to change; a systematic review carried out recently has suggested that statins, drugs commonly used to lower cholesterol, could be used to speed up the healing process.

An Idaho girl has died in what police say was an accidental shooting at a home she was visiting. Noelle Aston Shawver, 5, was with another 5-year-old who, they say, grabbed hold of a gun while adults were in another room on Wednesday afternoon, the Idaho State Journal reports.

A 20-year old man was given a ticket and had his vehicle taken away after he was clocked driving almost 200 km/h on Valley Road Tuesday evening.

Candlelight vigils will be held tonight for a 45-year-old teacher from Burlington who’s sitting in an Indonesian jail.