A Georgia state trooper has gone out of his way to help four children whose parents died in a car crash, WSB-TV reports. Trooper Nathan Bradley was sent to retrieve Justin, Amaya, Damien and Travion, ages six to 13, from their home and tell them their parents, Donald and Crystal Howard, had died in a car crash. The Howards had …
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Kathleen Kane: Pennsylvania AG keeps releasing raunchy emails, Report
Kathleen Kane has released hundreds of sexually explicit or crude emails that had been sent or received by current or former public officials. Pennsylvania Attorney General was thrown into the middle of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal on Thursday, testifying in a closed-door hearing on her knowledge of potential grand jury leaks.
Read More »Deen Castronovo: “Ex-Journey drummer” opens up about domestic violence
Deen Castronovo has confirmed that he was fired from the band in the wake of his arrest. Deen Castronovo was arrested in June for an assault against his then fiance at his Salem, OR home. Originally charged with assault, coercion and menacing, he had rape, sexual abuse and unlawful use of a weapon added after police completed their investigation. He …
Read More »Pakistan factory collapse kills 20, over 100 rescued
Pakistani rescuers have pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of a collapsed factory and are searching for dozens of others believed still trapped in a disaster that has killed at least 20. The reasons for the collapse are unclear but reports suggest the factory’s owner, who was adding an extra floor, may had ignored advice to stop construction …
Read More »Bali Airport closed due to Mount Rinjani ash cloud, Report
Bali airport will remain closed until Friday due to ash erupting from a nearby volcano, Indonesian officials said, grounding hundreds of flights for a second consecutive day. Mount Rinjani blasted ash and debris almost 11,500 feet into the air on Wednesday, according to a spokesman from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency. The eruption shut down flights at the Ngurah Rai …
Read More »Ottawa councillors approve six-month limit for roadside memorials
Council’s transportation committee on Wednesday settled on a new policy that restricts the time roadside memorials can stay up. The committee agreed to a six-month window for memorials, such as ghost bikes and crosses, to remain on public property. The timeframe was extended past the staff-recommended three months. Tina Belanger’s voice shook as she remembered her friend Meg Dussault at …
Read More »Chris Brown: Rapper Blasts Suspect TMZ Story About Alleged Lean Addiction
Chris Brown has slammed reports that he is hooked on sizzurp. In a string of tweets posted yesterday evening, Chris Brown claimed that because the popular gossip and breaking news site wasn’t “getting any traffic,” they would be running a “bogus story” on him today. Surely enough, this morning, TMZ ran an article about Chris very early this morning, claiming …
Read More »MADD Canada launches Project Red Ribbon campaign
You may see people wearing red ribbons as we head toward the holiday season. MADD Canada is handing out millions of them as part of Project Red Ribbon. The campaign runs from November 1 to January 4, and is a symbol of the wearer’s commitment to sober driving. Its also a tribute to the thousands of Canadians who are killed …
Read More »Polaroid Sues GoPro, Action-Camera Maker May Have Copied
The company behind Polaroid’s Cube camera is suing GoPro for making a cube camera. GoPro is definitely the first name in action cameras at the moment but that doesn’t mean they’ve got every part of the market sewn up, with the company releasing a number of new models in 2015. One of those was the Session camera, and that’s causing …
Read More »Dungeness Crabs Are Toxic, California health department warns
Crab Season Might Get Canceled Because Of A Toxic Algae Bloom. The California Department of Public Health has issued a warning about crab caught along the California coast, don’t eat it. Dungeness crabs are the big flat ones with five sets of legs and a lot of meat. It’s one of the most valuable catches to California fishermen. The industry …
Read More »Charles Joseph Gliniewicz: Illinois Cop’s Shooting Death Was Suicide; Sources Say
Charles Joseph Gliniewicz took his own life on Sept. 1 due to mounting personal and professional problems, sources told the Chicago Sun-Times and Fox Chicago Tuesday night. “There were indications that there was a struggle that took place at the crime scene. I will confirm, at this point, that Lt. Gliniewicz was shot with his own weapon,” a police commander …
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