ST. GEORGE, Utah – A Vietnam War veteran in Utah says he’s surprised over the reason for the denial of his request for a personalized license plate commemorating the year he was wounded and awarded a Purple Heart. Arnold Breitenbach of St. George sought a license plate with the letters …
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SEATTLE – A 1-year-old girl who was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting outside Seattle has died. A spokeswoman for Harborview Medical Center says the girl was brain dead and care was withdrawn Saturday night. Police say the baby was shot in the head Thursday afternoon while sitting …
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DES MOINES, Iowa – A burnt bowl of macaroni and cheese forced a brief evacuation at the Iowa Capitol. Iowa Department of Administrative Services spokesman Caleb Hunter says somebody’s lunch burned in a microwave Monday behind the Senate Chambers on the second floor of the Capitol. He says the smoke …
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BALTIMORE – A woman whose address was listed in public court records as that of a police officer charged in the Freddie Gray case has been harassed by phone calls from bail bondsmen and visits from journalists to her home, her lawyer said Monday. Alicia White is afraid to walk …
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A coastal Georgia sheriff fired nine of his deputies Friday in connection with the death of a 22-year-old college student found dead in restraints after he was booked into the county jail. Chatham County Sheriff Al St. Lawrence said the terminations were based on results of an internal investigation as …
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Eight people were killed in an Amtrak train derailment Tuesday night in Philadelphia. The victims include a college dean, a food-safety company vice president; a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy; a Manhattan real estate executive; and an Italian businessman. Two were traveling back from a funeral or memorial service. …
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BELLINGHAM, Wash. – An Oregon community is bringing in some unusual help to try to fix their sea lion problem. They’re hoping a fake killer whale from Bellingham, Washington, will do the trick. KING-TV reports (http://is.gd/AJ81iw ) that Terry Buzzard of Island Marine Cruises has used the life-size mock orca …
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An additional 1.2 million chickens will be slaughtered to prevent the spread of the bird flu after the virus was confirmed on an Iowa egg farm in the second massive case this week. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced the latest bird flu infection at a farm …
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A Texas death row inmate was executed Thursday via lethal injection, just over 22 years after killing a 5-year-old girl he abducted from a retail store and strangled to death, according to the Texas Department of Corrections. Despite repeated attempts by his defense attorneys to halt the process, David Renteria, …
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Fresh eyes on a 1993 Missouri cold case caught a suspect making incriminating comments when police left a room during a 2015 interrogation. When detectives walked away and closed the door, Loril Harp was seen talking to himself and chatting on the phone, saying things like, “I’m not under arrest, …
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