REDDING, Calif. – Relatives of a 6-month-old girl who vanished from her crib are searching throughout Shasta County looking for leads that may help in locating her. The Record Searchlight reports Sunday (http://bit.ly/1HFG0cP ) that about a dozen relatives of Ember Graham fanned out across Shasta County on Saturday. The …
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DALLAS – A former television news producer whose interest in the death of President John F. Kennedy helped launch a museum at the warehouse where Kennedy’s assassin opened fire has died. Gary Mack was 69. A statement issued by the Dallas museum says Mack died Wednesday after a prolonged illness. …
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A bronze bust of German literary giant Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (GUR’-tuh) has been stolen from its pedestal at a western New York park. Monroe County parks officials tell the Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester (http://on.rocne.ws/1CXAx0O ) that a member of a neighborhood group reported the theft …
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RALEIGH, N.C. – U.S. wildlife officials want smartphone-owning outdoor lovers to use a downloaded app to report any endangered species they see in the wilderness. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday it’s teaming up with Sweden-based FishBrain, a social network and free-to-use mobile app for anglers. The mobile …
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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. – A state judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging an eastern Kentucky lawyer contributed to a man’s suicide after he lost his federal disability benefits. WYMT-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1EbXgRT ) that Floyd County Circuit Judge Thomas Smith dismissed the case Friday. Emma Burchett sued attorney Eric Conn …
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HASTINGS, Minn. – A national right-to-die group is due to be sentenced for its involvement in a Minnesota woman’s suicide in 2007. Final Exit Network was convicted of assisting the suicide of 57-year-old Doreen Dunn, plus a lesser charge of interfering with a death scene. The group faces a maximum …
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NEW YORK – The Nissan NV200 minivan is now the new standard for New York City’s yellow cabs. The new design, known as the Taxi of Tomorrow, was unveiled on Tuesday. The New York Times (http://nyti.ms/1KoTzAv ) reports that it’ll be phased in as owners retire their cabs. Some owners …
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PABLO, Mont. – Two Native American tribes in Montana have taken over ownership of a dam after a late legal challenge that sought to stop the transfer failed. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes held a celebration Saturday in Pablo to commemorate the official takeover of the dam. The tribes …
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LEXINGTON, N.C. – A judge says a boy who was found handcuffed to the porch of his legal guardian’s house with a dead chicken around his neck two years ago can return to his mother. WBTV-TV in Charlotte reports (http://bit.ly/1ixQUbw) a Davidson County, North Carolina, judge ruled Wednesday that the …
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An illegal immigrant who is facing three counts of vehicular homicide in Florida was extradited from California to the Sunshine State on Thursday. “We’re here today because of tragedy. Three lives lost, three Floridians’ lives ended early,” Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins told reporters. “We’re here in California because when …
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