The Austin, Texas police department may soon make drastic changes to how the capital city is policed, as staffing the staffing crisis continues to stretch resources thin, sometimes leaving calls on hold for hours. FOX 7 in Austin reported that the police association president, Michael Bullock, said officers are cutting …
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A Maryland man has been accused of killing his estranged wife outside of a Giant supermarket store on Saturday, police said. Walkersville resident Frederick Owusu Sakyi, 33, was arrested by deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday night. The department said in a Facebook post that the shooting …
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An Ohio high school student allegedly punched a teacher so hard during a drug-induced hallucination that he caused “a major brain injury,” according to school officials and local reports. The 15-year-old student at Colerain High School in Cincinnati acted “distraught” after he “ingested an unknown drug” Thursday afternoon before allegedly …
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BURBANK, Calif. – Federal aviation officials say two passenger jets bumped wings while pulling away from a terminal in Southern California. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer said Saturday there are no reported injuries at Burbank Bob Hope Airport. Kenitzer says the Boeing 737 aircraft were pushing back from the …
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ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt – A Vermont man has escaped jury duty — by getting dismissed for wearing a prisoner costume. James Lowe of Barnet says he was released from jury duty on Tuesday when he showed up to court wearing a black-and-white-striped jumpsuit with a matching beanie. The Caledonian Record …
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On Monday, Jim Hardin was casting his 6 foot spinning rod in the Roanoke River off of the town of Plymouth in the northeast corner of North Carolina. “Woe, look at that,” he said as he reeled in a 24-inch Striped Bass. “Fishing is everything to me,” he said later, …
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BOONSBORO, Md. – A three-story observation tower dedicated to the nation’s first president is closed for inspection after it was struck by lightning at Washington Monument State Park in western Maryland. The Department of Natural Resources said Friday that three people who had taken shelter in the structure were blown …
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. – A man in southwestern Connecticut who mistakenly bought the wrong lottery ticket is $30,000 wealthier. Bob Sabo, of Easton, says he didn’t want to wait in line to buy a lottery ticket at the Super Stop & Shop in Fairfield, so he decided to buy a ticket …
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SCARBOROUGH, Maine – A rare orange-brown split-colored lobster has turned up off the coast of Maine. The Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1CjXCKL ) that the unusual lobster arrived last week at Pine Point Fisherman’s Co-Op in Scarborough. According to research by the Lobster Institute, the chance of finding a split-colored lobster …
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PHILADELPHIA – Special rail passes to be used by commuters during Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia in September will be sold via an online lottery. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority announced Tuesday a one-day lottery will be held Aug. 3 for passes on its regional rail system. Officials emphasize customers …
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