A Fourth of July kayaking trip forever changed the lives of two families when 12-year-old Kolton Conrad found a dog tag that belonged to a man who died 46 years ago. It belonged to Steven Rhonemus, a Marine veteran who died in a 1974 motorcycle crash at the age of 24. Today, the dog tag…
A kayaker exploring a section of a North Carolina river found more than he expected when an alligator slammed into his boat. Pete Joyce was paddling in a swampy section of the Waccamaw River on Sunday when the alligator charged at him. The impact tipped him over into the water, but he was able to…
While much of the US shut down to help curb the coronavirus pandemic, life in Florida seemed oddly uninterrupted. Beaches grew crowded, and so did bars, with many residents standing firm against wearing masks. But for seniors who have been isolated from the outside world since March 15, their reality looks much different. Instead of…
A squirrel in Colorado has tested positive for the bubonic plague. The squirrel tested positive on July 11 in the town of Morrison, marking the first case of plague in the county this year, according to a news release from the Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) department. The disease has been around for centuries and…
The Atlanta Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot by a police officer last month was demolished Tuesday. The charred remains of the restaurant, which became a focal point of protests in the weeks after the 27-year-old Brooks was killed, started being torn down Tuesday morning, according to CNN affiliate WSB-TV. By evening, the building…
The Major League Baseball season is set to begin July 23, but the Toronto Blue Jays still aren’t sure what city they’ll be calling home. The Blue Jays are seeking an exemption from travel restrictions imposed by the Canadian government to allow the team to play home games at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. A…
An assisted living facility in Billings, Montana, was offered free, voluntary surveillance coronavirus testing for residents and staff by the state of Montana in June but declined, health officials say. Now, almost all of the residents and some staff at Canyon Creek Memory Care have Covid-19, and eight residents have died of the disease, according…
An officer is being hailed a hero after he quickly saved a 3-week-old baby who was struggling to breath. The Sterling Heights Police Department in Michigan posted the dashcam video of the heroic act on its Facebook page Monday. Officer Cameron Maciejewski is seen rushing to a call concerning a 3-week-old baby who isn’t breathing…
In the wake of a protest that turned violent after a man opened fire on demonstrators last month, a prosecutor in New Mexico is taking legal action against a militia group they claim poses a continuing threat to public safety. Calling it the first lawsuit of its kind in the United States, Bernalillo County District…
A 9-year-old boy killed in a triple shooting in New Orleans has become the latest victim in a spate of gun violence in July that has taken the lives of at least seven other children across the United States. “We as a society are talking about social justice versus social injustice. We as a community…