EATON COUNTY, Mich. – A Michigan man tried to hide a puppy in his pants after he was involved in a car accident Wednesday, investigators said. Animal control officers recognized the 4-week-old German shepherd puppy as one that had been reported stolen recently, the Eaton County Sheriff’s Office said. The puppy was returned to its owner […]
Coronavirus: South Carolina woman arrested after coughing, licking hands then touching food at store
SUMTER, S.C. – A South Carolina woman was arrested after she coughed and licked her hands before touching several food items at a grocery store on Saturday, authorities said. Store surveillance shows Shenir Gibson Holliday, 38, coughing and licking her hands before pulling on freezer doors and touching food items throughout the store, according to the […]
HAWTHORNE, Calif. – Harrison Ford, 77, was involved in another runway incident last week when he taxied across an active runway in California. Ford crossed Hawthorne Airport’s only runway in his Aviat A-1C Husky while another pilot was performing touch-and-go landings. The aircraft was taking off roughly 3,600 feet to the east. Ford immediately recognized […]
NAPLES, Fla. – A Florida girl who needed help with her homework unwittingly alarmed authorities after she hung a handwritten sign asking for help in an apartment window. The sign read: “Help! Get me out of here!” A maintenance worker noticed it Thursday and called 911. When deputies arrived, they found a 10-year-old girl in […]
ATLANTA – Melancholy. Heartbroken. Sadness. The image of a wistful English bulldog shows that social distancing can even take a toll on pets. Big Poppa, a 3-year-old English bulldog, is used to playing with children who live in his building, but he has not been able to since social distancing and other restrictions were instituted […]
“Saturday Night Live” returns this weekend but with a twist. In what’s being called a surprise return from a coronavirus-induced hiatus, the show will air content that is produced remotely, according to NBC. It will also include the long-time favorite “Weekend Update” news segment. The show will abide by social distancing rules, NBC said. “SNL” has […]
SEATTLE – World War II veteran Gene Moy typically spends his birthdays doing what he loves to do every week: dance. But there was no big dance party Wednesday for the centenarian, who turned 103 years old, because of the ban on gatherings during the pandemic. “I thought no, today’s his birthday, we’ve got to do something,” […]
DENVER – A doctor raising a service dog in training has enlightened the mood at the hospital where she works by bringing the pup to work amid fear from the coronavirus. Dr. Susan Ryan is raising Wynn, a 1-year-old Labrador retriever, for Canine Companions for Independence, KDVR reported. The organization provides the dogs at no cost to […]
MURRAY, Ky. – Two parishioners at a Kentucky church have tested positive for the coronavirus after attending services against the governor’s advice to cancel them statewide. University Church of Christ in Murray recommended its congregation, about 150 people, self-quarantine for 10 days, the Lexington Herald Leader reported. A Calloway County resident and a nonresident tested positive, WPSD […]
BELLEVUE, Wash. – On March 2, when a Bellevue School District bus in Washington rolled down a hill, crashed into cars and flipped over, the driver was not on board. On March 2, when a Bellevue School District bus in Washington rolled down a hill, crashed into cars and flipped over, the driver was not […]
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – A trooper with the Washington State Patrol was in for a surprise when a driver was pulled over for speeding on Interstate 5 Wednesday morning. According to Trooper Rick Johnson, the driver had a stuffed dinosaur buckled in the passenger seat of the car. Troopers said the car was pulled over […]
SOUTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. – An Army veteran says the military taught him about integrity, and that played a role in him turning in more than $8,000 in cash delivered to his mailbox. Police said someone scammed a 90-year-old grandmother, telling her that her grandson was in trouble and needed cash. The scammers asked her to […]