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York Township man dragged 15 feet by garbage truck Friday morning

YORK TOWNSHIP, YORK COUNTY, Pa — An elderly man is hospitalized after he was struck and dragged 15 feet by a garbage truck in York Township. According to York Area Regional Police, Edwin Beck Jr., 80, was found lying in the street on the 2900 block Woodshed Terrace in York Township. Further investigation found that Beck, a Resident of Woodshed

Driver mistakes gas pedal for brake, slams into North Park apartment

SAN DIEGO — A car crashed into an apartment building Friday in North Park. Police say the driver of the Nissan Sentra was trying to park in the lot in the 2500 block of Howard Avenue when she mistook the gas pedal for the brake. The driver was able to climb out of the car but was not injured. A

Police crack down on drunk driving St. Patrick’s Day weekend

INDIANAPOLIS, IN– Police across the state are cracking down on drunk driving on Saint Patrick's Day by ramping up patrols and stopping drivers at DUI checkpoints. "If you get behind the wheel of a car tonight and you're intoxicated there's a pretty good chance we're gonna get you, we're certainly gonna be looking for you," Sgt. Michael Duke, the DUI

Driver Speeds Through Sutter County in Stolen Car, Dies in Fiery Crash

SUTTER COUNTY — After speeding through Sutter County and crashing, the driver of a stolen Toyota Prius died Friday when the car was engulfed in flames. Officer Jodie Beck of the Yuba Sutter Area CHP reports the Prius was heading northbound at around 6:04 a.m. on Sacramento Valley Boulevard, just north of Maddock Road. Witnesses described seeing the stolen Prius

Police looking for victim’s family in Greenwood fatal accident

JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. – According to police, authorities in Johnson County responded to a fatal accident in Greenwood Friday. Police have identified 53-year-old Indianapolis resident, Theresa Jean Shaffer, as the victim. The accident reportedly took place at US 31 and Main St. in Greenwood around 10 p.m. Police say a woman in her late 40’s to early 50’s was pronounced

California Justice Wants ICE To Stop ‘Stalking’ Courthouses For Immigrants

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The chief justice of the California Supreme Court asked federal immigration agents Thursday to stop making arrests at courthouses, saying “stalking undocumented immigrants” at the facilities thwarts people’s access to justice. Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye wrote in a letter to top federal officials that she is concerned about recent reports of immigration agents going to

#BoycottHawaii Trends As Federal Judge Blocks Donald Trump’s New Travel Ban

Hawaii In the wake of President Donald Trump’s travel ban getting blocked once again by a federal judge in Hawaii, some social media users called for a boycott of the Big Island. While some disagreed with the judge’s decision, many others mocked the proposed boycott using the Aloha spirit. Wednesday evening, just hours before the revised travel ban was to

Texas attorney general backs up Trump claim of noncitizens voting at polls

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton supports President Trump’s claim that noncitizens are voting in U.S. elections, saying prosecutors in his own state have won convictions for voter fraud. “I know it’s an issue because I deal with it,” Mr. Paxton told The Washington Times. “We just got a conviction on an illegal that voted in an election.” Putting a number

Donald Trump Budget Cuts: What Do the 19 Agencies Cut Do?

Donald Trump, with members of his cabinet behind him, gives Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney a pen after signing an executive order on March 13. (Getty) On March 16, President Donald Trump unveiled his proposed 2018 budget. It likely won’t be implemented in exactly the way he and his director of the Office of Management

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