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Red Lion woman nearly hits police officer with car while fleeing traffic stop

YORK TOWNSHIP, YORK COUNTY, Pa.–A Red Lion woman nearly struck a York Area Regional police officer while fleeing from a traffic stop in York Township last month, according to court documents. Makia Jones, 19, is charged with DUI, fleeing or attempting to elude officers, possession of marijuana, recklessly endangering another person and use or possession of drug paraphernalia. Jones was

Police safely locate 14-year-old who went missing on Indy’s north side

Update: The missing girl was safely located and reunited with her family. We have since retracted her information and picture from this story since she is a juvenile. INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department safely located a 14-year-old girl who went missing on Indy’s north side Sunday night. Police say she got into an argument with her

Former Penn State assistant football coach, convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky has been moved to a new prison

Former Penn State assistant football coach and convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky has been moved to a new prison. Sandusky has been held at a maximum security prison in Greene County, Pennsylvania since 2012. But, state records show the 73-year-old is now at a medium security facility in Somerset County. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Press Secretary Amy Worden confirmed that

State Road 38 to close after March 22 for major pavement project in New Castle

NEW CASTLE, Ind. — Contractors will begin a very lengthy construction project in the new Castle area later this month as they close State Road 38 on or after Wednesday, March 22 to begin construction on a $5.3 million pavement replacement and rehabilitation project between State Road 3 (Memorial Drive) and 31st Street. Road closures will be phased to maximize

Columbus police believe Jacquelyn Watts died while trying to help lost dog near river

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Columbus police said during a news conference on Monday they believe Jacquelyn Watts died while trying to help a lost dog near the river. An autopsy of Watts’ body is scheduled for this afternoon, and they will release the cause of her death at that time. Police reiterated the fact that they do not suspect foul play.

Pregnant Mom Passes Time Waiting in Solidarity for April the Giraffe to Give Birth

MYRTLE BEACH, SC – As we are all watching and waiting for April the giraffe to give birth to her baby Olive, others have come up with creative ways to pass the time… This hilarious spoof is from another mama waiting to give birth, Erin Dietrich in South Carolina. She shared the antics on Facebook Live about 15 hours ago

Former Queen’s Guard officer shot dead on his ranch in Kenya as land invasions escalate

Tribal warriors shot dead a former Guards officer on his ranch in Kenya Sunday as a campaign of land invasions in the country’s white farming heartlands claimed its most prominent victim to date. Tristan Voorspuy, 60, was killed on Sosian, a 24,000 acre ranch in the Laikipia region, which was occupied by armed warriors last month. Voorspuy’s death, the first

Tens of thousands of U.S. immigration detainees claim they were forced into labour for $1 a day

Tens of thousands of immigrants detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were forced to work for $1 day, or for nothing at all – a violation of federal anti-slavery laws – a lawsuit claims. The lawsuit, filed in 2014 against one of the largest private prison companies in the country, reached class-action status this week after a federal judge’s

Earth’s orbiting junkyard threatens the space economy: ‘It’s kind of like the Wild West’

You never see it in those lovely NASA pictures of Earth, but the space surrounding our pale blue dot is a cosmic junkyard. Debris abounds, moving at ludicrous speeds and presenting plenty of hassles for satellite operators who do business in orbit. This pollution poses an existential risk for greater commercialization of space, from the grand ambitions of Elon Musk’s

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