A shelter-in-place order was lifted in Texas City, Texas, on Sunday hours after city officials said a chemical was released at a refinery. The city shared an alert about the situation at the Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery on its social media just after 9 a.m. local time. Several hours later, …
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A man imprisoned for concealing the death of Georgia teacher Tara Grinstead has pleaded guilty to reduced charges in two unrelated rape cases in a deal that lets him avoid additional prison time. Houston County Superior Court records show that Bo Dukes agreed to plea deals Nov. 13 to settle …
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Audio from a 911 call captured the moment a South Carolina resident told a dispatcher “we got a pilot in the house” after an F-35 fighter jet crashed over the weekend. The four-minute recording that has surfacedfollowing the crash that happened Sunday in Williamsburg County also includes the self-identified pilot …
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TULSA, Okla. – A Tulsa oral surgeon has given up his license and sold his practice after he was accused of being under the influence of medications when he pulled the wrong teeth from two patients and operated on the wrong side of a patient’s mouth, officials said. The Tulsa …
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – A threatening letter that disparages black police officers has been found in mailboxes at a Connecticut police department. Bridgeport officials said Wednesday state police are investigating the letter, which begins and ends with the term “white power.” The letter singles out black officer Clive Higgins, who was …
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PUEBLO, Colo. – A Pueblo public school system and a Colorado Springs magnet school are among 30 schools that have one more year to improve state accountability scores or face state sanctions. According to the Colorado Springs Gazette (http://tinyurl.com/pa384y3 ), action against the 30 schools was scheduled to begin this …
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An Arizona man died after he was found unresponsive on a popular Grand Canyon hiking trail last week, marking the 10th fatality at the national park this year. The National Park Service identified the hiker as 65-year-old James Handschy of Oracle, Arizona. Handschy had set off on Thursday for a …
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A Minnesota woman has sued her dentist after receiving four root canals, eight dental crowns and 20 fillings in a single visit that she says led to her disfigurement. Kathleen Wilson filed the lawsuit last week in Hennepin County District Court, accusing Dr. Kevin Molldrem of Molldrem Family Dentistry in …
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An Illinois substitute teacher pleaded guilty to having sex with her11-year-old student during what was described as “play dates” at her home, reports said. Former Decatur Public Schools employee Alley Bardfield, 34, is now set to be sentenced in September after admitting to predatory criminal sexual assault, according to WCIA. …
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A Nicaraguan man in the United States illegally is facing “enhanced” charges – due to his immigration status – in Florida for a drunken hit-and-run over the weekend, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Grady Judd said deputies arrested Roberto Sandobal-Lopez, 34, on Saturday after he crashed his …
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