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  • Video shows military dad’s homecoming surprise as children meet Santa

    HARRISBURG, Pa. – A military father who said he had dreamed of his homecoming for months, finally got the chance to surprise his family – during a visit to meet Santa. Sgt. Adam Powell, with the Army National Guard, gave his children a gift they weren’t expecting Monday night at Bass Pro Shops outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, according to WPMT. Each year the store transforms the boar section into a “Santa’s Wonderland” display, with lots of decorations and a chance to […]

  • Driver killed by concrete likely hurled from Tennessee bridge, police say

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A 54-year-old driver died after a large chunk of concrete – apparently thrown off a Tennessee bridge – smashed through his windshield early Tuesday, according to police. Joe C. Shelton Jr., of Pleasant View, was on his way to work at a Nissan plant in Smyrna when the large chunk crashed through the glass of his Nissan GT-R sports car just before 5 a.m., hitting him in the face, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says. Shelton lost control […]

  • 12 children taken to hospital after dog attack at Oklahoma elementary school

    OKLAHOMA CITY – A dozen elementary students were taken to the hospital after a dog attacked the children while they were on an Oklahoma City school playground, according to KFOR. Just before 1 p.m. on Monday, dispatchers received several 911 calls from teachers and administrators at Millard Fillmore Elementary School. “We have a mad, out-of-control dog on our playground. It’s already bit a teacher and some kids, and we need somebody to come get the dog,” one caller told dispatchers. Officials […]

  • Spice up your turkey – with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos?

    SEATTLE – Are you bored with the traditional Thanksgiving turkey? Reynolds, the company that makes kitchen foil, thinks you can spice up your bird with Cheetos. Posted on the Reynolds website is a recipe for ‘Flavor Blasted Turkeys‘ and it calls for covering your turkey in ground up Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. If that’s too spicy for you, Reynolds suggests a couple of possible Cheetos substitutes including Cool Ranch Doritos and Funyuns.

  • Parents lied about drive-by after toddler shot self in foot with father’s gun, police say

    MODESTO, Calif. – A Northern California father is now behind bars following the shooting of his 3-year-old daughter. Investigators say he and the child’s mother lied to them about what really happened to the girl, claiming she was shot in the foot by a drive-by shooter, according to KTXL. Police say the toddler was able to get hold of her father’s gun and shoot herself. “What we’re worried about is the children, the 3-year-old – they have two children,” neighbor […]

  • 10 hospice workers become ill after eating possibly drugged brownies

    WESTLAKE, Ohio – At least 10 employees of Hospice of the Western Reserve became ill after eating brownies that were left in the break room, Westlake police say. Officers were called to the facility on Hospice Way Friday afternoon for a possible drugging. Police said a housekeeping employee gave the tray to workers on Thursday, saying she brought them in for everyone. Over the next few hours, several people ate them and became sick, according to WJW. Two workers went […]

  • Holstered gun stops bullet fired at officer during deadly Chicago hospital shooting

    CHICAGO — Another Chicago police officer could have been seriously injured in Monday’s shooting at Mercy Hospital, if it wasn’t for his holstered gun. The bullet penetrated the holster and stopped in the officer’s gun. A few inches either way, and the officer would have been severely wounded. A second Chicago cop was shot but not injured during today’s Mercy Hospital shooting. Looks closely, you’ll see where bullet hit the officer’s holster and gun. @WGNNews pic.twitter.com/N33xYnMeTB — Ben Bradley (@BenBradleyTV) November […]

  • Doctor, Chicago police officer among dead after hospital shooting

    CHICAGO — An emergency room doctor, pharmacist, and a Chicago police officer lost their lives after an active shooter incident at a South Side hospital. Chicago police responded to the scene at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center at 2525 S. Michigan Ave. for reports of shots fired just before 3:30 p.m. Monday. The incident started with gunfire in the parking lot before moving into the hospital. The gunman was killed, but it was unclear whether he died from a self-inflicted […]

  • Video captures driver swerving into oncoming lanes, driving into ditches

    MATTHEWS COUNTY, Va. – Terrified gasps were the only sounds Ashley Shorts could make on her 35-minute drive home from work last Wednesday night as she trailed a driver swerving in and out of lanes into oncoming traffic. A video she posted of the shocking commute has gone viral. “I was actually pretty shook up about it,” Shorts said. Short’s terrifying experience started shortly after 7:00 when she left her job and headed home on Route 14 in Gloucester County. That’s […]

  • Body-cam video shows officers saving suicidal man from jumping off bridge

    RICHMOND, Va. – April 15, 2018, started out the same way that many others had for Richmond Police Officers Daniel Raines and Aaron Henning, then they saved a man from taking his own life. They started their patrol at about 5:00 a.m. “It was a Sunday, so we thought it was going to be kind of a slow day,” said Henning. But things sped up just an hour later. “A call came in for a possible jumper on the bridge,” […]

  • Video shows fire department helicopter rescue people, dogs from mountain during wildfire

    LOS ANGELES – New video released Monday shows Los Angeles fire officials pause their work dropping water on the Woolsey Fire to rescue three people and two dogs who were stuck in a remote area of the Santa Monica Mountains one day after the deadly blaze broke out, officials said. Pilots David Nordquist and Joel Smith were battling the blaze in an L.A. Fire Department helicopter on Friday, Nov. 9, when they received a request to perform a rescue at […]

  • Woman charged with neglect in rape of 16-month-old Tennessee boy

    LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. – Authorities have made a second arrest in the rape of a 16-month-old Tennessee boy, according to WHNT. Danielle Bowen, 22, was arrested on a charge of felony child neglect, according to District Attorney Brent Cooper. Bowen’s arrest follows the apprehension of suspected child rapist Simon Dean Porter, 33, who was the target of a nationwide manhunt. He was arrested Sunday in Scottsboro. Porter is charged with aggravated rape after he allegedly sexually abused the boy on Nov. 10. […]