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A "critical" patient and his mother were successfully airlifted from a Carnival cruise ship hundreds of miles from shore by U.S. Air Force combat rescue teams on Saturday, May 4. Knewz.com has learned the 920th Rescue Wing, based at Patrick Space Force Base in Florida, is the Air Force Reserve Command’s only combat search and rescue wing, and typically conducts military rescue operations. But the unit mobilized within hours of the distress call from the Carnival Venezia, which was around 400 miles offshore on its way back to New York from the Caribbean. The 920th Rescue Wing deployed two HH-60...
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A missing mariner was rescued the night of May 6 after his boat washed ashore in North Carolina without him aboard, officials said. Knewz.com has learned that the man set off Monday afternoon in a small, inflatable catamaran sailboat from the Harvey public sound access at 6912 South Croatan Highway in Nags Head, N.C., according to Nags Head Fire Rescue. That evening, his boat was found washed ashore north of the access at Jockey's Ridge State Park, and multiple agencies responded shortly before 7 p.m. to search for him. "With strong west/southwest winds, two to three feet of swell, and cold wa...
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Wildlife officials in Pennsylvania are warning hikers with pets that someone found dog treats "stuffed with fish hooks" scattered along a stretch of the Appalachian Trail. The Lehigh Gap Nature Center and, later, the Pennsylvania Game Commission shared the warning on social media on Monday, May 6 alongside photos of the potentially deadly treats, Knewz.com has learned. The state game commission said the booby-trapped treats were found over the weekend by a hiker near the North Trail Loop leading to the George W. Outerbridge shelter on the Appalachian Trail in Washington Township. "This section...
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A 5-month-old baby who was "seriously injured" at Legoland Windsor Resort in the U.K. last week died Monday, May 6 after going into cardiac arrest, and a woman has been arrested in connection with baby's death, police said. Thames Valley Police said Tuesday, May 7 that a 27-year-old woman from Witham, Essex, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of neglecting a child to cause unnecessary injury. The suspect, who was not identified, was released on bail until a hearing on July 26, Knewz.com has learned. It's unclear what injury the baby sustained, and how neglect played a role in the injury, with ...
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Three teenagers were rescued from inside an abandoned missile silo in Colorado early Sunday, May 5, and one of them was seriously injured, authorities said. The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office received a report that an 18-year-old man fell some 30 feet into an abandoned missile silo in the town of Deer Trail at around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, Knewz.com has learned. Deputies arrived to find five juveniles — two boys and three girls — above ground, who informed them that three other teens were stuck in the silo, and one of them was injured. Rescue teams from four area fire departments responded to ...
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A Tennessee-based janitorial company has agreed to pay nearly $650,000 in penalties and to cease illegally employing children following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor. Knewz.com has learned that as part of the court-approved consent judgment, Fayette Janitorial Service LLC will pay $649,304 in civil penalties, hire a third party to implement policies to prevent the illegal employment of children, and establish a system for reporting concerns about the illegal employment of children, federal officials said. An investigation by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division foun...
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A pair of Idaho men are facing charges after one of them was injured after allegedly kicking a bison at Yellowstone National Park, officials said. Knewz.com has learned that on the afternoon of April 21, 40-year-old Clarence Yoder of Idaho Falls allegedly approached bison too closely and was injured, the National Park Service said in a statement Monday. Rangers responded to a report of a man harassing a herd of bison and kicking a bison in the leg on West Entrance Road near the Seven Mile Bridge, about 7 miles east of the park’s West Entrance. They located the suspect's vehicle and stopped it ...
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A school police officer in Florida was arrested after her 3-year-old son found her gun and shot himself in the foot, authorities said. The Homestead Police Department said officers responded to a report of a self-inflicted gunshot at a residence on Southeast 26th Terrace in Homestead, south of Miami, shortly before 2 p.m. on Sunday. Knewz.com has learned that the boy was airlifted to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital and was in stable condition. The boy's mother, 25-year-old Stephanie Alondra Jerez, was identified as a Miami-Dade Schools Police officer. The gun found by her son was not her departme...
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When birds started to become pests for farmers, they installed scarecrows to imitate humans and spook the wildlife into refraining from eating the crops. Now, an airport in Fairbanks, Alaska, is drawing inspiration from those scarecrows and is set to deploy a small robotic dog camouflaged as a coyote or fox to scare wildlife away from its runways, Knewz.com has learned. Anchorage Daily News reported the robodog, named Aurora, would “enhance & augment airport safety and operations.” Aurora will imitate movements similar to predators in an effort to prevent birds and other wildlife from settling...
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Authorities arrested four correctional officers on Wednesday they allege helped five inmates escape from a jail in Yazoo, Mississippi last weekend. Knewz.com has learned that the case is still under investigation, and Yazoo County Sheriff Jeremy McCoy said they hope to soon “have the whole ring. It’s a whole mess.” WLBT3, a local news outlet for Jackson, MS, reported that four of the five escapees had been recaptured, with three of them finding freedom for a few days before they were caught. A fourth inmate was caught quickly after trying to escape. One escapee, Glen Bassett, is still on the r...
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