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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A Maryland man has been arrested for allegedly killing his mother inside the home they share and leaving her body in the bathtub, authorities said. The Fruitland Police Department and emergency medical services responded to a residence on Sand Castle Boulevard in Fruitland after a woman was reported to be unconscious shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday, May 5, Knewz.com has learned. Officers were met by the victim's husband, and EMS personnel found the victim, later identified as 68-year-old Beatrice Kay Gentry, unresponsive in a bathtub. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Fruitland police request...
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An 85-year-old Colorado woman who went missing last week was found by a K-9 police dog after she got stuck along the side of a "steep ravine," officials said. The City of Greenwood Village shared body-worn camera video that showed Greenwood Village Police Department Officer Austin Speer and K-9 Mercury working to track the unnamed woman, who had been missing for around two hours on Thursday, May 2, Knewz.com has learned. Within minutes of beginning the search, Mercury located the woman "clinging to a tree down a steep ravine where she could not be seen from the roadway or canal," the city wrot...
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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 Missouri man in his 70s allegedly confessed that he killed his hospitalized wife because he couldn't afford her medical bills, authorities said. According to charging documents, a uniformed Independence Police Department officer was working off-duty at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence on Friday, May 3, when they were called to respond to a reported assault. Knewz.com has learned a "code blue" was called for the unresponsive victim at around 8:30 p.m., and she was resuscitated and moved to the ICU. The victim's husband, Ronnie Wiggs, was allegedly heard by medical staff saying, "I d...
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Two men were found dead in a "human-dug cave" near a homeless encampment in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 5, along with a mysterious white powder, officials said. The Los Angeles Fire Department said firefighters responded to a "human-dug cave/excavation" in an embankment near the 8700 block of Lindley Avenue in the Northridge neighborhood and found two deceased men inside, Knewz.com has learned. After a "white powder substance" was seen inside the cave, LAFD called a Hazardous Materials team to the scene, along with an Urban Search and Rescue team to assist with recovering the bodies. When the h...
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The driver of a semi-truck allegedly struck and killed a police officer in Utah while fleeing a traffic stop on Sunday, May 5, authorities said. The Utah Highway Patrol received a 911 call early Sunday reporting that a person was standing on the back of a semi-truck while it was traveling northbound on Interstate 15. A Santaquin Police officer and a UHP trooper located the semi-truck near I-15 mile 244 at around 6:27 a.m. and attempted a traffic stop, Knewz.com has learned. The driver of the semi-truck fled northbound a short distance, turned around, and drove the wrong way on the highway towa...
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A man with a gun walked into a Pennsylvania church on Sunday, May 5 and tried to shoot at the pastor during his sermon, and was subdued until police could arrive, according to a video of the incident. Knewz.com has learned Pastor Glenn Germany was delivering a sermon at Jesus' Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock shortly after 1 p.m. on Sunday when an armed man was captured on video aiming a gun at him. The video, captured by the church's deacon and posted on Facebook by Germany, shows the armed man aiming the gun as Germany dives for cover behind a lectern. Deacon Clarence McCallister can ...
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