Frank Mooney
An Indiana 19-year-old was detained and charged on Thursday after investigators uncovered homemade explosive devices in Monster Energy drinks that she intended to detonate at her former high school, according to police. An Evansville police officer was transporting Ahnna Tipton to a hospital for examination on Thursday when officials discovered a suspicious object in Tipton’s … Read more
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) saved more than $5 million per year after discovering that some agencies had paid for far more software than they were utilizing. For example, the IRS paid for 3,000 software licenses but used only 25. When DOGE found the waste, it cancelled the remaining 99% of the licences. “Agencies … Read more
A salmonella outbreak linked to a Florida-based cucumber producer has spread to 45 persons reporting sickness in 18 states, according to the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday. Target has joined a growing list of merchants that have sold recalled cucumbers or ready-to-eat goods containing the fruit, and it is advising customers to throw … Read more
Police in a Chicago suburb are looking for a man suspected of stabbing a lady and a small girl, whom local media have identified as his sisters. The Streamwood Police Department named Jalonie Jenkins, 25, as the suspect in the killings of a 21-year-old lady and a 10-year-old kid on Wednesday evening, May 28. According … Read more
There was a buzz in the air Friday in northeastern Washington state as over 250 million honeybees fled a commercial vehicle that flipped. The truck transporting an estimated 70,000 pounds of honeybee hives overturned around 4 a.m. near the Canadian border near Lynden, according to Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office social media posts. According to county … Read more
Text fraudsters are looking for entities to hide behind, first with toll highways and now DMVs. The most recent wave of text message scams poses as essential communications from state Departments of Motor Vehicles, or DMVs. As of Friday, May 30, the messages have been reported in multiple states, including Illinois, Pennsylvania, Florida, New Jersey, … Read more
PORTLAND, ME — James Talbot, a former Catholic priest convicted of sexually molesting adolescents in Maine and Massachusetts after being uncovered by the investigation shown in the film “Spotlight,” died. He was 87. Talbot, a former Jesuit, was named on a list compiled by the religious order of northeastern Jesuits who faced credible claims of … Read more
A Florence County man who led Horry County Police on a high-speed chase earlier this year is suing the department for injuries sustained after driving into a church. On the night of January 8, a police officer patrolling an area near Conway attempted to stop Amir Catron Edwards, 21, after he reportedly committed a traffic … Read more
With the tax season officially ending for the fiscal year 2024/2025 last month, many taxpayers will soon begin to receive refunds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In general, many people will receive a federal income tax refund. Refunds can be a terrific source of financial boost right after tax season, providing some respite for … Read more
TAMPA — Jennifer Carvajal was sentenced to five years in jail the first time she murdered someone while driving intoxicated. The second time, she received two-thirds of a century. Hillsborough Circuit Judge G. Gregory Green sentenced Carvajal to 67 years in prison on Friday for triggering a wreck that killed one of her cousins and … Read more