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Utah woman accused of beating parents with mother’s cane, oxygen tanks
MIDVALE, Utah — A Utah woman was arrested Saturday for abusing and assaulting her parents, police say. Anne Cockrell, 42, was arrested on two accounts of aggravated abuse of an elder and two accounts of aggravated assault, according to the probable cause statement. A Salt Lake County Sheriff’s officer responded to a domestic call at a hotel in Midvale. Cockrell was away from the scene when the officer arrived. According to the statement, Cockrell “went crazy on her mother and […]
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Mummified human remains, altar found in child sex assault suspect’s New Jersey home
Police also found an alter to an unknown deity in Robert Frank Williams' bedroom, officials said.
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Treasure hunter finds GoPro containing final moments of man who drowned in 2017
A recent find in the waters near a Tennessee waterfall won’t bring back Richard Ragland, who drowned there two years ago, but it may answer a few questions and bring his family some closure. YouTuber Rich Aloha, who hunts for treasure as a hobby, tells WSB that he was recently diving near Foster Falls in South Cumberland State Park, where Ragland had died right before his 23rd birthday in 2017 while swimming with friends, when he spotted “the end tip of [a] […]
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There could have been three more mass shootings if these men weren’t stopped
Authorities this weekend announced they had foiled three potential mass shootings after arresting three men in different states who expressed interest in or threatened to carry them out. All three cases were brought to authorities’ attention thanks to tips from the public. Here’s what we know about them. Police say he had the motivation and the ammunition In Connecticut, 22-year-old Brandon Wagshol was arrested after authorities said he had expressed interest in committing a mass shooting on Facebook, according to a statement from the […]
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Set your air conditioning to 78 degrees during the day, 82 degrees at night, federal agencies recommend
Energy Star recommends that, in order to reduce costs and energy usage, you should set your thermostat as high as comfortably possible through the summer.
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Mother: It was ‘mesmerizing’ to watch 4-year-old spot model in wheelchair
A Virginia mother's photo of her daughter stopped "in her tracks" by an Ulta Beauty store poster of a model in a wheelchair has been shared by tens of thousands of people.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. releases statement after plane crash
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has released a statement after he and his family survived a plane crash last week.
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Couple charged after children found in ‘unlivable’ home infested with spiders, cockroaches
An Idaho couple face multiple charges after police say they found children living in a house infested with thousands of cockroaches and hundreds of spiders, according to KIVI.
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Man says bar patrons beat him after mistaking him for suspected child predator
"We don't allow your kind in here," the man said, according to Martin, once they were all outside. "I have a daughter and I would kill guys like you."
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7th-grader brings home $15,000 from county fair, donates it all to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Instead of pocketing the cash, Pippert decided to donate it all to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Alligators caught climbing fences and swimming across roads in Florida
Most people know alligators get just about everywhere in Florida, but now they've really leveled up.
