Month: March 2019

UC Irvine student stabbed on campus while walking her dog; suspect at large
kali9/iStock(IRVINE, Calif.) — A Southern California college student was stabbed on campus while walking her dog Sunday night, and now the suspect is at large, according to school officials. The University of California Irvine student [Read More…]

CBP agent gave drug trafficking organization keys to fences along the southern border, DOJ says
RiverNorthPhotography/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A former Customs and Border Protection agent was sentenced to more than nine years in prison for helping smugglers get drugs across the southern border, according to a case unsealed Friday. For 10 [Read More…]

Mitchell Street Department urges caution on North Sanborn
The Mitchell Street Department is advising drivers to use caution when traveling on North Sanborn due to deteriorating road conditions. The recent storm events are causing problems between West First and West 15th Avenues. City [Read More…] [Read More…]

Mitchell Street Department urges caution on North Sanborn
The Mitchell Street Department is advising drivers to use caution when traveling on North Sanborn due to deteriorating road conditions. The recent storm events are causing problems between West First and West 15th Avenues. City [Read More…]

Largest cocaine seizure in New York in a quarter century
U.S. Customs and Border Protection(NEW YORK) — The crates said dried fruit from Colombia. There was no indication that they were holding tens of millions of dollars’ worth of cocaine but that is what federal [Read More…]

Illinois EQIP application deadlines set
Application deadlines for Illinois farmers to enroll in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and special initiatives have been set for April 19th and May 17th. NRCS conservationist Eric Gerth says farmers can still sign [Read More…]

Special Weather Statement issued March 11 at 7:40AM MDT by NWS
…LOCALLY DENSE FOG THIS MORNING… Areas of fog will persist through portions of the area through 11am. Visibilities under 2 miles can be expected, with localized visibility less than one half mile at times. Use [Read More…]

Higher hay prices and beef producers’ bottom line
Hay prices have been trending higher in many parts of cattle country and it’s adding more financial stress for cattle producers. In this Managing for Profit, ag economist David Anderson talks about some of the [Read More…]

Carriers ground Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft after Ethiopian Airlines crash
Ethiopian Airlines(LONDON) — A growing list of airline carriers around the world are grounding their fleets of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in the wake of a crash of the same model that killed all [Read More…]

Body stuffed in duffel bag identified as 9-year-old Los Angeles girl; Two detained
KABC-TV(LOS ANGELES) — Two people have been detained in connection with the death of a young girl whose body was found in a duffel bag near a Los Angeles-area trail. Police confirmed the girl’s identity [Read More…]

More severe weather, heavy rain expected this week
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Storms over the weekend produced 11 tornadoes in five states — Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee — and more than a foot of snow accumulation from the Dakotas into Minnesota. [Read More…]

Dieting driver skipped meals before fatally striking woman, lawsuit alleges
ChristopherBernard/iStock(DALLAS, Ore.) — An Oregon driver who was skipping meals as a part of a strenuous diet struck and killed a woman in a grocery store parking lot, according to a new lawsuit. The family [Read More…]

Florida boy gets trapped in cooler while playing, prompting safety recall
Courtesy R. Wanes(POMPANO BEACH, Fla.) — A Florida boy found himself trapped in a cooler while playing hide and go seek, prompting multiple safety recalls. The Wanes family, of Pompano Beach, Florida, broke into a [Read More…]

19-year-old woman arrested for allegedly shooting a Chicago police officer during raid
Chicago Police Department(CHICAGO) — A 19-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly shot and wounded a Chicago police officer who was part of a tactical team serving a warrant at her home — the latest [Read More…]

Avalanche debris found as search continues for US Marine lieutenant from Camp Pendleton missing after 10-day ski trip
1st Marine Division/Facebook(INDEPENDENCE, Calif.) — Search-and-rescue teams looking for a Marine missing after a scheduled backcountry ski trip in the central California mountains located debris from an avalanche as they climbed to the peak of [Read More…]

As Southern California investigators try to ID young girl found in duffel bag, another missing child turns up alive
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department (LOS ANGELES) — When a young girl matching her missing daughter’s description turned up dead in a duffel bag dumped near a rural trail in Southern California, Nefertirri Neal said [Read More…]

5 dead as small plane plunges into Lake Okeechobee in Florida
WPBF(TAMPA BAY, Fla.) — Five people are dead after a small plane fell from the sky and plunged into Lake Okeechobee in southern Florida on Friday afternoon. All five bodies were recovered from the fuselage [Read More…]

Dozens of ice fishermen rescued after floating out into Lake Erie
US Coast Guard(CLEVELAND, Ohio) — An ice floe became a nightmare for dozens of fishermen in Lake Erie on Saturday afternoon after rising temperatures caused the chuck of ice to float away from shore. The [Read More…]

Woman attacked by jaguar while taking selfie at Arizona zoo, suffers non-life threatening injury
Adam Wilkerson(PHOENIX) — A woman suffered serious injuries to her arm after being attacked by a jaguar at Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium and Safari Park, just outside Phoenix, on Saturday. The woman was attempting to [Read More…]

Powerball jackpot inches closer to half a billion with no winner in $414 million drawing
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The Powerball jackpot will inch closer to half a billion dollars after no one won the $414 million drawing on Saturday. The drawing on Wednesday will be worth $448 million. The [Read More…]
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