MANOKOTAK, Alaska – A 5-year-old girl from Manokotak (man-oh-KOH’-tak) has died after falling into the Alaska village’s sewage lagoon. Alaska State Troopers say Daphne Mochin was taken by emergency flight to Anchorage, but died from the effects of drowning. Troopers say the girl and two friends climbed under a fence …
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An unassuming man living in a New Hampshire mobile home has been discovered to be a secret millionaire after he passed away in June. Geoffrey Holt, who died aged 82 this summer, amassed close to $4 million and left it to his local community in Hinsdale. “I don’t think anyone …
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A Colorado man will serve life in prison after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his brother after he stabbed him through the heart with a sword, according to the district attorney’s office. Officials said Kenneth Sargent, 62, was sentenced on Dec. 19 to …
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PORTLAND, Ore. – After mass resignations and poor morale following the 2020 protests, new police recruits are finally flocking to Portland, the police union head says. There’s just one hiccup: a months long training backlog. “Our hiring has picked up quite a bit,” Portland Police Association President Aaron Schmautz said. …
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A Los Angeles woman was robbed of about $100,000 earlier this month after an armed man followed her into a gated underground parking garage in the exclusive Hancock Park neighborhood, according to a local report. Surveillance video released this week shows the woman driving her car into the garage under …
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LAS VEGAS – A coroner says an 8-year-old boy died of blunt force and other injuries when he was struck by a metal gate in North Las Vegas. The Clark County coroner’s office said Thursday that compression injuries also were involved in the death of Matthew Cattlet. The child was …
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CUT BANK, Mont. – Authorities in northern Montana have recovered the body of a Canadian man, the last of three foreign tourists who were found dead after going missing during a November fishing trip. The Glacier County sheriff’s office says a deputy spotted the body of 63-year-old Danny Heyland of …
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SALT LAKE CITY – The Supreme Court in the Canadian province of British Columbia has banned a polygamous group from using the name of the mainstream Mormon church. The order issued Monday prohibits a small polygamist group run by Winston Blackmore from using the Utah-based church’s official name: The Church …
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WINTHROP, Maine – Two volunteers for an organization that delivers hot meals to elderly residents are being credited with saving a 99-year-old Maine man’s life. Nelson and Sherry Lavigne, volunteers for Winthrop Hot Meal Kitchen, said they were making a delivery around 5 p.m. Wednesday when they found Gordon Alcott …
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LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. – A search is underway for an 18-year-old Nevada man who was swept off rocks into the ocean at a Southern California beach. Capt. Steve Concialdi of the Orange County Fire Authority says searchers resumed their efforts at daybreak Tuesday. Anthony Parnell was last seen Sunday afternoon …
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