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JC La Verde, a firefighter, and paramedic for Oldsmar Fire Rescue, was at Lake Thonotosassa in Florida on August 3 recording a promotional video for his company Defeat X. During this time, he entered the water and was attacked by a large alligator. JC told ABC Action News, “With the right stroke, all I felt was scales, teeth, and then right there I’m like okay. So, what I think I did, what I felt like …
A disturbing video shows part of an encounter between an off duty police officer and a local man that showed up at his home in Decatur, Alabama. This happened last Tuesday, August 16. The man has been identified as fifty-four-year-old Decatur resident Gregory Martin Hill. It all started when the police officer was at his residence, and Hill approached in a car. According to the Decatur Police, as the off-duty officer approached Hill’s vehicle, Hill …
In the Phoenix Valley, near US 60 and Happy Valley Road, just west of Phoenix, a family was found living in a homeless camp with more than 150 dogs. The camp was full of trash and debris, but the family did what they could to care for the animals. They kept the dogs in kennels and homemade enclosures. According to KBTX, the family was living on state land and were being forced to leave. It …
Rachal Dollard was charged with murder this week following the overdose death a Tennessee inmate. She is also being charged for introduction of contraband into a correction facility. This happened in February of this year. According to the Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC), the drugs were passed between herself and inmate Joshua Brown during visitation, as they shared a kiss at the Turney Center Industrial Complex. The drugs were smuggled in a balloon containing half …
Electric Cars Are Too Costly for Many, Even With Aid in Climate Bill – The New York Times A new climate, tax, and heathcare bill was approved by the senate on Sunday. The bill would put restrictions on tax credits for new and used electric vehicles. It would require electric vehicles to be assembled in North America in order to be eligible for the tax credit of $7500. The Senate bill also pushes Auto manufacturers …
The Police Chief in Detroit, Michigan, provided updates on a Sunday mass shooting involving a suspected gunman with a military background firing dozens of rounds from inside his home at a neighbor’s house. At a news conference Monday, Detroit police Chief James White said that the shooting occurred about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, with the suspect, who has a military background, firing several rounds from both the first and second floors of his home at the …
A medical helicopter in Ohio crashes while responding to a fatal car accident, police say – CNN A CareFlight medical helicopter experienced a ‘hard landing’ after responding to a deadly vehicle crash in Butler County. In the car crash that they were responding to, a 69-year-old woman was killed and a 43-year-old woman suffered serious injuries. With a helicopter crash added to the damage, a slew of dangerous accidents occurred in quick succession. A medical …
New York’s governor on Monday ordered state agencies to step up surveillance of Long Island beaches by lifeguards, drones and helicopters following a string of five shark attacks in recent weeks. Authorities in Suffolk County, New York, began flying a drone over Smith Point County beach after two bathers suffered shark bites on Wednesday. Governor Kathy Hochul’s directive expands that program to three more beaches. “We are taking action to expand patrols for sharks and …
New Orleans murder suspect B.J. Brown captured in Tennessee, officials say – WAFB BJ Brown shot and killed a woman at the Iberville Housing Development on Bienville Street. In New Orleans Monday. A cell phone video of the killing was captured and widely shared on social media. The woman was shot multiple times and transported to a hospital where she later died, police say. Haunting video of the killing was captured from a nearby apartment …
Three killed and at least 50 injured when Amtrak train derails in Missouri after hitting dump truck – CNN Authorities said Monday evening that three people died and at least 50 were injured after an Amtrak train derailed in Missouri. The train struck a dump truck at an uncontrolled intersection, and eight cars and two locomotives left the track. Robert Nightingale was taking a nap in his sleeper car when he heard something and saw …