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Tens of thousands flee fast-moving Northern California fire
Nov 09, 2018 by Rick Watts
Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate a fast-moving wildfire that exploded in size Thursday, threatening several Northern California communities and forcing panicked residents to race to help neighbors who had to drive…
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Four types of Duncan Hines cake mix recalled due to salmonella outbreak
Nov 07, 2018 by Rick Watts
A recall was issued for four types of Duncan Hines cake mix due to possible salmonella contamination, the US Food and Drug Administration said Monday. The voluntary recall was issued by Conagra Brands due to…
Lowe's is closing 51 stores in the US and Canada
Nov 05, 2018 by Rick Watts
In another sign of the times for retail, Lowe's is closing 51 North American stores. The home improvement chain said Monday that locations are underperforming and the decision will help the hardware chain focus on…
Tennessee death row inmate put to death by electric chair
Nov 02, 2018 by Rick Watts
Death row inmate Edmund Zagorski died at 7:26 p.m. CDT Thursday after Tennessee prison officials electrocuted him with the electric chair. He was 63. He is the 134th person put to death by Tennessee since 1916 and…
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting pleads not guilty
Nov 01, 2018 by Rick Watts
Wearing a red jumpsuit and a bandage on his left arm, the suspect in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting rampage that left 11 people dead made a brief appearance in federal court Thursday for arraignment on a 44-count…
James 'Whitey' Bulger, notorious Boston gangster, found dead in prison; homicide suspected
Oct 31, 2018 by Rick Watts
James “Whitey’’ Bulger, the ruthless Boston gangster who eluded authorities for 16 years before being captured and then convicted in 2013 of participating in 11 murders, has died at a prison in West Virginia. Bulger, 89,…
Four Pittsburgh police officers recovering after terror at synagogue are heroes
Oct 30, 2018 by Rick Watts
Four police officers were among the wounded in the attack on a synagogue in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Squirrel Hill as they answered Saturday's 911 call that became the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. …
Alleged synagogue shooter posted his intent on social media
Oct 29, 2018 by Rick Watts
The man who allegedly gunned down 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue used three handguns and an AR-15 assault rifle in the 20-minute rampage and screamed to SWAT officers who wounded him in a shootout…
FBI confirms 12th suspicious package recovered in Florida
Oct 26, 2018 by Rick Watts
Two more suspicious packages were recovered Friday, one in Florida addressed to New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and the other in New York addressed to former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. A source told…
Crude pipe bombs sent to Obama, Clintons, CNN, others; no injuries
Oct 25, 2018 by Rick Watts
Crude pipe bombs targeting Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, CNN and others were intercepted Tuesday night and Wednesday in a rash of attacks two weeks before nationwide elections that could reshape Congress and serve…
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