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  • Deputies find about $3 million hidden in barrels of raw pork shoulder on tractor-trailer in North Carolina

    CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. — North Carolina deputies found about $3 million hidden among pork shoulders in a tractor-trailer believed to be headed for the Mexican border, according to the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office. On Saturday, a tractor-trailer was headed south on Interstate 85 when a Cleveland County deputy with the Community Interdiction Team pulled it over for failure to maintain its lane and impeding the flow of traffic. After an alert from a K-9, the deputy had the tractor-trailer move […]

  • Alarming video of voice from Mississippi girl’s bedroom security cam: ‘Don’t you want to be my best friend?’

    DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. – An 8-year-old Mississippi girl first heard strange music and other odd noises in her bedroom – then she heard a voice. Ashley LeMay told WMC that the chilling sounds were coming from a hacked Ring camera mounted in her daughter’s bedroom. LeMay said she bought the camera as a Black Friday deal so she could check in on her three girls during her late shifts as a nurse. LeMay said the camera was mounted for four days […]

  • Illinois family devastated after burglar steals baby’s ashes from home

    ELMHURST, Ill. (WGN) — An Illinois family is devastated after a burglar stole their baby’s ashes while ransacking their home. Sue LaDeur said someone burglarized her home Tuesday, smashing a window to get in. She said they stole a few items, including coins, but the worst part was that they stole a little white box containing her son’s ashes. Her son, Billy Pax was a twin born with his brother, Matt. LaDeur gave birth nine weeks early – Matt was healthy, […]

  • ‘He was our baby’: Utah family devastated after veterinarian euthanizes wrong dog

    DAVIS COUNTY, Utah – A family in Utah is devastated after a veterinarian mistakenly euthanized their dog. KUTV reports that the Martinez family took their dog Ziggy to the veterinarian when he began having breathing problems and difficulty keeping food down. They were told he’d need surgery, which they agreed to despite the cost. “He was our baby, it was my daughter’s best friend, my dog’s best friend, it was ours,” Andrea Martinez told KUTV. “Money wasn’t an issue.” They […]

  • FDA investigating whether diabetes drug Metformin contains probable carcinogen 

    A drug often prescribed to diabetes patients is being investigated for traces of a probable carcinogen after it was recalled abroad, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. Health officials are investigating whether Metformin sold in the U.S. contains NDMA, a contaminant that has been linked to cancer, the FDA said in a news release. Testing will also look into whether the amount of  NDMA in the drug is above the acceptable daily intake limit of 96 nanograms. The drug […]

  • ‘Best decision we ever made’: 3 Wisconsin friends go out of their way to grant dying man’s wish

    MILWAUKEE– A Wisconsin man with terminal cancer has one dying wish – he is asking for Christmas cards to help him cope. His request reached hundreds, including three men from Milwaukee. The Milwaukee men saw Gene Weittenhiller’s story shared on Facebook. Instead of just sending him a card, they had something else in mind to try and make his smile. “It was the best decision we ever made,” said Earl Minley. “It was so beautiful. It was so amazing.” “We […]

  • Missouri 9-year-old collects toys for kids in hospital, all while fighting own battle

    BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri–  A brave 9-year-old Missouri boy is collecting toys for kids in the hospital, all while fighting his own battle. The second annual Brecken’s Toy Drive is underway. It’s a toy drive that benefits kids at Children’s Mercy Hospital. Brecken Simmons is the boy putting it on and acts as one of “Santa’s elves” to get the job done. “There’s other kids that might be in the hospital over Christmas that are probably saying, ‘I don’t get Christmas […]

  • Georgia special education teacher accused of making student sit in soiled pants for 2 hours to ‘prove a point’

    ACWORTH, Ga. – A Georgia special education teacher faces a felony charge of cruelty to children after she allegedly made a boy who had defecated in his pants sit in his own waste. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Kelly Lewis made the 5-year-old Frey Elementary School student sit in his soiled pants for nearly two hours Nov. 21. Witnesses told investigators that Lewis wanted to “prove a point” about restroom habits, the paper reports. “Said child did suffer redness and […]

  • Kansas woman’s naughty Christmas light display turns off neighbors

    LENEXA, Kansas– There’s a Christmas light display that’s definitely on the naughty list in suburban Johnson County. In fact, this display is for mature audiences only. It’s a bit graphic and has been blurred out for this story. “Well, it looks like a p***s,” Marcelo Vergara told WDAF. “A giant lit up p***s.” Until Tuesday, Marcelo and his wife Christi Vergara hadn’t seen the display that’s lighting up some people in their Whispering Hills neighborhood. “Well it’s certainly a statement,” […]

  • 11 Chinese migrants found hidden inside furniture, appliances in moving truck

    SAN DIEGO— U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers thwarted a suspected human smuggling attempt over the weekend when they found 11 Chinese migrants hidden inside furniture in a moving truck at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, authorities said. Around 5:25 p.m. Saturday, a 42-year-old man driving a moving truck arrived at the border crossing from Mexico, according to CBP. During an inspection, an officer referred the truck for further inspection. Officers searched the truck and found 11 Chinese nationals […]

  • ‘We avoided disaster’: Video shows Utah store manager catching baby above concrete floor

    HURRICANE, Utah (KSTU) — Surveillance video from inside a Utah pawn shop shows a store employee saving a child from what could have been a dangerous tumble. Saturday afternoon, two adult women were shopping for a firearm inside Family Pawn in Hurricane. As they were looking over a gun, one of the women placed a young child on the store’s counter. The child then lost balance and started to fall toward the floor. Luckily, store manager Bill Reel was standing […]

  • 4-year-old girls free themselves from car after crash kills father in Washington

    WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. — Two 4-year-old girls freed themselves from a vehicle after their father crashed and was killed Friday night in Washington. KOMO reports the vehicle crashed into a wooded area about 200 feet from the road. The father, Corey Simmons, 47, wasn’t wearing a seat belt and probably died on impact. The girls freed themselves from their booster seats, crawled out of the vehicle and went up an embankment. A woman happened to see the girls along the […]

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