By Lyn RiddleThe StateOCONEE COUNTY, S.C. — As an Oconee County sheriff’s deputy clings to life after being shot in the head, officials in that northwestern South Carolina county plan to install bulletproof glass in their patrol vehicles and in those of all the municipalities...
Associated PressTOMS RIVER, N.J. — A New Jersey elementary school had an unexpected visitor over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend: A deer jumped through a small window and knocked over items in a classroom before fleeing the building.A man walking his dog around 10 p.m. on...
By Paul J. Weber and Jim VertunoAssociated PressAUSTIN, Texas — A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments against more than 20 Austin police officers for tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd’s killing said Monday he was dropping most of the cases...
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated PressARLINGTON, Va. — A massive explosion at a duplex where police were investigating reports of shots fired shook a Washington, D.C, suburb Monday and destroyed the home.All officers escaped serious injury but it was unclear what happened to the suspect who...
We appear to be inching closer to the thrilling conclusion of the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, with the Toronto Blue Jays reportedly putting themselves in a strong position.The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports that the Blue Jays met with Ohtani on Monday at the team’s spring training...
NASHVILLE — On the day he was introduced as the newest member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, legendary manager Jim Leyland acknowledged that a certain moment at Fenway Park more than 10 years ago still sticks with him as he looks back at...
An 84-year-old Massachusetts man thought he had an extra $100,000 deposited in his bank account. But it turned out to be a scam — costing him about $100,000. The Hingham resident told police he received a call from a man who claimed he was from PayPal...
At Dakin Humane Society, we use the phrase “kitten season” to refer to our busiest time of year; what used to be the three or four warm weather months when the kitten population exploded and many were brought to us for rehoming. Since the pandemic,...
The spacious property located at 30 Moss Road in West Yarmouth was sold on Nov. 7, 2023 for $1,625,000, or $750 per square foot. The house, built in 1965, has an interior space of 2,166 square feet. This two-story house boasts a generous living space...
A possible cause for the mysterious illness sickening thousands of dogs nationwide has been found by researchers at the University of New Hampshire.The researchers say they’ve identified a small portion of the genome of a previously uncharacterized bacteria that may be causing the illness, which...