By Mark PriceThe Charlotte ObserverESTERO, Fla. — If anyone had a live 12-foot alligator on their Christmas list, it was found at the Coconut Point Mall in Estero, Florida, deputies say.So far, no one has claimed the 600-pound reptile, prompting the Florida Fish and Wildlife...
Associated PressSTONINGTON, Conn. — A Connecticut State Police K-9 was killed in a shooting that involved troopers and a man they were trying to arrest on a felony warrant, authorities said.State police said troopers went to the Pawcatuck section of Stonington, near the Rhode Island...
By Mike CarterThe Seattle TimesSEATTLE — A King County jury on Thursday hit the University of Washington with a $16 million verdict stemming from a lawsuit in which five Black university police officers outlined years of racist comments and discrimination by white supervisors and colleagues.The...
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1OKLAHOMA CITY — A deputy rescued a woman from her burning vehicle just seconds before the entire car was engulfed in flames.The fiery rescue from Dec. 17 was caught on Deputy Matthew Yerby’s body-worn camera. The driver of the vehicle had taken a...
By Sarah RoebuckPolice1FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A video of determined deputies hauling a large tree into the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office’s lobby is going viral. In a video posted to the sheriff’s office Facebook page, around 10 deputies can be seen carrying the tree through...
By Aaron CurtisThe Sun, Lowell, Mass.GROTON, Mass. — Groton Police K-9 Officer Bane is in serious but stable condition with broken bones and punctured lungs after the dog was struck by a vehicle on Wednesday during a hit-and-run crash on Pleasant Street.Police are now asking...
By Claire Whitcomb, Sydney Brownstone, Lulu Ramadan, Patrick Malone and Alex Yoon-HendricksThe Seattle TimesTACOMA, Wash.— A Pierce County jury Thursday acquitted three Tacoma police officers charged in the death of Manuel Ellis, concluding a grueling, historic trial that tested the state’s new police accountability law.The...
What do you get for the football coach who has everything? Well, one option is to get something everyone knows he has piles of. That was the approach WEEI host Greg Hill took this past week when the Greg Hill Show hosted New England Patriots...
The Groton Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a driver who hit a one of the departments K9s Wednesday, causing him to sustain serious injuries. K9 Bane was hit by a car on Pleasant Street near the police station at around...
MassLive sports columnist Matt Vautour and sports director Jim Pignatiello have been friends for decades. This year, they are picking NFL games against each other with nothing but bragging rights on the line. Beware, they both aren’t very good at this.Will it be “It’s a...