By Mark PriceThe News & Observer (Raleigh)REIDSVILLE, N.C. — A police officer was assaulted in his patrol car by an angry bird hiding in the backseat, according to officials in North Carolina.The unlikely encounter happened in Reidsville Friday, July 25, when the heat index was...
By Mark ZaretskyNew Haven Register, Conn.WEST HAVEN, Conn. — New Haven patrol officer Hugh McKeon was shot in the line of duty way back in 1901 while chasing a woman who was dressed as a man at a time when women weren’t allowed to enter...
1/272025 Brew at the Zoo at Forest Park in SpringfieldSPRINGFIELD — Guests that arrived at the noontime opening of Brew at the Zoo at the Forest Park Zoo in Springfield on Saturday were greeted by Ella, a very vocal cockatoo. Ella and her brother, Perry,...
By Jade CamposLNP, Lancaster, Pa.LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Lancaster County first responders want greater collaboration with their communities and school districts to grow the ranks of young recruits and address declining membership at local fire departments and police stations.East Hempfield Township fire Chief John Kottmyer...
CHICOPEE — Police say Connor Doran drank a couple margaritas before he went into the men’s room at Frontera Grill in Chicopee, took his pistol out of its waistband holster and placed it against the wall. What happened next, Doran told police, was an accident....
Dear Eric: My husband and I have four children; our eldest has cut herself out of our lives for almost 15 years now. I’ve tried to reconnect with her, and our three grandchildren, on three different occasions with a lot of pain and upset.Initially, everything...
A piece of Hollywood history just broke the record for Andover’s highest recorded home sale.The Dove-Hayes estate, located at 24 Phillips St., has sold for $8.5 million — over double the previous record of $4.21 million, according to listing agent Henry Gourdeau of Gibson Sotheby’s...
Harwich Port’s iconic Port Summer Nights kicked off last month, offering residents and visitors free live music up and down Route 28 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.The village’s boutiques, galleries and eateries stay open late to join the festivities, while local businesses and sponsors...
As a teenager, Jennifer Msumba had “very strong self-harm behaviors,” including putting her head through windows. Hoping to get her help, her parents sent her to a center in Massachusetts, where she was subjected to electric shocks daily as punishment. Nearly 25 years later, she’s...
Dear Abby: I recently reconnected with a woman I dated briefly in the 1980s and haven’t seen since. She’s around my age. We both were married one year apart, had daughters one year apart, and got divorced after 20-year marriages. She spotted me on a...
