A New York school district has begun installing vape detectors in middle school bathrooms. The FlySense FS300 vape detectors at Lindenhurst Middle School on Long Island can pick up nicotine and THC, as well as sound to notify officials of fights or bullying. Two vape detectors have been installed in each of the bathrooms at the middle school. The Town …
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The anniversary of the Battle of Brandy Station is June 9. On that day in 1863, during the Civil War, battle ensued for more just over half a day. Today, the American Battlefield Trust has preserved more than 2,000 acres of the battlefield where the Battle of Brandy Station, also called the Battle of Fleetwood Hill, took place. Read on …
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A mountain pass road near the popular tourist destination of Jackson, Wyoming, collapsed Saturday after a landslide, adding at least an hour of travel time for those who drive on the roadway. The roadway at milepost 12.8 on Teton Pass “catastrophically failed,” severing a large chunk of the winding road, and will remain closed as officials plan how to repair …
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Texas law enforcement officials charged seven suspects with human smuggling and organized crime-related charges after discovering a stash house on Thursday with 26 victims. Last Thursday, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies broke up a human smuggling operation involving a long, goose-neck trailer traveling to a rural home outside San Antonio, which officials described as an open-air shack. …
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Austin, Texas law enforcement officials arrested a man with the name of a famous “Autobot” leader last week, after he allegedly stole a vehicle. The Austin Police Department said in an arrest affidavit obtained by FOX 7 in Austin, that 37-year-old Optimus Prime Blakely was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. The affidavit alleges that Blakely was stopped …
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, police on Thursday nabbed a preteen after he allegedly terrorized residents for a month with burglaries, auto thefts and shootings. Albuquerque Police Department Chief Harold Medina said he was disappointed to see an 11-year-old arrested for crimes ranging from burglary to shooting a firearm. “But this armed individual’s behavior was escalating, and he was a danger to …
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A long-time Disneyland employee has died just two days after she fell off a golf cart in the backstage area of the California theme park. According to the Orange County coroner, 60-year-old Bonnye Mavis Lear died from her injuries following the fall on Friday. The Anaheim Police Department said in a press release that law enforcement responded to the crash …
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Amanda Knox’s conviction Wednesday in the Italian Supreme Court for slander took her by surprise, she said on her podcast released a day after the verdict. The Supreme Court of Cassation in Rome found Knox, 36, guilty of slandering her former boss, bar owner Patrick Lumumba, whom she says she was coerced into accusing Knox’s 21-year-old roommate and a fellow …
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A 689-foot freighter began taking on water Saturday morning after the massive ship hit an underwater obstacle in Lake Superior near Grand Portage, Minnesota, forcing about half of the 22 people on board to evacuate, the U.S. Coast Guard said. TheMichipicoten, which was carrying taconite, a low-grade iron ore, was around 35 miles southwest of Isle Royale when it began …
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A shooting near a college in Los Angeles killed a man and wounded four other people Friday night, police said. Homicide detectives were involved in a shooting death investigation on the 800 block of Greenleaf Boulevard in Compton, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement. DEPUTY SHOT IN COMPTON ATTACK RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL The shooting was reported …
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