Fifteen people were injured and three killed in a shooting at a large spring-themed event in Stockton, Alabama, on Saturday, police say. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office announced the injuries and fatalities in a Facebook post on Sunday evening. Authorities explained that the mass shooting began at around 9:30 p.m. at a field on Upper Bryants Landing Road. “Our preliminary …
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Skeletal remains found on Florida beach traced to woman last seen in 1968 with killer boyfriend
A Florida sheriff’s office recently announced that it has identified the victim in a homicide case nearly four decades after the investigation went cold. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 8 press release that human remains were found in a shallow grave on Crescent Beach in April 1985. Crescent Beach is located around 50 miles south …
Read More »Coast Guard rescues injured sailor off Georgia coast
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued an injured man whose sailboat ran aground off the coast of Georgia this week. On Wednesday afternoon, Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders received a distress call from a sailor who said his sailboat was sinking near Sapelo Sound, Georgia, according to a news release. The man radioed that his 36-foot vessel, the Quicksilver, had run …
Read More »Female great white shark spotted twice off Alabama coast in past month
A female great white shark has been spotted off the Alabama coast two times in the past few weeks, according to researchers at the University of South Alabama (USA). Now known as Miss Pawla, named after one of USA’s mascots, the shark is approximately eight feet long and about 15 years old based on her size. The researchers said she …
Read More »Emory University students pass ‘no confidence’ vote against president following anti-Israel protest arrests
The undergraduate student body at Emory University in Atlanta has passed a no confidence vote against the school’s president following anti-Israel protests there that have resulted in more than two dozen arrests. A University spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the referendum, which was facilitated by the Emory Student Government Association, involved the participation of 3,401 of its 8,102 undergraduate …
Read More »Vietnam veteran reunites with lost dog tag after 56 years: 'I didn't believe it'
A Vietnam War veteran recently reunited with a precious souvenir from his military career, nearly six decades after his service ended. Florence, South Carolina, resident Larry Morganti was given his dog tag, a piece of identification for military personnel, last month. He lost the metal tag during a rocket attack. According to WPDE, the veteran served in the 311th Squadron …
Read More »Wild monkeys spotted roaming Florida neighborhoods: 'Absolutely crazy'
There has been some monkeying around in one central Florida county, causing people to capture the rare occurrences on camera and call police. Reported primate sightings from last week came from Groveland, and days later, neighbors in Clermont said they were spotting the wild animals as well. “I was picking up my daughter at school, and then I saw [what] …
Read More »Emory University police arrest convicted felon who crossed state lines to join anti-Israel protests
Police at Emory University in Georgia have announced the arrest of a “convicted felon who crossed state lines to come to campus” to participate in anti-Israel demonstrations. Derek Zika, of Statesville, North Carolina, a city outside of Charlotte, was carrying knives and pepper spray when he was taken into custody at the Emory Quad on Sunday afternoon, the University’s police …
Read More »Emotional support alligator 'stolen' in Georgia, prompting frantic cries from owner and social media fans
An emotional support alligator has reportedly gone missing in Georgia, prompting a desperate search by his owner and pleas from the gator’s social media fans. Pennsylvania resident Joie Henney believes that his 8-year-old gator named Wally was stolen during a trip to Brunswick, Georgia. Henney was reportedly visiting his friends at the time, and he brought Wally with him. Henney …
Read More »Charlotte law enforcement officers who died in shootout identified: 'Forever indebted'
The four law enforcement officers killed during a shootout Monday afternoon in Charlotte, North Carolina, have been identified. Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas M. Weeks Jr. Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas M. Weeks Jr., 48, a 13-year-veteran of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), was killed, the service confirmed Tuesday. Weeks leaves behind a wife and four children. This undated photo provided by …
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