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  • Baby Born in Maine on 9/19/19 at 9:19 a.m. Measuring 19 Inches Long

    LEWISTON, Maine — A baby born in Maine on Sept. 19, 2019, came into the world at exactly 9:19 a.m., WMTW reports. Madison Smithgall was born at Lewiston’s Central Maine Medical Center. “The doctor asked one of the nurses, ‘Hey, what time is it?’ And they were like it’s 9:18 right now and then her head ended up popping out just before it was 9:20 so it was 9:19 in the morning right when she came out,” dad Andrew Smithgall told […]

  • Video Shows SUV Plowing Through Illinois Mall as Shoppers Scatter; Driver in Custody

    SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Police took a driver into custody after an SUV smashed its way through a suburban Illinois mall Friday afternoon, sending panicked shoppers running for safety and leaving a gaping hole in the doors of a Sears store. Police rushed to the Woodfield Mall in Schaumberg around 2:30 p.m. after witnesses said a black SUV drove through Sears, striking several kiosks. The incident took place on the lower level of the mall. A video posted to Twitter shows a black SUV driving […]

  • Mom Furious After Discovering School’s Plan to Put Desk for Son With Autism in Bathroom

    BELLINGHAM, Wash. – A woman is furious with the Bellingham School District because of how she says they treated her son. Danielle Goodwyn says her 11-year-old son Lucas has special needs and requires a quiet learning environment.  She says she received a shock this week when she went into her son’s classroom at Whatcom Middle School. “The teacher informed us that he would be studying in the bathroom,” she told KCPQ. In a photo that Goodwyn took, a desk is seen […]

  • Blind Singer with Autism Wins America’s Got Talent

    Back in May, a now 23-year-old singer, assisted by his mother and a cane as he walked on stage, gave what many called one of the most memorable performances ever on America’s Got Talent. Kodi Lee, of California, was born with optic nerve hypoplasia, which caused him to become blind. At an early age, he was diagnosed with autism and also suffers from Addison’s disease, a life-threatening disorder, but that never stopped him from expressing himself through music. His mother, […]

  • Tourists on Double Decker Buses Covering NYC Street Signs With Gum

    NEW YORK CITY — Chew on this: tourists on double decker buses are sticking their gum on New York City street signs. Two signs on Broadway near City Hall have been covered in chewed up gum. “People have been quite respectful actually. I’m quite surprised to see that,” Kerry Gleeson told WPIX as she waited for the TopView double decker bus in Lower Manhattan. The tourists have been taking advantage of their elevated perch to deface city property. Mayor Bill […]

  • Arrest Made after Dozens Watch, Record as New York Teen Stabbed to Death

    OCEANSIDE, N.Y. — Police arrested a teenage suspect Wednesday after they say a 16-year-old boy was beaten and stabbed to death before a crowd of onlookers who watched and recorded video – but never tried to help. Tyler Flach, 18, has been charged with murder after Khaseen Morris was fatally stabbed in the chest Monday in Oceanside, New York. Police rushed to the strip mall on Brower Avenue after receiving 911 calls about a large group of teens fighting around […]

  • ‘I had a Broken Heart’: Dog the Bounty Hunter’s First Interview after Health Scare

    CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman is opening up for the first time after a health scare sent him to the hospital. Chapman was hospitalized Monday for what was described at the time as a heart emergency. He spoke Wednesday with Denver station KDVR, saying his chest pain has lessened since the incident. “It feels much better now. And I’m going through some psychological things right now too, so that doesn’t help,” Chapman said. “I think, basically, […]

  • Police ID 3-Year-Old Found on Stranger’s Porch; Grandmother Fears Parents are Dead

    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Police in Buffalo now know the identity of the 3-year-old boy found asleep on a stranger’s porch Monday morning, but they’re still trying to figure out how he got there—and what happened to his parents. Developing: Lois Augsburger tells me she found a little boy asleep in this box (meant for the neighborhood cats) on the front porch of her Potomac home this morning when she came out to grab the paper. @BPDAlerts are still looking for his parents. […]

  • Mother Rubbed Heroin On 1-Year-Old’s Gums To ‘Help Her Sleep,’ Father Said

    BANGOR, Maine – A 33-year-old Maine woman arrested Tuesday in the death of her 1-year-old daughter is accused of rubbing heroin residue on the girl’s gums to help her sleep, court documents say. Kimberly Nelligan, of Bangor, appeared in court Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to charges of child endangerment and drug possession, the Bangor Daily News reports. Her daughter Jordynn was found unresponsive at home in October, 2018 and was pronounced dead at an area hospital, WCSH reports. The Maine […]

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