A Pittsburgh woman says she managed to chase a stranger out of her home with a broken curtain rod after finding him coming up her stairs shortly after midnight. Madalyn “Maddy” Durmis said the man had forced his way through the front door of the Greenfield home she shares with a roommate. When she confronted …
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If you spend enough time online, chances are that you have seen some pretty surprising stuff go viral. From everyone’s favorite raccoon (hello, Jimothy) to those reaction GIFs we love to send, you never know what is going to resonate with people. And while most stories that go viral have some sort of surprising or …
September 11, 2001, is a day that will live in infamy for people around the world. Not only was it the deadliest attack on American soil, but it was also a turning point for the country, and it left people across the U.S. feeling more vulnerable than they ever had before in their lives. For …
A pair of former Los Angeles area lawmakers were sentenced last week for their roles in a bribery scheme. According to an Aug. 24, 2026, press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, Ricardo Pacheco and Isaac Jacob Galvan were both sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. Both Pacheco …
Winter has not even started, but parts of California’s coastline are already missing large amounts of sand. A strengthening El Niño could unfortunately bring bigger waves and make the problem worse over the next several months. Point Dume Beach in Malibu lost an estimated 50 to 60 feet of sand during powerful summer surf. The …
A 49-year-old man was airlifted to a hospital after suffering fractures to both legs on a Batman-themed roller coaster in Spain. He remained hospitalized in serious condition on Sunday. The incident happened Saturday, Aug. 29, on Batman: Gotham City Escape at Parque Warner Madrid. The theme park is located in San Martín de la Vega, …
A family of bears was recently rescued from a large water tank in California. A group of hikers and runners discovered the mother bear and her two cubs stuck in the tank near Claremont Wilderness Park’s 5-Mile Loop Trail in La Verne on Saturday, Aug. 29. The La Verne Fire Department uses the tank, also …
Anyone who recently held, fed or cuddled baby goats from a mobile petting zoo in North Carolina may have been exposed to rabies. Three of the goats tested positive, while a fourth was not tested but is assumed to have been infected. The goats came from Farm Adventures in Harmony, North Carolina. They were also …
For residents along one West Las Vegas street, the piles outside a nearby home have become hard to ignore. Bikes, appliances, trash, and other items have filled the driveway, and residents say the mess keeps coming back. The city knows about it too. On Aug. 28, News 3 Las Vegas reported that the property has …
A federal wildlife officer from Oregon is believed to have died while helping people escape a wildfire in Oklahoma. His last contact with dispatch came while he was helping a family leave their home. The Railroad South Fire started Saturday, Aug. 29, in Comanche County between Cache and Indiahoma. By Sunday night, it had burned …