BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Authorities have released the name of a teenager who was killed when a stone slab weighing about 650 pounds fell on him outside a southern New Jersey business that makes countertops. Ocean County prosecutors say 17-year-old Jared Marchiano was found Saturday morning at Stone N’ Counters …
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DENVER – Environmentalists and the energy industry have fought decisive battles over fracking in New York, Oklahoma and Texas, but the outcome is still unclear in Colorado. A ballot fight could be shaping up for Colorado’s 2016 election. A task force convened by Gov. John Hickenlooper tried to find a …
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CORBIN, Ky. – A statue of the world famous founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken has been unveiled. WYMT-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1Nc7A1u ) officials in Corbin, Kentucky, showcased the bronze, life-size statue of Col. Harland Sanders during a ceremony on Wednesday. The area, which is now known as Sanders Park, used to …
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ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Police say a Massachusetts woman wearing camouflage and a mask chased her ex-husband with an ax and put their 11-year-old son in a chokehold. Police say 46-year-old Julie Rabinowitz of North Attleborough hid in Mark Schenkman’s minivan on Tuesday evening. Authorities say she didn’t know her son …
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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Officials say a Marine was found dead near his barracks at Camp Lejeune. The body of 25-year-old lance Cpl. Ricardo Rodriguez Jr. of Lindenhurst, New York, was found early Friday. Rodriguez was taken to Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, where he was pronounced dead. Capt. Ryan Alvis …
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NEW YORK – A New York City woman says she accidently left a bag in the trunk of a taxi containing $35,000 worth of jewelry. Among the items was a $15,000 engagement ring she had designed herself. Mariko Spigner told the New York Post (http://bit.ly/1E6K1aW ) she realized she had …
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Police say the man being held in connection with the disappearance of a Jacksonville toddler has attempted to escape from jail. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says 32-year-old William Ruben Ebron Jr. is facing four new charges related to his escape attempt. Ebron already faces two counts of …
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Authorities say inmates took two employees hostage at a maximum security state prison in South Carolina, but they were released without suffering serious injuries. Corrections Department spokeswoman Stephanie Givens told WIS-TV (http://bit.ly/1NjMLoc) that the hostage situation lasted around six hours Saturday at Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia. …
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NEW YORK – Federal officials have enacted new security measures for the pope’s visit to New York City later this month. The Department of Homeland Security says Thursday the plan will include screening checkpoints and airspace restrictions. Authorities say the checkpoints will be along the route of the pope’s motorcade …
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Agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) foiled a carjacking in Washington, D.C., on Monday amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on crime in the capital. The CBP agents were making the city “safe and beautiful” when they received a call about a carjacking in progress. “Agents immediately responded to …
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