A 21-year-old man was found dead Sunday afternoon from gunshot wounds in Patterson Park. Capt. Mike Miller of the Akron Police Department said that the police department received several calls around 3 p.m. for multiple gunshots heard around the 600 block of Lucille Avenue. Responding officers found the man. “He was found in the grassy … Read more
Dec. 8—The average wage in Alaska last year rose to $68,123 in an extra good year for pay increases, according to Alaska economists. The 5% increase, up from $64,751 in 2022, was “fairly large” historically speaking, said Karinne Wiebold, an economist with the state, who helped write about the topic in the state’s latest Alaska … Read more
Dec. 8—A moose was illegally shot in Anchorage’s Kincaid Park in 2020. The next year, three Dall sheep were killed in the McHugh Creek area of Chugach State Park and another moose was shot illegally in Bear Valley on the city’s Hillside. Several years later — and with the help of a wildlife photographer and … Read more
Three men died Sunday after their boat capsized below Lock and Dam No. 12 on the Mississippi River at Bellevue in northeast Iowa, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported. The DNR said in a news release that the boat overturned as the victims were fishing in a restricted area. It said preliminary information indicated … Read more
The office at the Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio (DSACO) is preparing to transform into Santa’s workshop for its annual adopt-a-family program. The organization works to serve families, promote community involvement and encourage a lifetime of opportunities for people with Down syndrome. DSACO serves 23 different counties across central and southern Ohio. It started … Read more
The office at the Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio (DSACO) is preparing to transform into Santa’s workshop for its annual adopt-a-family program. The organization works to serve families, promote community involvement and encourage a lifetime of opportunities for people with Down syndrome. DSACO serves 23 different counties across central and southern Ohio. It started … Read more
Southern California reflected on the 9th anniversary of the San Bernardino terror attack of 2015. More than 30 dogs desperately needed new homes ahead of the closing of Bartow’s only no-kill animal shetler. A Hesperia man who spend nearly five years in jail on child molestation charges before being exonerated by a jury sued sheriff’s … Read more
Investigators have made a second arrest in connection to a Georgia funeral home where 18 decomposing bodies were found earlier this year. On Oct. 26, Coffee County deputies went to serve an eviction notice at the Johnson Funeral Home and found the bodies in “various stages of decomposition.” Deputies and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is working to protect Georgians from discriminatory threats. Ossoff, D-Ga., is launching an inquiry with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice pushing them to fully investigate racist, threatening text messages targeting black, Hispanic, and LGBTQ Georgians. According to an Atlanta TV station, some … Read more
Housing is not cheap — whether you’re buying or renting. In October, the median sales price for a single-family home in the U.S. was $437,300, up from $426,800 a month prior, according to the latest data by the U.S. Census. Meanwhile, the median rent price in the U.S. was $1,619 in October, roughly flat or up 0.2% from a year … Read more