On Wednesday, a former Republican congressional candidate from Florida was sentenced to three years in federal prison for stalking and allegedly planning to have his main rival killed by a fictitious foreign hit squad. According to court documents, St. Petersburg resident William Robert Braddock III, 41, was sentenced in federal court in Tampa. In February,…
Officials said this week that a California woman is suspected of attempting to smuggle 151 pounds of cannabis onto an international flight. Diane Bahlawan, 34, was initially taken into custody on May 6 at San Francisco International Airport while trying to board a United Airlines flight to Frankfurt, Germany. Bahlawan’s four roller bags were spotted…
At the Helen Woodward Animal Center in Rancho Santa Fe, two kittens were “fighting for their lives” on Wednesday after being discovered zip-tied together at a shopping mall. According to officials, a Blue Buffalo pet food representative who has ties to the animal shelter discovered the orange tabbies, who are tentatively named Frodo and Sam,…
Despite the growing popularity of injectable weight loss medications, more and more people are taking a chance on illegal versions due to the high demand for genuine brands. Dr. Alissa Chen of the Yale School of Medicine stated, “I think the company specifically markets them to make them seem very effective and safe.” A warning…
At least five coyotes circled a stray dog in a residential neighborhood in Orange County earlier this month, but the dog managed to survive the 45-minute attack. Amazing footage captured the dog fending off the coyotes on May 6 in a Brea home’s driveway. According to the homeowner, it occurred on Huntley Circle close to…
The first black bear hunt in Florida since the last one was halted early ten years ago after more than 300 bears were killed in two days, received preliminary approval Wednesday from Florida wildlife officials. At a meeting in Ocala, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 4-1 to allow a bear hunt in…
On Wednesday, a former Scituate, Massachusetts preschool teacher was charged with assaulting multiple young students at the school. According to the Plymouth County district attorney, Lilly Garofola, 29, of Hull, entered a not guilty plea in Hingham District Court to 12 charges of assault and battery and four counts of assault and battery with a…
In the state of New York, the distribution of SNAP benefits begins on the first of the month and continues until the ninth. This schedule for the Food Stamp program applies to all counties. It is not, however, going to be the payment schedule for the five boroughs of New York City. The New York…
The Social Security Administration has made the announcement that Olivia and Liam will continue to be the most popular baby names for the year 2024. This was exactly what was anticipated. As a matter of fact, this is the sixth year in a row that the same baby names have continued to be at the…
Family Dollar is officially being fired. Dollar Tree has finally sold all of its Family Dollar locations in the United States to private equity firms Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management for just $1 billion, after years of attempting to make the merger work. This is a rather ironic deal for a dollar store…
