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Teen accused of mixing toxic chemicals in cafeteria faces attempted murder, terrorism charges
PORTLAND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - A 15-year-old Oregon high school student accused of mixing toxic chemicals in the school cafeteria is facing attempted murder and terrorism charges. Portland Police say a Benson Polytechnic High School student brought common household chemicals...
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Laredo teen accused of firing gun inside own home
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police say a teen fired a gun from inside his own bedroom, sending a bullet through several rooms of a family home. It happened Friday on the 400 block of West Bustamante Street. Officers say the bullet traveled through multiple areas of the house. Wh...
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Capital Factory CEO Joshua Baer dead after private plane crashes onto Texas highway: Police - ABC News
Capital Factory CEO Joshua Baer dead after private plane crashes onto Texas highway: Police ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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Police recover rifle after fight near Nixon High School
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) -Laredo police recovered an AR-15-style rifle after responding to a disturbance involving teens fighting at a park near Nixon High School on Oct. 2. Police said officers received information that a male subject fled the area and was possibly in possession of a...
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5-year-old dies after accidentally shooting herself with improperly stored gun, officials say
MARSHFIELD, Mo. ( KY3 /Gray News) - A 5-year-old girl has died after accidentally shooting herself with an improperly secured gun in Missouri Saturday morning. According to Marshfield Police Chief Doug Fannen, officers responded to a home on E. Washington St. at around 10 a.m. Po...
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Family dog euthanized after attacking and killing 3-year-old child, authorities say
SULLIGENT, Ala. ( WTVA /Gray News) — Authorities say a dog attacked and killed a toddler this week in Alabama. The reported attack occurred on Friday morning at a home on Walnut Street in Sulligent, according to the Lamar County coroner. Authorities said the dog attacked a 3-year...
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Coast Guard searching for missing jet heading to Boston from Bermuda with 6 on board
(Gray News) - The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a search for a missing jet after the FAA reported losing contact with the aircraft. The U.S. Coast Guard Northeast reported at 6:15 a.m. Saturday that a Gulfstream G100 jet with the tail number CGRJP was heading to Boston from Bermu...
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Video shows students rushing to stop school bus when driver suffers medical emergency
(Gray News) - Students in Pennsylvania are being praised for their actions in helping stop their bus after the driver suffered a medical emergency. Video from the Hollidaysburg Area School District has recently been released, showing the heart-stopping moments from the students’ ...
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Thieves steal almost entire field of pumpkins from first-year family farm
CAPRON, Ill. ( WIFR /Gray News) - A family farm has cut pumpkin season short after owners say a major theft wiped out the remainder of its unharvested crops. Last week in a Facebook post , Meyers Family Farm in Illinois said thieves entered its field and stole almost all of its p...
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‘Please, don’t wait’: With weeks left to live, woman shares breast cancer story to help others
BATON ROUGE, La. ( WAFB /Gray News) - A Baton Rouge woman says she is sharing her breast cancer story in hopes of helping other women. Whitney Brooks, 34, was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer at age 27. The disease has since progressed to Stage 4 and spread throughout her bod...
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Driver hit and killed by their own dump truck, troopers say
ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) - Troopers say the driver of a dump truck was hit and killed by their vehicle in North Carolina, according to officials. Officials say it happened around 1:30 p.m. on a private driveway near Old Folkstone Road near U.S. 17. Troopers say the ...