Barbara Gagne 
REDDING, CA — Authorities have released the name of a man who died while trying to help two young swimmers stay afloat on a personal watercraft during the July 4th holiday weekend, making him the fourth person to lose his life at Lake Shasta in just over a month. According to the Shasta County Sheriff’s … Read more
A Kentucky animal rescue group is sounding the alarm over what they describe as a growing wave of neglect cases, after taking in a two-year-old dog so severely starved he could barely stand on his own legs. What Happened The dog, now named Noah, was discovered confined in an outdoor pen during dangerously high temperatures, … Read more
A school bus driver in Millcreek, Pennsylvania says she lost her job days after she pulled over mid-route to save eight infant opossums whose mother had just been killed in traffic. What Happened Rose Sheakley was driving her regular route with five children on board when she spotted something unusual near Cherry Street — a … Read more
A seven-year-old girl has died after she was hit by a school bus in Monsey, located in Rockland County, New York, authorities confirmed. According to the Ramapo Police Department, the incident occurred around 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8, on Blauvelt Road. Officials said the child was attempting to cross the road near 182 Blauvelt … Read more
A 26-year-old man in Scarsdale, New York, has been arrested after allegedly killing his mother inside their multi-million dollar home, in what officials say is the first homicide in the affluent suburb in ten years. Chester Green was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his mother, 71-year-old … Read more
REYNOLDS COUNTY, Missouri — Catastrophic flash flooding swept across southeastern Missouri on Friday after torrential rainfall overwhelmed rivers and creeks, forcing dramatic overnight rescues, flooding homes and campgrounds, and prompting the state to declare an emergency as additional rain threatened the region. Communities in Reynolds, Iron and Crawford counties were among the hardest hit after … Read more
LAWLEY, Alabama — An Alabama man is counting himself incredibly fortunate after surviving two extraordinarily rare and potentially deadly accidents on the same holiday weekend in consecutive years. One year after a firework exploded in his face during his daughter’s birthday celebration, the man says he was struck by lightning on July 5 while standing … Read more
REYNOLDS COUNTY, Missouri — Catastrophic flooding swept across southeastern Missouri on Friday, triggering dozens of dramatic water rescues, forcing emergency crews into round-the-clock search operations and prompting a state of emergency after record-breaking rainfall caused rivers to surge to historic levels. Emergency officials said approximately 90 people have been rescued from floodwaters involving residents, campers … Read more
WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans across the central and eastern United States are facing a dangerous weekend of severe thunderstorms, flash flooding and extreme heat, as forecasters warn of life-threatening weather stretching from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. The powerful weather pattern is expected to bring repeated rounds of heavy rain, damaging thunderstorms … Read more
LOS ANGELES — A fast-moving wildfire exploded across northern Los Angeles County on Friday, burning more than 1,300 acres within hours as dangerous fire weather and extreme heat created ideal conditions for rapid fire growth across Southern California. The blaze, known as the Summit Fire, is burning north of the Angeles National Forest near the … Read more