A chapter of small-town life in Rippey is coming to a close. Sparky’s One Stop, the community’s longtime convenience store and fuel stop, will shut its doors for good at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28th, ending nearly 30 years of service to local residents and passing travelers. For three decades, Sparky’s has been far … Read more
Ask anyone from New Jersey about pizza, and you’ll get a strong opinion fast. The state has long been considered one of the country’s top spots for a great slice, but the real debate isn’t about New Jersey versus everywhere else — it’s about which town inside the state does it best. That question sparked … Read more
A South Carolina foster placement turned deadly this week after investigators say two teenage boys attacked a 13-year-old and drowned him at a private lake dock, according to law enforcement officials. Daryl Martinez Lowry had only recently been placed in the McCormick County home of council chairman Bernie Hamby while he waited for a permanent … Read more
A powerful earthquake rattled the northeastern Texas Panhandle early Thursday, sending tremors across several states and prompting officials to warn residents that the ground may not be done shaking just yet. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed the quake registered a magnitude of 5.0 and struck at approximately 5:21 a.m. local time, with its epicenter located … Read more
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the two largest reservoirs in the United States, have fallen to their lowest storage levels ever recorded, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Combined storage in both reservoirs dropped to roughly 12.7 million acre-feet earlier this month, surpassing a previous record low set in March … Read more
HOLLYWOOD, Florida — Two South Florida residents who had never met are now connected by the same shocking crime — and the same white van. Surveillance footage from an apartment complex in Hollywood shows three men pulling up in what appears to be a Comcast van, loading a motorcycle into the back, and driving off … Read more
MANTUA TOWNSHIP, New Jersey — A routine traffic stop turned deadly late Sunday night after a woman jumped into the driver’s seat and fled police — with a 5-year-old child buckled in the back. The incident began just before midnight on Route 55 in Mantua Township. A police officer had already pulled over a vehicle … Read more
CARROLLTON, Texas — Just months after walking across the graduation stage at Hebron High School, 19-year-old Isabella Gonzales was serving her country thousands of miles from home. On Friday, she was killed. The Pentagon confirmed that Army Pvt. Isabella Gonzales of Carrollton was killed in action during an Iranian strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base … Read more
Santa Clara County, CA- A Silicon Valley man who was speeding at over 140 mph in a Tesla on a busy California highway has been charged with murder after his car smashed into the back of a stopped vehicle — killing a young mother and her toddler daughter, who both burned to death in the … Read more
The Atlantic hurricane season is off to its quietest start in more than a decade — and meteorologists are increasingly pointing to one culprit: El Niño. El Niño is a natural climate pattern defined by unusually warm water temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. When it takes hold, it reshapes weather patterns across the globe. … Read more