How common are wildfires in California in January? We asked the experts
While wildfires are relatively rare in California in January, they do happen. According to Cal Fire, a total of 10 wildfires sparked across California in January 2021.
School email links teacher to child porn, Utah cops say. Now an arrest
The teacher’s name and email were included in the tip. In an interview with deputies, the teacher “admitted to being an ...
Nursing home employee beat disabled residents in front of co-worker, Florida cops say
An employee at a Florida nursing home is accused of striking disabled residents multiple times, authorities said. Detectives ...
Can Trump actually rename the Gulf of Mexico? Here’s what he can do, and what he can’t
President-elect Donald Trump said this week he intends to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” once he takes ...
Mom caught on video shoving 8-year-old son through store glass door, Michigan cops say
A Michigan woman was arrested after police say surveillance video captured her shoving her 8-year-old son through a store’s ...
Jimmy Butler-Heat saga sparks lively conversation on ‘Inside the NBA:’ ‘This is all about money’
The ongoing Butler-Heat saga sparked a lively discussion among the studio show’s analysts/former NBA players Charles Barkley, ...
Van drives onto icy lake to deliver food to ice fisher, then falls through, WI cops say
The driver drove his van onto Shawano Lake where the fisher was located, Shawano County deputies said in a Jan. 7 news ...
Woman taken 200 miles by accused kidnapper escapes, Texas cops say. More victims feared
A Texas man is accused of sexually assaulting and kidnapping a woman he found on social media, but she was able to escape, ...
Pharmacist uses generic meds scheme to defraud government out of $1.3 million, feds say
Randy Yost, 72, who owns Randy’s Gateway Drug in Richlands, pleaded guilty in May to health care fraud, conspiracy to commit ...
Some Haiti leaders seek to reconfigure political transition panel amid bribery scandal
Several high-profile Haitian politicians trying to find a way out of a corruption scandal that has the country’s leadership ...
Skier dies after being buried in avalanche at 11,300 feet, Colorado officials say
A skier died in an avalanche, Colorado officials said. On Jan. 7, a backcountry skier was “caught, buried, and killed in an ...
Woman has sudden bouts of pain and vertigo. Doctors found parasite lodged in her ear
Doctors used a tool to look deep into her ear, a procedure called an otoscopy, and noted the ear canal was congested and ...