A Tesla owner was shocked to find their car vandalized after a quick grocery run. Thankfully, the car’s built-in security cameras caught the culprit in the act. One Reddit user shared the footage on behalf of their friend, the Tesla owner, to warn other electric vehicle drivers. The incident occurred at a Costco parking lot […]
Takanakuy, the Andean ‘fight club’ that clears the air for a new year
The fighting begins and ends with a hug, part of a singular ritual that has residents of the Peruvian Andes punching and kicking in a year-end fight competition known as Takanakuy. Before the dueling starts in an open-air arena, male fighters remove their elaborate headgear — stuffed birds, foxes or even goat heads worn as […]
More than $7,000 worth of designer clothing stolen from hotel room, Hall deputies say
Hall County deputies are looking for suspects accused of stealing more than $7,000 in designer items from a hotel earlier this month. Deputies said it happened at the Holiday Inn Expres on Bristol Industrial Way in Buford early in the morning of Dec. 10. A hotel guest reported a number of items were stolen from […]
Fatal New Year’s Eve crash shuts down I-485 near Providence Road in Matthews
A crash killed one person and shut down I-485 in Matthews on Sunday evening. ALSO READ: Person pulled from vehicle, hospitalized after crash on highway in Mint Hill Officials with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) say the crash happened on I-485 near Providence Road just after 9 p.m. This embedded content is not […]
Glynn County man confesses to drive-by shooting, police say
Glynn County police say a 21-year-old man confessed to shooting at a family from his car last week. On Tuesday, Dec. 26, police responded to a shooting call that happened just before 3:30 p.m. near the Sydney Lanier Bridge. The victim told police that he, his wife, and two small children were driving north on […]
For 156 years, Lindquist morticians have looked forward
“Progressive.” We’re sitting in a glossy showroom surrounded by caskets, soothing music and inspirational signs of comfort on the walls, asking John E. Lindquist if he can pinpoint why Lindquist Mortuaries, the family business he is the current caretaker of, has managed to survive through 151⁄2 decades with no signs of, pardon the pun, dying. […]
DHS secretary touts Shapiro’s first year in office
Dec. 31—Department of Human Services () Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh this week underscored the Shapiro Administration’s “get stuff done” approach by highlighting its work to cut red tape and keep millions of Pennsylvanians covered through Medicaid amid major federal changes to the program. “Every Pennsylvanian deserves the dignity and peace of mind in knowing that […]
This 4-year-old had the best reaction to being woken up on Christmas, and adults feel seen
One Wisconsin 4-year-old woke up on the wrong side of the bed Christmas morning. Every year on Dec. 25, Archer’s mom, Rachel Gaetz, sits downstairs to record her four kids’ reactions to the presents under the tree. “We don’t miss the reaction after we’ve put in the work and everything,” Gaetz, 37, tells TODAY.com. But […]
Did you know Pennsylvania is home to the world’s largest Yogi Bear?
(WHTM) – Yogi Bear first appeared in 1958 on “The Huckleberry Hound Show” and the character would receive his show in 1961. The character resides in Jellystone Park, but the largest Yogi Bear in the world is located at Parker’s Indian Trading Post in Cooksburg, Pennsylvania, according to the World Record Academy. Parker’s Indian Trading […]
Recycled Christmas trees turn to free mulch for residents
OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok (KFOR) — If you want to start off the new year with a clean start, the first step can be recycling your natural, live Christmas tree. Oklahoma City Parks and Grounds crews have hosted the recycling program for more than seven years. There are two locations to drop off your tree in […]
Gypsy Rose Blanchard shares her plans for the future after prison release
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the child abuse victim who was convicted of killing her mother, has been released from prison, starting 2024 as a free woman. Blanchard, 32, was released from the Chillicothe Correctional Center in Chillicothe, Missouri, on Dec. 28 at 3:30 a.m., a spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Corrections said, three years before […]
How polarized is Washington? Even 2023 stock market returns were divided by party.
The political divisions in Washington are being felt down to the returns lawmakers generate from their controversial stock-trading bets. Perhaps the best measure of this trading — which a slew of lawmakers and outside groups say should be banned entirely — are two regularly rebalanced exchange-traded funds that allow traders to mimic lawmaker holdings by […]