A rare and endangered rattlesnake has been seen in Ohio. An eastern massasauga rattlesnake was caught during the Ohio Division of Wildlife’s annual snake survey last month by Huron County Wildlife Officer Matthew D. Smith, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources stated in a Facebook post. Here’s what to know about the snake and its […]
A fire Saturday afternoon destroyed a house in Washington Township, according to the Eastern Berks Fire Department. Department officials gave the following account: Firefighters were dispatched to Avalon Circle off County Line Road at 2:04 p.m. for a report of a house on fire. Upon seeing the severity of the fire, first responders struck a […]
Maryland State Police investigators are investigating the death of a state prison inmate in Somerset County as a homicide, The inmate is identified as Eugene Stanford, 49. Stanford was declared dedd by emergency medical service personnel. He was a state prison inmate serving time at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Princess Anne. A suspect, also […]
Maryland State Police are investigating a prisoner’s death at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Somerset County. Eugene Stanford, 49, originally of Trappe, Maryland, was killed while serving time at the facility around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, police said in a news release. The Eastern Correctional Institution is a medium-security facility in Westover on the lower […]
Strong to severe storms will continue to be possible through Saturday in eastern New Mexico. Even hotter temperatures are on the way next week. More severe storms moved through parts of northeastern New Mexico Thursday afternoon. Those storms are long gone from the state tonight. Recent forecast models bring another round of storms to northeast […]
NATO members have less than 5% of the air defenses needed to protect Central and Eastern Europe, per the FT. A NATO official said their air defense “stockpiles have been reduced.” Putin hinted on Tuesday that he might attack NATO members calling for Ukrainian strikes on Russia. Central and Eastern European countries may find themselves vulnerable […]
At least one person is dead after a “major explosion” in Youngstown. As News Center 7 previously reported, Tuesday around 3:30 p.m. Youngstown’s fire department posted on social media “Please AVOID downtown Youngstown. Major explosion from possible natural gas leak with injuries.” >> PHOTOS: Several injured after ‘major explosion’ in eastern Ohio The front of […]
Satellite imagery shows that a Ukrainian strike last night on an airfield near the capital of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region looks to have targeted an advanced Russian long-range radar system. The potential loss of elements of the Nebo-M radar system could have significant impacts on the ability of Russia’s forces to detect, track, and attempt […]
The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in Eastern Ohio last weekend. >>At least 22 dead in Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several US states It also marks the 58th confirmed tornado across Ohio this year, according to Storm Center 7 Weather Specialist Nick Dunn. The tornado was confirmed just southwest […]
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for central and eastern Virginia until 11 p.m. Monday. The watch area includes 71 counties and cities in Virginia, as well as parts of Washington, D.C., southern Maryland and northeastern North Carolina. A “watch” differs from a “warning” in that under a watch, conditions are favorable […]
A dead body was found in a creek in eastern Ohio Sunday morning. The U.S. Coast Guard and Cleveland Metroparks Police were investigating, according to News 5, after a fisherman notified law enforcement about what looked like a body in the water. Cleveland Division of Fire dispatchers said they received a call about the body […]
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will announce details of the planned security reinforcement of his country’s eastern border on Monday. The plan, called Protective Shield East, envisages investments totalling the equivalent to about $2.5 billion to secure the border, which is also forms part of the European Union’s external border. Poland, a member of NATO, […]