A mighty bear takes on two angry alligators — It’s not the plot of any upcoming summer action flick. It’s just another day in Florida. A kayaker captured video of a black bear encountering the reptiles while taking a dip in the St. Johns River, writing that he had “never seen this before.” In an […]
May 8—The distraught parents of an 11-year-old girl contacted the Chaves County sheriff’s office earlier this year after noticing disturbing Facebook messenger chats between their daughter and a man who turned out to be a convicted sex offender from Texas. The case, which was eventually investigated as part of an undercover operation by the state […]
An operation targeting people engaging in the enticement of children for sexual purposes led to eight arrests in Georgia. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Operation Red Rover was an investigation targeting online child predators. In Feb. 2024, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia, indicted eight Georgia […]
Wildlife researchers trekked through the tall grass in north Florida, unbothered by the long, slithering “apex predator” species in their hands. The researchers were at the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve on April 30 to deposit 41 of those creatures back into nature. They’re eastern indigo snakes, the longest snake species in the U.S., and […]
Mint Butterfield, 16, was found alive days after going missing. Marin County Sheriff’s Office; Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images Mint Butterfield, left, and Stewart Butterfield A second adult has been charged in connection with the alleged abduction of the child of former Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield. Mint Butterfield, 16, who uses they/them pronouns, went missing […]
Deep underwater, a group of elusive predators gathered off the coast of Panama. The gathering was “atypical” and a first of its kind for the area. It didn’t go unnoticed. Scientists in a submarine spotted the “rare” sea creatures and identified them as prickly sharks, according to a study published March 8 in the peer-reviewed […]
A local social media star said he is protecting the streets of Southern California by capturing suspects wanted for preying on children. Known by the nickname “Black Biden,” the good Samaritan said his mission in life is to protect children and minors because he feels the criminal justice system is not doing enough. He spends […]
After watching a pod of dolphins feeding off the coast of California, tourists aboard Dana Wharf Whale Watch’s Ocean Adventures boat were heading back to shore. That’s when the tour agency got a report: there were orcas heading south from Newport. Passengers were invited to stay onboard and join the next tour group, and after […]
Dec. 26—About $3 million in federal funding will be made available to New Mexico ranchers to help them protect livestock against predators, including Mexican wolves in an area designated for recovery of the endangered species. The funding is part of $22 million the U.S. Department of Agriculture is funneling to five Western states through a […]
Dec. 26—About $3 million in federal funding will be made available to New Mexico ranchers to help them protect their livestock against predators, including Mexican wolves in an area designated for recovery of the endangered species. The funding is part of $22 million the U.S. Department of Agriculture is funneling to five Western states through […]
Santa Fe, N.M. (AP) — Facebook and Instagram fail to protect underage users from exposure to child sexual abuse material and let adults solicit pornographic imagery from them, New Mexico’s attorney general alleges in a lawsuit that follows an undercover online investigation. “Our investigation into Meta’s social media platforms demonstrates that they are not safe […]
Meta accused of engineering social media platforms to hook kids Meta accused of engineering social media platforms to hook kids 00:33 Facebook and Instagram are steering children to explicit content even when no interest is expressed, and are enabling child predators to find and contact minors, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez claimed Wednesday in announcing […]