A hiker who ventured off a trail above Sunset Beach Elementary was rescued by Honolulu firefighters as he clung to a tree on a cliff. According to a Honolulu Fire Department summary, rescuers responded to a 7 :23 a.m. 911 call reporting a hiker in distress near the Ehukai Pillbox Trail. HFD sent four units […]
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Parents accused of leaving infant unattended on shore while boating in New York
A man and a woman were arrested in New York’s Lake George area after police said they left their child unattended while they went boating in the lake. The father, age 30, and mother, age 28, from Pennsylvania were arrested Tuesday by the State Police of Queensbury for “endangering the welfare of a child.” State […]
Gov. Wes Moore highlights innovation in agriculture with visit to Eastern Shore farm
For decades the farm was a cow pasture. Then it became a home for corn and other row crops. When Maryland’s governor visited Twin Maples Farm on the Eastern Shore this month, he was met (even enveloped) by something else: miscanthus. Miscanthus grass, the Asian native over 10 feet tall with bamboo-like stems, has been […]
Wildlife experts investigating birds washing up on shore
Birds washing up on shore have local wildlife experts worried. Pictures show most of them seem to be sick and dying. A bird expert told Action News Jax Annette Gutierrez the birds are called shearwater birds and are known to migrate here. However, Ark Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation said they’ve received more than 100 calls […]
South Shore man caught with ‘large amount’ of cocaine after crash in Dunkin’ drive-thru
A South Shore man was arrested after police say officers found him with a “large amount” of cocaine following a crash in a Dunkin’ drive-thru earlier this week. Alex E. Neumeier, 28, of Halifax, was arraigned Thursday in Quincy District Court on charges including trafficking in Class B drugs over 100 grams, operating under the […]
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Putin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia
Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a series of deals with his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam during a state visit that comes as Moscow is seeking to bolster ties in Asia to offset growing international isolation over its military actions in Ukraine. The two signed agreements to further co-operation on education, science and technology, oil […]
Woman sues Catholic order in Delaware for child sex abuse on Maryland Eastern Shore
BALTIMORE — A woman is suing the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, a Catholic order based in Delaware, for sexual abuse she says she suffered as a young girl at the hands of a priest on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Joyce Harper, 74, who now lives in Florida, alleges in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that […]
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Jersey Shore town takes drastic action to curb crime committed by unruly minors
A New Jersey police department will begin issuing citations to the parents of unruly juveniles in light of recent crimes involving underage visitors in towns along the famous Jersey Shore, a major tourist haven. The Margate City Police Department announced last week that it will enforce a city ordinance that allows officers to intervene when […]
Jersey Shore schools find ways to re-engage students, and graduation rates are rising
HIGHLANDS — In the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, Henry Hudson Regional School Principal Kevin McCarthy knew something had to change. About 40% of students were chronically absent, or missed more than 10% of the school year, he said. Without a serious intervention, many students risked graduating on time. It was a problem not only […]
Excessive heat watch issued for Jersey Shore. How hot will it get?
This week’s forecast makes for an uncomfortable official start of summer. Monmouth and Ocean counties could see the heat index climb above 100 degrees later this week, the National Weather Service in Mount Holly said. The agency has issued a heat advisory beginning Tuesday and an excessive heat watch from Wednesday through Saturday evening, as […]