2 Missouri Boy Scouts honored after saving woman from floodwaters

That motto was executed perfectly by two Boy Scouts in Missouri, who rescued a woman who was caught in floodwaters last month. Today, Scouts Dominic Viet and Joseph Diener were recognized with the @Columbia_Fire Citizen Heroism Award, the @ColumbiaPD Lifesaving Award, & the @MoPublicSafety Lifesaving Award for their quick response and rescue. According to Columbia […]

Richard Donner, acclaimed director of ‘Superman,’ ‘The Goonies,’ dead at 91

Richard Donner n this June 7, 2017, file photo, director/producer Richard Donner attends an Academy tribute in his honor at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California. Born Richard Donald Schwartzberg in the Bronx, Donner attended Parker Junior College and New York University, where he majored in business and theater. […]

4 busts at Texas port net more than $1.4 million in narcotics

CPB officers confiscated illegal narcotics worth more than a combined $1.4 million in four busts at the Laredo Port of Entry during a two-day span. The first interception occurred June 28 at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge, where CPB officers discovered packages containing 7.8 pounds of suspected cocaine and roughly 2.5 pounds of suspected methamphetamine within the […]

Surfside condo collapse: Some things to know about Rosendo Prieto

As of Tuesday night, the confirmed death toll has risen to 12, 125 people have been accounted for and 149 are still missing. Prieto attended Hialeah High School during the mid-1980s and was a catcher and outfielder for the Thoroughbreds. Prieto has held eight Florida certifications, including general contractor and roofing contractor, according to a […]

New law in Virginia makes it illegal to release balloons outdoors

A previous balloon bill, passed in 1991, made it unlawful for anyone to release 50 or more balloons made of nonbiodegradable material, WRIC reported. Jeff McWaters, saying it could lead to “undercover stings” at children’s parties, he Virginian-Pilot reported. Birds, turtles and other animals often mistake balloons for food, which can have deadly consequences, according […]

Owner of California’s ‘Flintstone House’ prevails with $125K settlement

The San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Hillsborough sued homeowner Florence Fang, saying that she installed dangerous steps, dinosaurs and other Flintstone-era figurines without necessary permits. HILLSBOROUGH, Calif. The town issued three stop-work orders, which the former owner of the Independent and Examiner newspapers disregarded, before filing a lawsuit in March 2019. By using this […]