Day: October 12, 2023

Israel drops flyers in Gaza with a message for Palestinians: report

3:13 pm October 12, 2023

Palestinian residents are claiming Thursday that Israeli planes have dropped flyers into Gaza with a message for them to leave their homes and head to “known shelters” or risk being harmed, a report says. “Anyone who is near Hamas terrorists will put their lives in danger,” the flyers in the city of Beit Lahiya said, according to […]

Vermont police release sketch of man sought in murder of 77-year-old woman on hiking trail

3:09 pm October 12, 2023

Vermont State Police have released a sketch of an unidentified man they say witnesses saw on the Delaware and Hudson Rail Trail in Castleton last week at the same time 77-year-old retiree Honoree Fleming was found shot dead there. The sketch shows a man with short, disheveled hair, a round face and big eyes. It […]

Gov Newsom signs new ‘Ebony Alert’ law to specifically warn when Black youth, women go missing

3:00 pm October 12, 2023

California Gov. Newsom signed a new law that will send alerts specifically for missing Black youths and women. “The #EbonyAlert has been signed! Thank you, Gov. Newsom,” Vice Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Calif., tweeted Monday. “This law gives police a new tool to help bring home missing Black youth […]

‘Bigfoot’ caught on camera during couple’s romantic getaway in Colorado

2:51 pm October 12, 2023

A married couple believes a mythical creature joined their romantic Colorado getaway. “It’s story time, y’all,” Shannon Parker said in a Facebook post claiming she and her husband, Stetson, who were celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary, spotted Bigfoot meandering down the side of a mountain in the middle of the day. She said they were […]

Connecticut man, who found and kept a bag containing nearly $5K in cash, pays back town, felony charge dropped

2:50 pm October 12, 2023

A Connecticut man who found a bag containing nearly $5,000 in cash outside a bank and claimed “finders-keepers” had a criminal charge against him dropped Wednesday after he gave the money back. Robert Withington, 57, went to Bridgeport Superior Court for a scheduled court hearing, and a state prosecutor informed Withington’s lawyer the felony larceny […]