Peter Emery, 56, is facing felony charges after allegedly stealing pills he thought wereopioids but were actually laxatives.
Author: Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
Principal placed on leave after family claims boy with autism was locked out of elementary school
A Washington state principal has been placed on paid leave following allegations that a boy who has autism was intentionally locked out of Springbrook Elementary School in Kent, Washington.
‘I don’t gotta go to work no more’: Truck driver claims $298.3 million Powerball jackpot
David Johnson ofBrooklyn has claimed a$298.3 million Powerball jackpot, theNew York State Gaming Commission announced Friday.
Trump: Local businesses such as grocery stores will ‘work along’ with feds during shutdown
Trump addressed controversial comments made byCommerce Secretary Wilbur Ross by suggesting federal workers should be able to easily get relief.
Missing boy, 3, found alive in North Carolina near ‘treacherous’ terrain
3-year-old Casey Hathaway had been missing since Tuesday from Ernul, North Carolina. He was found alive on Thursday near the area.
Shutdown could cripple air travel, unions warn: At some point, ‘the entire system will break’
The partial government shutdown has forcedair traffic controllers, Transportation Security Administration officers, FBI agents, and othersafetystaff to work without pay. Unions say that is creating “serious safety concerns.”
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Rudolph the puppy was ‘euthanized but lived,’ pet rescue says
King’s Harvest Pet Rescue – a no-kill shelter inDavenport, Iowa – says Rudolph the puppy came to the rescue after a failedeuthanasia attemptby another shelter.
Police ask for volunteers who want to get drunk. Many people were happy to help
Pennsylvania’s Kutztown Borough Police Department asked for volunteers who were “willing to drink hard liquor to the point of inebriation” to help officers train.The departmentwas soon overwhelmed with interest.
Driver who attacked a giant snowman suffered ‘instant karma,’ photo shows
A driver found out the Petersburg, Kentucky snowman’s lowest snowball covered a stump when they attempted to run a vehicle into “Frosty.”
Mayor faces backlash for allegedly forcing an officer named ‘Jose’ to go by ‘Joseph’
Dennis Brown — the embattled mayor of Tonasket, Washington — allegedly required an officer named “Jose”to use the name “Joseph” in interactions with the public. Brown has denied the allegations.
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