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Pacific Crest Trail hiker, 50, rescued after bad storm hits, says he ‘wouldn’t have survived another night’
A hiker who got lost in a snowstorm on the perilous Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon says he wouldn’t have lived another night if deputies didn’t answer his desperate call for help.Robert Campbell, of Philadelphia, was rescued by two Marion County Sheriff’s deputies Friday, a day after the first winter storm of the year buried the…
Detroit-area Yemeni expats avoid prison time for sending millions of dollars to native country
Several Yemeni expats in the Detroit area who pleaded guilty to transferring millions of dollars to their war-torn native country unlawfully will not be going to prison — after the judge cited a need for “compassion,” according to a report Sunday.One by one, U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn declined to send them to prison, even though the…
San Diego man who said he tried saving relatives from fire is arrested in their deaths
A San Diego man was arrested Friday for allegedly starting a suspicious house fire that killed his parents, sister and injured two siblings last weekend — despite initially claiming he tried to save his family.Wilber Romero, 26, faced homicide and arson charges, Fox 5 reported.The fire ignited just before 4:30 a.m. on Oct. 13, tearing through their…
Vietnam Marine veteran in New Mexico hospice care reunites with beloved dog one last time
A New Mexico veteran who served with the Marines in Vietnam said a final goodbye last week to the beloved dog he had to put up for adoption when he entered hospice care.John Vincent was reunited with Patch, a 5-year-old Yorkie, for one last time Thursday at the Hospice Center at the Raymond G. Murphy…
New Orleans implodes damaged cranes on partially collapsed Hard Rock hotel
After looming over the streets of New Orleans for over a week, two damaged cranes that leaned precariously over the remains of a partially collapsed hotel were brought down Sunday afternoon using a series of controlled explosions.Loud blasts reverberated quickly as the cranes fell. The first crane toppled down, landing upright on Rampart Street, while the…
Tennessee doctors plead guilty to overprescribing opioids, DOJ says
Two Tennessee doctors pleaded guilty Thursday to distributing high doses of opioids with no medical legitimacy, the Justice Department announced.Dr. Samuel Mcgaha and Dr. Frank McNiel – both from East Tennessee – each pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. Between 2015 and early 2018, Mcgaha and McNiel prescribed a combined total…
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Pacific Crest Trail hiker, 50, rescued after bad storm hits, says he ‘wouldn’t have survived another night’
A hiker who got lost in a snowstorm on the perilous Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon says he wouldn’t have lived another night if deputies didn’t answer his desperate call for help.Robert Campbell, of Philadelphia, was rescued by two Marion County Sheriff’s deputies Friday, a day after the first winter storm of the year buried the…
Detroit-area Yemeni expats avoid prison time for sending millions of dollars to native country
Several Yemeni expats in the Detroit area who pleaded guilty to transferring millions of dollars to their war-torn native country unlawfully will not be going to prison — after the judge cited a need for “compassion,” according to a report Sunday.One by one, U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn declined to send them to prison, even though the…
San Diego man who said he tried saving relatives from fire is arrested in their deaths
A San Diego man was arrested Friday for allegedly starting a suspicious house fire that killed his parents, sister and injured two siblings last weekend — despite initially claiming he tried to save his family.Wilber Romero, 26, faced homicide and arson charges, Fox 5 reported.The fire ignited just before 4:30 a.m. on Oct. 13, tearing through their…
Vietnam Marine veteran in New Mexico hospice care reunites with beloved dog one last time
A New Mexico veteran who served with the Marines in Vietnam said a final goodbye last week to the beloved dog he had to put up for adoption when he entered hospice care.John Vincent was reunited with Patch, a 5-year-old Yorkie, for one last time Thursday at the Hospice Center at the Raymond G. Murphy…
New Orleans implodes damaged cranes on partially collapsed Hard Rock hotel
After looming over the streets of New Orleans for over a week, two damaged cranes that leaned precariously over the remains of a partially collapsed hotel were brought down Sunday afternoon using a series of controlled explosions.Loud blasts reverberated quickly as the cranes fell. The first crane toppled down, landing upright on Rampart Street, while the…
Tennessee doctors plead guilty to overprescribing opioids, DOJ says
Two Tennessee doctors pleaded guilty Thursday to distributing high doses of opioids with no medical legitimacy, the Justice Department announced.Dr. Samuel Mcgaha and Dr. Frank McNiel – both from East Tennessee – each pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. Between 2015 and early 2018, Mcgaha and McNiel prescribed a combined total…
