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An 85-year-old woman died after being attacked by an alligator in St. Lucie County, Florida, according to officials. 

Denali Brehmer, a 22-year-old Alaska woman who was charged with murdering a fellow teenager in 2019, pleaded guilty on Wednesday.

A pipe bomb was found behind a Philadelphia church on Sunday, according to police.

Six months after she brought identical twin boys into the world, an Alabama woman named Britney Alba got a huge surprise.

The City of San Francisco is reportedly reconsidering its boycott on socially conservatives states, after the ban on travel and contracting failed to change those states’ policies and raised the city’s contracting costs 10-20%.

The City of Cincinnati shut off its local sourcing of water from the Ohio River following the train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio.

A sculpture by artist Jeff Koons, from his “Balloon Dog” series, toppled over and broke into pieces at a Miami art event Thursday.

A South Carolina woman is accused of killing a 26-year-old mother at a Kroger shopping center on Valentine’s Day.

Marine Corporal Larry Hughes served in Vietnam, but he never said anything about his missing dog tag.

A Chicago woman who works as a police officer shot a man who was allegedly attempting to rob her last month, a newly released video appears to show.

A suspect has been identified after being accused of stealing copper wire from a store in Bartow County, Georgia.

An Indiana woman was convicted Wednesday in Vanderburgh County for her role in a threesome that turned fatal in October 2021.

The largest homeless encampment in Washington, DC, situated just blocks from the White House, was cleared out by the National Park Service on Wednesday.

A woman is dead but her five-year-old son survived after the two plunged 90 feet into a gorge at Niagara Falls on Monday, according to law enforcement.

A mother in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, is deeply concerned after an incident on a school bus involving her 12-year-old son and another child in January.

Neighbors heard a boom and felt the ground shake on Wednesday when a meteor burst through the atmosphere near McAllen, Texas.

Authorities say a man who was allegedly attempting to steal a catalytic converter died on Tuesday after a driver reportedly backed over him, according to reports.

Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen and the Houston SPCA filed a lawsuit to remove an abused dog from its owner. A video shows the woman reported to be the dog’s owner beating and carrying the dog by its ears.

Anchorage police say they helped a “portly” friend escape inclement weather on Monday.

Four drug overdoses last year in San Francisco were linked to xylazine, a powerful animal sedative that is known on the street as “tranq” and which was found mixed with fentanyl in the bodies of the victims.

A train derailed in Van Buren Township, Michigan, that was operated by Norfolk Southern near Huron River Drive. Reportedly no hazardous materials were spilled at the crash.

A dog who disappeared from Mansfield, Illinois, has been found safe in Greenville, Alabama, to everyone’s relief.

Police say a man committed an armed robbery on a Chicago sidewalk and then began chowing down on a takeout order of fried chicken.

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) said on Wednesday that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Michael Regan should be willing to drink tap water in East Palestine, Ohio, if the EPA deems the village’s water safe for residents’ consumption.

An owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo on February 2 has now learned to hunt for its own food, alleviating some concerns about how it would fare outside of captivity.

An Arizona couple who first met one another in high school called off their divorce on Valentine’s Day, according to a report.

Body camera footage captured the heart-racing moments where a Georgia police officer saved the life of a choking infant in December. 

After suddenly going into labor at her daughter’s school, a Dallas woman successfully gave birth thanks to the help of a teacher on the scene who had the know-how to deal with the situation. 

A 16-year-old California student will be one of the youngest people to ever graduate from UCLA, according to a report.

A New Hampshire school has banned the use of urinals in its restrooms in response to a debate about gender identity.

A Montana man who identifies as a transgender woman was convicted of strangling his mentally disabled girlfriend and was sentenced on Friday.

When a car fell through the ice on Iowa’s East Okoboji Lake, a teenager immediately jumped into action.

A fight broke out between patrons at a bar on January 20 in Bellevue, Washington, but ended by the time police arrived.

A pair of Chicago men described as “gang intervention workers” were arrested for their alleged involvement in an illegal gun sale to an undercover police officer, according to a report.

Mars Wrigley was hit with a $14,502 fine from OSHA after two contract workers from another company fell into a vat of chocolate.

The fact that marijuana is widely available in New York City is reportedly taking a toll on dogs who live there.