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(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- A coyote attacked and chased a 9-year-old in Portland, Oregon, while the child was playing hide-and-seek in their own yard, with officials encouraging residents in the area to remain on alert, according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.The attack occurred last week in the Portland neighborhood of Alameda, where a 9-year-old and a 3-year-old were "playing hide-and-seek in their yard when a coyote approached the […]

(BUCKS COUNTY, Pa.) -- A 9-year-old girl's killer has been identified more than 60 years after she was raped and murdered in a Pennsylvania church, authorities announced.On Oct. 22, 1962, Carol Ann Dougherty was on her way to the library when she was raped and strangled at St. Mark’s Roman Catholic Church in Bristol, the Bucks County District Attorney's office said."We believe it may be the only rape and murder […]

Stock image of police lights. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SPARTANBURG, S.C.) -- A former sheriff of Spartanburg, South Carolina, is expected to plead guilty Thursday morning to stealing money from his own police force and taking illicit drugs.Chuck Wright previously signed a plea deal admitting to three criminal counts of conspiracy to commit theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and obtaining controlled substances through misrepresentation, according to court […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Days after the abrupt demolition of the East Wing of the White House, critics are questioning whether the Trump administration and contractors involved in razing the historic structure adhered to federal health and safety standards, including those governing the handling of hazardous materials like asbestos, a dangerous and potentially deadly substance widely used during the period of the East Wing's original construction.On Thursday, Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., penned a letter […]