WASHINGTON – A hemp shop in the nation’s capital is reopening after three years now that possession of small amounts of marijuana is legal in the District of Columbia. The Washington Post (http://wapo.st/1N9QWzu) reports that The Capitol Hemp shop is having its grand reopening Wednesday. In 2012, Capitol Hemp agreed …
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ONTARIO, Calif. – Authorities say several hundred people were evacuated from a terminal at LA/Ontario International Airport after a phony novelty grenade was found in a traveler’s baggage. Authorities say Terminal 4 was evacuated early Wednesday when the item was found in a box being scanned by security. Authorities say …
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Two minors were killed early Friday morning when a limb from an oak tree fell on their tent at Yosemite National Park, park officials said. The incident took place around 5 a.m. local time at the Upper Pines Campground in Yosemite Valley. Park spokesman Scott Gediman declined to release the …
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MURRELLS INLET, S.C. – Officials say a 15-year-old boy is being treated for injuries to his hand and leg after being bitten by a shark on the South Carolina coast near Myrtle Beach. Assistant Chief J.R. Haney of the Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire District says the youth was bitten off …
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NEW CASTLE, Pa. – Police in Pennsylvania say officers found a couple asleep in a garage with the light on after a homeowner reported a burglary. New Castle police tell the New Castle News (http://bit.ly/1MKLvZB) that they found the couple early Saturday, shortly after the homeowner called them. Police say …
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GREENWOOD, S.C. – Authorities say the body of a baby has been found in a trash bin at a South Carolina apartment complex. Investigators told media outlets the body was found Wednesday in the Wisewood Apartments in Greenwood, about 80 miles west of Columbia. Details about how the baby was …
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NORFOLK, Va. – Federal authorities say a wood-boring beetle in a cargo container at the Port of Norfolk is the first of its kind to be found in the United States. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says agriculture specialists discovered the beetle among untreated wooden pallets from Poland. The …
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MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. – A woman has been arrested after slashing an Alabama policeman with an 18-inch bayonet. Mountain Brook Police Chief Ted Cook said an officer found an elderly woman walking early Tuesday morning and learned she may have been the victim of domestic abuse. Police officers went to …
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A woman in Ohio crashed a golf cart carrying her and three of her children into a lake, leading to the discovery of the woman’s 4-year-old son and husband, authorities said. The crash happened around 10:40 p.m. Saturday at Atwood Lake, next to Atwood Marina West, about 85 miles southeast …
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California, Washington and New Mexico may lose millions of dollars in federal funding if they continue to fail to enforce English language requirements for truckers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday. Duffy said the three states have 30 days to comply with federal English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements after an …
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