Our Local Story
Truck driver Tomasz Kroker loved music. Listening to his favorite tunes while he was on the road was one of the main reasons he loved his job. With so little to distract him from listening to music, he would enjoy hours at a time with nothing but the open road and his favorite tunes. After years of … Read more
Chinese scientists have apparently shocked the globe by successfully creating the first human-monkey hybrid in a lab. This terrifying event took place in China in 2021 after a group of researchers from the United States and Spain journeyed there to circumvent laws prohibiting such study in their own countries. They said that developing the hybrid … Read more
Students and parents in New Brunswick, N.J., want to know how an adult woman got into the local high school and went to classes for almost a week. A press release from the New Brunswick Police Department says that 29-year-old Hyejeong Shin was arrested on Tuesday and charged with giving a false government document … Read more
In the 1950s, when my mother was in junior high school, her teacher told the class that the school nurse would be checking to see if they were clean. My mother was afraid of being “inspected” because she knew her underwear was dirty. Her mother didn’t let her or her three brothers and sisters take … Read more
I’ve always enjoyed experimenting with my hair. Although I’ve never had the nerve to dye it pink, green, or blue, I’ve definitely spent time as a blonde, a brunette, a redhead, and a black-haired goth girl, even as an adult. Growing up, I had a close friend whose parents were even stricter than mine. Her … Read more
What would you do if you were a man who needed to use the men’s room at the store, but you had brought your four-year-old daughter shopping with you? It could be dangerous to leave the little girl alone outside the men’s room, but bringing her into the men’s room would create its own set … Read more
A 33-year-old New York woman was detained after allowing her 10-year-old son to get his name inked in “full-size block letters” on his forearm at the motel they were staying at. According to authorities, a New York mom was detained after letting her 10-year-old son receive a big tattoo of his name over his forearm. … Read more
Athena Strand, 7, received Barbie dolls for Christmas from the FedEx driver who is accused of abducting and killing her, according to her mother, who spoke out on Thursday. At a press conference, Maitlyn Gandy demanded stronger screening procedures for delivery drivers. The box of Barbie dolls with the slogan “You can be anything” sat … Read more
After 12 years on the run, the FBI has captured a man wanted in connection for the 2008 murders of his two teen daughters. Agents arrested Yaser Abdel Said, 63, without incident in Justin, Texas, on Wednesday, according to an FBI statement. He had been wanted on capital murder charges for the deaths of his daughters, … Read more
A Florida woman was shot and killed outside the Orlando credit union where she worked, and her husband has been arrested and charged with murder. Barbara Tommey, 27, was waiting outside the Navy Federal Credit Union before it opened. As she waited, she was approached by her husband, Sylvester Ofori, who allegedly shot her. Police … Read more