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Dec 21
Police arrest fiancé of missing Colorado mother: Sources
Woodland Park Police Department(WOODLAND PARK, Colo.) — Investigators served an arrest warrant Friday morning for Patrick Frazee, the fiancé of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth, who hasn’t been seen in nearly one month, sources told ABC News. Frazee, the father of Berreth’s baby, was seen in handcuffs. Police believe Berreth, 29, is no longer alive, …
Dec 21
African Swine Fever and its impact on the hog markets
Since the announcement that African Swine Fever was in China in August, the hog market has found some support in possible disruption of China’s pork supply. In this Managing for Profit, livestock economist Scott Brown talks about the impact the disease has had on the world’s largest supplier and consumer of pork and the rest …
Dec 21
Retailers offer last minute Christmas shopping and ‘Panic Saturday’ deals
CatLane/iStock(NEW YORK) — Christmas may be just days away, but if you waited until now to shop, fear not — it’s not too late to still secure a great last-minute gift for the loved ones in your life. If you are ordering something online and want it delivered by Christmas, it’s still possible, but it’s …
Dec 21
East Coast continues to get slammed by heavy rain during busy holiday travel period
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A southern storm brought two confirmed tornadoes to Florida, record rainfall in Orlando and damage to Georgia and the Carolinas on Thursday. Now the storm continues to inch its way north during the busiest travel days of the holiday season. The storm system is moving north on Friday morning and joining …
Dec 21
National Park Service buys house in Atlanta where Martin Luther King Jr. was born
gregobagel/iStock(ATLANTA) — For more than two decades the National Park Service has been leading tours at the birthplace for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Now, 50 years after his death, the King Center has sold the home which was built in 1894. The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change has allowed the …
Dec 21
Arrest warrant issued for 1 of 4 people who got lost in West Virginia mine
Alexey Dozmorov/iStock(CLEAR CREEK, W.Va.) — Police issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for one of the four people who allegedly broke into a West Virginia mine to steal copper, according to court documents. Three of those who entered the mine got lost and were rescued after almost a week underground. Authorities are looking to arrest …
Dec 21
London’s Gatwick Airport reopens after day-long shutdown due to drones in the area
william87/iStock(LONDON) — London’s Gatwick Airport had a serious drone problem Thursday, but as of Friday morning, it is back to being operational. The airport was shut down at 9:03 p.m. on Wednesday due to reports of two drones flying over the airfield, the airport said in a statement. Despite a brief reopening in the early …
Dec 21
I’m dreaming of an exotic Christmas: Dustin Lynch heads to Indonesia over the holidays
Courtesy CMASure, Dustin Lynch is taking some time off for the holidays but he won’t exactly be twiddling his thumbs. He plans to work a little, spend some time with his family, and take a major trip or two. “I will have a little time off, and I think this time around I’ll be recording some, no …
Dec 21
Mitchell’s Hunger Tree exceeds its second goal in helping feed seniors
This year’s James Valley Community Center “Hunger Tree” has shattered its second goal in providing meals to 51 seniors struggling with food insecurity. Director Jessica Pickett says the Mitchell community has once again shown its generosity is a big way. “We had a gentleman stop by and give us a rather large donation and we …
Dec 20
Trump administration planning to cut number of US troops in Afghanistan by half
Bumblee_Dee/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is planning to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, with the possibility that some troops begin withdrawing in the coming weeks, according to a U.S. official. The current force of 14,000 is expected to be cut in half, with those troops arriving home by the end of the …