Police Say Not a Crime: Women Inviting Teens to ‘Hot Chocolate Party’

Scarborough Police say recent incidents of “hot chocolate party” invites are not related to human trafficking and that in the case at Walmart, it turned out it was just a person soliciting for a church group. Recent incidents also have been reported in Biddeford, South Portland, Gorham and Windham. **Update Walmart Incident** On January 23, …

Nurses Allegedly Took in More than $1.5 Million with Fake Vaccination Cards

Two nurses from New York are being accused of forging COVID-19 vaccination cards. They allegedly charged $220 for adults and $85 for children for the fake cards. They reportedly took in more more than $1.5 million from the scam. Latest on COVID-19 in Maine Two nurses on Long Island are accused of forging COVID-19 vaccination …

Off-duty Washington police officer shot, killed by police during manhunt

An off-duty police officer in Vancouver, Washington was shot and killed while at his home while sheriff’s deputy pursued an armed suspect early Sunday morning. In a statement on Sunday, Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnery-Ogle identified the officer as Donald Sahota and confirmed he had been with the Vancouver Police Department since 2014.  Said Mayor McEnery-Ogle: …

13 people hospitalized due to carbon monoxide exposure at Ohio hotel pool

Thirteen people were hospitalized for exposure to carbon monoxide at a Hampton Inn, shortly after a 2-year-old girl lost consciousness in the pool of the hotel. Police Chief Tony Brooks confirmed that dispatchers in Marysville. Ohio received 911 calls that the girl had fallen into the pool or was found unconscious in the pool at …

‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ and “Head of the Class’ star Howard Hesseman dies at age 81

‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ and ‘Head of the Class’ actor Howard Hesseman has died at the age of 81. Hesseman’s wife Caroline Ducrocq and manager Robbie Kass confirmed the news on Sunday, stating that the actor died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles due to complications from colon surgery he underwent last summer. The two-time …

Former Miss USA winner and ‘Extra’ correspondent Cheslie Kryst dies at age 30

Former Miss USA winner and “Extra” correspondent Cheslie Kryst has died after falling from her high-rise apartment building in Manhattan. She was 30 years old.  NYPD sources are calling the case a suspected suicide, saying that early Sunday morning Kryst jumped from the 60-story building, where she resided on the ninth floor. She was last …

Say Hi to the ‘First Feline’

Willow, a farm cat, is the newest edition to the Biden White House, as the President welcomes a cat to the family. Welcome to the Biden family, Willow! pic.twitter.com/MXLmjhNxBr — President Biden (@POTUS) January 28, 2022 Willow, the plucky farm cat who interrupted a campaign speech by Jill Biden, has officially joined the first family. …

Suspect who shot three Houston police officers is taken into custody after standoff

Houston police took a man suspected of shooting three officers into custody, after an hours-long standoff ended Thursday evening.  Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner confirmed that the suspect, who police have not identified, came out at 7:45 p.m. CT with his hands raised and surrendered.  Houston police tweeted that the officers who were shot …

Michigan school shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley planning insanity defense

The Michigan school shooting suspect who is accused of killing four people in a shooting at Oxford High School last November is planning on using an insanity defense at trial. The defense attorneys for the alleged shooter, Ethan Crumbley, filed a notice on Thursday saying that they plan to “assert the defense of insanity at …

‘Celebrity Big Brother’ Season 3 cast is revealed

CBS has announced the new cast for season 3 of Big Brother: Celebrity Edition. The cast includes: Former NBA star Lamar Odom, TV personality Teddi Mellencamp, former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, style guru Carson Kressley, Real Housewives of Atlanta star Cynthia Bailey, Olympian ice-skater Mirai Nagasu, singer/influencer Todrick Hall, *NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick, Diff’rent Strokes actor …