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IRVING, Texas — A dispute over payment for a bathroom remodeling project at a North Irving home ended with a contractor behind bars after police say he threatened a woman and her father with a tile-cutting grinder and a hammer. Esgar Rodriguez Mercado, 32, of Heath, Texas, was arrested...

Jermall Harvey says he had permission to park in the CVS lot at 1200 North Ashland Avenue in Chicago's Wicker Park on Oct. 12, 2022, and ran out to stop Lincoln Towing from hauling away his car. In October, a Cook County jury awarded him $2.85 million, nearly two-thirds of it punitive damages, CWBChicago reported on Oct. 30.

Illinois boutique got robbed twice in two days by the same pair. When they returned for round two, the manager locked the doors. Police caught them trying to escape.

A Delaware County woman says she's caught and killed 42 mice inside her apartment over the past eight months, and despite repeated complaints and extermination efforts, the problem continues. Linda Gipp lives at Bridgeview in Chester, a property managed by the Delaware County Housing Authority. She says the infestation has...

The Bay Area Air District will ban the installation of natural gas water heaters starting in 2028, over strong objections of a few of the agency’s board members.

ROANOKE, Va. (CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A hawk was determined to be "too fat to fly" after she devoured chickens and slept too often. A red-shouldered hawk rescued from a driveway in California is drawing attention after wildlife officials determined it was too heavy to fly. The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center...

David Morales, a professional wrestler who portrays a villainous politician character, has been elected mayor of Providence, Rhode Island. Morales, a 28-year-old Democrat, defeated Republican Dave Talan in Tuesday’s election, receiving approximately 81% of the vote. He will take office in January. Morales has been involved with Rhode Island’s Renegade Wrestling Alliance since 2021, performing […]

A Colonial Heights man turns an unusual license plate encounter into a six-figure Pick 3...

A serial killer was behind the cold case murders of two women in Washington County in the '70s, state police say.

A persistent donut fan found out the hard way that you can’t just help yourself to the glazed goods. Lonnie Andus Cantrell, 67, of Lady Lake, was arrested early Thursday morning after he allegedly swiped $80 worth of donuts from a delivery truck outside the Circle K on the Historic Side of The Villages.