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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A man illegally in the country was arrested after assuming a stolen identity and using it to work and vote in Tennessee for 40+ years. After entering the country in 1984, Canadian citizen Gregory Allan Porter assumed the identity of "Tony Wayne Ortiz," an American citizen.

A car crashed through a Chesterfield Township home near 23 Mile and Donner roads, heavily damaging the living room. Homeowner Michael Pingel had just left the couch during a Lions timeout, narrowly avoiding the impact. Four young people got out of the car; one person was taken to a hospital...

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA — A young man who moved from Ukraine to Charlotte is in critical condition after being shocked by electricity while hanging Christmas lights. Erik and his best friend, Filipp, were moving a metal ladder near overhead power lines when both were struck. Filipp, though burned himself, immediately began CPR, and a nearby doctor and bystander joined the fight to save Erik.

These owls got some new digs. A group of barn owls who’s nest in Manhattan was recently torn apart by a construction crew — enraging locals and sparking a state probe — have been given a new home. The state Department of Environmental Conservation on Saturday said they erected a new nesting area for the clan after the careless demolition of their former digs, which were in a water tower on top of a building on West 75th Street and Central Park West. Construction crews demolished a barn owl nest

Dan Rather is smiling brightly as he soaks up the love on his 95th birthday.The iconic newsman, 95, who served as CBS Evening News anchor from 1981 to 2005, made a rare appearance on social media alongside two old friends as they celebrated Rather’s big day. Toting a key lime pie with “95” candles in it, the group had a bunch of balloons for the special occasion.“Happy **95th** to American legend @thedanrather and a very special friend.He’s still asking tough questions, holding the powerful

This 70-foot homemade pirate ship is the newest Halloween display created by Chris Clark and his family in Broomall, Pennsylvania.

Adrian Overby says a water-treatment crew killed a section of his new sod with softener salt. After News 6 aired the video, Liberty Home Water apologized and paid for repairs.

A retired NYPD K-9 is barking back to active duty — marking a historic first for Gotham’s elite four-legged crimefighters . Mahmoud, an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois, had been enjoying retirement for about two months until his NYPD handler, Detective Kirk Boone, died of natural causes in July shortly after retiring, according to officials. NYPD dogs usually retire with their handlers because they’ve worked and lived together for so long. Mamoud, who was brought back from retirement after his forme

Protecting and serving… and grabbing a quick drink at a popular Broadway bar? Firefighters and other first responders are some of the bravest and finest people we have on this Earth. There are countless examples of them being perfect, model citizens. This latest story is not one of those examples, and it’s unfortunately a situation where you can’t help but ask, “What were they thinking?” Which is a bit ironic, since the incident apparently played out at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey […] The post Nash

Michael Weed suffered a sudden fall that left him unable to move his arms or legs, a collapse so severe that doctors warned he might never walk again. Five weeks later, he walked out of a physical therapy facility on his own two feet. The fall sent Weed into emergency...