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A phone scam that convinces victims to hand over cash hidden in cereal boxes has cost people in Clay County nearly $70,000 in the past two weeks, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.

A California man has pleaded no contest to charges connected to an alleged large-scale gift card fraud scheme , officials said. Siyuan Song entered the plea Oct. 21 in Oakland County Circuit Court to a count of conducting a criminal enterprise, the Michigan Attorney General's Office said. He faces up to 20 years in prison. Michigan courts treat no-contest pleas like guilty pleas at sentencing. The 31-year-old resident of Alhambra, Calif., is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 18. Records said the

Nearly 30 vehicle-deer crashes were reported in Midland County over the weekend as rutting season and hunters put more deer on the move.

A potentially deadly virus has been found in Michigan deer. Here's what hunters need to know and the warning signs to watch for.

LOS ANGELES - Money meant to help vulnerable people get housing and mental health care allegedly helped a nonprofit CEO pay his own rent and post bail after a domestic violence arrest, federal prosecutors say. Donye "Danya" Mitchell, chief executive of The Big Blue Umbrella, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court to charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. A trial is set for Dec. 22.Mitchell, 56, of the Inland Empire, is accused of fraudulently secu

Prince George's County leaders are looking ahead to the future of two major properties as the county moves forward with plans for the Sphere at National Harbor. The county council recently gave final approval to the Sphere's financial framework. The project is expected to create roughly 10,000 jobs and generate millions of dollars in tax revenue.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that a Baltimore City grand jury has indicted Daquan Dwight Thomas, 39, of Owings Mills, for allegedly operating an assisted living facility without a license. According to charging documents, Thomas, the owner and operator of Aim to Inspire Care Forever, applied for an...

Berlin, Maryland, is getting national recognition for its holiday spirit after being named one of only 25 official Hallmark Christmas Towns in the country.

Mercer County, Pennsylvania, has lost its only Red Lobster. The chain named November 1, 2026, as the permanent closing date for its longtime restaurant at 3370 Shenango Valley Freeway in…

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — In eerie timing, considering that a state of emergency has been declared in Northumberland County due to a large mine fire, one of the most infamous environmental phenomena in Pennsylvania history has received a closer look from state academics. An underground coal mine fire in Centralia, Columbia County, that began […]