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Don Sweeney

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  • 1 week ago | sacbee.com | Don Sweeney

    A 2-year-old boy died after going missing while on a family camping trip, Utah sheriff’s officials reported. The boy’s family reported him missing at about 10:15 a.m. Saturday, June 14, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The family had been camping in a camper trailer near a cabin in the Manorlands area, about a 110-mile drive east from Salt Lake City, deputies said.

  • 1 week ago | sacbee.com | Don Sweeney

    An invasive creature native to South America has been found and captured at a Northern California park, officials reported. Hikers spotted the Argentine black and white tegu at Joseph D. Grant County Park earlier in June, Santa Clara County Parks said Friday, June 6, on Facebook. Rangers began looking for the invasive lizard, but workers doing routine maintenance spotted it on a dam at Grant Lake on Thursday, June 12, officials told McClatchy News in an email.

  • 1 week ago | kentucky.com | Don Sweeney

    A Mega Millions player in California just missed the $264 million jackpot but won $123,075, lottery officials said. The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Mega Ball with a 3x multiplier in the drawing Friday, June 13, the California Lottery said. California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.

  • 4 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Don Sweeney

    A 911 call reporting a violent carjacking by two men armed with knives turned out to be made up, California sheriff’s officials said. The call to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office at 8 a.m. May 23 was part of an insurance fraud scheme, deputies said in a Wednesday, May 28, news release. A woman reported that her van, filled with $60,000 in fitness clothing, waist trainers and supplements bound for a swap meet, had been stolen, deputies said.

  • 4 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Don Sweeney

    A Powerball player in Washington won $1 million, just missing the $190 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, May 28, Washington’s Lottery said. Two Powerball tickets sold in California won $1.3 million each. California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.

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Two ‘miraculously’ escape mangled SUV after brutal crash, California rescuers say https://t.co/9RW637Q9kU

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25 Nov 24

Man hanging Christmas lights found dead of electrocution, California officials say https://t.co/YWo7SALwPp

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24 Nov 24

Driver found dead in vehicle ‘bobbing’ in floodwaters, California cops say https://t.co/czqPbAqyWz