Year: 2017

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- The family of Philando Castile, who was shot and killed by officer Jeronimo Yanez of the St. Anthony Police Department, has reached a $3 million settlement with the City of St. Anthony Village, Minnesota, according to a joint statement from both parties.The settlement follows the acquittal of Yanez on June 16 of second-degree manslaughter and two counts of intentional discharge of a firearm that endangers safety.Castile was […]

The Humane Educational Society(CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) -- Three young children have been removed from a Tennessee home authorities say was trash and feces-filled after the kids were allegedly found in "deplorable" conditions.The children's parents, Stacy Tallent and Dustin Tallent, both 31, were arrested Monday and charged with aggravated child neglect, said Sgt. Marty Bowman of the Soddy Daisy Police Department.A total of 21 animals were also removed from the home, authorities […]

ABCNews.com(SPRINGDALE, Ark.) -- An escaped Arkansas inmate who had been on the run for 32 years was found and brought into custody on Sunday.Steven Dishman escaped from the Cummins Unit Prison in Grady, Arkansas on May 28, 1985, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. He was discovered Sunday at a home in Springdale, Arkansas.Dishman was convicted of burglary in 1984 in Washington County and was eligible for parole in […]

iStock/Thinkstock(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) -- An Alaska man said he survived being pulled off of his bike and attacked by a large brown bear, thanks to his quick-thinking friend.Alex Ippoliti said he and his friend James Fredrick were riding along a gravel road on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, a U.S. military facility in Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday morning when they heard rustling coming from the woods nearby. Ippoliti said the two kept moving, […]

Sunflower Farm Creamery(CUMBERLAND, Maine) -- It's time for some cuteness overload.Sunflower Farm Creamery in Cumberland, Maine, is known for posting really adorable photos and videos on its social media profiles.One should expect nothing less from a place that boasts its hosting of "farm yoga."So on June 21 when the farm introduced their new St. Bernard puppy -- Frances -- the online community braced for some adorable footage."She is resting up […]

iStock/Thinkstock(DULUTH, Ga.) -- A teenage girl from Charlotte, North Carolina, has been found alive in Georgia after she went missing more than a year ago and a 31-year-old man is now in custody, according to the FBI.The teenager had been missing since May 23, 2016, and was found this weekend at a home in Duluth, Georgia, more than 200 miles away from her hometown, the FBI said Sunday.The FBI said […]

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Two Marines were seriously burned Sunday night in a ground flash fire at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California that broke out while they were performing routine aircraft maintenance on a fighter jet."At approximately 10:18 P.M. (PST), a ground flash fire occurred on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar injuring two Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VMFA-112) who were performing routine aircraft maintenance on an […]