Kroger said on Thursday that a small number of people who expected to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at one of their Virginia locations actually got empty syringes instead. The reported incident occurred at the Little Clinic in a Kroger in Chesterfield County. The company initially told WWBT that the shots were saline, but later said …
Doctors said a Michigan woman died after receiving a double lung transplant from a donor who had the novel coronavirus. Dr. Daniel Kaul, director of Michigan Medicine’s transplant infectious disease service, told NBC News that the donor had not tested positive for COVID-19 before her lungs were donated. A surgeon who handled the infected organs …
Six employees died at the plant that had the coronavirus ‘betting pool’
Prosecutors in California said Tuesday that tens of thousands of jail and prison inmates — including notorious killers like Scott Peterson — fraudulently claimed pandemic unemployment benefits between March and August. According to NBC News, Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said the scam may have cost as much as $1 billion. Schubert alleged …
Police in South Dakota reportedly hauled a man out of a school board meeting Monday because he refused to wear a mask. According to the Mitchell Republic, roughly 20 people attended the Mitchell Board of Education meeting, which was held in Mitchell High School’s library. Reed Bender, who reportedly sat in the front row, declined …
Police in Florida have arrested a suspect who allegedly attacked an elderly man outside a gas station on Tuesday. Winter Park police said in a Facebook post that responding officers found a 70-year-old man bleeding in front of a Citgo station on North Orange Avenue. An investigation reportedly found that the victim was assaulted after …
A Texas family has received an outpouring of support days after they were filmed being evicted from their home. Last week, CNN aired a story showing Harris County police serving eviction notices to several families. During the broadcast, Israel Rodriguez, 24, his girlfriend, and two children, ages 4 and 20 months, were seen being removed …
Video posted to social media shows a man berating Walmart staff for kicking him out of the store for not wearing a mask. McClatchy News reported that the incident occurred Thursday at a Walmart in Anchorage, Alaska. An unidentified man was reportedly filmed walking to the store’s exit while telling employees to “get back on …
An inmate at a Connecticut prison reportedly hanged himself this with a mask intended to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Daniel Ocasio, 32, was reportedly found unresponsive in a cell on Wednesday at the Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center. The state Department of Correction said he was discovered sitting on a bunk with a prison-issued …
Police in Washington arrested a man on Saturday who was reportedly filmed attacking a disabled elderly man a day earlier. Spokane police said in a statement that an anonymous tip led them to Cody Hansen, 35, who they charged with assault for an incident at Red Lion Inn and Suites in Kent. Surveillance cameras apparently …
The mayor of Los Angeles, California, said Wednesday that he’s authorized the city to shut off utilities at homes where large parties or gatherings are being held. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said residents who threaten public health or safety are subject to having their electricity and water cut off. The Los Angeles Times reported …
A Florida woman was arrested on misdemeanor assault charges Saturday for allegedly coughing in a cancer patient’s face weeks earlier. On June 23, Heather Sprague reportedly filmed an encounter with Debra Hunter, 52, inside a Pier 1 Imports in Jacksonville. Sprague reportedly spotted Hunter verbally abusing store staff over an item she wanted to return …
