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Cash in the trash: man tosses more than $23,000

(KIEM) An Oregon man accidentally tossed out over $20,000 but will soon get it back. According to Recology Humboldt, the man mistakenly recycled a Vans shoebox with nearly $23,000 inside. When he noticed he couldn’t find his cash, he called up his garbage company, Recology Ashland. The Ashland location told the man that they send their recycling over to the…

Bathroom blast: lightning strike explodes toilet

(WBBH) A Florida couple is cleaning up after their toilet exploded Sunday morning during a thunderstorm. MaryLou Ward said she, her husband and her three dogs were laying in bed in their Gulf Cove home, listening to the rain and thunder, when they were blown out of bed. “We got out of bed and came over here, and the toilet…

Search for answers follow mass shootings

(NBC News) The search for answers continues following a weekend of deadly mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Two more victims of the El Paso massacre died Monday, bringing the toll there to 22 who were killed when a gunman opened fire in a busy Walmart crowded with back-to-school shoppers. In Dayton, Ohio a gunman wearing body…

Franklin police investigate fatal shooting, make arrest

FRANKLIN, Ky. – Franklin police are investigating the fatal shooting death of Tifton C. Gamble. Police were called to the home of Samuel Bernett Allen, 513 Brevard Street at 8:25 p.m. Monday night where they found a man with gunshot wounds lying on the ground in front of the home, according to Allen’s arrest citation. Allen, 43, is charged with…

Calls for action grow in wake of weekend shootings

(NBC News) President Trump condemned hate and bigotry Monday in the wake of deadly mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. “In one voice our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy. These sinister ideologies must be defeated. Hate has no place in America,” Mr. Trump said. The president also pledged to take steps to prevent future…