Matt Callahan

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  • ‘The worst that we’ve ever seen’: Nebraska Humane Society rescues dog found in plastic storage bin

    OMAHA, Neb. – When a dog named Ellie Mae was brought to the Nebraska Humane Society in Omaha, she was a pile of matted fur. She couldn’t walk and had to be brought in for help in a plastic storage bin. She was found in the home of her owner, who had died, by those sent to clean up the house, WOWT reported. In a post on Facebook, the Humane Society called it the “worst that we’ve ever seen.” The […]

  • Two Amish men caught drinking while driving buggy flee Ohio deputies

    NORTH BLOOMFIELD, Ohio – Police officers often say no traffic stop is routine and there was nothing routine when a deputy pulled over an Amish buggy early Sunday morning in North Bloomfield, Ohio. The deputy was on patrol in the heart of Trumbull County’s Amish community when he spotted a buggy uniquely outfitted with a large stereo system on Donley Road, WJW reports. According to his report, he saw two Amish men drinking inside the buggy, a 12-pack of beer […]

  • Florida couple allegedly caught having sex in patrol car after DUI arrest

    FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – A Florida couple face multiple, additional charges after deputies say a DUI arrest turned X-rated after the pair were handcuffed and placed in the back seat of the patrol car Saturday. Officers initially arrested Megan Mondanaro, 35, and Aaron Thomas, 31, on DUI charges after a deputy spotted two people riding a bike with no lights down the middle of a road near Fernandina Beach in northeast Florida, the Miami Herald reports. The deputy pulled Mondanaro […]

  • Patriots receiver Antonio Brown accused of rape in federal lawsuit

    Antonio Brown’s former trainer alleges in a lawsuit that the New England Patriots receiver raped her and sexually abused her on two other occasions. The New York Times reports that Brown hired the plaintiff, a gymnast named Britney Taylor, after meeting her while the two attended Central Michigan. The paper first reported the lawsuit, filed in Florida’s Southern District, that claims Brown sexually assaulted her twice in June 2017.  The first incident was during a training session when the NFL star […]

  • ‘I’m not making memories’: Illinois teen’s memory resets every two hours after injury

    MONMOUTH, Ill. — Every morning, Riley Horner believes it’s June 11th — the day she received a traumatic head injury. When when the Kirkland, Illinios teen wakes up in her bedroom, her first feeling is confusion. “I have a calendar on my door and I look and it’s September and I’m like ‘woah,'” Riley said. “When she wakes up every morning, she thinks it’s June 11th,” said Sarah Horner, Riley’s mother. June 11th is the day Riley was accidentally kicked […]

  • Tennessee Vols to sell boy’s homemade T-shirt design after he’s bullied at school

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – After a boy in Florida was mocked for his homemade T-shirt celebrating his beloved Tennessee Vols, the university announced Friday that the young fan’s design will be added to its merchandise line. On Wednesday, the boy’s elementary school teacher posted a photo on Facebook of the boy wearing his shirt and explained that he wore it as part of college colors day. “When I told my students about this day a week before, this particular child came to […]

  • Stay-at-home dad tries to get Indiana McDonald’s to re-install baby changing station in men’s restroom

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A stay-at-home dad says a McDonald’s restaurant on the south side of Indianapolis removed the baby changing station from its men’s restroom during a remodel, and he’s calling for its return. Chris Brand contacted WXIN after more than a year trying to get the issue resolved with McDonald’s managers. Brand used to take his young daughter to the location at US 31 and Stop 11 Road all the time, but after the restaurant remodeled he noticed the […]

  • Anonymous man buys 100 generators to help Hurricane Dorian victims in The Bahamas

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man walked into a Costco in Florida and left with 100 generators, all of which are heading to The Bahamas. His receipt read $49,285.70 and most of that came from paying $450 a pop for 100 generators. Peas, beans, coffee, salt, pepper and other essentials made up the rest of his mega purchase from a Costco in Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday. All of it is going to those in need on the hard-hit islands of Grand […]

  • 85-year-old beats cancer, celebrates with a ride on her grandson’s motorcycle

    COAL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A family’s matriarch reached her goal of beating cancer – for the second time – and celebrated with a wild ride on a motorcycle. Janet Bitterman said her goal to ride with her grandson pushed her through difficult cancer treatment. Bitterman strapped on a helmet, hopped on a Harley and took off on a ride that was a year in the making. “I had a lot of things go wrong with me,” Bitterman said. “I was […]

  • Immigrant teen at Boston Children’s Hospital could be deported after Trump Administration policy change

    BOSTON – A sudden policy change by President Donald Trump’s administration means hundreds of sick immigrant children could be deported, including many patients at Boston Children’s Hospital, WBZ reports. Sixteen-year-old Jonathan Sanchez is battling cystic fibrosis and needs the help of a vibrating vest, nebulizer and special medication to stay alive. His family came to the United States legally from Honduras in 2016. They are part of a program that allows immigrants to receive life-saving treatments for up to two years. […]

  • Taco Bell announces 9 items to leave the menu in September

    Taco Bell is shaking things up this fall. The fast food company is making way for some new combos and an easy-to-navigate menu by saying goodbye to nine items on September 12: Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos Fiery Doritos Locos Tacos Chips and Salsa Double Tostada Power Menu Burrito Beefy Mini Quesadilla XXL Grilled Stuft Burrito Chipotle Chicken Loaded Griller Double Decker Taco While change can be hard, Taco Bell said the big move is meant to declutter the menu […]

  • Florida teacher fights to get job back after being videotaped mowing yard naked

    PORT ORANGE, Fla. – A Florida teacher who was caught on camera mowing his lawn while nude is fighting to get his job back, according toWESH. The teacher was demoted to a non-teaching position after he was recorded, but the teachers’ union says the punishment does not fit the crime, Volusia United Educators President Elizabeth Albert said. Albert said that when longtime teacher Brian Wheeler mowed the yard naked at his Port Orange home in 2017, he made a very poor […]

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