It's A Boy! First-Ever Red Panda Cub Born At Beardsley Zoo It's A Boy! First-Ever Red Panda Cub Born At Beardsley Zoo It's A Boy! First-Ever Red Panda Cub Born At Beardsley Zoo
It's A Boy! First-Ever Red Panda Cub Born At Beardsley Zoo A new arrival is making history at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo and giving local animal lovers a new reason to visit this fall. The Bridgeport zoo announced the birth ahead of International Red Panda Day on Saturday. The male cub was born overnight on June 24 to first-time parents Ponya and Pilot. It is the first red panda cub born at the zoo. Zookeepers have not announced a name for the cub. Zoo leaders called the birth “a landmark moment for the zoo and an important breeding achievement for this endangered species.” "There are milestones that every zoo hopes to celebrate, and this is …
New Show Starring Judge Judy's Son 'Adam's Law' Now Airing On CBS New Show Starring Judge Judy's Son 'Adam's Law' Now Airing On CBS New Show Starring Judge Judy's Son 'Adam's Law' Now Airing On CBS
New Show Starring Judge Judy's Son 'Adam's Law' Now Airing On CBS A former Hudson Valley, NY district attorney is following his famous mother, Judge Judy, into the television courtroom.  “Adam’s Law,” starring former Putnam County District Attorney Adam Levy, the son of Judge Judy Sheindlin, premiered its first season on Monday, Sept. 14, according to CBS Media Ventures.  The nationally syndicated courtroom program was created by Sheindlin, who is handing the gavel to her son after building one of television's best-known courtroom franchises. Levy brings more than 25 years of legal experience to the show, including two terms as Putnam Count…
Holy Cross Volleyball Player Dies Weeks After Blood Disorder Diagnosis: These Were Her Symptoms Holy Cross Volleyball Player Dies Weeks After Blood Disorder Diagnosis: These Were Her Symptoms Holy Cross Volleyball Player Dies Weeks After Blood Disorder Diagnosis: These Were Her Symptoms
Holy Cross Volleyball Player Dies Weeks After Blood Disorder Diagnosis: These Were Her Symptoms A Massachusetts college volleyball player has died two months after revealing that a rare blood disorder had left her in critical condition. Amanda Elizabeth Mack died Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 9:16 p.m., according to an announcement posted by her family to her Instagram account. She was 20 years old. A GoFundMe campaign launched by Kara Hill for Mack's family had raised more than $19,000 as of Monday, Sept. 21.  Mack, a 6-foot-1 outside hitter who previously played at Eastern Kentucky and attended IMG Academy, announced May 9 that she would continue her career at Holy Cross. Just …
Alleged Drunk Driver Hits Veteran Cape Cod Officer, Leaving Him Facing Long, Painful Recovery Alleged Drunk Driver Hits Veteran Cape Cod Officer, Leaving Him Facing Long, Painful Recovery Alleged Drunk Driver Hits Veteran Cape Cod Officer, Leaving Him Facing Long, Painful Recovery
Alleged Drunk Driver Hits Veteran Cape Cod Officer, Leaving Him Facing Long, Painful Recovery Community support is pouring in for Massachusetts police officer Peter Ginnetty as he begins a long recovery after being hit by an alleged drunk driver.  Ginnetty was struck by a truck late Sunday, Sept. 13, near the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis. Police identified the driver as Robert Brando-Hunt, 43, of Osterville, who now faces multiple charges including OUI, police said.  Ginnetty, a 19-year Barnstable Police Department veteran, was helping people cross the street after a ZZ Top concert. Police said he wore a reflective vest and stood in a marked crosswalk when the truc…
Western Mass Gunfight That Killed Unborn Baby Ezekiel Brings Lengthy Prison Sentence Western Mass Gunfight That Killed Unborn Baby Ezekiel Brings Lengthy Prison Sentence Western Mass Gunfight That Killed Unborn Baby Ezekiel Brings Lengthy Prison Sentence
Western Mass Gunfight That Killed Unborn Baby Ezekiel Brings Lengthy Prison Sentence A Western Massachusetts man convicted in a gunfight that killed an unborn child is heading to state prison. Johnluis Sanchez, 33, was sentenced to 18 to 20 years behind bars on Thursday, Sept. 17, after jurors convicted him of involuntary manslaughter and two firearm charges a week earlier, the Hampden District Attorney's Office said. Sanchez received another two and a half years for possessing a loaded firearm. The case began with a deadly burst of gunfire on Sargeant Street in Holyoke on Oct. 4, 2023. Prosecutors said Sanchez and Alejandro Ramos, 25, waited outside a market for Kerm…
Woman Trying To Help Injured Deer Struck By Car, Airlifted To Hospital In NJ: Police Woman Trying To Help Injured Deer Struck By Car, Airlifted To Hospital In NJ: Police Woman Trying To Help Injured Deer Struck By Car, Airlifted To Hospital In NJ: Police
Woman Trying To Help Injured Deer Struck By Car, Airlifted To Hospital In NJ: Police A 24-year-old woman was flown to a New Jersey hospital after she was hit by a car while trying to help an injured deer, authorities said. At 11:43 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15, officers responded to Route 206 and Patricia Drive, where a Lake Hopatcong woman was found lying in the roadway after she was struck by a white Mazda while attempting to aid the injured animal, Mount Olive police said. The woman was airlifted to a hospital, while the driver, a 29-year-old Flanders woman, remained on scene and was not injured, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, MIT Study Reveals Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, MIT Study Reveals Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, MIT Study Reveals
Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, MIT Study Reveals A barely noticeable sound delivered at exactly the right moment during sleep may give one of the brain’s overnight maintenance systems a boost. MIT researchers found that precisely timed bursts of pink noise strengthened waves of cerebrospinal fluid, the clear liquid that helps remove waste products from the brain during sleep. The findings were published Wednesday, Sept. 9, in Science Translational Medicine. Pink noise contains the full range of frequencies people can hear, but lower pitches are louder and higher pitches are softer. MIT describes the result as a balanced, gentle sound, lik…
Injured CT Hiker Climbs 7 Hours After Dislocating Shoulder In Fall As Rescuers Cheer Him To Top Injured CT Hiker Climbs 7 Hours After Dislocating Shoulder In Fall As Rescuers Cheer Him To Top Injured CT Hiker Climbs 7 Hours After Dislocating Shoulder In Fall As Rescuers Cheer Him To Top
Injured CT Hiker Climbs 7 Hours After Dislocating Shoulder In Fall As Rescuers Cheer Him To Top A Connecticut hiker pushed through serious injuries for seven hours before reaching the summit of Mount Washington under his own power, New Hampshire wildlife officials said. Kurt Siuzdak, 61, fell Tuesday, Sept. 14, while climbing New Hampshire’s tallest mountain. He dislocated a shoulder and hurt his back after slipping on wet granite slabs near the Lakes of the Clouds, according to New Hampshire Fish and Game. Siuzdak began his hike on the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail at 4 a.m. He fell around 10 a.m. Yet he kept moving toward the summit. Another hiker called 911 around 3:15 p.m. after spotti…
‘Snuff Film’ Mystery: 1M Images, 5 Women Who Appear Dead, Philly Police Say ‘Snuff Film’ Mystery: 1M Images, 5 Women Who Appear Dead, Philly Police Say ‘Snuff Film’ Mystery: 1M Images, 5 Women Who Appear Dead, Philly Police Say
‘Snuff Film’ Mystery: 1M Images, 5 Women Who Appear Dead, Philly Police Say More than 1 million images are under review in a sprawling Philadelphia investigation involving possible snuff films and five women who appear to be dead, police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Investigators have identified four of the five women depicted, but still cannot determine whether the recordings show actual homicides, pornography, or staged “art films” involving fake blood, according to police. No remains belonging to any of the women have been recovered. The investigation centers on 44-year-old Eugene Horsch and 417 West Chew Avenue in the city’s Olney section, where detective…
Patrick Clancy To Address Children’s Deaths, Ex-Wife’s Mistrial On ‘60 Minutes’ Patrick Clancy To Address Children’s Deaths, Ex-Wife’s Mistrial On ‘60 Minutes’ Patrick Clancy To Address Children’s Deaths, Ex-Wife’s Mistrial On ‘60 Minutes’
Patrick Clancy To Address Children’s Deaths, Ex-Wife’s Mistrial On ‘60 Minutes’ Patrick Clancy will speak publicly about the killing of his three young children and the online claims that linked him to their deaths. He will speak with  CBS Correspondent Ross Douthat on "60 Minutes" Sunday, Sept. 20, on “60 Minutes.“ Clancy was formerly married to Connecticut native Lindsay Clancy. Prosecutors accuse her of strangling their children inside their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home on Jan. 24, 2023. It's an accusation she hasn't denied, but her defense claims she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.  Cora was 5. Dawson was 3. Callan was 8 months ol…
Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report
Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report Problems investigators found in a Marine reservist’s past should have kept ICE from hiring him, former officials told The Washington Post after his death outside the agency’s Philadelphia field office. Joseph “Joe” Thomas Moore, 38, a father of two, died outside the office on Friday, Aug. 28, after learning he would lose his job, the newspaper reported. Moore died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the neck, and his death was ruled a suicide, Philadelphia Department of Public Health spokesperson Jason Brooks told Daily Voice on behalf of the Medical Examiner’s Office. His family has di…
Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Breaks Silence In Court: Report Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Breaks Silence In Court: Report Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Breaks Silence In Court: Report
Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Breaks Silence In Court: Report Layne Lundeen has broken his silence. The unruly American Airlines passenger who was notoriously restrained to his seat by a gun range owner and a retired police officer using duct tape on Thursday, Sept. 3, says that he remembers nothing. The Baltimore Banner obtained the audio recording from the court proceeding in which 67-year-old Lundeen, who was fired from his job as a realtor, reportedly told District Court Commissioner George Haag at the Jennifer Road Detention Center that he had no recollection of anything from the flight. According to the outlet, he didn't even know how he got to …