Hundreds of holiday wreaths have been stolen from a Maine farm. Gile’s Family Farm owner Frank Boucher said Monday that someone stole a trailer containing more than 200 wreaths from behind the Alfred business sometime between 6 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday. The staff had wanted to unload the… Read More

Missouri Gov.-elect Eric Greitens says his wife was robbed at gunpoint not far from their St. Louis home. The Republican governor-elect said in a written statement Monday night that the future first lady, Sheena Greitens, is “safe but shaken.” Greitens transition team leader Austin Chambers says Sheena Greitens was robbed… Read More

A New Jersey state trooper and another man were killed in a head-on highway crash. It happened around 7 p.m. Monday on State Route 55 in Millville, in the southern part of the state. A man traveling southbound in his Toyota Corolla crossed the grass median, entered the northbound lanes… Read More

The threat of a terror attack against a busy commuter rail station in the Los Angeles area has prompted authorities to increase security throughout the region and urge commuters to report any suspicious behavior they see. “Information was relayed this morning to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force from our… Read More

Authorities in Alabama say a man charged with burglary was naked when he was taken into custody. DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris tells al.com that 40-year-old Mark Tucker, of Flat Rock, is charged with third-degree burglary, second-degree burglary, breaking into a vehicle and attempted murder. Harris says his office got… Read More

A 22-year-old man accused of plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol in support of the Islamic State group will soon find out how many more years he must serve in prison. Christopher Lee Cornell of suburban Cincinnati was arrested by the FBI Jan. 14, 2015. He pleaded guilty to three… Read More

Whether he’s called Santa Claus, Father Christmas or Pere Noel, he had a slew of jolly, red-suited lookalikes hit the ski slopes on Sunday in Maine. About 180 Saint Nick wannabes participated in the fundraising event hosted by Sunday River that was not for the faint of heart: The group… Read More

Three Ohio residents accused of giving alcoholic drinks to a puppy have been charged with misdemeanor cruelty to a companion animal after one of the defendants posted a picture of the passed-out dog on Facebook. The Star-Beacon reports the three adults from Ashtabula (ash-tuh-BYOO’-luh) were charged after one of them said… Read More

An off-duty New York City correction officer has been fatally shot. Police say 25-year-old Alastasia Bryan was shot Sunday night while sitting in a car outside a home in the Flatlands neighborhood of Brooklyn. Officers say they found her with gunshot wounds to her head and torso. She was pronounced… Read More

A good deed could turn into a $50 tip from Jackson law enforcement officials who will dole out donated money ahead of the holidays. The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports that Teton County Sheriff Jim Whalen says anonymous donors have contributed enough for deputies, officers and troopers to give… Read More