Author: Nick Green

For almost three decades, the 81-year-old man has been living in a cabin that sits in the woods. The 81-year-old has spent the last 27 years growing his own food, cutting his own firewood, and looking after his chickens and pets. His cabin, which is powered by solar panels, is hidden by trees and sits on 73 acres of land that’s been used for timber harvests. But now the U.S. Air Veteran has found himself in jail on a squatting charge after the 86-year-old owner of the land reported him which led to his recent arrest. His name is David Lidstone…

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Davenport, IA – According to the statement, this only applies to approved items less than $100. The exemption applies to each article priced under $100.00 regardless of how many items are sold on the same invoice to a customer. Last year, Iowans saved $4.6 million in taxes over the holiday. Officials say that items like watches, jewelry, sports equipment are not included in this weekend’s exemptions. More about the Iowa’s Annual Sales Tax Holiday here.

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Davenport, IA – According to the police officials, this unfortunate incident occurred around 12:45 a.m. Thursday. It happened at a Kwik Star, 1001 Blairs Ferry Rd. in Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids Police Department officers responded to a report of a possible stolen vehicle. The responding officers found the stolen Ford F250 and saw one suspect sitting in the driver’s seat. His name is Kerry Robin Nading, of Davenport, and he was arrested. The 55-year-old man had a valid warrant out of Linn County for absence from custody. He faces charges of second-degree theft, unlawful possession of a prescription drug and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Davenport, IA – According to the police officials, this unfortunate incident occurred right after 1 a.m. Thursday. It happened in the 3100 block of West Kimberly Road. Davenport Police Department officers responded to a report of a robbery. When the officers arrived on scene, the victim said that a man got inside his vehicle and demanded all his money.  The suspect told him he had a gun and started punching the victim in the face. The victim was taken to a local hospital. Police say he suffered permanent scar near his eye and a possible broken nose. Authorities found the suspect and initiated…

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As New York Gov. Cuomo faces a barrage of sexual harassment allegations, he defended himself by putting together a montage of himself kissing and hugging different people to support his argument: “I do it with everyone.” Stirring up quite the storm on social media, Cuomo said he “never touched anyone inappropriately” in the pre-recorded video and denied the allegations against him. While showing a slideshow of him hugging and kissing different people, Cuomo said, “I actually learned it from my mother and from my father. It is meant to convey warmth, nothing more. Indeed, there are hundreds, if not thousands,…

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When a teenage boy picked up a gun while sitting in his living room, he did not imagine that somebody would accidentally lose his life within a few minutes. The teen, aged 16, was reportedly playing with the pistol in the living room while his mother was in the kitchen of their home on Saturday, July 31. At around 11:22 pm, the gun accidentally fired a bullet that travelled through the wall and struck the unsuspecting mother right in the head. The 36-year-old mother, Stephanie Rowshawne Jennings, lost her life right on the spot. “The bullet traveled through the wall…

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Only three to four months had passed since a family moved to their new home in a Bronx neighborhood. As they were moving into the apartment, the family was told by the property’s landlord that the banister on the front porch was loose. Now, the same unstable banister has caused the devastating death of an 8-year-old girl and left the family grieving over the loss of their happy child. On the day of the accident, the little girl was playing with a friend on the front porch of the NYC home. Meanwhile, her mother was inside the house cooking while…

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