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    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Some neighbors in Baltimore County are expressing concern after a deer was seen with a Halloween pumpkin bucket stuck around its head.

Residents in the Carney-Parkville community saw the deer and are now worried about its survival.

Neighbors raise concerns When Joy Mays and her partner, Patrick Lynch, saw the young deer in their backyard on Saturday, Oct. 25, all they wanted to do was help.

“It’s got this silly bucket, and its eyes are like a little bucket. Help me,” said Mays, a lifelong Carney and Parkville resident.

“It stood out when you look down the hill, this blue plastic thing,” said Lynch, a longtime Parkville resident.

“When he was with his other deer friends, he was trying to butt it, you know, head butt the other deer, but it stuck,” said Mays.

“Its eyes are not covered, but below that, it just doesn’t seem to position itself to, like, get free. It doesn’t know how to, I guess,” said Lynch.

Mays posted photos of the deer on social media, hoping to find someone who could step in and save it.

“About 10 people referred us to Bob Swensen there,” said Mays.

Swensen immediately jumped in to help. He’s a longtime volunteer with Lost Animal Resource Group and First Response Drone Pet Search & Rescue.

“When I first saw the picture of the post, I’m like, that looks fake,” said Swensen. “We’ve done goats, pigs, tortoises and now deer.”

His drone gives him a bird’s eye view. Helping him track and locate animals, pets and species that can be tricky to track.

“Animals can go a while without food, but not without water. So we’re very concerned about his health,” said Swensen.

“So once we locate him, we have somebody named Darlene coming, who is a lasso person,” explained Swensen. “Maybe with the lasso we’ll, you know, hit the bucket and just be able to pull it off. If not, we’ll try to get him, corral him and then pull the bucket off.”

Swensen said it can take a few hours or days to locate a deer, but he has hope they’ll find it soon.

“This is always a very dynamic thing to try, especially a wild animal,” said Swensen.

“All this sympathy for the deer renews my faith in humanity, said Mays.

Wildlife officials respond Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife and Heritage Service has been aware of this deer since Monday, Oct. 27, and staff have made multiple attempts to locate and assist the deer.

“Just today (Oct. 31), a WHS staff member received a report, searched the area, and spoke with residents without locating the deer. This deer is highly mobile and has covered a large area since the first report, making it extremely difficult for staff to locate and assist the deer,” a spokesperson for the department said.

DNR would like to remind individuals to pick up empty containers and dispose of them properly. Containers that are not cleaned prior to recycling may be attractive to wildlife, but ultimately very dangerous.

DNR urges anyone who sees sick, injured, or distressed wildlife, please do not attempt to approach the animal, as it can be unsafe for you and the animal.

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    NEW YORK (WCBS) — A family of five, including three children and two adults, is dead after a fire tore through their home overnight in Paterson, New Jersey, the mayor said.

Strong winds fueled the flames on Emerson Avenue as firefighters also battled frigid temperatures to get the blaze under control, officials said Saturday.

Family of 5 dead, mayor says The children killed were 14, 12 and 7 years old, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office said. Two adults, a 39-year-old male and 38-year-old female, were also pronounced dead at the scene, investigators said.

They were a family, according to Mayor Andre Sayegh.

“This tragedy really hurts my heart considering that there are five fatalities, but you don’t view it that way. They’re not numbers. It’s a father, mother, and three children. It was a family of five, unfortunately, no longer with us,” Sayegh said.

Paterson’s fire chief said crews were on the scene for hours after the house started burning just before 10 p.m. Friday.

“It was a fast-moving fire due to the wind conditions, which contributed to the rapid spread to the upper floors where the victims were found,” Chief Alex Alicea said.

The rear of the home was completely charred by the morning.

“Really good people” Neighbors were devastated after learning about the fatal fire.

“Very good people. Really, really good people, friendly. Every time I drive by, they would always wave. If they were outside, they would see my car, I would beep the horn and I would wave to them … and then to hear about this, it’s unbelievable,” John Miller, a neighbor, said.

The fire chief said it could take time to fully identify the victims.

The American Red Cross said it was helping seven people displaced by the fire by providing temporary housing, food, clothing and other emergency supplies.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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    MANCHESTER, N.H. (WMUR) — News 9 got an exclusive first look at a new survey that shows Granite Staters want to see more action on the issue of affordable housing.

According to the latest annual statewide Survey on Voter Attitudes on Affordable Housing, 78% of New Hampshire voters think their communities need more affordable housing.

“You really see this across party lines, across demographics, across every region of New Hampshire. In fact, some might say it’s the most unifying issue of our time,” said Elissa Margolin, with the Initiative for Housing Policy and Practice.

The survey also shows that 68% of voters support allowing people to convert large, single-family houses into up to four apartments. The survey was released on Wednesday morning by Saint Anselm College.

The average rent in New Hampshire right now is $2,100 per month, according to Zillow. Housing Action New Hampshire said full-time workers would need to earn at least $35 per hour to afford a two-bedroom apartment in New Hampshire.

“We are starting to see some relief, and we’ve made some progress, and that’s really exciting. But at the end of the day, we’re starting from one of the worst affordability metrics and environments we’ve ever seen, and so there’s a long way to go for policymakers local, state and federal, to solve this,” said Nick Taylor, with Housing Action New Hampshire.

The survey shows that the number of New Hampshire voters who believe there needs to be more affordable housing built in their towns has risen 15% over the last five years.

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    ALCORN COUNTY, Miss. (WAPT) — The Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman reported being attacked by someone posing as law enforcement early Thursday morning.

Deputies said they received a crash alert around 6:30 a.m. near the intersection of Highway 72 and County Road 605. When deputies arrived, they were unable to locate any vehicle in the area.

About 30 minutes later, the sheriff’s office was called to Magnolia Hospital after a woman arrived reporting an assault.

According to deputies, the woman told investigators she had been pulled over by an unknown vehicle with a blue light on the dashboard. She said a white man wearing a dark-colored T-shirt asked for her driver’s license before striking her in the head with an object, causing her to lose consciousness.

The woman told authorities she woke up and drove herself to the hospital. Her condition has not been released.

Deputies are asking anyone who was traveling along Highway 72 around that time and saw anything suspicious to contact the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office.

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    ABBEVILLE, S.C. (WYFF) — What was supposed to be a trip to celebrate multiple birthdays turned into frightening moments for one upstate family. A small group of people from the Upstate are in Jamaica waiting and hoping to return home. Communication with their families has been minimal due to signal disruptions from Hurricane Melissa.

Dominique Smith and Victoria Sutton and several of their family and friends landed in Jamaica and reached their hotel last Saturday, that’s when they learned of what was ahead of them. Smith recalls his first thought after hearing about Hurricane Melissa.

“How are we going to get home?” Smith said.

Smith called his mother, Shamekial Gray, who was at home in Abbeville. Gray gave her son the only advice she knew.

“Everybody, get into the same room. Y’all get on your knees and pray,” Gray said.

“Everybody was in shock and ran to the room, we been in the room ever since,” Smith said.

When Hurricane Melissa hit, Smith and Victoria’s mothers’ phones went radio silent.

“Couldn’t sleep,” Gray said. “Sitting up waiting for a call and never got one until the next day.”

“Instantly, I just started praying that God would spare them of this storm,” said Victoria’s mother, Tamara Sutton.

Now that the storm has passed, it leaves behind uncertainty.

“We really don’t know when we’re coming home, actually,” Smith said.

“We’re just ready to get home to our kids,” Victoria said.

“I have to hear every day in the morning when I get up from my granddaughter, either can she call her mom or will her mom be home today?” said Tamara.

On Facebook, there has been an outpour of community concern and prayers.

“I love you and I thank you for praying for us, and believe it or not, you’re keeping us going,” Smith said.

Smith’s mom doesn’t know when she will get a call from him again and doesn’t know when he will get home, but says there is one thing she is certain of.

“I don’t ever want him to leave,” she said.

Gray and Tamara said they want the community to continue to pray for not only their children but also for all those who want to return home and for those who live in Jamaica.

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    PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) — A jury has sided in favor of a Maine woman in a medical malpractice case involving her late daughter.

Lyndsey Sutherland was awarded $25 million Thursday night, more than four years after the death of 15-year-old Jasmine “Jazzy” Vincent, who was from the Gray-New Gloucester area.

Jazzy started feeling very sick on July 14, 2021, and was initially diagnosed with pneumonia.

A doctor with the Mid Coast Medical Group later misdiagnosed Jazzy with gynecomastia, a condition commonly found in men who use anabolic steroids.

Jazzy ultimately died of cardiac arrest on Aug. 1, 2021, 18 days after she first felt sick. Days after she died, it was determined Jazzy’s cardiac arrest was caused by a fluid buildup related to acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a form of cancer Sutherland’s lawyers said is highly curable if properly diagnosed.

Sutherland’s lawyers argued Jazzy’s doctor at Mid Coast Medical Group did not review her medical history, did not run a complete set of vital signs and did not provide her with standard, appropriate care.

The defense argued that medical personnel have to make many decisions every day, and that they should not be punished if they are not always correct. The defense also argued Jazzy’s primary care, Martin’s Point Health Care, bears responsibility in the case.

The jury ultimately found that Mid Coast Medical Group was negligent.

Maine’s Total Coverage contacted MaineHealth, which owns Mid Coast Medical Group, with a request for comment but had not received a response as of Thursday night.

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    ALLEGHANY (WXII) — Deputies in Alleghany are searching for an escaped inmate.

According to the sheriff’s office, the inmate’s name is Daniel Allen. He ran away from officers on Wednesday night during a work detail at the law enforcement center in Sparta.

Deputies describe Allen as 5 feet 10 inches tall. Officers said his current charges are non-violent.

Anyone with information about Allen’s whereabouts should contact the Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office.

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    WAYLAND, Mass. (WCVB) — School officials are investigating a racist incident involving a Black student’s football jersey in the locker room of Wayland High School, families were told Friday.

A yellow plastic “children at play” street safety figure was discovered in the boys locker room, hung by a belt around its neck from a ceiling pipe, according to a message from WHS Principal Allyson Mizoguchi. The figure was wearing the student’s jersey.

She added that a student immediately reported the discovery to staff, sparking an investigation that has identified students responsible for the incident.

“This centuries-old symbol of hate and racial violence evokes deep emotion and has no place in our community,” Mizoguchi wrote.

“This racist act violates a sense of safety for valued members of our community and is counter to the values we hold sacred as a district,” Superintendent David Fleishman wrote in a note to families.

Mizoguchi said the WHS counseling team “and other trusted adults” would be available to students Friday. She also encouraged students to speak with their families about the incident and reach out to the administration if they require additional assistance.

“We do not tolerate acts of hate in Wayland, and we will take all appropriate actions to ensure accountability, learning, and healing within our community,” the principal said.

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