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By Nicole Poitras

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    CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (WMUR) — A Massachusetts woman will spend two years in prison for selling body parts stolen from the morgue at Harvard Medical School.

Investigators say Katrina Maclean, who owns Kat’s Creepy Creations in Peabody, bought some of the stolen body parts before selling and shipping them to others.

Back in 2023, Cedric and Denise Lodge of Goffstown were also charged in connection with the scheme. They were sentenced to prison last December.

Cedric is the former manager of the Harvard Medical School Morgue. He is spending eight years in prison.

Denise pleaded guilty to selling the remains to buyers across the country and was sentenced to one year and one day.

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By Michael Pardee

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    YADKIN COUNTY, N.C. (WXII) — Two children who authorities said were abducted in separate North Carolina communities have been found safe in Georgia, and a 21-year-old South Carolina man is facing extradition back to North Carolina.

The Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office said it was notified Aug. 18 about the abduction of a 15-year-old girl from the Rockford community.

Driver Arrested Deputies and detectives began investigating and identified a suspect vehicle with help from a neighbor. Investigators later identified the suspect as Seth Zachary Tallmadge, 21, of South Carolina.

China Grove Abduction Authorities then learned Tallmadge was also suspected in the simultaneous abduction of an 11-year-old girl from China Grove.

According to the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, deputies there received information from the Georgia State Patrol that a possible kidnapping suspect was headed toward Bulloch County from North Carolina.

Flock Camera Locates Vehicle Deputies were given the tag number associated with the suspect vehicle and used the Flock Safety camera system to locate the vehicle and determine its direction of travel.

Bulloch County deputies and investigators then stopped the vehicle on Highway 67 near Josh Deal Road.

Authorities said all occupants were safely detained while investigators contacted the Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office and China Grove Police Department.

Investigators confirmed that the two girls, ages 11 and 15, had been reported kidnapped and that Tallmadge was the suspect in both cases.

Tallmadge was eventually located and taken into custody in Bulloch County, Georgia, by the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia State Patrol. He was arrested on a kidnapping warrant issued in Yadkin County.

Both children were safely reunited with their families.

Tallmadge is now facing extradition back to North Carolina and is expected to face charges related to the abduction investigations in Yadkin County, as well as charges in Rowan County. He will appear at a hearing in Bulloch County to determine his return to North Carolina.

The investigation remains active and ongoing.

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By Raquel Ciampi, Jordan Cioppa

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    CALIFORNIA, Pa. (WTAE) — A mother and son are facing charges in connection to the death of an 18-year-old PennWest California student, Pennsylvania State Police said Thursday.

Authorities say Karoline Heintz was found dead inside her parked vehicle near the California Borough Library around 12:24 a.m. on Thursday.

Royce Moser, 18, is charged with criminal homicide, and his mother, Rachel Moser, is charged with hindering apprehension, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse and obstruction, Trooper Rocco Gagliardi said at a news conference.

Both suspects were taken outside separately in handcuffs and placed into police vehicles at the PSP station in Washington on Thursday night.

Royce Moser did not comment as he was being taken away by state troopers.

“My son took a life” Rachel Moser said, “I’m sorry,” as she covered her face with her hands. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reporter Jordan Cioppa said, “Tell us why you’re sorry.” Rachel Moser said, “That my son took a life.”

Victim was a recent high school graduate in Washington County According to Peters Township School District, Heintz was attending PennWest California after signing a National Letter of Intent for soccer.

Heintz was a recent graduate of Peters Township High School who was set to begin classes at PennWest as a freshman.

According to officials, Heintz had been with family earlier on Wednesday and was returning to campus housing at Pennsylvania Western University California.

When Heintz did not check in with her family, they tracked her location to her vehicle on Wood Street in California and called 911.

Police say that was when they found her dead inside the back hatch of the vehicle. Sources close to the investigation told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that Heintz had been stabbed.

“We knew right away that this was a very serious case, but an isolated one,” Gagliardi said.

According to a criminal complaint, Heintz left her family’s home in Peters Township around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday night.

The victim’s father told police he tracked her location and noticed she stopped at her boyfriend’s house in North Strabane Township.

That’s where investigators say Royce told them the couple got into a discussion in the victim’s car.

“Towards the end of that conversation between boyfriend-girlfriend, he goes inside and grabs a large knife from the kitchen, comes back out, and proceeds to stab her in the chest area,” Gagliardi said.

“Demon took over” The criminal complaint said Royce allegedly told police he was angered by something the victim said and claimed he had a “demon take over” him before he stabbed Heintz.

Gagliardi said Royce put the victim in the back hatch of her Jeep Cherokee before driving the vehicle to his mom’s house in Beallsville Borough.

In an interview with police, Royce said his mom offered to help clean the car with disinfectant spray. She also allegedly gave her son latex gloves.

“They try to clean clothes, they try to clean the car up, they try to get rid of any blood stains possible,” Gagliardi said.

According to state police, the mother and son drove separately to California Borough, where they dumped the Jeep.

Rachel, according to the complaint, allegedly told Royce to “take a bath and then shower,” upon returning to her house.

The complaint later states that Rachel put the knife used to kill Heintz in a garbage bag and put her son’s clothes into the washing machine.

Statement from PennWest California “PennWest University is deeply saddened by the tragic death of Karoline Heintz, who was a first-year student at the California campus. Our heartfelt condolences go out to her family, friends, and all those affected by this tragedy.

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the incident, which occurred off campus, and PennWest University police are cooperating fully with the investigation.”

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By Marshall Keely

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    BALTIMORE (WBAL) — A University of Maryland School of Pharmacy professor, Berhanu Kibret, remains in ICE custody nearly a month after being arrested at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport while returning from receiving a national teaching award.

Kibret’s attorney said he should not have been arrested and argued for his release during a bond hearing on Friday.

The federal immigration judge handling the case denied the request on Monday night.

The attorney said Kibret has valid work authorization and was on a period of authorized stay after applying for relief on his J-1 visa. ICE said Kibret, an Ethiopian national, entered the U.S. legally, but his visa expired in May 2024.

During Friday’s hearing, lawyers submitted 18 letters of support for Kibret, many from colleagues at the University of Maryland and his former workplace, William Paterson University in New Jersey.

“During this process of receiving this award and returning back, he was arrested and detained and transferred I believe to Oklahoma. You can see how disturbing, scary, annoying this is,” said Emmanuel Onaivi, a professor of biology at William Paterson University and Kibret’s former colleague.

Kibret has been held at the Diamondback Correctional Facility in rural Oklahoma since his arrest on July 21.

His former colleague said Kibret has a wife and two children in Africa and praised his research on drug abuse.

In a statement, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Dean Dr. Sarah L. J. Michel said:

“The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy is disappointed by the news that Dr. Berhanu Kibret was not granted bond and remains in detention. We are concerned for his welfare but remain hopeful this matter will be resolved soon. We are continuing to monitor this situation and evaluating the impact on the fall semester and on the students who Dr. Kibret serves.” Kibret’s attorney said the judge provided a reason for the bond denial but could not share further details about the case.

ICE released the following statement on Kibret’s case that read in part:

“Berhanu Geresu Kibret is an illegal alien from Ethiopia. He entered the United States lawfully on June 21, 2021, at Newark, New Jersey, but violated the terms of his admission by remaining in the United States for more than two years after his authorized stay expired on May 31, 2024.” “ICE Dallas arrested Kibret without incident on July 21 at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. He remains in ICE custody pending the outcome of immigration proceedings. Kibret had an immigration hearing on Aug. 17 and was denied bond due to potential flight risk.”

Immigration court records for Kibret’s case do not list any future hearing dates.

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By Juliegrace Brufke | Quincy News Correspondent

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    Washington (Quincy News) — Market Recap: Stocks fell Thursday as Treasury yields rebounded, largely reversing the decline that followed the Treasury Department’s announcement that it would expand long-term debt buybacks. The S&P 500 dropped 0.9%, the Nasdaq fell 1.0% and the Dow lost 1.3%.

Walmart led the decline, with its shares falling more than 9%, after the retailer reported its slowest U.S. comparable sales growth in six years. Walmart said higher gasoline prices were contributing to changes in consumer spending.

The Treasury said Wednesday it would at least double certain long-end debt buybacks to $4 billion per operation. Yields rebounded Thursday, with the 10-year ending around 4.70% and the 30-year around 5.25%. Oil also rose after President Trump said the U.S. would intensify economic pressure on Iran.

Today’s Focus: The calendar is relatively light Friday, with S&P Global’s preliminary August U.S. manufacturing and services PMIs due at 9:45 a.m. ET. BJ’s Wholesale Club reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results before the opening bell and also raised its full-year profit outlook.

Attention is also turning to next week’s Jackson Hole symposium, which runs Aug. 27-29 and will mark Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s first appearance at the annual gathering as chair. Investors will be watching for signals on the path of interest rates as Fed officials remain divided over whether further tightening is needed.

ON THE SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2026

-Friday, 9:45 a.m. ET – August S&P Global Flash US PMI

-Earnings – BJ’s Wholesale Club

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By Ashley Sharp

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    DAVIS, California (KOVR) — The first known detection of the invasive golden mussel in all of North America happened in California.

This invasive species has prompted states of emergency, both in San Joaquin County, where they were found at the Port of Stockton, and in Yolo County, where they were found to have spread to the Port of West Sacramento. It’s posing a huge threat to Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta waterways.

It’s threatening billions of dollars in losses for farmers and could choke California’s water supply. Working to help stop it is the Davis-based Invasive Species Corporation, which is stepping up with a possible solution.

Research scientist Brady Hirschfeld studies how to stop the rapid golden mussel invasion.

“It’s really rewarding to be on this side of things,” Hirschfeld said. “I’m really proud to be part of the solution to kill golden mussels.”

The patent-protected product being tested is zequanox, created first to kill other invasive zebra and quagga mussels. Now, it’s being redeveloped and retested to root out the goldens, which are notoriously resilient and hard to kill.

Also trying to slow down the spread is Pam Marrone.

“These mussels are ranked the top five worst invasive species on the planet, causing many billions of dollars of damage,” Marrone said. “So we’re really tackling a big problem. We’re excited we can do that.”

She is working to get zequanox approved for full use in golden mussels.

“We’re alone. In fact, we’re the only company, I think, in the world that’s actually tackling invasive species in water,” Marrone said.

How it works In the lab, the mussels are exposed to zequanox, where Marrone says, “they’ll eat it, it’ll slowly take effect and they’ll die.”

Marrone noted that zequanox is biodegradable, with no impact on surrounding creatures and habitat.

“It doesn’t harm fish or the native mollusks or anything, anything else,” he said.

The test subjects were collected in Stockton, and a local marina there will be the first site to test zequanox on golden mussels in the wild this fall.

The city’s port is ground zero for the delta invasion.

“Eradication is, in my opinion, unthinkable. They’re here to stay,” said San Joaquin County Supervisor Mario Gardea. “It’s about mitigation.”

Gardea sits on a board committee to tackle golden mussels and said the response requires local, state and federal action.

“Anything that touches our delta, anything that has to do with water is going to be affected,” he said.

Golden mussels can eradicate fish populations and erode delta habitats, and California farmers could lose their water.

Marrone said the impact on community members could mean water flows being stopped due to infestations.

Next steps involve getting zequanox approved for use in golden mussels through the California Environmental Protection Agency and hoping to get this rolled out in local waterways next year, possibly sooner, if California approves an emergency use.

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    ST. HELENA, California (KPIX) — St. Helena residents say they are still dealing with discolored, foul-smelling water months after the city’s water system came under scrutiny in a Napa County Civil Grand Jury report.

Resident Michelle Liu Covell, who sent us video of the discolored water back in March, says the problem has only gotten worse.

“Discoloration, esthetics, smell, it’s hard to shower because sometimes you’ll shower and smells like you are showering in a swamp,” Covell said.

Covell is a St. Helena planning commissioner, but she says she is speaking to us as a resident. She says this has been the worst summer of brown water she can remember.

“I’m in a group chat with about twenty neighbors right now and it’s just pictures from people of their water that’s brown,” Covell said.

Covell says the problem peaked on July 18, when a private bus hit a fire hydrant, leaving some residents without water they felt was safe to drink for days.

And she says she’s not alone.

Covell walked us over to her neighbor Kelly’s house, where Kelly showed us the water filter she had just replaced as an example of what she has been experiencing.

In late June, a Napa County Civil Grand Jury released a report also calling out St. Helena’s water system, saying it found years of deferred maintenance and poor planning. The report also noted that water rates rose about 183% between 2011 and 2025.

The city has acknowledged the report and told us it is working on a final copy of its response to send back in the coming weeks.

The city also recognized the frustration some residents had following the July 18 bus crash and encouraged them to submit formal claims.

In a statement Thursday, a city spokesperson said, in part:

“System improvements are the City’s top priority. Nearly $15 million has been invested recently or is committed to active projects, with additional bond financing planned for future rounds of infrastructure work.”

Covell says she appreciates the people working to fix the system. But she says the bottom line is simple: The bills keep coming, and the problem remains.

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By Matthew Rodriguez

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    LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A Los Angeles County deputy shot a dog that attacked him while he was arresting a grand theft suspect in a Sunland park on Thursday.

The LA County Sheriff’s Department said deputies spotted the suspect near the Sunland Park Recreation Center in the 8100 block of Foothill Boulevard at about 4 p.m.

The suspect tried to get away by running into the park, but deputies quickly caught up and apprehended the woman. While they were arresting her, the woman’s dog attacked the deputies and attempted to bite them. One deputy tried to use a taser to get the dog to stop, but to no avail.

The sheriff’s department said the deputy shot the pit bull after it continued to attack. The dog was taken to a local veterinary hospital for treatment.

“This is an unfortunate incident, and I applaud the deputies for their extraordinary efforts to de-escalate the situation with the animal before resorting to potentially lethal force,” Capt. Ryan Vienna said. “Thank you to the Los Angeles Police and Fire Departments for their response and assistance to our personnel during this incident.”

Deputies encouraged anyone who witnessed the shooting to contact Detective Salvador Ponce at (818) 248-3464.

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