A man “hacked” one of the Portland airport monitors to play video games
An unusual incident occurred at a terminal in Portland Airport. One of the travelers, bored in the waiting area, decided to use the monitor for flight information as a screen for his Play Station 4. This was reported by Portland airport spokesperson Kama Simonds to KXL FM News 101 on Thursday. "Airport officials urge people not to do this, and say it highlights the addictive nature of screens and video games." Around 4:30 in the morning, the man “replaced” the airport map with a video game. After some time, a security officer noticed this and asked to disconnect the c...
Alaska State Troops and aircrew rescued a man stuck for more than 20 days in the snow wilderness
Alaska State Troops with aircrew rescued a 30-year-old man, who survived more than 20 days in subzero temperature after his cabin in a remote area burned down. The man, whose name is Tyson Steele told the State troops his story of what had happened to him. His cabin in a remote area of Susitna Valley burned down and he stuck out in the snowy wilderness for 20 days. He told that the cause of the fire was his own mistake. He put a piece of cupboard inside his wood stove to light it. "I knew it was a problem, I've had wood stoves all my life. I knew that you don't do that,...
Mother of man murdered 20 years ago says Detroit police just threw away her son's belongings
Quincy Walker was murdered in 2000 in Detroit. His mother, Brenda Walker, is still looking for the answers and wants closure. But the one question concerning her son’s belongings that were with him on the day of his death, made he suffer even more. She says she remembers the day when police came to her house. “Was your son dealing drugs?” one of the officers asked her. “I said, 'Excuse me?' He said he had $300 in his pocket," Brenda recalls. Officers also told her he had a ring, necklace, watch, two phones and a pager on him. Brenda wanted her son’s personal items ba...
8-year-old boy pens Christmas letter to his recently died mother for she could read it in heaven and someone posts it online breaking hearts of many
An 8-year-old boy, who has recently lost his mother, wrote a moving letter to her in “heaven”. In this letter he penned that he “will never be happy Harry again” and promised he’d “eat his broccoli and clean in his room” if she comes back. The letter, that broke hearts and left many in tears, went viral. It was discovered in Netherton, a town in the West Midlands. The boy really hopes that the letter will reach his mum in heaven and she can read it. Harry’s mother died in March, 2019. She was only 34 when she suddenly suffered a stroke. Since then the boy has struggled t...
Siri saved the life of Iowa teenager driver when his car fell into the freezing water
A 18-year-old driver from Iowa could have died in his car fallen to the water if the telephone assistant had not saved his life on time. “Siri, call 911” – that what he screamed when his car lost control. Gael Salcedo from Charles City, Iowa, was heading to the North Iowa Area Community College when his vehicle ran into the patch of ice on the road. The teenager lost control on his car and panicked. But he made a simple think that eventually saved him from dying in the cold winter water. According to Salcedo’s words, first he turned the car to the right, then everything...
Mother finally reunites with her runaway daughter after spotting her on TV interview
A woman has finally found her missing daughter after she accidently spotted her on local TV news reportage about homeless people surviving cold October weather in Denver. When a reporter interviewed the girl he could not even imagine that this would help her finally return home and possibly start her life from the very beginning. Alice Crawford, who struggled drug addiction, ran away from home in Dickinson, North Dakota a few months ago soon after she finished her rehab. Jill Rosenow, Alice’s mother believes that her daughter lived in fear of being sent to rehab and gett...
Patriotic 3rd grader has the American flag renewed at the school and bald eagle visits the event
A 9-year-old 3rd grader replaced the old American flag in the school yard for the new one and gathered the class around the flagpole at the moment when a bald eagle flew over it giving its approval. Pine Island Elementary School 3rd grader Isaac Canfield one morning being dropped off at school noticed the American flag flying in front of his school had seen better days. He asked his mom Kristin Canfield if they could buy a new flag for the school. After a few e-mails back and forth between Kristin and the school, Isaac donated a crisp, clean, new American flag to Pine Is...
City destroyed the family's yard and the family decorate it for Halloween
The Halloween decorations in front of the Lewis home in Briar Village are the talk of the neighborhood. The talk is more about how the amazing decor came about. Last month the family yard and lawn was damaged by the water leak that happened when the family was out on vacation. When they called the City of Houston to fix it, the service showed up only six days later. "One day, when we returned from a trip, the water main broke," Cindy Lewis said. "As you can see, they left quite of a mess." But the smart family found the way out of the mess, and the great idea came to t...
James Hetfield returns to rehab and Metallica postpones several shows of the WorldWired tour
One of the most world heavyweight metal band Metallica announced this week that they had to cancel several shows in Australia and New Zealand because the band's lead guitarist and singer James Hetfield returns to rehab. James Hetfield has been struggling with alcohol addiction for years and his first attempt was in 2001 when the band was recording their eighth album “St. Anger.” In his interviews Hetfield said that rehab “really worked” and Hetfield noting that he had been sober for 15 years. Describing the experience, he said it involved “basically tearing you down to b...