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Rabid bat found | Six Flags record-breaking coaster | Woman stabbed in Sam's Club parking lot

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Public Indecency Against Utility Pole, Man Spews Racial Slurs: Police

A man accused in a crossbow attack earlier this year was back in jail, this time because police said he simulated a sex act on a utility pole and hurled racial slurs and obscenities at kids while wearing only boxer shorts.>>Read More.

Bat Tests Positive For Rabies

The bat was collected after health officials learned there was an exposure to the bat in a household. Residents were urged to start postexposure prophylaxis (PEP).>>Read More.

Six Flags Announces 'Record-Breaking' Ride Will Debut In 2025

"Towering ominously at an impressive 180 feet, this dive coaster invites you to ascend into the shadows before surrendering to a heart-stopping 171-foot drop at a record-breaking beyond-vertical 96 degrees that feels like a descent into the abyss," according to Six Flags.>>Read More.

Woman Stabbed In Sam's Club Parking Lot, 3 In Custody

Just after 2:30 p.m., police went to investigate a report of a person stabbed near the fuel center in the Sam’s Club parking lot. Officers found a woman on the ground with a stab wound to the chest.>>Read More.


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