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Woman fakes cancer to get free wedding
April 11, 2012 8:13 AM
WHITE PLAINS, New York (AP) - Strangers donated the beautifully embroidered wedding dress, the rings, the honeymoon time-share in Aruba. They acted quickly, too, because the bride was dying of cancer. Or so she said. The New York state attorney general's office said Tuesday that Jessica Vega, 25, has been... more » -
Engagement ring found at husband's grave
March 21, 2012 5:12 AM
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Volunteer searchers using metal detectors have recovered a Texas woman's engagement ring after she lost it at her husband's grave in Colorado. The Colorado Springs Gazette reports Gayle Zompa of Galveston got her ring back last week. It slipped off her finger four months... more » -
Meth ring runs in the family
February 17, 2012 8:22 AM
CROSS CITY, Fla. (AP) - It's a generational thing: Deputies in Florida say a man, his daughter and his grandson, along with a fourth person said to be a family relative, are accused of working together to manufacture methamphetamine. Dixie County Sheriff's officials say 54-year-old Allen J. Brannin, his... more » -
Postal workers busted in drug trafficking ring
September 29, 2010 11:10 AM
Seven U.S. Postal Service workers in Puerto Rico have been indicted on charges they shipped thousands of parcels of heroin, cocaine and marijuana through the mail. The Drug Enforcement Administration says they took advantage of their jobs to ship drugs between Puerto Rico, Texas, California and Arizona. Once... more » -
Colorado Springs teen lured into prostitution
August 19, 2010 9:52 AM
Six people have been indicted in Denver for allegedly playing a role in the coercion of a Colorado Springs teenager into prostitution. Those indicted Wednesday include Daivean Shields, 19, the teen's ex-boyfriend, and David Glenn Abney. Prosecutors say last year, when the victim was 17, she went to... more » -
Fabulous diamond ring donated to Goodwill
April 28, 2010 11:55 AM
A retired jeweler sorting through items donated to a Pennsylvania charity spotted a fabulous find: a 2.6-carat diamond and platinum ring. Officials from Goodwill Industries said the ring has been appraised at $17,600, making it the most expensive item ever donated to Goodwill Industries Keystone Area in Pennsylvania. ... more » -
Academy continues religious harassment investigation
February 19, 2010 2:37 PM
A religious liberty advocate says he's satisfied with the Air Force Academy's efforts to investigate a possible case of religious harassment at the school. Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said Friday the academy's top commanders are treating the incident seriously. Earlier this month, academy officials... more » -
Ring worth $1,400 slipped into red kettle
December 21, 2009 9:48 AM
Salvation Army officials say it's no mistake that somebody quietly slipped an envelope with two rings into a Salvation Army red kettle. One ring was a piece of costume jewelry. The other? An antique platinum and diamond wedding ring valued at $1,400. Salvation Army Capt. Tom Fenton says the rings... more » -
Treasure in the trash
November 12, 2009 10:30 AM
Angelo Pericolo is an admitted neatnik, but his clean streak landed him in a heap of garbage this week. His wife, Bridget, rarely wears her wedding rings and hardly ever eats or drinks anything in the living room. But on Monday she did both, and then took off her... more » -
Romanoff officially joins crowded Senate race
September 16, 2009 2:54 PM
Former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff has formally announced he will challenge U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in the Democratic primary. Romanoff kicked off his campaign in Pueblo Wednesday. He told a crowd of about 80 that a U.S. senator should be elected, not chosen. It was a dig at Bennet,... more »
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