Homeland Security, FBI deploying detection tech to probe mysterious drone sighting over NJ, NY
Federal authorities have finally stepped up their efforts to investigate a string of mysterious drone sightings that have been reported nightly across large swathes of the East Coast for nearly a month. The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are deploying drone detection technology and thermal imaging cameras to determine what kind of threat […]
Drone sighting reported over NJ’s largest reservoir as feds investigate
New Jersey authorities are taking “seriously” reports of mysterious drone sightings currently reported in 10 counties in the state, with the suspicious aircraft recently confirmed to have been seen near the state's largest reservoir. said. It's unclear why the drone was near Round Valley Reservoir in Hunterdon County, near the Garden State-Pennsylvania border, NJ.com reported. […]
New York City residents shocked by unusual whale sighting under Brooklyn Bridge
New Yorkers enjoyed a rare whale sighting on Monday when a whale was spotted swimming under the Brooklyn Bridge. The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the Gothamist sighting on Tuesday. At the time, the Coast Guard could not confirm whether the whale was a humpback whale or an endangered North Atlantic right whale. Usually, humpback whale […]
Giant Joro ‘flying’ spider continues march north with Massachusetts sighting
A palm-sized, brightly colored invasive species has invaded Massachusetts, and one has even been spotted in Boston's historic Beacon Hill neighborhood. According to WCVBResident Joe Schifferdecker recently noticed the spider's distinctive bright yellow bands on its black legs in his neighborhood. “It’s amazing that it’s in the middle of Boston.” [a] Main Street, but this […]
Tiny Alaskan island known as the ‘Galapagos of the North’ in panic over possible rat sighting
Ah, a rat! A tiny Alaskan island with a population of just 350 people, known as the “Galapagos of the North,” is in the grip of panic over a rat that may not even exist. Residents of St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea have been searching for the possible rat for about three months, […]
Matt LeBlanc looks nearly unrecognizable in rare sighting
Matt LeBlanc has been spotted in public for the first time in months, looking almost unrecognizable. The former “Friends” cast member was photographed walking outside a car showroom in the Van Nuys section of California's Fernand Valley on Friday wearing a plain black T-shirt and dark-wash jeans. He was dressed casually, with a dark blue […]
Initial police sighting of suspicious person was not Thomas Crooks, senator says
A local sniper spotted a suspicious person sitting at a picnic table near the American Grass Research Complex at 4:26 p.m. on July 13, but the person was not the would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, but someone with a “similar appearance,” Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said. A text message sent by the countersniper to other […]
Long Island beaches temporarily close after latest shark sighting
A perfect day of swimming on Long Island came to an abrupt end Saturday with a shark sighting at Nickerson Beach, the latest in a record number of encounters with the apex predator. Lifeguards at Nassau County Park on the island’s south shore spotted the fin about 75 feet from shore and quickly closed the […]