Leigh Goessl
Digital Journalist based in Northern Virginia, U.S., United States.
Joined on Sep 10, 2011
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Albuquerque -
A woman in New Mexico was the victim of a break-in recently. She had confronted an intruder who had entered her home. When she unmasked the man, she found the prowler was none other than her own grandson. Later, he confessed his intent to commit robbery.
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As Popocatépetl continues with its ongoing rumblings, over the past 24 hours the volcano has increased in activity. The activity is said to be of low to moderate intensity and includes steam, gas, ash and incandescent fragments being observed.
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Destin -
A group of fishermen working a couple of miles off of a Florida coastline recently snagged a large amount of cocaine. Officials estimate the catch is worth about $2.5 million.
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A school district in Florida was in the process of developing a program that would track children riding its buses using biometric scanning. The program was halted after it was learned a company scanned the eyes of students without parental permission.
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Facebook has come a long way since 2004. From a small startup to the most populated website in the world, its face is continuously changing. With new ways to advertise coming forth, how does this impact Facebook's "coolness" factor?
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San Francisco -
A parking spot in San Francisco recently sold for $82,000. Parking is typically at a premium in San Francisco, but even this price has shocked some residents, according to media reports.
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An oil spill in Ecuador is beginning to impact Peru and is now threatening Brazil as the oil travels through waterways. According to media reports, Brazil's water supply is under threat of contamination.
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Shortly after Booz Allen Hamilton employee Edward Snowden stepped forward as the contractor who leaked information last week about the NSA's secret surveillance program, the company's stocks took a dip.
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Manassas -
Last month several media reports noted the Brood II cicada population is expected to explode along the U.S. East Coast. While some areas saw cicadas aplenty, other areas which anticipated a large showing have seen few.
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Washington -
This past weekend the Minnesota Twins were in Washington to play the Nationals. While Twins took Game 1 on Saturday, the Nationals pulled back ahead and got the win in Sunday's doubleheader games.
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This week complaints were filed in U.S. Federal Court against Monsanto Co. The plaintiffs allege the bio-tech giant failed to protect the U.S. wheat market from unauthorized wheat it had been testing several years ago.
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People usually have to worry about other humans breaking into vehicles, but one neighborhood is on the watch for a bear hitting up cars and trucks.
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Pepsi has developed a new machine that the company says takes no money. Instead, it gives out free cans of soda in exchange for a 'Like' on its Facebook page.
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Guards at a Russian prison nabbed a cat trying to make its way inside the jail through the fences. The animal had cellphones and adaptors strapped to its body.
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Ben & Jerry's has come forward and said that the company will be going GMO-free by the end of the year. Already a proponent for foods containing GMOs to be labeled, the company is now planning to exclude all GMOs in its products
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A team of experts who have been trying to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart's 1937 disappearance believe they may have found a clue. A sonar image captured is thought to possibly be Earhart's plane.
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An image showing a painting of Calvin and Hobbes is going viral. The painting depicts an adult Calvin holding his beloved childhood buddy.
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The Swiss government is reportedly going to allow banks in the nation to share some information with U.S. authorities. U.S. officials want to determine which Americans are using offshore bank accounts to hide their money and avoid taxes.
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A visitor to Walt Disney World accidentally left his gun on one of the rides at the resort's Animal Kingdom park. A woman found the gun while she was on the ride with her grandson.
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New York -
A woman living in New York city recently received a letter that was mailed to her address 70 years ago. Despite the fact it was mailed during the World War II era, the letter just arrived to the Greenwich Village address in Feb. 2013.
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