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Deputy fatally shot during home welfare check in Virginia. Search underway for suspect

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HILLSVILLE, Va. (AP) — A sheriff's deputy in Virginia died Friday after a man shot at two deputies who were conducting a welfare check, law enforcement officials said, and a search was underway for a suspect. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office said the fatal shooting occurred after law enforcement received a request from a family member to do a welfare check. A man at the home began shooting, and the deputies returned fire, the sheriff's office said. Both deputies were hit. "One deputy sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased. The second deputy was struck in his ...

Meteor over Massachusetts causes explosion reports, sightings from Delaware to Montreal

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Reports of an explosion from people across New England on Saturday afternoon sent police agencies and others scrambling to understand what caused a double boom that shook buildings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The American Meteor Society said that the booms people heard were actually caused by a meteor about 3 feet (nearly 1 meter) wide entering the atmosphere around the New Hampshire border with Massachusetts, north of Boston. NASA officials confirmed that the meteor was natural material, not a satellite or space debris, and that it entered the atmosphere at 2:06 p.m. American ...