Knuckledraggin My Life Away

Friday, July 24, 2026

"May have"? That sounds more like a yea or nay situation

A Westmoreland man is in the Sumner County Jail, facing charges of first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse after police say he killed a relative with a hammer, then desecrated the body afterwards.

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He also allegedly told police that he had engaged in sexual intercourse with the body and may have recorded part of the incident on his phone.

Welcome Home, Soldier

A family from Valdosta, Georgia, is celebrating after the remains of their loved one, World War II soldier Mack Homer, landed at the Jacksonville International Airport on Friday.

Youngsters never learn

A 27-year-old Modesto man was indicted for being a felon and allegedly possessing firearms after posting photos and videos of guns on Instagram in June, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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"Call me for some dick"

After repeatedly hectoring a woman for photos of her feet, a Florida Man allegedly exposed himself and then followed the victim around a Lowe’s store before fleeing, police charge.

Again, I'm not saying he was right, but.....

Prosecutors say an Arizona man allegedly stabbed his wife 24 times because he wanted to make her stop talking.

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Your Feel-Good Story of the Week

Two paddleboarders out for a fishing trip ended up making an unexpected and surreal wildlife rescue. Dramatic video captures the exact moment the men pulled a drowning raccoon from the waters of a Texas lake.

-Alemaster

Your Weekly Florida Report

A Central Florida man is accused of a “pee-brained” plan to beat a court-ordered drug test, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

All right, I'll give him an A for Originality

Deputies with the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office found an unusual hiding spot for drugs during an arrest. Body camera footage shows them shocked and amused after uncovering it.

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Nothing to see here, move along, move along.....

Workers at a Granada Hills Vons said their managers kept the grocery store open for hours with a customer's dead body lying in an aisle.

The shit I plow through for material to entertain you

A prisoner has prevailed in an unusual legal dispute granting him permission to mail letters covered in his own semen to his fiancée after a German court's decision.

The Black Oak Mine

The Black Oak Mine, located about one mile southwest of Soulsbyville, California, was primarily a gold producer. Discovered in 1878, it was worked intermittently until the 1920s. The mine was ultimately developed to the 19th level, reaching a depth of 1,700 feet along its incline shaft, and was credited with more than $3.5 million in production.

A site visitor shared a collection of photographs from the Black Oak Mine that had belonged to his grandfather, Roger C. Knox, who served as superintendent of the mine for fifteen years. Roger’s brother, Charles Knox, was one of the mine’s owners.

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I've prowled around the mine and mill site several times back in the 1980s before it was surrounded by homes and ranchettes. It's located about 5-6 miles east of Sonora south of Hwy 108, maybe an hour from my shack outside of Riverbank City of Action. There's not much left, it's more of a "Here once stood..." site than anything else.

I don't remember much about the place or even how I found it - I don't know if somebody told me about it, I read about it or if I stumbled upon it one winter day when I was wandering around the Mother Lode drinking beer and smoking dope looking for mining sites. It was likely the latter - I did a lot of that back then.