PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A judge in Detroit has scheduled a May 13 trial start for a 15-year-old area girl and her boyfriend on accusations they plotted to kill her family. A suburban judge ruled Feb. 5 that there’s enough evidence to try the girl and 23-year-old Michael Rivera on …
Read More »Kitzhaber lawyer asks state not to release private emails to federal investigators
SALEM, Ore. – A lawyer for former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber is trying to prevent the release of his personal emails to criminal investigators. Records from two personal email accounts that Kitzhaber used were archived on state servers. A staffer for the former governor had asked that they be removed, …
Read More »Harvesting abalone on California coast brings great risks to inexperienced divers
SAN FRANCISCO – Diving for abalone can be a dangerous sport, but that doesn’t deter the thousands of people who trek to the northern California coastlines each season to take a stab at getting some of the prized mollusks. With prices on the open market often reaching $125 a pound, …
Read More »National Guard troops spotted in Washington DC as Trump launches crackdown on street crime
National Guard troops were spotted in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime in the capital. On Tuesday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser met with federal officials to discuss coordination and strategy for the federal law enforcement presence. “What I’m focused on is the federal surge and …
Read More »Denver police identify female shooting suspect accused of injuring 5 outside Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row bar
Police in Colorado have identified suspect they say is the female shooter who injured five people over the weekend after opening fire outside Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row bar in Denver. The Denver Police Department says Keanna Rosenburgh is being sought on eight counts of “Criminal Attempt to Commit Murder in …
Read More »Biden says 'possibility' of meeting with Xi Jinping, first since Chinese spy craft shot down over Atlantic
President Biden’s expected meeting with the president of China is still up in the air. During a press meeting regarding the September jobs report, Biden was questioned about the previously reported expectations for a meeting with President Xi Jinping in California. “There has been no such meeting set up, but …
Read More »Manhunt for Massachusetts family man wanted in murder of wife, mom of 4, leads to his abandoned BMW
Massachusetts police on Monday night located a vehicle belonging to Aaron Pennington, the Gardner man wanted for questioning in connection with the Sunday homicide of his wife. Breanne “Breezy” Pennington, 30, was found dead inside their Cherry Street residence on Sunday. The Massachusetts Department of Children and Family Services safely …
Read More »$11K raised for funeral of central Pa. 7th grader hit, killed while walking from school
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – An online fundraising campaign has collected nearly $11,000 to cover funeral costs for a seventh grader who was struck by a car and killed while walking home from school in central Pennsylvania. Organizers of the gofundme.com page said Tuesday they’re overwhelmed by the community’s support in the …
Read More »Los Angeles police used expired court order, spent $22,000 to get killer to private dinner
LOS ANGELES – According to a report released Friday, the Los Angeles Police Department used an invalid court order and spent $22,000 to bring a jailed killer and former gang leader to speak to an exclusive dinner for private executives. The report by the inspector general of the city’s police …
Read More »4-year-old Philadelphia girl leaves home, rides transit bus in search of late-night snack
PHILADELPHIA – A four-year-old Philadelphia girl has been returned safely to her parents after slipping out of her house at 3 a.m. and getting on a transit bus in search of a snack. Bus driver Harlan Jenifer said the girl swung her legs as she chanted, “All I want is …
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