An Oregon weekly newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print after 40 years because its funds were embezzled by a former employee, its editor said, in a devastating blow to a publication that serves as an important source of information in a community that, like …
Read More »Forensic team reveals Kohberger's panicked phone activity before Idaho murders arrest
Bryan Kohberger saw a news article about a white Hyundai Elantra having been identified as a suspect vehicle in the Idaho student murders and immediately panicked, according to the forensic team that analyzed his phone. “I think the vehicle was a huge stress point for him, because he had registered …
Read More »City Hall denies reported sexual assault allegations against NYC Mayor Eric Adams
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has denied bombshell sexual assault allegations made in a legal filing by a woman who claims to be a former colleague. “The mayor does not know who this person is. If they ever met, he doesn’t recall it. But he would never do anything …
Read More »Indiana man found with handgun hidden in his rectum after being taken into custody
An Indiana ex-convict, who is prohibited from carrying a firearm, had a handgun hidden in his rectum when he was booked into jail and underwent a body scan and strip search. Christopher Boyd, 32, was a passenger riding in a vehicle that police pulled over in the city of Evansville …
Read More »UNLV shooting suspect was professor who had applied for job: AP source
The gunman suspected of killing three people and critically wounding a fourth before dying in a shootout with police at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, had unsuccessfully sought a job at the school, the Associated Press reported. Law enforcement sources told the news agency the gunman in Wednesday’s shooting …
Read More »Colombian rebel group announces it will stop kidnapping people for ransom
A Colombian rebel group known for kidnapping people for ransom money has announced it will stop the practice as part of peace negotiations with the government. Central General Command, or EMC Group, a splinter rebel group that broke away from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) after it disarmed …
Read More »11 arrested, kilos of fentanyl, cocaine recovered in major operation against Florida drug trafficking rings
A multi-agency investigation led to the arrests of 11 people in Florida and the seizure of enough fentanyl to kill more than 1.7 million people, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. Judd’s office worked with federal, state and local law enforcement to combat two Central Florida drug trafficking rings, known …
Read More »Cincinnati brawl timeline: Brutal assault spirals into national firestorm
CINCINNATI – Stomach-turning footage of the viral brawl that broke out in downtown Cincinnati in late July has ignited public outrage as community leaders and members demand answers about the event that left six civilians injured. The brutal beatdown gained traction online as the video of several victims being thrown …
Read More »Menendez killers ride Hollywood wave, celebrities' spotlight in bid to walk after parents' murders
Nearly three decades after their 1996 conviction for the parents’ murders, the Menendez brothers built momentum trying to carve a new path toward possible freedom, this time, with the help of Hollywood. From Netflix’s “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” which received an eyebrow-raising 11 Emmy nominations, to viral …
Read More »Blue city’s bail policy lets professional bad guys terrorize community with ‘no constraints’: police veteran
Chicago’s former top detective spoke out about no-cash bail policies that wreak havoc on urban policing efforts after President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning the practice earlier this week. “Every place in the country where you have no-cash bail is a disaster,” Trump told the press before signing …
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