Google Maps Street View (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — More than a dozen migrants were dropped off on the doorstep of a California church after being transported to the state via private plane, according to state officials. The migrants were dropped off at the Diocese of Sacramento on Saturday “with no prior arrangement or care in place” and in possession of documentation purporting …
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Body of Branden Colvin found inside collapsed Iowa building; 2 remain missing
Scott Olson/Getty Images (DAVENPORT, Iowa) — The body of one of the missing residents still thought to be inside of a partially collapsed apartment building in Iowa has been found, officials told ABC News. Branden Colvin, 42, was found on Saturday — a week after the building in downtown Davenport, Iowa, collapsed, Sarah Ott, chief strategy officer for the City of …
Read More »Woman leaves 2 children in car that catches fire while allegedly shoplifting: Police
WFTV (FLORIDA) — A 24-year-old Florida woman is facing criminal charges after she allegedly left two children in a car that caught fire while she was shoplifting at a mall, according to the Oviedo Police Department. Alicia Moore, who was arrested for an unrelated warrant, was charged with aggravated child abuse and arson, according to a police report. Moore parked …
Read More »West Virginia state trooper shot and killed, suspect in custody: Authorities
CREDIT: WCHS (WEST VIRGINIA) — A 29-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a West Virginia state trooper is in police custody, according to the ATF’s Louisville Office. Law enforcement responded to a shooting complaint in Mingo County, West Virginia, on Friday where they encountered Timothy Kennedy who began shooting at police. Troopers said they were met with gunfire when they …
Read More »Pride organizers promise safety at festivities amid anti-LGBTQ rhetoric
Carlos Barquero/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Pride Month kicks off, the continuing anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation that has grown over the past several years is on the minds of many people, and event organizers across the country say they have prepared for this and have implemented security protocols that ensure performers and attendees can have fun without fear. “Are …
Read More »Viewing service held for 14-year-old killed by store owner, ahead of funeral
Aitor Diago/Getty Images (SOUTH CAROLINA) — The viewing service for Cyrus Carmack-Belton, who was allegedly shot and killed by a South Carolina gas station owner, is being held Friday, according to Leevy’s Funeral Home. His funeral is planned for Saturday. Rick Chow, 58, was arrested and charged with murder in connection to 14-year-old Cyrus’s death, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department …
Read More »Investigators probe Bryan Kohberger’s social media in connection with Idaho college murders
Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images (IDAHO) — Investigators are probing the digital footprint of Bryan Kohberger, the suspect accused of killing four Idaho college students in an early morning attack last year, according to new court documents. The documents include search warrant applications for some of Kohberger’s internet activity and some additional phone records, as well as some of the four victims’ …
Read More »North Carolina’s Fort Bragg drops Confederate namesake, renamed Fort Liberty
Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — North Carolina’s Fort Bragg, named after Confederate Army Gen. Braxton Bragg, was officially redesignated to Fort Liberty on Friday. The renaming ceremony Friday was part of a national campaign to change the names of nine U.S. Army installations, as recommended by the Department of Defense’s Naming Commission to erase symbols that commemorate the …
Read More »Judge rules Andrew Lester case to be partially sealed in the shooting of teenager Ralph Yarl
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — A judge on Thursday set preliminary hearing dates for Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, 2023 in Lester’s case, according to ABC affiliate in Kansas City, KMBC. The hearing came one day after a Clay County judge agreed to partially seal the case in response to a protective order filed by Lester’s attorney, Steven …
Read More »Judge approves settlement in “Rust” shooting lawsuit by Halyna Hutchins’ family
RapidEye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A settlement has been approved in the wrongful death suit filed by Matthew Hutchins and his son following the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the film set of Rust. The cinematographer died in October 2021 after allegedly being shot by a prop gun that Alec Baldwin, also a producer for the film, was holding …
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