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Baltimore, MD

Philadelphia, PA

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Upper Chichester Township, PA

The Quick Historian

UPPER CHICHESTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A 51-year-old man has been taken into custody by police on suspicion of neglecting his mother, who was found in distressing conditions, lying in soiled sheets stuck to her bed.

Woman found dead and "fused" to bed, son arrested

West Virginia State

Alleghany County, VA

White Sulphur Springs, WV

Cheryl E Preston

WDBJ7 reported that Benjamin Baker went missing from Alleghany County on January 29. Now, according to News 7 a pickup belonging to the missing man has been found in West Virginia. Baker has mental health issues and probably has not been taking his medication.

The truck of a missing Virginia man has has been found in West Virginia

Florida State

Miami, FL

A viral video shows a woman smashing another woman in the head with a bowling ball at a new bowling alley in Miami, Florida, early Tuesday morning. According to NBC 6 South Florida, the video, which was shared on X, formerly Twitter, by the “Only in Dade” account, shows a woman throwing a bowling ball toward another woman’s head in a major brawl at a bowling alley in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami.

Videos: Woman’s head smashed with bowling ball in major brawl

Needles, CA

Pain In The Pass

NEEDLES, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> Authorities have identified the person killed in a traffic collision on Interstate 40 in a two vehicle collision. Rhiannon Sullivan, 29, of Bullhead, AZ was involved in a collision that happened at around 4:15am on April 10, 2024 on eastbound I-40 Freeway near Park Road exit.

Authorities ID a Person Killed in a Traffic Collision on Interstate 40

New York City, NY

Brigid Pfeifer

Well, it was ceratinly one way to wake people up. On Friday morning at around 10:23 AM, an approximately 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck much of the east of the United States. It's been reported that the earthquake primarily occurred in the New York City/New Jersey areas. However, the effects were felt as far south as Maryland and as far north as Maine.

Earthquake Rattles East Coast

Orange County, CA

Santa Ana, CA

NewSantaAna

On Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 4:27 p.m., Santa Ana Police Department Communications received a call from a female who reported that her boyfriend stabbed her and her uncle, according to the SAPD .

A boyfriend fatally stabbed his girlfriend and her uncle at a Santa Ana business

San Francisco, CA

The 16-year-old child of Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield was found safe in San Francisco after going missing for a week, while a man she was with was held on abduction and other charges. Mint Butterfield had left their home about an hour north of San Francisco voluntarily last Sunday and...

Missing teen child of Slack co-founder found safe in San Francisco, man held on abduction charge

Laplace, LA

Kenner, LA

Matthew Lathers, the fugitive gunman who shot three Kenner police officers and two bystanders during an eight-hour standoff on Sunday, set up several make-shift alarms and fortifications inside the Kenner home where he was hiding, according to authorities. Lathers was lying in wait, armed with a rifle, when members of...

Gunman in deadly Kenner standoff had military training. It was an ‘ambush,’ chief says.

North Carolina State

Charlotte, NC

In one of the nation’s most devastating attacks on law enforcement in generations, a suspect fired a high-powered rifle at officers in east Charlotte on Monday afternoon, killing four and injuring four others. A little after 9:30 p.m. Eastern time, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said Officer Joshua Eyer passed...

Fourth law enforcement officer dies, 4 others wounded serving warrant in east Charlotte home

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A corrections officer is one of 17 people who have been arrested after a six-month investigation into illegal drug trafficking at the Duval County jail. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters on Tuesday announced the arrest of corrections officer Kobe Collett, 23, the fifth employee the agency has arrested this year.

Corrections officer among 17 charged in Duval jail drug ring

Wilkes-barre, PA

William Smith, U.S. Army veteran and Department of Veterans Affairs Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center volunteer, cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the VA’s new $15 million parking garage. Roman Baran was chosen to be the first veteran patient to drive in and park in the new garage.

Department of Veterans Affairs Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center opens new parking garage

Fort Worth, TX

Robert Russell Shaneyfelt

This post includes content modified using AI. At 12:46 am on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024, emergency personnel from the Fort Worth Police, Fire Department, and MedStar EMS swiftly attended to a significant incident on the northbound lanes of I35W near Highway 121, situated near downtown.. 1800 Airport Freeway Fort Worth TX 76210.

Tragic Death as Vehicle Plummets off I35W Overpass

Arizona State

Orange, CA

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 33-year-old Phoenix man has been convicted of murdering four men in a failed attempt to take over the drug business that left three of the men shot to death, their bodies set on fire inside of a burning car left abandoned in a residential neighborhood in Orange in the middle of the day in 2015. The body of a fourth man was found inside of a car in Fontana six days after he was shot to death; his killers recorded his dying moments on a cell phone, according to the OCDA .

Phoenix man convicted of killing and burning four cartel drug dealers in Orange and in Fontana

Connecticut State

Norwalk, CT

A major explosion was triggered Thursday on a Connecticut highway after a tractor-trailer carrying roughly 8,500 gallons of gasoline was involved in a car crash. News 8 Connecticut reported that the accident took place around 5:30 a.m. on I-95 southbound near Exit 15 and Exit 16. According to the outlet, Paul Copleman, a spokesperson for the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, confirmed that the accident involved a fuel tanker, a tractor-trailer, and a passenger vehicle.

Video/Pic: Major explosion, fire in Connecticut

Jersey City, NJ

Morristown Minute

Two members of a notorious Jersey City gang face life imprisonment under a sweeping indictment. In a significant crackdown on gang violence and organized crime, the U.S. Attorney's Office has announced the indictment of two Jersey City gang members, Kenneth Harrigan and Darion Canary, under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. Both men are accused of participating in a racketeering conspiracy that involved murder, shootings, and extensive narcotics distribution.

Gang Members Face Life Sentence for Murder and Trafficking

Los Angeles, CA

Irvine, CA

Last week, members of the Irvine Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force (OCHTTF) conducted an undercover operation at a local hotel after receiving information about an adult female potentially being trafficked for commercial sex work.

L.A. pimp busted in Irvine and a human trafficking victim was rescued

A fraud investigator for the New York City Department of Homeless Services stole homeless people’s personal information during the COVID pandemic, then sold that info to an identity theft scammer, federal authorities allege. Brooklyn resident Olabanji Otufale, 41, abused his position by accessing names, dates of birth, Social Security...

Fraud investigator for NYC Dept. of Homeless Services charged with COVID fraud

Brooklyn, MD

Rosedale, MD

Dundalk, MD

Curtis Bay, MD

Halethorpe, MD

Parkville, MD

Towson, MD

Linthicum Heights, MD

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Catonsville, MD

Essex, MD

Pikesville, MD

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Key Bridge collapse: Massive claw to clear remaining debris; deeper channel to open Thursday

Giant crane, meet giant claw. A massive hydraulic grab arrived in Baltimore over the weekend as officials plan a new phase of efforts to clear the...

Key Bridge collapse: Massive claw to clear remaining debris; deeper channel to open Thursday

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