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Strasburg, VA

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Tracy Leicher

RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police (VSP) are investigating a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Strasburg woman. According to an emailed media release from VSP Sergeant Brent W. Coffey, the incident occurred Saturday, April 13 on US Highway 211.

Woman Suffers Possible Medical Emergency; Dies In Crash

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah County, VA

Mount Jackson, VA

SHENANDOAH COUNTY, Va. – On Thursday, police found the body of a man who had been reported missing the day before. According to a media release from the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), Benjamin Tucker Mace was last seen on April 3rd, 2024, at approximately 10:45 am in the area of Mt Jackson.

Missing Corrections Officer Found Dead

Texas State

Lincoln, NE

The Associated Press

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Former Oregon State and Nebraska coach Mike Riley has been named to the College Football Playoff selection committee, executive director Bill Hancock announced Friday. Riley will replace Pat Chun, who stepped down from the 13-person committee when he became athletic director at Washington in March. “We are pleased to have Mike join the committee,” Hancock said. “He has significant experience as a player and coach, and he loves college football. He will bring a unique perspective to the committee. Plus, he is a delightful human being.” Riley coached 48 years at the college and pro levels. He was head coach at Oregon State (1997-98 and 2003-14) and Nebraska (2015-17). He also has coached in five different pro leagues, including in the NFL with the San Diego Chargers (1999-2001). Most recently he was coach of the USFL’s New Jersey Generals (2022-23).

Mike Riley, former coach at Oregon State and Nebraska, will take over for Pat Chun on CFP committee

Washington, DC

Chantilly, VA

A former government employee has been charged with repeatedly submitting fake tips to the FBI reporting that several of his co-workers in the intelligence community were part of a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to court filings unsealed Friday. Miguel Eugenio Zapata, 37, was arrested in Chantilly, Virginia, on Thursday on a charge that he made false statements to law enforcement. Zapata submitted at least seven anonymous tips to the FBI’s website claiming that seven government employees and contractors were involved in the Capitol riot, according to an FBI task force officer’s affidavit. Court records don’t identify which government agency employed Zapata, but the affidavit says the Chantilly resident previously worked with all seven people named in his false tips to the FBI. One of them had hired Zapata and served as his program manager.

Ex-government employee charged with falsely accusing co-workers of joining Capitol riot

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

I recently had another person in the news busisness, so to speak, ask me if it’s true that residents of Fusion Studios, where I live, rent out their rooms for cash. I asked around the building about this, giving informants the safety of confidentiality. Only one said they had heard of someone renting out their room for the night, but several people said rooms get rented out by the hour for sex work.

Opinion: Do Denver homeless hotel dwellers rent their rooms out for cash?

Minnesota State

Robbinsdale, MN

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge ruled that the arrest of a Minnesota man on a gun charge was justified in a case that has drawn attention because he was sentenced to life in prison as a teen in an high-profile murder case and spent 18 years in prison before his sentence was commuted.

Judge says gun found in car of Myon Burrell, sentenced to life as teen, can be evidence in new case

Colorado State

DENVER (AP) — A school bus aide shown on surveillance video hitting a nonverbal autistic boy has been charged with 10 more counts of abuse involving two children, prosecutors said Friday. Kiarra Jones, 29, was arrested last month and initially charged with one felony count of third-degree assault on an at risk person. Eight additional charges of third-degree assault on an at-risk person and two misdemeanor counts of child abuse have been filed against her, Eric Ross, a spokesperson for 18th Judicial District Attorney John Kellner said. The new charges involve alleged abuse of the child originally named as a victim and a second child, he said. Jones is represented by lawyers from the public defender’s office, which does not comment to the media on its cases. The names of the victims were redacted in court documents but Qusair Mohamedbhai, a lawyer who represents the families of students who took the bus Jones worked on in suburban Denver, said they are both nonverbal autistic boys including a 10-year-old shown being hit in a video released by his mother last month.

Colorado school bus aide shown hitting autistic boy faces more charges

Georgia State

Catoosa County, GA

Ringgold, GA

The Quick Historian

In a disturbing case from Catoosa County, Georgia, 24-year-old Dillan Michael Tennant has been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison after being found guilty of two counts of first-degree cruelty to children.

Man who beat children, 2 & 3, over dirty bedroom is sentenced

Wisconsin State

Mount Horeb, WI

MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) — A student who was killed by police outside a Wisconsin school pointed a pellet rifle at officers and had refused to drop the weapon, authorities said Saturday. The state Department of Justice released few other details, three days after the shooting at Mount Horeb Middle School in Mount Horeb, 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Madison, the Wisconsin capital. The student, whose name and age still have not been officially released, did not get into the school. No one else was physically injured, but the school was on lockdown for hours during the incident Wednesday.  Police were called around 11 a.m. that day after a caller said someone with a backpack and long gun was moving toward the school.

Investigators say student killed by police outside Wisconsin school had pointed pellet rifle

San Bernardino County, CA

Hesperia, CA

Pain In The Pass

HESPERIA, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> California Highway Patrol said an alleged drunk driver was uninjured when he crashed into a ditch on northbound Interstate 15 late Sunday morning. (Photo above is credit by Brian Rodriguez)

Drunk Driver Crashes into Ditch on I-15 in Hesperia Sunday Morning

Needles, CA

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

Clifton, VA

The Inside Scoop - PWC

Tragedy struck a family in Clifton as two young brothers, aged 3 and 6, lost their lives in a devastating house fire. William Brice, 6, and his younger brother Zachariah Brice, 3, were pulled from their burning home on Whetstone Manor Court on April 10. Despite valiant efforts to rescue them, they were unresponsive and rushed to Children's National Hospital in critical condition.

UPDATED: Community Mourns: Brothers, Ages 3 and 6, Lost in Tragic House Fire

North Carolina State

Charlotte, NC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Investigators found disconnected and missing hardware aboard a helicopter that crashed in 2022, killing the pilot and a North Carolina television station’s meteorologist, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB’s final report on the 2022 crash, which was released Thursday, said the probable cause was inadequate inspections by the pilot and maintenance personnel, resulting in an eventual loosening of the hardware and subsequent loss of helicopter control.  WBTV meteorologist Jason Myers and pilot Chip Tayag died after the Robinson R44 helicopter crashed along a Charlotte-area interstate. The purpose of the flight was to...

Deadly news helicopter crash likely caused by shaky inspections, leading to loose parts, feds say

Philadelphia, PA

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Tornadoes have long been a hallmark of the Great Plains states. But scientists say the destructive storms appear to be shifting east. (AP video: Mark Vancleave)

Why tornado sightings are creeping east

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