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Blythe, CA

The Quick Historian

LA PAZ COUNTY, Ariz. -- The distressing saga of Amanda Nenigar, a 27-year-old woman who vanished over a month ago, came to a tragic end when her lifeless body was discovered beneath a tree, unclothed and approximately a mile from where her abandoned car was found.

Missing woman found dead a mile from her abandoned car

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Braddock, PA

NBC News

A Pennsylvania man has been arrested after he tried to shoot a pastor during a sermon that was being livestreamed Sunday, hours before a relative was found dead in a home where the suspect lived, authorities say. Bernard Junior Polite, 26, of Braddock, had walked into Jesus Dwelling Place Church...

Man tries to shoot pastor during service livestream; suspect's relative is later found dead

Three Rivers, MI

The Bendr Daily

Three Rivers, Mich. - Three store owners in Three Rivers are facing charges after allegedly labor trafficking a woman who was brought to the United States under the pretext of marriage.

Three Charged After Woman Forced to Work at Three Rivers Store for 8 Years With No Pay

Bryan, TX

Imprisoned Silicon Valley CEO Elizabeth Holmes has shaved more months from her initial 11-year-plus sentence for wire fraud and conspiracy, federal records show, and is due to be released two years earlier than expected. Holmes, 40, has a current release date of Aug. 16, 2032, from a women's federal prison...

Elizabeth Holmes sees more months trimmed from prison release date

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Clovis, NM

A 10-month-old girl abducted from a New Mexico park Friday has been found safe, authorities said Monday. An Amber Alert was issued for Eleia Maria Torres after the baby’s mother and another woman were discovered dead and her 5-year-old sister was found injured in Ned Houk Parknear Clovis around 4:30 p.m.

10-month-old girl abducted from New Mexico park found safe after mother, another woman found dead

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Westby, WI

It’s been 40 years since three teenagers came across the body of a middle-aged woman along the side of Old Line Road about six miles outside Westby, Wisconsin. Detectives arrived at the scene around 11:15 p.m. on May 4, 1984. The woman had suffered extensive damage to her face and body. “It was very clear to investigators at the time — this was a homicide,” Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson told Dateline.

Vernon County Sheriff’s Office working to identify Wisconsin murder victim found 40 years ago

Las Vegas, NV

Henderson, NV

In a distressing incident that has shaken the community, Nevada parents Misty and Jeffery Scanlan have been arrested on charges of child abuse/neglect after their 11-year-old child was found confined in a "large metal enclosure." The arrest came to light when officers were summoned to investigate a truancy issue.

Parents arrested after 11-year-old found in metal enclosure

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?

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Boynton Beach, FL

Viral video dumping trash into the Atlantic Ocean from a boat turned themselves into authorities on Friday and face a felony pollution charge, according to officials and court records. The suspects, a 15-year-old from Gulf Stream and a 16-year-old from Boynton Beach, are charged with one count each of causing...

Florida teens seen on viral video dumping trash into ocean from a boat turn themselves in

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San Clemente, CA

Theresa Neubauer was at work five years ago at a Georgia university when she got a phone call that stunned her. Her son-in-law — a prominent fertility doctor who’d authored or edited several medical books — had just been arrested on suspicion of murder in the mysterious death of her daughter, Susann Sills, 45.

Her family thought her death was a tragic accident. It was years before the truth came out.

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Calumet City, IL

A 79-year-old Missouri man was arrested Monday in connection to the stabbing murder of an 18-year-old Illinois woman in 1966, according to the Cook County State Attorney's office. Karen Snider was found dead at her home in Calumet City by her husband on Nov. 12 1966. She had around 125...

79-year-old Missouri man arrested in connection to stabbing murder of woman almost 60 years ago

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1 in 5 samples of pasteurized milk had bird flu virus fragments, FDA says

The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that traces of the bird flu virus have been found in 1 in 5 samples of pasteurized milk, providing...

1 in 5 samples of pasteurized milk had bird flu virus fragments, FDA says

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