The family of a girl who died in a crash that claimed the lives of two other teenagers has paid tribute to her strength and kindness. Sophie Bates, 17, from Stafford, was a back seat passenger of the Ford Ka when the crash happened on Cannock Road in Penkridge, Staffordshire, on Saturday.

Third teen who died in crash named

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Nine individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in Newark, distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

16 Arrested in Major Drug Bust: Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl & Heroin

A tenth inmate has died at a prison in just over three months amid claims of drug misuse by prisoners. Warren Manners, 38, is the latest to have died at HMP Parc in Bridgend, which is run by Security company G4S. Nine other inmates have died since 27 February, including...

Tenth inmate dies at prison in three months

The body of a Kenyan climber who died on Mt Everest last week will remain on the mountain where he died, his family has said. The 40-year-old mountaineer fell into a crevasse just about 48m (160ft) below the 8,849m peak, along with his Nepalese guide. Kirui's family said retrieving his...

Kenyan climber's body to be left on Everest - family

Officials in Texas have found the remains of a woman in the jaws of an alligator. Houston authorities were in the area looking for a missing woman when they discovered the body. Identification of the remains has not yet been made. Authorities shot and killed the alligator to stop it...

Woman's body found inside jaws of Texas alligator

Jessica Moriarty,Local Democracy Reporting Service. A huge housing development that will see 1,000 new homes being built has moved a step closer. The second phase of the West Warminster Urban Extension, also known as Jubilee Gardens, has been granted planning permission by Wiltshire Council. Developer Persimmon Homes can now move...

Next stage of 1,000 home development approved

A man who strangled his partner twice and tried to hit her with a brick has been jailed for three and a half years. A row broke out while William Gray, 31, of North Brink, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, was at the victim's house on 17 July and she asked him to leave.

Man jailed for attempting to strangle partner

Pontotoc County, MS

Mississippi News Group

Pontotoc County Woman Arrested for Felony Child Abuse. Pontotoc County, MS - On May 21, 2024, the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Pontotoc County Sheriff's Department arrested Mariha Dunn, a 25-year-old resident of Pontotoc County, on two counts of felony child abuse. The charges stem from an incident involving her two young children: a 5-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl, according to a press release from the Pontotoc County Sheriff's Department.

Mother arrested on felony after 3 & 5 year old found alone in "sauna" like house with no electricity

River Oaks, TX

Robert Russell Shaneyfelt

This post includes content modified using AI. Garrett Beck could never have foreseen the events that transpired during his Thursday morning shift. The electrician and his colleague were heading south on Interstate 35 when lightning struck their work truck near Basswood Blvd.

Struck by Lightning on I-35: A Close Call

Two women have died in a three-vehicle crash in Somerset. The women, who were the driver and passenger in a silver Ford, were pronounced dead at the scene of the incident on the A361 Marston Road near Frome. Emergency services were called at about 15:10 BST on Thursday to the...

Two women killed in three-vehicle crash

California State

Golden Gate Media

Minor day-to-day weather changes are expected through the weekend. High pressure will move northward, bringing warmer temperatures and less wind to inland areas by Friday. A weak trough will pass over the area this weekend. This will slightly lower temperatures and deepen the marine layer. Breezier winds are expected for the mountains and deserts.

Southern California Weather set to Heat Up to 100s: Sizzling Temperatures Set to Arrive Next Week

A man has been arrested after a woman was pushed to the floor and raped in Reading. The woman in her 20s was walking in Argyle Road between 22:30 and 23:00 BST on Wednesday when she was approached from behind and attacked, police said. The 26-year-old man, from Reading, remains...

Arrest after woman raped in late-night attack

Nashville, TN

Murray, KY

The Murray Sentinel

MURRAY – A Murray couple was arrested last week after two juveniles in their care were admitted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, for severe weight loss with supporting evidence of malnutrition and physical abuse.

Foster parents arrested after children found to be extremely malnourished

A woman has been assaulted by two men while walking her dog in a Derby park. Police said the attack happened between 22:30 and 23:00 BST on Monday when a woman was walking with family in the city's Markeaton Park. The victim had gone to find her dog in woodlands...

Female dog walker grabbed by men at city park

A man who killed his wife while he was experiencing a psychotic episode has been given an indefinite hospital detention. Accountant Darryl Bowen, 43, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Alison Bowen, 41, at their home in the Kingswood area of Bristol in November 2023. Sentencing him at Bristol Crown...

Man given hospital order for killing wife

A mother whose 16-year-old son took his own life after a 'sextortion' plot has pleaded with other victims to speak out and get help. Murray Dowey, from Dunblane, was targeted by criminals in the blackmail scheme involving intimate pictures sent online. The 16-year-old was contacted by someone posing as a...

‘It’s not worth taking your life over sextortion’

Contra Costa County, CA

Port Costa, CA

The Crockett-Carquinez Fire Department is currently managing a hazardous conditions emergency in Port Costa following reports of two pieces of military ordnance discovered on Canyon Lake Drive.

Entire California community alarmed after two pieces of military ordinance are found inside home

The first stegosaurus skeleton to go under the hammer is set to fetch millions of dollars in New York. But the extraordinary discovery was made by chance, thousands of miles away out west during one man’s birthday stroll, writes Stephen Smith. It’s every child’s dream to wander into the...

Dinosaur hunter stumbles across million-dollar find

New Jersey State

Jersey City, NJ

NEW JERSEY - A woman from Hudson County, New Jersey, identified as 29-year-old Zyeama Johnson of Jersey City, has been charged with burglarizing two U.S. Post Offices on six separate occasions, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. Johnson, who was formerly employed at one of the post offices she allegedly targeted, appeared today in Newark federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy Waldor and was subsequently released on a $100,000 unsecured bond.

Ex-employee charged with multiple post office burglaries

Daniel Gee, 44, from Liverpool, was given an indefinite sentence in 2010 for making threats to kill. He went missing from Kirklevington Grange Prison, near Yarm, Teesside, on Monday. Cleveland Police has said he has links to the North Yorkshire area including Whitby, as well as Carlisle, St Helens and...

New image released of missing prisoner

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New storm weather warning as care home hit by lightning

Slide 1 of 4, Lightning strikes in sky on coastline of Frinton-on-Sea, On the coast of Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, a spectacular strike was captured. The Met Office...

New storm weather warning as care home hit by lightning

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