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The Quick Historian

Annapolis, Maryland - Authorities are delving into the "suspicious death" of a potential kidnapping victim, whose body was reportedly discovered in a wooded locale last week. According to the Baltimore Police Department, the incident unfolded on March 28, just before 1 a.m., when officers were summoned to a residence following reports of a home invasion. Upon arrival, a woman recounted to the police that two unidentified men forcibly entered her home, demanding money. They purportedly claimed to have her son, 47-year-old David Winchester Jr., and threatened harm unless she complied with their monetary demands. The suspects absconded from the premises without the ransom.

Man found dead in woods after possibly being kidnapped in Baltimore

Virginia State

Moneta, VA

Cheryl E Preston

In Virginia there is no specific law regarding accidentally shooting oneself with a firearm but if it happens you might be charged as a local man recently found out. WDBJ reports that a Moneta man, WIlliam Lee has been charged for accidenally shooting himself.

You may be charged with a felony  if you accidentally shoot yourself in Virginia

Arizona State

Orange, CA

NewSantaAna

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

Florida State

Gainesville, FL

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	Four teenage boys are dead after a high-speed chase. Keith LeBlanc, Drummer For Sugar Hill Records And R.E.M., Dead At 69




	According to WCJB, the incident transpired on Sunday (April 20). The Gainesville Police Department reported a stolen Honda CRV was speeding on State Road 100. Authorities spotted the vehicle and quickly began chasing the four boys. 




	Bradford County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy, Col. Brad Smith, spoke to Main Street Daily News about the incident and claimed that the boys did start to pull over. However, as the cops decelerated, the stolen vehicle sped up and took off. It was reported that the vehicle hit a max speed of 111mph.  




	“[The stolen vehicle]...

Four Teenage Boys Dead After High-Speed Chase With Florida Highway Patrol

Naples, FL

Whiskey Riff

What's the only thing more dangerous than an alligator? The answer is the darnedest, most vicious creature on the planet.

The Florida Man.

Thanks to some quick instincts from a man that calls Florida home, another Floridian is alive and doing as well as he can be after being attacked by an 11-foot alligator. And the story is so absurd, there's really no other state that this could have happened in.

This dramatic, what-the-hell-is-happening encounter occurred in the beautiful (and apparently alligator infested) city of Naples, Florida. One man by the name of Walter Rudder was driving home and had made it to...

Florida Man Runs Over 11-Foot Alligator With His Car To Save His Neighbor’s Life

Georgia State

Catoosa County, GA

Ringgold, GA

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

Texas State

Houston, TX

Lance R. Fletcher

A Texas teacher and her husband are now in custody, accused of taking thousands of dollars from home renovation clients and gambling away money they took for work they never finished.

Texas teacher and husband arrested, accused of gambling away $1.53 million in home renovation scam

Defuniak Springs, FL

A peculiar development has befallen a Florida couple from Defuniak Springs, Dakota Jones, 32, and Kira Enders, 36, who are allegedly attempting to deceive the Florida Lottery with a counterfeit winning ticket and are now facing severe charges. Both individuals are charged with grand theft/larceny in excess of $100,000 and intentionally distributing a forged or altered state lottery ticket.

Florida couple charged with falsely claiming a $1 million lottery ticket

Los Angeles, CA

Baker, CA

Pain In The Pass

BAKER, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> The California Highway Patrol has released details on the fatal head-on collision that occurred Saturday afternoon on northbound Interstate 15 that left a woman and two children dead. Photo above is credit by Nicole Rivera.)

Update on Fatal Crash near the Town of Baker on I-15 Freeway that left a Woman and 2 Children Dead

King County, WA

Connell, WA

Timothy A Gruver

A King County practical nurse has been charged with misconduct for romancing a prisoner, the Department of Health reports. In March, the Board of Nursing charged licensed practical nurse Monica A. Davis with unprofessional conduct, according to the DOH.

Nurse Charged for Inappropriate Prisoner Romance

Tequesta, FL

The US Sun 

A WOMAN was threatened with fines of $100 per day by her HOA after helping her friends after a natural disaster. Teena Lavalvo from Tequesta, Florida, had been friends with Donell Pubien and his family for over a decade when they needed her help. The family was made homeless in...

‘I do not understand,’ says woman who faced daily $100 HOA fines after kind act to friend – they ‘showed no empathy’

Bucks County Beacon

Written by Thomas F. Schaller , University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Rural white voters have long enjoyed outsize power in American politics. They have inflated voting power in the U.S. Senate , the U.S. House and the Electoral College .

Why ‘White Rural Rage’ Is a Threat to American Democracy

Morristown, NJ

Morristown Minute

Automatic Recovery Rate Reduced to 10 Percent, Enhancing Financial Security for Beneficiaries. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has taken a significant step towards enhancing the fairness and equity of its overpayment policies by announcing a reduction in the default withholding rate for Social Security beneficiaries.

Social Security Eliminates Overpayment Burden for Beneficiaries

Boca Raton, FL

Knewz

Florida wildlife officials are investigating after a group of revelers was captured in a viral video dumping a load of trash off their boat after leaving the Boca Bash, an annual boat party. Wavy Boats, a YouTube channel dedicated to filming boats navigating the waters of South Florida’s choppiest inlets, shared a video Monday, April […]

Boaters Caught on Video Dumping Trash in Florida Waters After Boca Bash

Clermont, FL

Jim O’Rear

A Central Florida mansion that was once owned by Khalil Bin Laden, the brother of Al-Qaeda’s co-founder and terrorist, Osama Bin Laden, is undergoing demolition. The home has changed owners several times over the years and it used to belong to the family that created Tupperware and a creator of Jello.

Former Bin Laden Florida Mansion Demolished.

Englewood, FL

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

Alligator sightings in Florida are fairly common, especially near wetlands.
But when the prehistoric-looking reptiles begin to scale walls in residential areas, it might seem like cause for alarm.
The accompanying image, captured by Belynda Blyth in Englewood, shows a large gator attempting to climb over a wall near a busy road.
As some remarked via social media, the gator also seems to be heeding advice written on the sign.

“Meanwhile in Florida. Spotted in Englewood. Watch for climbing gators too,” WINK News meteorologist Matt Devitt warned Wednesday via  Facebook.
The image was subsequently shared by others in the news business, including NBC2 reporter Gina...

‘Legendary’ sighting as huge gator attempts to climb wall in Florida

Winter Park, FL

Maitland, FL

Casselberry, FL

Altamonte Springs, FL

Gotha, FL

Apopka, FL

Ocoee, FL

Windermere, FL

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Confidence boosters: Dare to think like a girl

ORLANDO, Fla – Men make better leaders. Women are born nurturers. Men are better with numbers. Women are better organizers. Men have more technical skills. Women...

Confidence boosters: Dare to think like a girl

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