Three Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash in Virginia Due to Fog
Comstock/Thinkstock(NORTH CHESTERFIELD, Va.) — At least three people were killed and at least 25 were taken to the hospital after a pile-up involving dozens of cars Sunday on a Virginia interstate.Virginia State Police said “excessive fog” in the Fanc…
Texas Sheriff’s Office ‘Taking Precautions’ to Protect Elected Officials After District Attorney, Wife Slain
Hemera/Thinkstock(DALLAS) — After the second murder of a prosecutor in the past two months in Kaufman County, Texas, the sheriff said his department was “taking precautions” to protect elected officials, but stopped short of saying he believed they we…
Home Schooling German Family Fights Deportation
Comstock/Thinkstock(MORRISTOWN, Tenn.) — A German family that fled to the United States in 2008 to be free to home school their children is fighting deportation after a decision granting them asylum was overturned. Uwe and Hannelore Romeike, devout Ch…
Oregon Sheriff May Release Undocumented Immigrants to Ease Jail Overcrowding
Kevin Horan/Stone(PORTLAND, Ore.) — Multnomah County, Ore., officials say they will decide this week whether to endorse a proposed detention policy to allow undocumented immigrants jailed for nonviolent misdemeanor crimes to be released.Sheriff Dan St…
Missing Oregon Hiker Found Alive on Mount Hood
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(PORTLAND, Ore.) — The Oregon National Guard found a missing hiker on Saturday morning after days of searching.The hiker, 23-year-old Mary Owen, had been missing since last Sunday when a Black Hawk helicopter from the Oregon Nati…
Bus Aide Arrested for Allegedly Bullying 5-Year-Old Boy
George Doyle/Stockbyte(PORT SAINT LUCIE, Fla.) — A school bus aide in Port Saint Lucie, Fla. was arrested and charged with stalking after surveillance footage showed her allegedly bullying a 5-year-old boy.Newly released surveillance videos show Danet…
Navy SEAL Killed in Freefall Training Was Member of Seal Team Six
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Eric S. Logsdon(WASHINGTON) –The Navy SEAL killed in a parachute training accident was identified in a Navy press release Saturday morning.
Navy officials identified the deceased as Brett “Shady” Shadle…
Missing Ivy League Student Spotted in Surveillance Video
Courtesy Tripathi Family(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — New surveillance video footage of a missing Brown University student on the morning of his disappearance may provide authorities with new clues to help locate him.New images from a surveillance camera show …
Oklahoma Dentist’s Patients to Receive Free Testing After Health Scare
ABC/KOCO,Oklahoma Board of Dentistry(NEW YORK) — The Oklahoma state dental board is offering free testing to patients of an Oklahoma dentist accused of “being a menace to the public health,” after a 17-count complaint revealed his poor sterilization p…
Polo Tycoon Cannot Adopt Adult Girlfriend, Florida Court Says
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — A Miami appeals court Wednesday reversed a ruling that allowed Florida polo tycoon John Goodman to adopt his longtime adult girlfriend.Florida’s Third District Court of Appeals Senior Judge Alan R. Schwartz wrote t…
Police Locate Missing 10-Year-Old Girl in California
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — A young girl who disappeared from her bedroom late Tuesday night was found in Woodland Hills, Calif., according to police.The 10-year-old girl had apparently disappeared from her bed at approximately 3:30 in…
Newest Man on FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List Captured
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo.) — The most recent addition to the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list has been taken into custody, according to authorities.A press release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Departme…
How Police Identified Severed Head After 24-Year Mystery
New Jersey State Police|Times of Trenton/Hopewell Police(HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, N.J.) — A severed head found on a golf course 24 years ago has been identified using DNA evidence and may be linked to a serial killer, New Jersey police said Wednesday.The he…
Virginia Teens Admit to Attempting to Poison Teacher
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — Two Virginia middle school students are facing felony charges of attempted poisoning after they allegedly spiked their teacher’s tea at least twice with hand sanitizer.The two 13-year-old male students, who …
Texas School District to Arm Teachers
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LUBBOCK, Texas) — Educators in a Texas school district will soon be permitted to carry guns in the classroom, assuming they get approval from the school superintendent, pass a training course and obtain a concealed-handgun licen…
Boyhood Images of John F. Kennedy Jr. Released
Robert Knudsen / JFK Library(NEW YORK) — The JFK Library released three newly digitized images on Wednesday of John F. Kennedy Jr. sitting in the pilot’s seat of the presidential helicopter as a toddler during his father’s presidency.The p…
Suspected Craigslist Rapist Linked to 20 More Attacks
ABC News(CHICAGO) — An Illinois man accused of raping five women he met through Craigslist is being investigated for potentially attacking at least 20 more women, according to authorities.Police were searching for more of Charles Oliver’s poss…
Sea Lion Caught Lounging at California Hotel
ABC News(LA JOLLA, Calif.) — A sea lion with a taste for luxury, or perhaps just in a state of confusion, made its way out of the Pacific Ocean, up a beach and across a road before finding itself poolside at a California hotel.The sea lion, a female p…
Skydive Instructor, Student Killed in Florida Jump
ABC News(ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla.) — Police are investigating how an experienced sky diving instructor and his student fell more than 13,000 feet to their deaths and did not deploy their main parachutes at a popular southwest Florida camp.Pasco County sherif…
NJ Gas Station Manager Says He Sold Winning Powerball Ticket
Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images(BORDENTOWN, N.J.) — The single Powerball ticket sold in New Jersey that matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s $338.3 million jackpot drawing was sold at a popular truck stop close to the New Jersey Turnp…