JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A man was charged with 76 counts of murder and 86 counts of attempted murder on Thursday for allegedly causing a deadly fire at an apartment building in South Africa last year that was one of the country’s worst disasters. The suspect was also charged with arson and was ordered to be […]
A Georgia mayor has been arrested in connection to a theft investigation. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] On October 20, Wilcox County Sheriff Steve Mauldin and District Attorney Brad Rigby asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to look into the theft allegations. Officials said Mayor Brandon Holt, 34, had misappropriated […]
MANCHESTER, N.H. — What counts as a good outcome for President Joe Biden in New Hampshire’s unsanctioned Democratic primary Tuesday, where his name will not be on the ballot? No one really knows, since the situation is unprecedented and the primary technically won’t count toward the nomination. But Biden supporters and detractors alike have been […]
‘Cheer’ star Monica Aldama‘s son, Austin Aldama, has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography in Texas. Disturbing details are outlined in recent legal documents obtained by The Blast, indicating that he was arrested and booked in Navarro County on 10 counts of possession of child pornography based on a grand jury indictment. Austin […]
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it attempts a precision landing on Friday, in what would be a boost for a space programme that has suffered a wave of setbacks and been eclipsed by rival China. Dubbed the “moon sniper”, the […]
HILLSDALE — A Hillsdale man was arraigned Friday, Jan. 12, in the 2B District Court on seven counts of criminal sexual conduct. The Michigan State Police arrested Tony Oliver Diller, 55, Thursday on a felony warrant charging him with five counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. Judge […]
LITTLE EGG HARBOR — A man was charged with arson Friday after police saw him try to light on fire the deck of an abandoned house next door to his property, officials said. He was also charged with arson for two other fires that occurred earlier this month. Steven Johnson, 36, was charged with three […]
WOODWARD, Okla. (KFOR) — A Woodward Middle School teacher has been placed on administrative leave after being charged with seven counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child on Thursday. Benjamin Alan Hall, 47, has since been released on a $100,000 bond. According to Woodward News, Hall has been a coach and teacher at […]
Dec. 29—PRINCETON — A Mercer County woman is facing felony charges of fraudulent use of an access device after an investigation by the West Virginia State Police. Melissa Williams, 52, of Bluefield was arrested Wednesday and charged with 13 felony counts of fraudulent use of an access device, according to court records at the Mercer […]
Jodi Hildebrandt, the business partner of former family vlogger Ruby Franke, pleaded guilty Wednesday to four felony counts of second-degree aggravated child abuse. She was charged in Utah alongside Franke in September with six counts of felony child abuse, after the pair was arrested in August. Police had found one of Franke’s children with open […]
Dec. 26—A man reported to be trespassing Friday at a Wal-Mart store in Joplin is facing three felony charges and other counts for allegedly trying to flee police on a motorcycle. Zachary L. Simonds, 39, of Joplin, was taken into custody near 13th Street and Range Line Road when the motorcycle he was attempting to […]
Gazans are searching for dead bodies in the rubble after heavy Israeli bombardment of the Al-Maghazi neighbourhood. The Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health said more than 70 people were killed in air strikes in the former refugee camp. The information could not be independently verified. Videos circulating on social media show dozens of white body bags. […]