South Carolina had a year-over-year jump in fire related deaths in 2023, state statistics show. There were 98 fire fatalities in 2023, up from 95 fire deaths the year prior, according to the S.C. State Fire Marshal’s Office. It’s the latest statistics for a state that has ranked among the 10 states with the most […]
Jan. 10—LIMA — A Lima man faces the prospect of life behind bars when he is sentenced next month for committing a pair of murders last spring. Kenyatta Washington, charged in the shooting deaths of Romelo Blackman and John Dyes and for shooting and injuring Shondale Mayo that same evening, entered into an agreement with […]
WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — Thousands of people made homeless overnight are living in weariness and uncertainty on the western coast of Japan a week after a powerful earthquake caused at least 161 deaths and left dozens missing. The rescue effort since magnitude 7.6 New Year’s Day quake has drawn thousands of troops, firefighters and police […]
Nepal has stopped issuing work permits to Russia and Ukraine after several of its citizens were killed in the war, Reuters reported on Jan. 5. Read also: Nepal arrests ten individuals involved in illegal recruitment for Russian army Nepal has asked Moscow not to recruit its citizens into the Russian army, to immediately send all […]
An arrest has been made in the shooting deaths of a pregnant Texas teen and her boyfriend, the San Antonio Police Department announced Wednesday. Details on who was arrested and any pending charges were not immediately made available. Savanah Nicole Soto, 18, and her boyfriend, Matthew Guerra, 22, were both reported missing in late December […]
Jan. 2—A new report from the state shows the Indiana Department of Child Services investigated 308 child deaths in 2022 and determined 61 of those deaths were a result of abuse or neglect. The Annual Report of Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities in Indiana details the circumstances leading to each fatality, and the report highlights […]
Authorities on Tuesday released autopsy results in the deaths of three family members whose bodies were found inside a mansion in Dover last week following an apparent domestic-related incident. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shared the preliminary results with the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office, indicating that Teena Kamal, 54, and her daughter Arianna […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok (KFOR) — In 2022, there were 74 homicides in Oklahoma City. That number drops to 72 for 2023. This time though, fentanyl related deaths are included in that number. “Seven of those are fentanyl-related deaths, whereas in 2022 and prior, that was never counted,” said Gary Knight, with OKC Police. Push to […]
The Pentagon has established new procedures for preventing and responding to civilian harm during U.S. combat operations, following up on a pledge by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III to overhaul the system. The 52-page document, issued last week, delineates responsibilities across the Defense Department and its military commands around the world and requires that possible […]
A 14-year-old boy was in custody Friday after allegedly killing his parents and trying to kill his 11-year-old sister in their Fresno County, California home, authorities said. Deputies were dispatched to the residence in the community of Miramonte on Wednesday night on a 911 call reporting a break-in and attack, Sheriff John Zanoni said at […]
Local authorities have reported civilian casualties in Kyiv, Lviv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv after Russia unleashed a barrage of attack drones and missiles overnight, targeting regions across Ukraine on Dec. 29. In Kyiv, at least 7 people were injured, multiple apartment buildings were damaged, and a metro station was hit by an explosion during the morning […]
A Russian lawmaker and ally of President Vladimir Putin was found dead under mysterious circumstances Wednesday after falling from the third floor of his home, Russian state media has reported. Vladimir Egorov, 46, who was a member of Putin’s ruling United Russia party, plunged 30 feet to his death at his home in the town of […]