Jan. 11—A judge ruled a Spokane County child rapist is a “sexually violent predator” and will be civilly committed to the state’s Special Commitment Program. The ruling followed a trial prosecuted by state Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Sexually Violent Predator Unit, according to an attorney general’s office news release. Daniel Gard raped five girls between […]
A woman on South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island who drew national attention from stars such as Tyler Perry and Snoop Dogg as she fought off developers in her final years has died, according to a publicist for her family. She was 94. Josephine Wright came to embody the development pressures displacing residents of historic African […]
A former yacht and tennis club turned event space that shut its doors in August now has a new owner. California-based Tavaco Properties acquired the Club at Treasure Island last week and plans to re-open it, Sam Tavakoli, a partner at the company, told the Tampa Bay Times. The club’s previous owner, Bill Edwards, took […]
(Fixes spelling of Mohamed’s name) By Ju-min Park and Minwoo Park YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Sri Lankans Siyam Mohamed and MJ Nimshan Dananjaya hadn’t realised how close South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island is to North Korea when they arrived in November to work catching crabs. They had a rude awakening on Friday, […]
By Ju-min Park and Minwoo Park YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea (Reuters) – Sri Lankans Siyam Mohamad and MJ Nimshan Dananjaya hadn’t realised how close South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island is to North Korea when they arrived in November to work catching crabs. They had a rude awakening on Friday, however, when alerts sounded on their phones […]
The latest release of Jeffrey Epstein files on Monday revealed photos that appear to show girls or young women on his private island in 2006 – as well as his longtime madam and accomplice who denied being present during that period. The documents were previously sealed or redacted as part of a 2015 lawsuit between […]
Two kayakers thrown from boat during height of snowstorm were rescued on a Cape Cod island Two people were rescued from an Island on Cape Cod after tipping over in their Kayak during the height of Sunday’s snowstorm. First responders tackling high winds and freezing temperatures responded to two kayakers stranded on Tobys Island in […]
Jan. 7—A 16-year-old pedestrian was critically injured when he was struck by a Hawaii island police car in Hilo late Friday night. According to a Hawaii Police Department report, the boy “was walking in the middle of the roadway and not in a marked crosswalk” on Kapiolani Street, between Mohouli and West Lanikaula streets, when […]
A Cuban journalist is looking to spread awareness of the US trade embargo in two illuminating documentaries arriving in early 2024. Liz Oliva Fernández says whenever she covered news or events on the island, be it the push for democratic reforms, or the private businesses springing up after the Castros loosened their grip on power, […]
A man was stabbed to death at a migrant processing center on Saturday evening on Randall’s Island in New York City, officials said. A New York Police Department’s public information officer confirmed the lethal stabbing to Fox News Digital. Police said that law enforcement were called to the processing center for an “assault in progress” […]
A man was fatally knifed outside a migrant shelter at Randalls Island on Saturday night and his killer was quickly arrested, police said. A dispute near the front entrance of the migrant shelter turned lethal when the 26-year-old suspect plunged his blade into a 24-year-old man’s chest about 7:27 p.m., cops said. Medics rushed the […]
An iconic trail on southern Australia’s Kangaroo Island has reopened to all visitors after recovery from the devastating 2019/2020 bushfires. Considered one of the country’s “Great Walks,” the Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail was only accessible as part of guided tour following the damage caused by the bushfires, according to the local tourism commission. But bookings […]