When Karen Brimer lived at the Nashville Rescue Mission homeless shelter — for two years, two months and two days, exactly — her life revolved around simple goals: finding food and a place to sleep. That all changed in May. Walking into her fully-furnished Wallace Studios apartment with conveniences like toilet paper, washcloths, paper towels […]
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‘Out of Control’ Woman Allegedly Attacks 10-Year-Old Boy and Bites Cop at New Jersey Motel Pool
Witnesses at the scene described the woman as “highly intoxicated” Wildwood Crest Police/Facebook A Wildwood Crest Police Department car A pool day took a dark turn after an intoxicated woman allegedly attacked a 10-year-old boy and bit a cop who was arresting her, authorities said. The woman, identified as Philadelphia resident Fallan Turner, attacked the […]
Three men indicted after deadly Lubbock motel shooting
Two men have been indicted on murder charges and another was indicted on other felony charges in connection with a deadly shooting in April at a central Lubbock motel. Leeroy Trevino Jr., 18, and Tony Thomas, 34, were indicted on murder charges Tuesday by a Lubbock County grand jury in connection with the April 13 […]
Father arrested in connection to deadly shooting of 7-year-old at Ohio motel
A father is one of two people arrested in connection to a shooting that killed a seven-year-old Friday morning in Ohio. >>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: 7-year-old dead after Ohio motel shooting Stark County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Knights Inn Motel in Plain Township at 1 a.m. on initial reports of a shooting, according to a sheriff’s […]
Extended stay motel in Marietta goes up in flames
Firefighters are currently working on putting out flames at an extended-stay motel in Marietta. Video shared with Channel 2 Action News shows the Metro Extended Stay Hotel on Freys Gin Road SE with significant damage and flames and a large plume of smoke coming from the roof. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as […]
Nearly 80-year-old historic Paso Robles motel reopens with new look. Take a peek inside
The River Lodge motel has sat at the intersection of Highway 46 and Highway 101 for close to 80 years. Passers-by and locals have long grown accustomed to the lodge’s eye-catching sign and its mid-century architecture that beckoned weary travelers into its modest and homey rooms. But today, if you peer past the sign you […]
Was it the largest motel in America?
Uniquely is a Fresno Bee series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in the Fresno area so special. When Highway 99 was the main route between Los Angeles and San Francisco, and Fresno the halfway point for weary drivers, the Hacienda was the crown jewel of motels along Golden […]
Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There’s a vacant motel next door
KENT, Wash. (AP) — Kabongo Kambila Ringo stood outside the tent where he has been staying with his pregnant wife and ate from a clear plastic tray of Girl Scout cookies melting in the midday sun. He was one of around 240 asylum-seekers camping in a grassy lot along a highway south of Seattle, wondering […]
After nearly a week, suspect in Mountain Home motel killing apprehended, police say
This is a breaking news story. Check back to idahostatesman.com for updates. To sign up for breaking news alerts, click here. A suspect in a homicide that occurred at the Thunderbird Motel last week in Mountain Home has been apprehended, according to the Mountain Home Police Department. A spokesperson for the department told the Idaho […]
Homeless Heroes secures funds, details plans for Astro Motel property
Homeless Heroes announced last week that it was able to close on its planned purchase of the Astro Motel after many years of fundraising and trying to find a piece of land to create homes for homeless veterans in the area. The purchase comes just over a year after a planned location fell through that […]
Police report provides more details about SWAT standoff at Lubbock motel
Woman shot at DeKalb County motel prompts SWAT response
A Friday night shooting incident prompted the DeKalb County Police Department to request assistance from the SWAT team. A 39-year-old woman was shot by her 17-year-old son around 10:16 p.m. on Friday at a motel on Memorial Drive. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] When police got to the motel, they […]