Ann Gotlib. Crystal Rogers. Trent DiGiuro. Theirs are just a few Kentucky cases that have been the topics of true crime podcasts and television shows for years. Thousands of people across the country have been left wondering if they’ll ever know the whole story or whether those responsible will ever be held accountable — or […]
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PennDOT is planning a traffic signal at the notorious Route 590/Owego Turnpike intersection
Palmyra Township (Wayne County) officials are weighing support of a proposed traffic signal on Purdytown Turnpike (Route 590) where it meets Owego Turnpike (Route 3028), near a blind curve on 590. The intersection is right at the boundary between Palmyra and Paupack townships, north of Lake Wallenpaupack. Although the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has proposed […]
Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group loots a Darfur hospital, aid group says
CAIRO (AP) — The notorious Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, fighting Sudan’s military for over a year, fired shots and looted a health facility in the western region of Darfur, forcing its closure, an international aid group said. The RSF, attacked the South Hospital in al-Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur province on Sunday, […]
Mount Everest climbing duo vanishes from notorious area of world’s tallest peak
A British climber and his guide who reached the summit of Mount Everest have been missing since Tuesday, and are presumed dead in the mountain’s so-called “death zone,” while attempting to descend. The “death zone” is the area on the mountain above 26,000 feet, where low oxygen levels can cause impaired judgment, severe altitude sickness […]
State to rebuild Ada’s notorious ‘Crazy Corner’ intersection, officials say
An intersection in Ada — long known as the site of numerous traffic fatalities and accidents ― will be redesigned and rebuilt over the next two years after city, state and tribal leaders reached an agreement to fund the project. The intersection, widely known as Crazy Corner, is where Mississippi Avenue and E Arlington Street, […]
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‘The Fly’ has become notorious in France after a brazen escape. What’s his criminal history?
PARIS (AP) — A prisoner nicknamed “The Fly” has become notorious in France overnight after a daring and bloody escape from a prison convoy in Normandy that left two guards dead. Mohamed Amra, 30, has a long and violent criminal history that has now culminated in a high-profile search. Known as “La Mouche” (The Fly), […]
Notorious people smuggler wanted in Europe arrested in northern Iraq
One of Europe’s most notorious human smugglers has been arrested in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, security officials said. The regional government’s security agency said it had arrested Barzan Majeed, known as “the Scorpion”, in the area of Sulaymaniyah, upon a request from Interpol and “after the exchange of intelligence information”. He was […]
Notorious people smuggler wanted in Europe arrested in northern Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — One of Europe’s most notorious human smugglers was arrested Monday in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, security officials said. The regional government’s security agency said it had arrested Barzan Majeed, known as “the Scorpion,” in the area of Sulaymaniyah, upon a request from Interpol and “after the exchange of intelligence […]
After notorious crime spree, ‘Bobbed Haired Bandit’ nabbed in Jacksonville 100 years ago
A hundred years ago, Brooklyn’s Bobbed Haired Bandit was the talk of New York, glorified by the newspapers and hounded by police as she and a man, dubbed her “tall companion,” held up numerous targets at gunpoint: a grocery store, drugstore, restaurant and butcher shop, among others. Most of the fascination was with the petite […]
Prison for man who was in daughter’s Minnesota-based drug smuggling ring tied to notorious cartel
A federal judge Wednesday handed down a 7½-year sentence to a St. Cloud man who played a part in his daughter’s smuggling operation that funneled into the Midwest large amounts of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine supplied by one of the world’s most notorious drug cartels. Jeffrey Robert Knott, 52, was sentenced in U.S. District Court […]
Distillery in notorious former Belfast prison ‘epitomises story of transformation’
A new whisky distillery in a former Belfast prison which once housed paramilitary prisoners “epitomises the journey of transformation”, a Stormont minister has said. Economy Minister Conor Murphy, who was once held in the Crumlin Road Gaol accused of Provisional IRA membership, also described himself as a living embodiment of the process. The jail housed […]