PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The 39-year-old man who died at a MAX platform Thursday night was shot to death when there were no TriMet trains or buses in the vicinity, Portland police said Saturday evening. Sean K. Smeeden’s death was ruled a homicide by the Multnomah County medical examiner. Authorities again confirmed no arrests in […]
A Madera man who made news in Fresno for anti-mask protests during the COVID-19 pandemic was convicted for his actions at the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol in Washington D.C., prosecutors said on Thursday. The conviction came the day before a decision by the Supreme Court that could lead to overturned and reduced […]
The death of a woman who was found unconscious in a Phoenix alley is being investigated as a homicide, police said Monday. Margie New, 64, died Friday, one week after being found near Arcadia Crossing, the shopping center on the southeast corner of North 44th Street and Thomas Road. New was taken to a hospital […]
Judy Murray has hit out at her son Andy’s medical details being leaked to the media and reiterated that the two-time champion is not yet out of Wimbledon. The 37-year-old’s participation in next week’s tournament was mired in confusion on Sunday after he was prematurely ruled out. Governing body the ATP Tour reported that Murray […]
In a landmark ruling for gay rights campaigners, laws banning same-sex acts between men have been ruled unconstitutional in Namibia. Convictions for the colonial-era offences of “sodomy” and “unnatural sexual offences” were rare but fuelled discrimination against gay men who lived in fear of arrest. No laws exist prohibiting sex between between women in Namibia. […]
The cause of death for the suicidal man who died in the June 7 confrontation with St. Johns County deputies who opened fire has been ruled self-inflicted, according to the Sheriff’s Office citing the medical examiner’s report. John David Herron, 65, of St. Augustine was a retired U.S. Marine who ran a landscaping business and […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — New body camera footage shows the response to an unusual and scary situation— a rare and deadly alligator attack. Sabrina Peckham, 41, was killed last September, but it wasn’t until months later that the investigator determined she died of an animal attack, and not foul play. Memorial held for Pinellas County […]
Eleven GOP state attorneys general filed a lawsuit to block the SAVE student-loan repayment plan. A district judge in Kansas ruled that only three of those states have standing to sue. Even so, the judge said, their case is weak. Student-loan borrowers enrolled in President Joe Biden’s new repayment plan may have just gotten some […]
Bensalem fire investigators have determined that a fire Friday evening at a mobile home park that left one man dead and a firefighter injured was accidental. The fire was reported shortly after 5 p.m. at Top of the Ridge off Gibson Road and it fully engulfed the home, and extended to neighboring mobile homes, Bensalem […]
A Tarrant County medical examiner has ruled the death of jail inmate Anthony Johnson Jr. a homicide, potentially opening the possibility of criminal charges. The autopsy findings cite asphyxia from use of force and pepper spray as the cause of death. Johnson, 31, died at the Tarrant County Jail on April 21, after he was […]
A man who scammed Manatee County out of $1.4 million by impersonating a local developer has been ordered to pay back the money, according to court records. Timothy Ledford, 27, pleaded no contest in May to charges of fraud, money laundering and conspiracy after prosecutors say he and two co-conspirators stole over $1 million from […]
When faced with infertility, Amanda and Jeff Walker had a baby through in vitro fertilization but were left with extra embryos — and questions. Tori and Sam Earle “adopted” an embryo frozen 20 years earlier by another couple. Matthew Eppinette and his wife chose to forgo IVF out of ethical concerns and have no children […]