A Florida man was arrested and charged with aggravated battery after he allegedly hit his girlfriend in the head with a bottle of vodka, choked her and fled. After using both his hands and a rope to attempt to choke her, bystanders who saw him chasing her were temporarily able to pin him to the […]
A new tropical disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean grabbed the attention of forecasters Monday, with the National Hurricane Center saying it has a low chance of becoming a tropical storm at this time. The tropical wave is a few hundred miles east-southeast of the Windward Islands. The wave has produced disorganized showers and thunderstorms so […]
Victor Martinez-Hernandez was arrested on June 14 in connection with the August 2023 death of Rachel Morin Harford County Sheriff’s Office; Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Rachel Morin (left), and Victor Martinez-Hernandez Maryland authorities have revealed how they tracked down the man accused of killing Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old fitness enthusiast and […]
A Chinese supersonic spy drone was intercepted by Japan over the East China Sea. The WL-10/WZ-10 drone is a reconnaissance/attack drone with electronic warfare capabilities. The drone’s flight path indicates it was flying near a Japanese base key to US airpower in the region. Japan intercepted the Chinese supersonic WL-10/WZ-10 drone over the East China […]
Property owned by Fresno County is poorly tracked and maintained, and leaders must get it organized or risk lost tax dollars and mismanaged assets, the Fresno County Grand Jury said in a report released Thursday. The grand jury conducted 15 interviews and reviewed Fresno County records in its search, which showed an incomplete list of […]
Ángel Maturino Reséndiz admitted to killing nine people, but DNA evidence linked him to more bodies. A new episode of ‘People Magazine Investigates’ goes inside the case Paul S. Howell/Getty Ángel Maturino Reséndiz He lived on trains — hopping on and off while killing people across the country. The drifter passed through prisons in Florida […]
A car thief eluded police in a wild pursuit in Manhattan Saturday morning, only for cops and K9s to later sniff him out and cuff him inside an apartment, police said. After canvassing the area officers spotted John Bernabel, 30, in the white Dodge Charger, with its distinct black hood at about 10:55 a.m. near […]
No agency tracks the use of automated license plate readers across the state. So The News & Observer began a reporting project in 2023 to find out just how widespread the devices have become among law enforcement agencies. The project focused on fixed automated license plate readers, rather than those mounted in police or sheriff’s […]
Claim: Video authentically depicts former President Donald Trump only partially mouthing the words to the Lord’s Prayer at a 2017 rally. Rating: Rating: True On March 31, 2024, X (formerly Twitter) account @RonFilipkowski posted a video (archived here) allegedly showing former U.S. President Donald Trump attempting to recite the Lord’s Prayer without a teleprompter. The post […]
Mar. 7—CHEYENNE — On the last day to pass bills on third reading in the second house, four bills the Wyoming Tribune Eagle has kept an eye on successfully made it through every legislative hurdle. Senate File 86, “School safety and security-funding,” sponsored by Sen. John Kolb, R-Rock Springs, provides a state funding mechanism for […]
Claim: In 2012, then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told an audience that included hundreds of African Americans that Republican economic policies would “put y’all back in chains.” Rating: Rating: Correct Attribution In the early months of 2024, as U.S. President Joe Biden ramped up his campaign for reelection in November, a controversial, years-old quote attributed […]
A Charlotte woman found unconscious in her home died at a hospital, and police said Friday her boyfriend was arrested in Mississippi. Police declined to say how they believe 23-year-old Nataly Martinez died. Officers arrived at the home in the 8400 block of Strider Drive in southeast Charlotte about 3:30 a.m. Thursday, according to a […]