Second victim dies after a stolen 18-wheeler crashed into a Texas driver’s license office
A second person has died after a stolen 18-wheeler crashed into a driver’s license office in Brenham, Texas, earlier this month. “The victim is identified as Cheryl Turner, 63, of Brenham,” the Texas Department of Public Safety announced Monday.
Prisoner Review Board member resigns after paroled offender accused of killing 11-year-old boy, stabbing the child’s mother
The Illinois governor announced the resignation of a member of the state’s prisoner review board on Monday, 10 days after a man who was released on parole was charged with attacking a former girlfriend and killing her 11-year-old son.
Group of boys suspected of robbing bank now in custody; FBI calls them ‘little rascals’
A group of suspected bank robbers the FBI referred to as the “little rascals” are now in custody – and one of them is only 11 years old.
Denver police raided wrong house; officers relied on phone tracking app - grandmother gets $3.76 million
A Colorado jury has awarded $3.76 million to a grandmother whose house was damaged and ransacked after Denver police relied solely on Apple’s “Find My” app and stormed the wrong home, according to court documents.
Federal judge blocks enforcement of controversial Texas immigration law
A federal judge in Austin, Texas, ordered the state government Thursday to suspend enforcement of a controversial law that would allow state law enforcement agents to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally.
70 coins removed from stomach of alligator at Nebraska zoo
An alligator at a zoo in Omaha, Nebraska, needed an emergency procedure late last week to remove dozens of coins from its stomach, zoo officials said.
Houston: Megachurch shooter had history of mental illness; was still able to buy gun
The shooting at Houston’s Lakewood Church over the weekend was a “completely preventable horror” as the woman who opened fire had a notable mental illness but was still allowed to own a gun, her mother-in-law said.
Southern California: 5 Marines confirmed dead; helicopter crashes
Five US Marines have been confirmed dead after their helicopter crashed in a remote area of Southern California during a training flight Tuesday night, according to a news release from their Marine Corps unit.
Southern California - 5 Marines confirmed dead after helicopter crashed
The five Marines aboard a helicopter that went down in remote, snow-covered woods Tuesday night are dead, a US military spokesperson said Thursday.
5 Marines missing en route from Las Vegas area to San Diego; rescue crews search for helicopter
Rescue crews are searching a remote, snow-covered area of Southern California after a military helicopter with five Marines onboard was “reported overdue” en route from a base near Las Vegas to one in San Diego, according to the US Marine Corps and Cal Fire.
Bob Beckwith, 9/11 rescuer who stood next to President George W. Bush atop debris, dies at 91
Bob Beckwith, the former New York City firefighter who famously stood alongside President George W. Bush atop a charred fire truck in the rubble of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has died, according to the union representing New York firefighters and former US Rep. Peter King. He was 91.
GoFundMe and MLBD Contributions Enable Reconstruction of Stolen and Vandalized Jackie Robinson Statue
A Kansas youth baseball league will be able to replace a statue of Jackie Robinson that was stolen and destroyed last week after a flood of private donations – and a commitment by Major League Baseball.
Painting stolen by mobsters returned to owner after more than 50 years, FBI says
A painting older than the US Constitution was returned to its rightful owner this month – more than 50 years after being stolen by mobsters, the FBI said in a news release.
