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Arrest made in fatal stabbing of jogger in Washington, DC: Police

Arrest made in fatal stabbing of jogger in Washington, DC: Police

iStock/Thinkstock (WASHINGTON) — A suspect has been arrested in the fatal attack of a woman who was stabbed multiple times while jogging in a trendy neighborhood in the nation’s capital just a few miles from the White House. Police sources told ABC News Thursday morning that an arrest was made […]

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A year later, Puerto Rico still recovering from Hurricane Maria

A year later, Puerto Rico still recovering from Hurricane Maria

iStock/Thinkstock(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — For over 16 hours on Sept. 20, 2017, an island of more than 3 million people was battered by the Category 4-hurricane-force winds and rain of Maria. The toll taken on Puerto Rico became evident immediately: total destruction of an electrical grid and telecommunication services, […]

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Wisconsin woman wriggles out of handcuffs, escapes local jail, gets re-arrested: Police

Wisconsin woman wriggles out of handcuffs, escapes local jail, gets re-arrested: Police

iStock/Thinkstock(WAUKESHA, Wisconsin) — A Wisconsin woman was caught on tape breaking out of her handcuffs and escaping from a local police station, authorities said. Thirty-year-old Amber Gonzales was arrested last Friday at the Beaumont Hotel for theft and possession of drug paraphernalia. Officers took Gonzales to a holding cell in […]

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Sheriff’s deputies transporting 2 mental health patients who drowned in flood waters put on leave, authorities say

Sheriff’s deputies transporting 2 mental health patients who drowned in flood waters put on leave, authorities say

Google Maps(CHARLESTON, S.C.) — Two South Carolina sheriff’s deputies who were transporting a pair of mental patients in a van that was overcome by flood waters — drowning the two women, who were chained in the back of the van — have been placed on administrative leave, authorities said on […]

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Great-grandmother, 73, kills 580-pound alligator with one shot, she says

Great-grandmother, 73, kills 580-pound alligator with one shot, she says

iStock/Thinkstock(GOODRICH, Texas) — A great-grandmother in Texas hit an alligator in the bullseye earlier this week, killing the massive reptile with one shot to its head, she told a local news station. Livingston Mayor Judy Cochran believes the gator she found on her family ranch along the Trinity River in […]

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Gunman in courthouse shooting that injured 4 was scheduled for assault hearing, authorities say

Gunman in courthouse shooting that injured 4 was scheduled for assault hearing, authorities say

iStock/Thinkstock(MASONTOWN, Pa.) — The gunman who opened fire at a Pennsylvania courthouse Wednesday afternoon was scheduled for a hearing on assault charges he received weeks ago, according to authorities. Four people were shot at the municipal building that houses the Fayette County Magistrate Court in Masontown, Pennsylvania, a spokesperson for […]

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One dead, 4 injured after shooting at Pennsylvania courthouse, officials say

One dead, 4 injured after shooting at Pennsylvania courthouse, officials say

iStock/Thinkstock(MASONTOWN, Pa.) — One person is dead and four injured after a shooting at a Pennsylvania courthouse, according to authorities. Four people who were shot at the Fayette County Magistrate Court in Masontown, Pennsylvania, Wednesday afternoon were transported to the hospital, a spokesperson for the Fayette County Emergency Management told […]

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Three shot, injured in Wisconsin workplace shooting; suspect in custody

Three shot, injured in Wisconsin workplace shooting; suspect in custody

WKOW(MIDDLETON, Wisconsin) — Three people were shot and injured in a workplace shooting in Middleton, Wisc., on Wednesday morning, a city about 6 miles outside of Madison. The suspect was shot by officers after the incident at WTS Paradigm, a software company, Middleton Police Chief Charles Foulke said at a […]

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Man gets arrested for trying to ‘steal’ marijuana after 100 pounds of drug washes ashore on Florida beaches

Man gets arrested for trying to ‘steal’ marijuana after 100 pounds of drug washes ashore on Florida beaches

Flagler County Sheriff(PALM COAST, Fla.) — It might have seemed like his lucky day when packages of marijuana washed ashore on a Florida beach on Sept. 13, but a man who allegedly took a “brick” of the drug and hid it in his car has been arrested, according to police. […]

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Postal worker pleads guilty to stealing money from over 6,000 greeting cards

Postal worker pleads guilty to stealing money from over 6,000 greeting cards

WISN(WAUWATOSA, Wisconsin) — A U.S. Postal worker who was recently terminated from her job has pleaded guilty to stealing cash and checks from over 6,000 greeting cards. Ebony Lavonne Smith, 20, who had started working with USPS in early 2015 pleaded guilty on Sept. 12 to stealing mail — and […]

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