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Rocky Mount man arrested for assaulting his mother with a cane
A Morgan County man is arrested for severely assaulting his mother in Miller County. Rakan Penfield, of Rocky Mount, was taken into custody Wednesday on charges of first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. His bond was set at $200,000 and he’s to be fitted with a GPS tracking device to ensure he stays away from his mother.
Arrest warrant issued for Knob Noster woman involved in crash that caused serious injuries to Stover woman
An arrest warrant has been issued for a woman who allegedly crashed a car while under the influence of alcohol, leading to serious injuries for a Morgan County woman. Charges were filed Friday against Melissa Alston, of Knob Noster. She’s been charged with driving while intoxicated resulting in serious physical injury, second-degree assault, failure to drive on the right half of the road, and failing to maintain financial responsibility of her motor vehicle. The arrest warrant was issued this morning.
Wentzville Man Seriously Hurt When Thrown from Waverunner at Lake of the Ozarks
One person allegedly failing to keep proper lookout is seriously hurt when the waverunner he was riding at a high rate of speed hit something in the water ejecting him from the vessel. The highway patrol says it happened around 8:45 Friday morning (July 26, 2024) at the 6.8 mile...
Phone lines down in multiple courts across California after ransomware attack
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Several courts across California have lost their phone lines after a ransomware attack targeting the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. The court hosts phone servers for courts in Shasta, Inyo, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus and Colusa counties. The Shasta County courthouse has been operating without phones, fax or text reminders due to the attack, which took place Friday. Webpages for the other courts all showed notifications that their phone systems were down. Ransomware attacks essentially hold a target computer or computer system hostage by encrypting its files and demanding payment for access to be restored.
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