King George County, VA

Niagara Falls, NY

CBS Detroit

Officials on Sunday released the name of a pilot who died in a skydiving flight after her passengers jumped from the aircraft near the Niagara Falls.Melanie Georger, 26, was the only person on board when the single-engine Cessna crashed Saturday, the Niagara Country Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Georger, of Towanda, New York, was working to become a commercial pilot, her father said Saturday in a statement on Facebook."My beloved daughter, my best friend and one of the two lights of my life passed away suddenly today," Paul Georger wrote. "Melanie was a pilot, on the cusp of realizing...

Pilot living "her dream" dies in crash after skydivers jump from plane

Fort Worth, TX

The Independent

 A Texas mother will likely spend the rest of her life behind bars for poisoning her young daughter with Benadryl and other drugs to fake a seizure disorder.Jesika Jones, 32, was sentenced on Friday to 60 years in prison after reaching a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to one count of injury to a child with serious bodily or mental injury and abandoning or endangering a child with reckless criminal negligence.Jones was first arrested in June 2022, when she took her then four-year-old daughter to the Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth and said she had been having...

Mom who poisoned her 4-year-old with Benadryl to fake seizure disorder will likely spend the rest of her life behind bars

Virginia State

Newport News, VA

UPI News

Utility company officials said a power outage affecting about 11,700 customers in Virginia was caused by a snake.

Virginia power outage for 11,700 customers blamed on snake

Kaitlynn Lee, 25, was killed by her ex-boyfriend Joshua Thompson who shot her in the head through a window, police said

Mom-of-three was having fun filming a TikTok in a kitchen with her friend. Moments later she was shot dead

A former warehouse worker in Argentina was killed after he crashed a small plane into the warehouse where he used to work. Juan Manuel Medina, 46, was let go from his job at Air Liquide last March due to budget cuts. He had been with the company since June 2023.

Man Deliberately Crashes Plane Into Warehouse After Getting Fired

Sullivan, MO

Washington County, MO

New York Post

A Missouri man with an alleged history of domestic abuse is accused of strapping his ex into a wheelchair and forcing her to watch him and his new girlfriend dig her grave before killing her, investigators said.

Tony Charboneau, 36, was charged with the murder of his former girlfriend, Amy Hogue, 43, and other crimes related to her death after she vanished on June 20, Washington County Prosecuting Attorney John Jones announced last week.

Charboneau supposedly got into an argument with Hogue, which led to him punching and stomping on her as she was leaving his home on the day she went missing,...

Grandmother strapped to wheelchair was forced to watch grave being dug before ex killed her: cops

A U.S. Marine Corps investigation report released on Friday reveals new details regarding an MV-22 Osprey crash that led to the death of three Marines after the aircraft crashed off the coast of Australia last August. The report cited “pilot error and complacency” as the cause of the fatal crash.

New details in fatal Osprey crash revealed

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Herbie J Pilato

It's been eight years since former TV child star Sawyer Sweeten, best known from Everybody Loves Raymond, died tragically by suicide at only 19 years old. Sawyer Sweeten, his twin brother Sullivan Sweeten, and their older sister Madylin, played Ray Romano's TV children on Everybody Loves Raymond, the Emmy-winning sitcom that originally aired on CBS 1996 to 2005.

The Tragic Suicide of Former TV Child Star Sawyer Sweeten ('Everybody Loves Raymond'): 9 Years Later

Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Georgia State

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

Maryland State

Ashburn, VA

Fox News

Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the man suspected of breaking into former President Trump's Virginia campaign office earlier this week.

Suspect ID'd in break-in at Trump's Virginia campaign office

Berkeley County, WV

Falling Waters, WV

Lootpress

FALLING WATERS, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a Food Lion thief. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man involved in a series of thefts at the Food Lion in Falling Waters. The suspect has been seen arriving at the store in […]

Police searching for Food Lion thief

Las Vegas, NV

Bellingham Metro News

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck areas near Las Vegas on Tuesday night, according to the United States Geological Service (USGS). The quake, which occurred at 8:06 p.m., was centered approximately 45 minutes from Las Vegas, near Indian Springs.

Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Shakes Areas Near Las Vegas

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

New York City, NY

Someone’s case of bubble gut forced an American Airlines flight to Spain to make an emergency landing when the bathroom started overflowing. Officials reported that a plane was compelled to make an emergency landing in New York City on Wednesday after the bathroom began to overflow. The flight had just departed from Dallas when the lavatory issue arose, according to the FAA.

American Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Bathroom ‘Maintenance Issue’

Fauquier County, VA

Catlett, VA

Tracy Leicher

FAUQUIER COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed a Catlett teenager on Friday. According to an emailed media release from VSP Sergeant Brent W. Coffey, the incident occurred August 9, 2024.

Horrific Crash Claims Life of Teen Driver

Military.com

A Marine Corps investigation released late Friday into an MV-22 Osprey crash off the northern coast of Australia that led to three fatalities last August pointed to "pilot error and complacency" as causing the accident.The investigation also found "several concerning maintenance practices" by the unit, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363. And, while investigators did not directly blame those practices for causing the crash, it concluded that the tiltrotor aircraft never should have been certified safe-for-flight that day.The Osprey was flying as part of Exercise Predator's Run when it crashed on Melville Island, north of the Australian city of Darwin. Two...

Fatal Marine Osprey Crash Investigation Points to Pilot Error, Safety Lapses While Revealing Heroic Rescue Effort

Atlanta, GA

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Baltimore, MD

A serial killer who once lurked around Baltimore killing and dismembering sex workers and homeless people in the 1990s would sometimes turn his victims into burgers and sold them to unsuspecting people as part of a sick game. Joe Metheny, 62, was convicted for the murder of two women in...

Baltimore serial killer murdered victims for thrills then turned their flesh into burgers to sell

War History Online

On April 8, 1945, the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Wee Willie was downed by German flak while conducting an air raid over railway facilities.

Rare Photos: Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress' Final Moments Before Deadly Crash

NewsBreak

King George school bus involved in crash near Lambs Creek Church Road

Twenty-two elementary school students were on board a bus involved in a three-vehicle crash in King George County Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after dismissal for Sealston Elementary,...

King George school bus involved in crash near Lambs Creek Church Road

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