Mountain View, CA

The Independent

 Autopsies have been carried out on a couple who drowned on Mike Lynch’s superyacht when it sank off the coast of Sicily last month. Seven lives were lost when the British-flagged boat, called the Bayesian, went down in a freak storm while anchored near the Sicilian capital of Palermo on 19 August.British technology tycoon Mike Lynch and his 19-year-old daughter Hannah Lynch were among those who died, while his wife, Angela Bacares, survived with 14 others.On Monday, Italian authorities said the first post-mortem examinations on the victims had been carried out on US lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife...

Autopsies reveal cause of death of US banker and wife onboard Mike Lynch’s superyacht

Doral, FL

 A Florida mother was arrested for leaving her three-year-old son alone in an apartment when she went to get plastic surgery.Jessica Renteria, 25, was taken into custody on charges of child neglect following the incident back on June 27. Police had responded to the woman’s apartment complex in Doral around 4.15pm that afternoon after tenants found the child wandering the complex alone.Now, police have released bodycam footage from the incident, showing an officer finding the child and asking where his mother is.“Hey, little buddy, what’s your name?” the officer asks the child. “Do you know where papi and mami...

Florida mom arrested for leaving three-year-old son alone in apartment to go and get plastic surgery

Chicago, IL

 Four people were killed in a shooting on Chicago’s Blue Line train early Monday morning.The shooting happened around 5am local time in Forest Park, Illinois, ten miles outside of Chicago, ABC 7 reported. Three people were pronounced dead at the scene, while the fourth victim was transported to a nearby hospital where they later died.The victims, who have not been publicly identified, appeared to sleeping at the time of the shootings, the Forest Park Police Department told CNN, and may have been homeless.“We don’t know for sure what their social status is. Looking at the videos, they were asleep...

Four people killed as they slept on Chicago subway train in mass shooting

Coffee County, GA

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Last week, two individuals from Coffee County were charged with trafficking methamphetamine following a search at a residence on Willacoochee Highway. On August 13, detectives with the Coffee County Drug Unit conducted an operation involving Charles Black, which led to a search of his residence on Willacoochee Highway. According to the report, Black left his residence before the warrant was served and was subsequently detained.

Two Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine After Search in Coffee County

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

Indianapolis, IN

Westfield, IN

 More than four decades after Fox Hollow serial killer Herb Baumeister left 10,000 pieces of human remains scattered around his Indiana farm, authorities are still seeking to identify at least four victims.Baumeister is believed to have killed at least 25 people between the late 1980s and the early 1990s. He hunted mostly gay men in the Indianapolis suburb of Westfield, Indiana, where he lived on an 18-acre property known as Fox Hollow Farm.The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner’s Office have named nine victims of the notorious Fox Hollow Farm killings, but four still remain a mystery.“The complexity and...

Fox Hollow serial killer left 10K pieces of remains scattered at his farm. Now, cops work to identify all his victims

 An 18-year-old schoolboy was shot and killed by so-called cow protection vigilantes in India after they chased him for miles over suspicion of being involved in cattle smuggling.The incident took place in Faridabad in the northern Indian state of Haryana on 23 August, days after a migrant worker was beaten to death by another cow vigilante group in the state’s Charkhi Dadri district over suspicion of consuming beef.Cows are considered sacred and worshipped by many Hindus, the religion that makes up a large majority of India’s population. Cow vigilante groups are accused of enforcing, often violently, Indian laws banning...

Schoolboy chased for 30km and shot dead by ‘cow protection’ vigilantes in India

 A father and his three sons, including two twins, found dead in their Surrey home have been pictured for the first time.Polish national Piotr Swiderski and his sons were discovered at their home in Bremer Road, Staines-upon-Thames, at about 1.15pm on Saturday. Neighbours reported hearing the mother’s “horrific” screams shortly before police arrived at the scene.Surrey Police said it was believed to have been an isolated incident with no third-party involvement. The children and man involved were all related and the three children were all under the age of 4, police said.The force has also completed a mandatory referral...

Pictured: Father and three boys found dead in Surrey home

Melbourne, FL

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A Burger King location in Melbourne, Florida, has been temporarily shut down for the third time following since 2023 after a recent state inspection that identified multiple health violations. This incident underscores ongoing concerns regarding the restaurant's adherence to health and safety standards.

A dead lizard, dead roaches, rodent droppings - Florida fast food restaurant closed again

  Russian emergency officials said Monday they had recovered the bodies of all 22 people from a helicopter that crashed in Russia's Far East leaving no survivors. The crash occurred in Kamchatka — a pristine peninsula with numerous volcanoes, known for its rugged beauty and rich wildlife. A Mi-8 helicopter with 19 tourists and three crew members on board, took off close to the Vachkazhets volcano on Saturday and rescuers located the wreckage the following day. Russian state news agency RIA Novosti said, citing emergency officials, that it likely crashed due to poor visibility in bad weather conditions. The...

Russian officials recover the bodies of all 22 people killed in a helicopter crash in the Far East

Aurora, CO

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The Aurora City Council at its study session Monday advanced a proposal by council member Stephanie Hancock to impound vehicles that are not registered and insured and driven by someone with a license.

Update: Aurora advances impound of unregistered, uninsured vehicles driven by unlicensed drivers

Jacksonville, FL

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

Columbus, OH

The Lantern

One man is dead after a five-hour standoff with police Sunday morning near Ohio State’s South campus. Credit: Lantern File Photo. One man is dead after an over-five-hour-long barricade standoff with the Columbus Division of Police Sunday morning.

One dead after five-hour standoff with police in the University District Sunday morning

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Lake County, IN

Lowell, IN

 A 14-year-old girl was stabbed while watching her brother’s baseball game in Indiana on Saturday afternoon.Dimas Gabriel Yanez, a 26-year-old from Honduras, allegedly used a “butcher-style knife” to randomly attack the young girl before trying to also stab her mother in a baseball field in Lowell, Lake County Sheriff’s Department said.“He just jumped on her and pushed her over,” Mathew Raiman, coach of the baseball team, told ABC7.“Then he proceeded to pull out what I called like a bowie knife, a big 16, 18-inch knife and just started swinging it on her.”Raiman said that dads at the baseball game...

Girl, 14, stabbed while watching brother’s baseball game with mom in Indiana

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Portland, OR

 Three people were killed when a small plane crashed into a row of townhouses Saturday morning in a neighborhood east of Portland, setting the homes ablaze, authorities told KATU-TV.Officials earlier in the day had said the plane was carrying two people and that at least one resident had been unaccounted for. Photos and videos published by KGW-TV in Portland showed one of the townhomes engulfed in flames while black smoke poured out of the adjoining houses. Gresham Fire Chief Scott Lewis said the fire had spread to at least four of the homes, displacing up to six families. He...

Small plane crashes into Oregon neighborhood killing three and causing huge power outage

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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

 The full inquest into the death of a Jeremy Kyle Show guest who is suspected to have died by suicide after appearing on the now-axed TV show has begun.Steve Dymond, 63, died of an overdose and heart problem at his home in Portsmouth seven days after filming for the ITV programme in May 2019, a previous preliminary hearing was told.Mr Dymond’s son, Carl Woolley, is currently giving evidence at the resumption of the inquest at Winchester Coroner’s Court, which is listed to last from Tuesday until 10 September.Mr Dymond, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, had taken a lie detector test for the show after being accused of cheating on his ex-fiancee Jane Callaghan.Claire Overman, representing Mr Woolley and Mr Dymond’s brother, Leslie Dymond, told a pre-inquest review that Leslie Dymond said his brother had been “incredibly stressed” after the recording.Hampshire coroner Jason Pegg previously ruled Jeremy Kyle had called Mr Dymond a “serial liar” and said he “would not trust him with a chocolate button”.If you need to speak to someone, Samaritans are available on 116 123 or by emailing jo@samaritans.org

Jeremy Kyle Show inquest latest: Hearing into guest’s suspected suicide held as son gives evidence

Georgia State

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

Gilbert, AZ

 A newly released 911 call has revealed the final moments of an Arizona teen as she spoke with first responders after being shot at her home in 2022. Rachel Hansen was only 19 years old when the shooting took place. Two years later, her killer has still not been caught, and her family hopes the details of the call will make someone come forward with information. “I’ve been shot,” Hansen told the 911 dispatcher, along with her home address. “Someone broke in and shot me...Please hurry, please hurry. Oh (redacted) I’m bleeding, I’m bleeding.”Police also released body camera videos...

Chilling 911 call of teen shot dead by intruder revealed as killer remains at large two years later

 The parents of a boy who was tragically crushed when the driver of an electric car made a mistake while parking have called for a design overhaul.Alfie Tollett was crushed between two parked cars when the driver of a £70,000 Jaguar I-Pace put the vehicle into drive instead of reverse by pressing the wrong button.Currently, the car can be switched between the two by simply pressing one of two buttons on a console.An inquest in Devon heard that Alfie suffered fatal crush injuries to his chest in February last year when he was trapped between his father’s car and...

Jaguar told to change design of £70,000 electric SUV after tragic death of boy

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Daredevils have thrown themselves down a steep hill in the annual death-defying cheese rolling race in Gloucestershire. Brave competitors sprinted, tripped and tumbled down Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth to try and win the 8lb dou...

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Daredevils have thrown themselves down a steep hill in the annual death-defying cheese rolling race in Gloucestershire. Brave competitors sprinted, tripped and tumbled down Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth to try and win the 8lb dou... - NewsBreak

Daredevils have thrown themselves down a steep hill in the annual death-defying cheese rolling race in Gloucestershire. Brave competitors sprinted, tripped and tumbled down Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth to try and win the 8lb dou...

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