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No charges filed in little girl’s theme park death
No charges filed in little girl’s theme park death

No criminal charges will be filed following an investigation into the death of a six-year-old girl who died at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The heartbroken family of Wongel Estifanos, who fell 110 feet and died on a ride in September of 2021, said the "criminal system failed our daughter." More

February 3, 2022

Ex-lecturer held without bail, charged with threats to UCLA
Ex-lecturer held without bail, charged with threats to UCLA

A federal judge on Thursday ordered a former lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles, to be held without bail in Denver after he allegedly threatened violence against the prominent school in online videos and an 800-page document sent via email earlier this week. Matthew Harris, 31, was taken into custody Tuesday in Colorado and charged with the threat. More

February 3, 2022

Arrest made in case of pregnant Baltimore woman missing since 2017
Arrest made in case of pregnant Baltimore woman missing since 2017

A breakthrough in the multi-year investigation into the case of a missing Baltimore woman. On Thursday morning, the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office announced the arrest of Michael Robertson in connection to the disappearance of Akia Eggleston. It was May 3, 2017 when Eggleston was last seen or heard from. More

February 3, 2022

Naked man arrested after opening fire on bus, killing 1
Naked man arrested after opening fire on bus, killing 1

A 21-year-old man who was acting erratically opened fire inside a Greyhound bus in Northern California, killing a 43-year-old woman and wounding four others before he was arrested, naked, inside a Walmart after getting into a fight. More

February 3, 2022

Florida man gets 15-year sentence for medical brace scheme
Florida man gets 15-year sentence for medical brace scheme

A major Florida player in a medical device scheme was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, a significant sentence in the world of health care fraud in Florida. During the federal hearing held over Zoom on Wednesday morning, Patsy Joseph Truglia, 54, of Broward County offered remorse, telling the federal judge he was "truly and deeply sorry and selfish" when he committed his crimes. More

February 2, 2022

Lawsuit: Fertility doctor used wrong sperm
Lawsuit: Fertility doctor used wrong sperm

AKRON, Ohio (Scripps News Cleveland) — A family learned from a DNA test their daughter was fathered by a stranger after an apparent mix-up of sperm samples at Summa’s Akron City Hospital over 30 years ago, according to a law firm representing the family in a lawsuit. In 1991, Jeanine and Mike Harvey sought fertility […] More

February 2, 2022

Ex-student is arraigned in shooting of two campus officers
Ex-student is arraigned in shooting of two campus officers

A former student at a private college in Virginia was arraigned Wednesday on murder charges, a day after authorities say he returned to his alma mater and fatally shot two campus officers. Police identified the gunman in Tuesday's shooting at Bridgewater College as Alexander Wyatt Campbell, 27. More

February 2, 2022

US missionary guilty of sexually assaulting Ugandan girl
US missionary guilty of sexually assaulting Ugandan girl

A Georgia minister on Wednesday pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a girl under the care of his church while doing missionary work in Uganda. Court records show 44-year-old Eric Tuininga of Milledgeville pleaded guilty in federal court in Macon to illicit sexual conduct. More

February 2, 2022

Brooklyn judge’s son pleads guilty to Capitol riot charges
Brooklyn judge’s son pleads guilty to Capitol riot charges

WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of a New York City judge who referred to himself as a “caveman” eager to protest Donald Trump’s presidential election loss pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges he stormed the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Aaron Mostofsky was seen inside the Capitol wearing a fur costume and a […] More

February 2, 2022

Parkland, Florida, school shooter’s trial delayed again
Parkland, Florida, school shooter’s trial delayed again

The penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be delayed until April after prosecutors told the judge Wednesday that they needed more time to interview the mental health experts who are expected to testify on his behalf. More

February 2, 2022

Police: 2 students shot, 1 fatally, outside Minnesota school
Police: 2 students shot, 1 fatally, outside Minnesota school

One student was killed and another critically injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon near the front entrance to a suburban Minneapolis school, police said. Police Chief Jay Henthorne said the students were shot outside South Education Center in Richfield, a suburb just south of Minneapolis. More

February 1, 2022

Former UCLA lecturer threatened to ‘hunt’ female professor
Former UCLA lecturer threatened to ‘hunt’ female professor

A former lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles, who was arrested Tuesday after police say he emailed an 800-page document and posted videos threatening violence against the school had previously sent messages saying he would "hunt" and kill a professor, court documents show. More

February 1, 2022

Verdicts reached in fake gender reveal party murder trial
Verdicts reached in fake gender reveal party murder trial

CINCINNATI (Scripps News Cincinnati) — Two Columbus men were convicted on charges related to a murder-for-hire plot in Colerain Township in July 2017. James Echols, 26, was found guilty of 22 charges – including aggravated murder and murder – while Michael Sanon, 24, was found guilty on one charge of attempted murder. Autum Garrett, 22, […] More

February 1, 2022