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Trial starts in 1984 killing of girl shown on milk carton
Trial starts in 1984 killing of girl shown on milk carton

By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A former longshot Idaho gubernatorial candidate on trial in the 1984 killing of a 12-year-old Colorado girl wasn’t even remotely considered a suspect to law enforcement until his obsession with the crime and incessant visits to talk with police about it provided clues that turned […] More

October 13, 2021

3 employees killed in shooting at postal facility in Memphis
3 employees killed in shooting at postal facility in Memphis

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two U.S. Postal Service workers were fatally shot Tuesday at a postal facility in Memphis and a third employee identified as the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot, authorities said. It was the third high-profile shooting in or near that west Tennessee city in weeks. U.S. […] More

October 12, 2021

Sacramento pays $3M to man shot, wounded by police
Sacramento pays $3M to man shot, wounded by police

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento is paying $3.25 million to an Iraq veteran who was shot and seriously wounded by police during a 2017 standoff, it was reported Tuesday. Kristopher Velez was hit at least four times in the chest, shoulder, arm and leg. He suffered broken bones and nerve damage, is partially disabled and […] More

October 12, 2021

Tennessee state senator seeks acquittal, new trial
Tennessee state senator seeks acquittal, new trial

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for a Tennessee state senator are seeking an acquittal or new trial after the Democrat was convicted of four counts of wire fraud last month. The motion, filed Oct. 8 on behalf of Sen. Katrina Robinson, argue that “the government created a mess in this case when they over-reached and charged Ms. […] More

October 12, 2021

Trial starts for Florida man in police officer slaying
Trial starts for Florida man in police officer slaying

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection has begun for the trial of a Florida man accused of killing a police officer after he fatally shot his pregnant ex-girlfriend. Markeith Loyd, 46, is charged with first-degree murder in the 2017 shooting death of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton. Loyd has already been convicted and sentenced to life in […] More

October 11, 2021