A Florida sheriff’s deputy was released from the hospital on Monday, a month after he was shot in an “ambush” attack that killed one deputy and left him and another deputy wounded, according to reports. Deputy First Class Stefano Gargano, 28, and Master Deputy Sheriff Harold Howell, 41, were both shot when they attempted to...
A New Jersey woman who was arrested and spent two weeks behind bars over a mistaken identity cannot sue the U.S. marshals who arrested her because they are protected by qualified immunity, a court ruled. Judith Maureen Henry was booked into the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark in 2019 after the marshals detained her,...
People caught in possession of hard drugs will once again be at risk of state criminal penalties after the state of Oregon opted to recriminalize possession of drugs such as fentanyl, heroin and meth. Oregon became the first state in the country to decriminalize possession of small amounts of hard drugs in response to a...
A South Carolina death row inmate scheduled to be executed later this month is urging the state Supreme Court to delay his execution to allow his lawyers to argue that his co-defendant who testified against him lied about having no plea deal in exchange for his testimony. Freddie Eugene Owens, 46, is set to be...
An Orangeburg, South Carolina, man has been charged with murder after the remains of a former roommate was found buried under a fire pit in the backyard of his home, according to police. The Myrtle Beach Police Department said 54-year-old Sheridan Dirk Fogle of Orangeburg was arrested on Thursday and charged with the murder of...
One teenager was killed and another was wounded in a shooting at the Michigan State Fair Saturday night, according to police. The two 14-year-old boys were shot in the parking lot of the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan, shortly before 10 p.m., according to the Novi Police Department. The boys were transported to a...
A woman relaxing at a beach in Wildwood, New Jersey, was reportedly run over by a police officer during a freak accident last week. The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Star-Ledger. Wildwood Police Chief Joseph Murphytold thePress of Atlantic City that the incident involved one of the department’s Ford F-150 pickup...
The United States is full of strange laws that are still on the books. For example, did you know in Colorado, you can’t use upholstered furniture outside? In Georgia, were you aware that you can’t let chickens cross the road? Among Michigan’s strangest laws include car buying on Sundays. Every state has its own strange...
After the tragic deaths of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew, the Gaudreau family has received an outpouring of support. A GoFundMe campaign was set up for Madeline Gaudreau, Matthew’s wife, after it was revealed Madeline is expecting their first child in late December. Matthew Gaudreau of the Boston College Eagles attempts a...
The City of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a woman who was shot and killed by police during a shootout with a gunman at a grocery store in 2018, attorneys for the family said Friday. Melyda Corado, 27, was working as an assistant...
