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Albany man sentenced for attempting to kill Troy police officer
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (114+ words) ALBANY, N. Y. (WRGB) " An Albany man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the attempted murder of a Troy police officer. MORE: Albany man pleads guilty to attempted murder after firing at Troy police In December 2024, Troy police responded to…...
Immigration Protests New Jersey
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (177+ words) Gazette Xtra Police remove protesters and media from the area surrounding Delaney Hall detention center as authorities enforce a mandatory curfew during a protest on Monday, June 1, 2026, in Newark, N. J. Your Right to Know: Former Whitewater schools Superintendent Pate-Hefty applied for…...
US: 7 Dead in Iowa Shooting Spree, Police Cite Domestic Dispute
15+ min ago (347+ words) Iowa [US]: Six people were killed on Monday (local time) following a domestic dispute in Muscatine, Iowa, with preliminary findings indicating the incident stemmed from a domestic-related conflict, according to the city's police department. Authorities identified the gunman as Ryan…...
Bones found east of Lakeland belonged to elderly woman, sheriff says
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (389+ words) A woman in her 70s who lived alone and was described as a recluse by neighbors appears to be the person whose skeletal remains were found east of Lakeland on May 28, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. Partial remains, including a…...
1 injured, 1 arrested in Amarillo road rage incident on Coulter
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (171+ words) A driver was arrested after a person was reportedly pinned between two vehicles in a road rage incident in Amarillo, police said. About 1: 15 p. m. , Friday, May 29, Amarillo Police Department officers responded to a shopping center parking lot near 34th Avenue and Coulter…...
Dover trio arrested after stolen car pursuit ends in Worcester County search
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (482+ words) Sponsored by Carman Auto Group, MW Roofing, DART and Scouting America Delmarva Council DELAWARE/MARYLAND- Three people from Dover who stole a car were arrested after a series of attempted traffic stops, the deployment of tire-deflation devices and a multi-agency…...
Children trapped in the crossfire of gun violence
12+ min ago (642+ words) Executive director of Gun Free SA Every single week there are reports of children who are caught in the crossfire of gun violence. Just last weekend in Wesbank, Cape Town, a nine-year-old boy, whose mother was killed, was wounded in…...
Homicides in Cheektowaga and Black Rock that killed four believed to be connected
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (502+ words) An apparent triple homicide in Cheektowaga on Monday afternoon'and the fatal shooting of a man in Black Rock a short time earlier are believed to be connected, a source told The Buffalo News on Monday night. An adult and two…...
Police & Sheriff calls, May 29-31
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (1699+ words) Snakes, bro: Stevens Point police were called to deal with a homeless camp at Mead Park, 1001 West River Dr. , at 8: 12 a. m. They began cleaning up the mess, but stopped due to a "large amount of snakes" in the area. Shippin" "em…...
Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery and Assault at Parsippany Hotel
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (370+ words) PARSIPPANY, NJ - A man who admitted to participating in a violent armed robbery at a Parsippany hotel has been sentenced to 13 years in New Jersey State Prison, Morris County officials announced. Louis M. Verdesoto, 35, formerly of West New York, was sentenced…...