Tag: Crime and Incidents

Personal Chef to Obamas Found Dead Near Their Martha’s Vineyard Home

July 24, 2023
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The body of a missing paddle boarder recovered from Edgartown Great Pond by Massachusetts State Police (MSP) divers on Monday is that of former President Barrack Obama’s former chef, Tafari Campbell. Authorities identified the victim on Monday as Mr. Campbell, a 45-year-old male who was previously employed by the former first family as a personal chef….

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Remains of Helicopter Crash Victims Recovered From Alaska Lake

July 24, 2023
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Search and rescue officials in Alaska have recovered the bodies of four Americans who died in a helicopter crash last week when it went down in a shallow lake located in the northernmost borough of the state. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) mourned the loss of the victims in a statement on July…

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Excavator Seen Digging in Backyard of Man Charged in Gilgo Beach Killings

July 24, 2023
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MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y.—Investigators have been digging in the yard at the Long Island home of Rex Heuermann, who was charged earlier this month with killing at least three women and burying their remains on a remote stretch of beach highway. A yellow excavator that had been seen scooping dirt in the backyard Sunday was still…

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Boat Slams Into House at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks, Injuring 8 Who Were on Board

July 24, 2023
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LAKE OZARK, Mo.—Eight people were hospitalized after a boat left the water and slammed into a house at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. The 47-year-old driver of the boat was arrested on suspicion of boating under the influence but had not been charged as of Monday morning. The accident happened just before midnight Saturday…

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Woman Found Dead After Grizzly Bear Encounter Near Yellowstone National Park

July 24, 2023
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WEST YELLOWSTONE, Montana—A woman was found dead in Montana on Saturday after coming into contact with a grizzly bear on a trail west of Yellowstone National Park. The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks said in a statement on Sunday that the woman was found deceased on a trail near West Yellowstone, a Montana…

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Weekend Shootings Leave at Least 6 Dead, 20 Others Wounded in Chicago

July 23, 2023
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CHICAGO—Six people have died and at least 20 others were wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago. A shooting early Saturday in the city’s North Lawndale neighborhood killed one man and wounded four other men, police said. Three people, including two women, were shot Saturday night on Chicago’s South Side when gunfire rang out from an…

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Report Says Plane Rolled Upside Down in Crash Near California Airport, Killing Father, Injuring Sons

July 23, 2023
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MURRIETA, Calif.—A single-engine plane rolled upside down before crashing near a Southern California airport on the Fourth of July, killing a father and severely injuring his three sons, federal investigators said in a preliminary report. The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday released the report on the crash that killed Jared Newman, 39, of Temecula…

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Mountain Climber, Cliff Diver Die in Separate Incidents at National Recreation Spots in the West

July 23, 2023
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SALT LAKE CITY—A mountain climber and a cliff diver have died in separate incidents at national recreation spots in the West, officials said. Cory Ryan Ehrnschwender, 36, of Cincinnati died while cliff-jumping at Lake Powell, the Salt Lake Tribune reported Saturday. The lake is located in southern Utah and northern Arizona in the Glen Canyon…

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Man Convicted in Stray-Bullet Killing of Puerto Rican Olympian’s Mother in Her Connecticut Home

July 23, 2023
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A Connecticut man has been convicted of murder in the stray-bullet killing of the mother of a two-time Olympian rifle shooter from Puerto Rico. A jury found Franklin Robinson, 40, guilty Friday in the death of Mabel Martinez Antongiorgi. The 56-year-old was in her sewing and crafts room in Waterbury when a bullet flew through…

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Police Narrow Search for Infant Lost in Flash Flood, After 2-Year-Old Sister’s Body Found

July 23, 2023
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WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa.—Search teams in Pennsylvania were focusing on one underwater area Sunday as they try to find a 9-month-old boy swept away in a flash flood, hours after authorities confirmed that the body of his 2-year-old sister was recovered from the Delaware River. Upper Makefield Township police said in a Facebook post Sunday that…

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