Tag: Crime and Incidents

Man Killed in Riverside County After Being Attacked by 4 Dogs

A man was killed by four dogs March 8 while he was working at a property in Jurupa Valley, California, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The deputies responded around 7:30 a.m. to the corner of Bellegrave Avenue to a 911 call reporting screaming and found an unresponsive man in a front yard with four…


LIVE 4:30 PM ET: Alec Baldwin, ‘Rust’ Armorer Appear to a Virtual Court

Actor Alec Baldwin and the weapons handler of the crew, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, attend a virtual court appearance at 4:30 p.m. ET on March 9 for scheduling future hearings in the “Rust” shooting case. …


Alec Baldwin, ‘Rust’ Armorer Appear to a Virtual Court

Actor Alec Baldwin and the weapons handler of the crew, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, attend a virtual court appearance at 4:30 p.m. ET on March 9 for scheduling future hearings in the “Rust” shooting case. …


Man Charged With Trying to Stab Flight Attendant Faces Judge

BOSTON—The man charged with attempting to open an airliner’s emergency door on a cross-country flight last weekend and trying to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon is headed to court on Thursday to find out whether he will be granted bail. Francisco Severo Torres, 33, of Leominster, Massachusetts, was…


Man Fatally Stabbed Near Gas Station in San Ysidro

SAN YSIDRO, Calif.—A homicide investigation is underway March 9 after a man was stabbed and killed near a San Ysidro gas station. Just after 2:20 a.m. Wednesday, the San Diego Police Department received a call stating a man was stabbed near a gas station in the 300 block of East San Ysidro Boulevard. Officers arrived…


Congress Data Breach Will Have ‘Adverse Impact’ on Thousands, Say House Leaders

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Congressional leaders believe the recent data breach at DC Health Link could have an adverse impact on thousands of people and is “highly problematic.” Jeffries said in a March 9 press conference that he and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) would “continue to work on this issue in…


US Taxpayers Shoulder Annual Burden of $151 Billion for Illegal Immigration, Study Finds

U.S. taxpayers are footing a $151 billion bill each year to cover the cost of illegal immigration, according to a new study published on March 8 by a Washington-based immigration group. The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) study concludes that American taxpayers pay around $182 billion annually to provide services and benefits to about…


Farmers Fear Contamination at Start of Growing Season Near Train Derailment

With spring planting just around the corner, Ohio and Pennsylvania farmers near the Norfolk Southern train derailment are worried about the effect spilled chemicals will have on their crops and livestock. In a joint letter on Wednesday, Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) asked Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas…


Man Who Killed 4 During Houston Drug Robbery Faces Execution

HOUSTON—A Texas inmate faces execution on Thursday for the drug-related killings of four people more than 30 years ago. Arthur Brown Jr. was condemned for the June 1992 deaths in a Houston home during a drug robbery. Authorities said Brown was part of a ring that shuttled drugs from Texas to Alabama and had bought…


3 Los Angeles Police Officers Shot, Suspect Dead: Police

Three Los Angeles police officers were shot and wounded on Wednesday evening but were in stable condition while the suspect “was pronounced deceased,” the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said. During a search for the suspect, a parolee at large, officers discovered that he was unresponsive, LAPD said in a post on Twitter. “LA Fire…