A decommissioned oil rig in Alabama caught fire on March 8, sending heavy clouds of black smoke into the air, according to the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department (MFRD). The incident occurred shortly before 2 p.m. local time. The department said on Facebook that more than 55 firefighters were on the scene to put out the fire, which contains diesel, hydraulic fluid,…
Alabama Oil Rig With ‘Potentially Hazardous Materials’ on Board Catches Fire Along Mobile River
3 Injured in West Virginia Train Derailment That Sent Diesel Fuel, Oil Into River
Three people have been injured after an empty coal train operated by CSX Corp. derailed on March 8 after hitting a rock slide in a remote area of West Virginia. All four of the train’s locomotives and nine empty coal cars derailed in a remote area just south of Sandstone, Summers County, inside the New River National Park and…
Border Officials Say Technology Is Good, But People Make the Difference
March 9, 2023
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At a hearing to discuss the technology needed to secure the nation’s borders, one Homeland Security official said that without one critical resource, all the technology in the world would be useless. “Technology will never replace the men and women pursuing what the technology uncovers,” said Anthony Salisbury, acting deputy executive associate director for Homeland…
Execution Delayed for Death Row Inmate Who Cut Out His Eyes
HOUSTON—Next month’s scheduled execution of a Texas death row inmate, whose attorneys say gouged out both of his eyes—each a separate incident—because of severe mental illness, was delayed by a judge on Tuesday. Andre Thomas had been set to be executed on April 5, sentenced to death for fatally stabbing in March 2004 his estranged…
FBI Investigating ‘Suspicious Death’ of Woman Aboard Carnival Cruise Ship
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the “suspicious death” of a female passenger onboard the Carnival Sunshine cruise ship. During the Feb. 27 cruise from Charleston, South Carolina, to Nassau, Bahamas, a female passenger was found unresponsive onboard the ship, the FBI field office in Columbia, South Carolina, said in a March 5 news…
Car Thefts Nationwide Top 1 Million in 2022 at Near 15-Year High: Report
March 9, 2023
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Car theft in the United States is hovering near a 15-year high, with every month last year seeing more than 75,000 vehicles stolen, according to a new report based on national crime data. The report, published Wednesday by non-profit industry group National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), suggests that the number of auto thefts nationwide surpassed…
Survivors of Deadly Mexico Abduction Returned to US
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico—A road trip to Mexico for cosmetic surgery veered violently off course when four Americans were caught in a drug cartel shootout, leaving two dead and two held captive for days in a remote region of the Gulf coast before they were rescued from a wood shack, officials said Tuesday. Their minivan crashed…
Former Drug Firm Exec Sentenced to More Than 2 Years for Illegal Opioid Sales
NEW YORK—The former chief executive of Rochester Drug Co-operative was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Wednesday for conspiring to distribute opioids illegally, in the first criminal opioid trafficking case against a drug wholesaler and its executives. U.S. District Judge George Daniels sentenced Laurence Doud, 79, to 27 months at a hearing…
Bankman-Fried’s Bid to Shift Blame Complicated by New Charges
NEW YORK—Since his December arrest on fraud charges, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and his lawyers have suggested part of his defense will be seeking to distance himself from the day-to-day operations of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange. But new accusations against him and a third former member of his inner circle in recent weeks could complicate…
Idaho Murder Suspect Adds ‘Death Qualified’ Lawyer to Team, Shedding Light on Potential Sentence
The murder suspect accused of killing multiple students in the brutal University of Idaho attacks may be facing the death penalty. Legal experts say that the defendant, Bryan Kohberger, is likely to face capital punishment if convicted for the Idaho college murders, based on the latest filing by his attorney. “Looks like #BryanKohberger is facing the…
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