Tag: Crime and Incidents

NTSB Says Medical Plane Apparently Broke Apart Before Crash

STAGECOACH, Nev.—A medical transport flight that crashed in a mountainous area in northern Nevada, killing five all five people aboard the plane including a patient, apparently broke apart before hitting the ground, authorities said Sunday. The National Transportation Safety Board has sent in a seven-member team of investigators to the site of Friday night’s crash…


LIVE 9:30 AM ET: South Carolina Lawyer Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial Continues (Feb. 27)

The murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, an attorney from South Carolina, continues at 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 27. He is accused of killing his wife and youngest son in June 2021. …


LIVE NOW: South Carolina Lawyer Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial Continues (Feb. 27)

The murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, an attorney from South Carolina, continues at 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 27. He is accused of killing his wife and youngest son in June 2021. …


South Carolina Lawyer Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial Continues (Feb. 27)

The murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, an attorney from South Carolina, continues at 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 27. He is accused of killing his wife and youngest son in June 2021. …


Ohio Sen. JD Vance Suggests PPP-Style Program for East Palestine Residents After Toxic Train Derailment

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) has proposed that a Paycheck Protection Program, also known as PPP, be rolled out for residents of East Palestine, Ohio following the recent train derailment and a wave of deindustrialization. In an op-ed for The Washington Post published on Feb. 26, the Republican senator noted that East Palestine is a small town of about 5,000…


2 Arrested in Georgia Gas Station Shooting That Injured 9 Children

COLUMBUS, Ga.—Police have arrested two people—one just 15 years old—in connection with a shooting in a Georgia city near the Alabama state line that left nine children injured. Both were arrested Friday in the Feb. 17 shooting at a gas station in Columbus in which seven teenagers and two younger children suffered gunshot wounds that…


2 Men Killed in 2nd Minnesota Shooting Outside a Funeral

ST. PAUL, Minn.—Two men were killed and three other people were injured in a second shooting outside gatherings to mourn loved ones in St. Paul this weekend. The St. Paul Police Department said all five people were shot in a parking lot shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday during an altercation after a celebration-of-life event. One…


Man Jailed in Arizona Crash That Killed 2 Cyclists, Hurt 11

GOODYEAR, Ariz.—A suspect has been arrested in connection with a crash that killed two bicyclists and injured 11 others in a Phoenix suburb, authorities said Sunday. Goodyear police announced that 26-year-old Pedro Quintana-Lujan is jailed on suspicion of two counts of manslaughter, three counts of aggravated assault, 18 counts of endangerment, and two counts of…


‘Environmental Catastrophe’: Ohio Residents Launch Class Action Against Railroad Firm Over Derailment

Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have filed a class action lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Corp., alleging that the railroad company’s “negligent actions” in the wake of a Feb. 3 derailment and chemical spill had created an “environmental catastrophe.” Noting that Norfolk Southern took two hours to file a report on the crash, Youngstown, Ohio, attorney…


EPA Orders Temporary Halt to Shipping of Ohio Toxic Train Crash Contaminated Waste

Amid objections from Michigan authorities who said they were not aware hazardous materials were headed into their state, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered a temporary pause on shipments of contaminated waste from the site of Norfolk Southern Railway’s Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. “Everyone wants this contamination gone from the…