Tag: Crime and Incidents

2 Killed, 4 Wounded in Mississippi Shooting; Man Arrested

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss.—Police have charged a 19-year-old man with killing two teenagers and wounding four others in an early Sunday shooting at a house party on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Cameron Everest Brand of Pass Christian is charged with murder and aggravated assault, jail records show. Bay St. Louis Police Chief Toby Schwartz said…


One Killed When Plane Slams Into Hillside in LA Neighborhood

LOS ANGELES—One person was killed when a single-engine plane slammed into a grassy hillside above homes in a Los Angeles neighborhood amid dense fog, authorities said. The Cessna C172 crashed around 8:45 p.m. Saturday on the city’s west side, about 8 miles southeast of Van Nuys Airport, the Los Angeles Fire Department and Federal Aviation…


Minnesota Woman Who Left Newborn to Die Sentenced to Prison

RED WING, Minn.—A Minnesota woman who admitted to leaving her newborn son to die near the Mississippi River two decades ago has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. Jennifer Matter, of Belvidere Township outside Red Wing, was sentenced Friday for second-degree murder, KARE-TV reported. She pleaded guilty in January to leaving the baby on…


3 Indicted in Alabama Mail Thefts Involving Stolen Keys

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Three Alabama residents have been indicted in a federal investigation that found letter carrier illegally sold keys that allowed others to open and pilfer Birmingham-area mailboxes. The indictment filed Thursday in federal court in Birmingham accuses Keaundria Janae Gresham, 30, of Pleasant Grove, a letter carrier at a local post office, of selling two…


3 Killed, 1 Wounded in Philadelphia Shooting; 2 in Custody

PHILADELPHIA—Two teenagers have been charged with firearms and related offenses following the slaying of three people and the wounding of a fourth person at a northeast Philadelphia home, authorities said. Lt. John Stanford told reporters that officers called to the residence in the Lawncrest neighborhood shortly after 3:30 p.m. Friday found one person shot on…


Adnan Syed Asks Court to Reconsider Its Decision to Reinstate His Murder Conviction

BALTIMORE—Attorneys for Adnan Syed filed a motion Wednesday asking a Maryland appellate court to reconsider its recent decision to reinstate his decadesold murder conviction and life sentence, a ruling that upheld arguments from the victim’s family claiming a lower court violated their rights. Syed, whose protracted legal odyssey gained international attention from the hit podcast…


LIVE 2 PM ET: Huge Rally in Austin Demands Action on Southern Border Crisis

People rally to demand elected leaders take action to end the humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southern border at the Texas Capitol in Austin from 2:00 p.m. ET on April 29. Key speakers include: guitarist Ted Nugent, award-winning journalist Lara Logan, NHCLC President and CEO Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas); PragerU personality CJ…


LIVE NOW: Huge Rally in Austin Demands Action on Southern Border Crisis

People rally to demand elected leaders take action to end the humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southern border at the Texas Capitol in Austin from 2:00 p.m. ET on April 29. Key speakers include: guitarist Ted Nugent, award-winning journalist Lara Logan, NHCLC President and CEO Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas); PragerU personality CJ…


Huge Rally in Austin Demands Action on Southern Border Crisis

People rally to demand elected leaders take action to end the humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southern border at the Texas Capitol in Austin from 2:00 p.m. ET on April 29. Key speakers include: guitarist Ted Nugent, award-winning journalist Lara Logan, NHCLC President and CEO Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas); PragerU personality CJ…


Man Gets 240 Years in Prison for 2020 Slayings of 4 People

INDIANAPOLIS—A man convicted of four counts of murder and other charges in the fatal Indianapolis shootings of three young men and a young woman was sentenced Friday to 240 years in prison. Lasean Watkins also was found guilty in March of felony murder and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury in the February 2020 shooting…