Tag: Crime and Incidents

Suit: Chocolate Factory Ignored Warning Before Deadly Blast

A Pennsylvania candy-maker ignored warnings of a gas leak at its chocolate factory and bears responsibility for a subsequent explosion that killed seven workers and injured several others, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The family of Judith “Judy” Lopez-Moran, a 55-year-old mother of three, filed what their lawyers called the first wrongful-death suit against…


Lawsuit: Chocolate Factory Ignored Warning Before Deadly Blast

A Pennsylvania candy-maker ignored warnings of a gas leak at its chocolate factory and bears responsibility for a subsequent explosion that killed seven workers and injured several others, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The family of Judith “Judy” Lopez-Moran, a 55-year-old mother of three, filed what their lawyers called the first wrongful-death suit against…


Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Cannot Remain Free During Appeal, Judge Rules

A U.S. judge on Monday denied Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ request to remain free on bail while she appeals her conviction on charges of defrauding investors in the failed blood-testing startup that was once valued at $9 billion. Holmes, who rose to fame after claiming Theranos’ small machines could run an array of diagnostic tests…


LIVE NOW: Police Give Updates on Bank Shooting in Louisville, Kentucky

The Louisville Metro Police Department gives an update at 11:30 a.m. ET on April 11 on the April 10 shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, that resulted in 5 deaths. Courtesy of Louisville Metro TV …


Police Give Updates on Bank Shooting in Louisville, Kentucky

The Louisville Metro Police Department gives an update at 11:30 a.m. ET on April 11 on the April 10 shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, that resulted in 5 deaths. Courtesy of Louisville Metro TV …


2 Children Killed in Latest NYC E-Bike Fire; 4 Survive Blaze

NEW YORK—An electric bicycle powered by a lithium ion battery is being blamed for a fatal fire on Monday in New York City that killed two children, marking the latest in a string of e-bike-related fires in the city. FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens said it took his firefighters only three minutes to arrive…


‘Unthinkable Day,’ Kentucky Leaders Say, After People They Knew Were Hurt or Killed in Mass Shooting

An “unthinkable day” unfolded in Louisville, Kentucky, when a gunman opened fire at the Old National Bank downtown, Mayor Craig Greenberg said. The gunman shot 13 people before police returned fire, killing him. The gunman was a bank employee who committed “an evil act of targeted violence,” Greenberg said during a news conference on April 10,…


78-Year-Old Bank Heist Suspect: ‘I Didn’t Mean to Scare You’

HARRISONVILLE, Mo.—A 78-year-old woman with two past bank robbery convictions faces new charges after authorities allege she handed a teller a note that said “I didn’t mean to scare you” during a recent Missouri heist. Bonnie Gooch is jailed on $25,000 bond after she was charged with one count of stealing or attempting to steal…


Chasing Horse Sex Abuse Charges Upheld, Drug Crime Dropped

LAS VEGAS—A Nevada judge has thrown out a drug trafficking charge against a former “Dances With Wolves” actor but upheld a Las Vegas grand jury’s sweeping indictment on 18 sexual abuse-related felony crimes. In an order issued late Friday afternoon, Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny said state prosecutors presented enough evidence for “a…


Indiana Officers Cleared in Fatal Shooting at Traffic Stop

MITCHELL, Ind.—A prosecutor has cleared two Indiana law enforcement officers of any criminal wrongdoing in connection with a fatal shooting during a traffic stop in February. Lawrence County Prosecutor Samuel C. Arp II said he has reviewed the incident and decided City of Mitchell Police Officer Christian Anderson and Lawrence County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Rhoades’…