Tag: Crime and Incidents

Man, 58, Attacked by Shark While Surfing Off Honolulu

HONOLULU—A surfer was in serious condition after being bitten in the leg by a shark Sunday morning off Honolulu, authorities said. The 58-year-old man was attacked shortly before 7 a.m. near Kewalo Basin, according to Honolulu Emergency Medical Services. Paramedics responded and “administered life-saving treatment to a patient who was surfing and suffered shark bite…


Family of Czech Billionaire Sues Over Alaska Crash Death

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—The family of a Czech billionaire who died in a heli-skiing crash in Alaska in 2021 says in a lawsuit that he survived the impact but succumbed to his injuries in the hours between the crash and when rescue personnel arrived. The lawsuit, filed in Alaska state court recently on behalf of the family…


Illegal Immigrant Gets Life Sentence for Killing of Georgia Whistleblower

BRUNSWICK, Ga.—An illegal immigrant was sentenced Monday to life in a U.S. prison for killing a man who reported him and his brother to authorities for cheating illegal immigrant workers out of millions of dollars. A U.S. District Court judge in Brunswick, Georgia, sentenced 46-year-old Juan Rangel-Rubio nearly six months after a jury convicted him…


Sentencing Trial Begins for Former Coach in Wife’s 1999 Death

HOUSTON—The sentencing trial began Monday for a former Houston-area high school football coach convicted twice of fatally shooting his pregnant wife during what authorities say was a staged burglary more than 24 years ago. David Mark Temple, 54, was convicted in August 2019 for a second time for killing of his wife, Belinda. But that…


Sentencing Trial Begins for Ex-coach in Wife’s 1999 Death

HOUSTON—The sentencing trial began Monday for a former Houston-area high school football coach convicted twice of fatally shooting his pregnant wife during what authorities say was a staged burglary more than 24 years ago. David Mark Temple, 54, was convicted in August 2019 for a second time for killing of his wife, Belinda. But that…


Empty Tank Cars Derail in Texas Rail Yard, No Injuries

KENDLETON, Texas—Three empty tank cars derailed but remained upright in a Southeast Texas rail yard on Monday, the train’s owner said, and no one was hurt. A locomotive leaked fuel but it was contained, Kansas City Southern spokesperson C. Doniele Carlson said in a statement. The derailment took place at around 7 a.m. in Kendleton,…


3 Sought in Delaware Mall Shooting That Wounded 3 People

CHRISTIANA, Del.—Authorities are searching for three suspects in a shooting at a Delaware mall over the weekend that wounded three people and led to an evacuation. According to the state police, the three suspects confronted an 18-year-old man as he was leaving the Christiana Mall’s food court shortly after 6:30 p.m. Saturday and began to…


Bodies of Missing Musician, Son Recovered From Arkansas Lake

BENTONVILLE, Ark.—The bodies of a jam band musician and his adult son were recovered from an Arkansas lake more than three weeks after the two went missing during a kayaking trip, authorities said. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that the bodies were identified as those of Chuck Morris, 47, and his 20-year-old son,…


One Dead, Interstate Partially Closed in Oregon After Shooting

SALEM, Ore.—A shooting involving an Oregon State Police trooper on Monday left one person dead and closed all northbound lanes of Interstate 5. Few details on the shooting in Salem, Oregon, were released. The Oregon Department of Transportation said northbound I-5 was closed for police activity, along with one southbound lane. The Oregon State Police…


Texas AG Backs Pardon After Daniel Perry Convicted for Killing Gun-Wielding Protester

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has voiced his support for pardoning Daniel Perry after the 37-year-old U.S. Army sergeant fatally shot a man who approached his car with a rifle during a Black Lives Matter protest in Austin in 2020. Perry was driving for Uber on July 25, 2020, when he encountered a road that…