Tag: Public Safety

Judge Seals Alec Baldwin Settlement Terms in Fatal Shooting

SANTA FE, N.M.—The judge hearing the wrongful death lawsuit against actor Alec Baldwin and an array of producers and crew linked to a fatal film set shooting agreed Monday to seal from public view the terms of a proposed settlement agreement in the case that benefits the son of slain cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The New…


17 Men Arrested in California Sikh Community Shootings

YUBA CITY, Calif.—Authorities in Northern California on Monday said they had arrested more than a dozen men from two warring criminal syndicates whose violent rivalry they say was responsible for a mass shooting at a Sikh temple and a brutal sword attack at a parade in 2018. Sutter County District Attorney Jennifer Dupré said the…


As Soros-Backed Prosecutor Fights Attempt to Oust Her, Judge Sets Separate Contempt Hearing

Accusations of mismanagement and chaos are piling up against St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. Gardner appeared in court on April 18, the first hearing in Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s attempt to remove her from office. Gardner’s lawyers are seeking dismissal of that case. Bailey asserts she neglected her duties by failing to properly staff…


California Man Gets Life Sentence for Killing Woman, Dog, Burning Down House

POMONA, Calif.—An Inglewood man who fatally stabbed a woman he had briefly dated and killed her dog before setting fire to her Pomona apartment was sentenced Tuesday to more than 66 years to life in state prison. Jurors found Chaumon Tyner, now 54, guilty last Sept. 19 of one count each of first-degree murder, animal…


Deadly Fungal Infection Outbreak Temporarily Closes Michigan Paper Mill

Inhalation of the airborne spores of the fungus Blastomyces has killed a worker and hospitalized 12 others at a large paper mill in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Local public health authorities announced last week that were 27 confirmed and 76 suspected cases of the respiratory illness called Blastomycosis among the plant’s nearly 900 employees. Blastomyces is a…


‘Like an Earthquake’: Parking Garage Falls in NYC, Killing 1

NEW YORK—A parking garage collapsed Tuesday in lower Manhattan’s Financial District, killing one worker, injuring five, and crushing cars as concrete floors fell on top of each other like a stack of pancakes, officials said. Bystander video showed cars hanging precariously from a buckled upper deck of the three-story building, and people nearby described a…


REI to Close Portland Location Amid ‘Highest Number of Break-Ins and Thefts in Two Decades’

A Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) store in Portland, Oregon, is closing amid soaring crime in the area. REI sent an emailed statement to members of its business co-operative, informing them that their store location in Portland’s Pearl District would close early next year. “The safety of our employees, members and customers is always our number…


2 Iowa Teens Plead Guilty in Spanish Teacher’s Beating Death

Two Iowa teenagers charged in the beating death of a high school teacher pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on Tuesday. Willard Miller and Jeremy Goodale both changed their pleas to guilty Tuesday and admitted helping kill 66-year-old Nohema Graber, their Spanish teacher at Fairfield High School. Investigators said the attack was possibly regarding a dispute…


Derek Chauvin Murder Conviction Upheld in George Floyd Killing

MINNEAPOLIS—The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday upheld former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s second-degree murder conviction in the killing of George Floyd, and let his 22.5-year sentence remain in place. Chauvin’s attorney had asked the appeals court to throw out the ex-officer’s convictions for a long list of reasons, including the massive pretrial publicity….


Former Cardinal McCarrick Charged in Wisconsin With Sex Abuse

MADISON, Wis.—The defrocked Roman Catholic cardinal who became the face of the church’s clergy sex abuse crisis has been charged in Wisconsin with sexually assaulting an 18-year-old man more than 45 years ago, court records show. A criminal complaint filed Friday alleges that Theodore McCarrick, who was removed from the priesthood in 2019 after a…