A Florida woman who allegedly pretended to be a 14-year-old girl on social media and had sexual encounters with multiple teenage boys she met online was ordered to be held in custody without bond. Alyssa Zinger, now 23, was first arrested in November, FOX 13 Tampa Bay reported. Back then, the Tampa woman was charged with two counts of felony …
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A former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old student shot first-grade teacher Abigail Zwerner now faces criminal charges. A special grand jury in Newport News finds that Ebony Parker showed “reckless disregard” for the well-being of Richneck Elementary School students on Jan. 6, 2023, according to a criminal indictment unsealed Tuesday. The charging document alleges that …
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Vermont’s Goddard College, a small school known for its progressive education, is closing after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles, the board of trustees announced. The decision to close at the end of the semester was heart-wrenching but unavoidable as the school, created in 1938, faces financial insolvency, the board said in a statement Tuesday. Goddard currently has 220 …
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Republican lawmakers in Tennessee banded together to advance a proposal Tuesday that would allow some teachers to carry handguns in public schools. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 26-5 to pass Senate Bill 1325, which allows a teacher or faculty member that meets certain requirements to possess and carry a handgun or firearm on school grounds. In order to carry a handgun, …
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A man was arrested for allegedly raping and kidnapping a female Lyft driver in Georgia and stealing her car after she picked him up, police announced Tuesday. Alpharetta Police said the ride-share driver picked up the passenger, Demarcus Johnson, on March 11 before he stole her vehicle, kidnapped her and raped her. Detectives determined that Johnson gave the victim a …
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A judge sentenced a North Dakota woman Tuesday to about 19 years in prison in connection with the death of a baby and injury of another boy that authorities tied to her unlicensed home child care center. Patricia Wick, of Jamestown, was charged last year. She pleaded guilty in January to felony charges of murder and child abuse and a …
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Three Army members were injured and one was ejected after a Humvee crashed into two semis on Interstate 75 on Wednesday in West Chester, Ohio. The Ohio State Highway Patrol confirmed to Fox News Digital that the three people inside the Humvee were injured, and taken to the hospital to be treated for their injuries. FOX 19 in West Chester …
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Three people were shot Wednesday, including a teenage boy wounded by police, and five were arrested when a hail of gunfire erupted near the end of a packed end of Ramadan event in Philadelphia, authorities said. Shots rang out around 2:30 p.m. in the area of North 46th Street and Wyalusing Avenue at Clara Muhammad Square where about 1,000 people …
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Seven students were injured Wednesday morning when a West Virginia school bus hit a tree, officials said. COLORADO SCHOOL BUS AIDE CAUGHT ON CAMERA STRIKING NONVERBAL AUTISTIC BOY: POLICE One student was in serious condition and will need surgery due to internal injuries, but the other injuries appeared to be minor, Putnam County Sheriff Bobby Eggleton told news outlets. The …
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On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized limits on certain common types of PFAS chemicals in drinking water. It is the first time a nationwide limit on so-called forever chemicals has been imposed on water providers. EPA Administrator Michael Regan called it the biggest action the agency has ever taken on PFAS, saying the rule will reduce exposure for 100 …
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