Anton Rucker, the gunman accused of killing one at Easter Sunday brunch at a coffee shop in Nashville, has a lengthy criminal history, Fox 17 reported. Metro Nashville Police said Rucker is still on the run and is now on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s (TBI) Most Wanted list following the shooting that left 33-year-old Allen Beachem dead. Fox 17 …
Read More »us
Construction worker rescued after falling 20 feet into trench: 'True team effort'
A construction worker’s life was saved last week after he fell 20 feet into a trench in Georgia. Paulding Country Fire & Rescue said that the laborer fell into the trench, caused by a cave-in, early Friday afternoon. Photos from the scene show that the man was buried up to his chest. “Just before noon today, Paulding County 911 received …
Read More »Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 40 years for financial crimes after polygraph controversy
A federal South Carolina judge sentenced Alex Murdaugh to another 480 months, or 40 years, in prison on Monday after the former personal injury lawyer pleaded guilty to 22 federal financial crimes charges in September of last year. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Gergel said he was committed to impose 480 months and mandatory restitution totaling more than $9 million. …
Read More »Lawmakers in several US states propose legislation to allow spiritual chaplains in public schools
Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have proposed legislation to allow spiritual chaplains in public schools, a move that proponents say will ease a youth mental health crisis, bolster staff retention and offer spiritual care to students who can’t afford or access religious schools. Conservatives also argue religious foundations will act as a “rescue mission” for what they say …
Read More »Spiked sleepover smoothie case highlights new community danger: 5 steps to protect children
Kids form memories and exercise their independence at sleepovers. But recent headlines about a dad allegedly drugging girls’ smoothies at an overnight get-together highlight the heightened risk of child sex abuse. Some parents say no to sleepovers entirely in a debate that has spilled onto TikTok and other social media. Mike Nugent, a retired sex crimes investigator, told Fox News …
Read More »Mississippi man shot dead after firing at deputies
Sheriff’s deputies in central Mississippi shot and killed a man who fired a gun toward them, the state Department of Public Safety said Monday. LOUISIANA MAN ARRESTED, CHARGED IN DEADLY MISSISSIPPI BUS SHOOTING The shooting happened around 4 p.m. Sunday in the Rankin County town of Florence. Deputies with the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office were responding to a call about …
Read More »Gunman kills 1, injures 4 at Nashville coffee shop on Easter Sunday
Nashville Police have identified the gunman who opened fire at a Nashville coffee shop, leaving at least one person dead and four others injured, during Easter brunch, Nashville police said. Police announced that Anton Rucker, 46, who they said is a convicted felon, is being sought for the homicide at Roasted Salemtown. “He has agg assault convictions in Nashville and …
Read More »DC suspect tries setting Union Station's Freedom Bell on fire, police investigating
A suspect in Washington, D.C. tried to set the Freedom Bell outside of Union Station on fire, authorities said. D.C. officials confirmed the incident on social media Sunday night. Misinformation online led many to believe that the suspect tried to set themselves on fire, but no injuries have been reported. “An individual attempted to set fire to the bell outside …
Read More »Massive 5-alarm fire breaks out at Brooklyn Catholic church during Easter Sunday services
A five-alarm fire interrupted Easter services at a Catholic Church in Brooklyn on Sunday, prompting a massive response from the New York Fire Department. The fire broke out at Our Lady of the Rosary Pompeii on Seigel Street in Bushwick just before 2 p.m. Video posted on X showed the flames shooting out of the church. At least six people …
Read More »Trailer of Bibles intentionally set on fire in front of Tennessee church on Easter Sunday
Authorities in a Tennessee community are investigating after a trailer full of Bibles was intentionally set on fire in front of a church on Easter Sunday. Around 6 a.m. on Sunday, the Mount Juliet Police Department and Fire Department swiftly responded to a trailer fire located in an intersection that was blocking the entrance of the Global Vision Church. The …
Read More »