A Michigan State Police trooper who drove his unmarked SUV into a 25-year-old Kentwood man that was fleeing from police has been charged with second-degree murder. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the charges against Detective Sergeant Brian Keely on Tuesday after Michigan State Police earlier this month concluded their investigation into the April 17 death of Samuel Sterling and …
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completed an environmental review that will allow a Gulf of Maine offshore wind research lease to move forward with further work including a power-purchase agreement, officials said Tuesday. The state of Maine has proposed putting 12 offshore wind turbines producing 144 megawatts of electricity atop University of Maine-developed floating platforms, and the state can …
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A Massachusetts fugitive who gained notoriety as the “Bad Breath Rapist,” was apprehended by U.S. Marshals and other law enforcement officials in California on Tuesday, after nearly 17 years on the run. Marshals announced on Tuesday that the agency’s Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force (PSWRFTF) in Northern California and the Massachusetts Fugitive Task Force arrested Tuen Kit Lee, 55, …
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American farmers are suffering, and some say it’s because Mexico isn’t living up to its end of a bargain. It isn’t cash the farmers need, it’s water. “This is the first year that I have zeroirrigation water,” said Brian Jones, who has been farming near the border for almost 40 years. He’s seeing a huge drop in crops because of …
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A 19-year-old man fell down a 400-foot canyon below an iconic bridge in Washington state over the Memorial Day weekend and survived, authorities said. The man fell Saturday while trying to walk underneath the High Steel Bridge, the Mascon County Sheriff’s Office said, one of the tallest railroad bridges in the U.S. It was built by the Simpson Logging company …
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Bette Nash, who was once named the world’s longest-serving flight attendant, has died. She was 88. American Airlines, Nash’s employer, announced her passing on social media Saturday. The carrier noted Nash spent nearly 70 years warmly caring for customers in the air. MAN ACCUSED OF RUNNING NUDE THROUGH AIRPLANE ARRESTED BY AUSTRALIAN POLICE “Bette was a legend at American and …
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A Georgia man convicted of stalking a 15-year-old girl on Snapchat before brutally attacking her in her family’s home has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty, court records show. Zachary Iona, 22, met the victim on the smartphone app in 2022 and groomed her until she invited him over. He arrived with duct tape, rope and a …
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Ohio’s historical society is one step away from gaining control of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks maintained by a country club where members golf alongside the mounds. A trial was slated to begin Tuesday to determine how much the historical society must pay for the site, which is among eight ancient areas in the Hopewell Earthworks system named a World …
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A southwest Louisiana city has a new leader of its police department following the resignation of its former chief. Lafayette Parish Mayor-President Monique Boulet announced Tuesday that Capt. Paul Trouard will serve as the interim chief of the Lafayette Police Department during a national search to fill the permanent position, The Advocate reported. Trouard, 50, has spent his entire 27-year …
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A military aircraft crashed and caught fire near Albuquerque International Sunport and Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico on Tuesday afternoon, airport officials said. ABQ Sunport said the aircraft crashed near the airfield on the south side of the airport. Spokesperson Diana Lopez said Kirtland Air Force Base was leading the investigation into the crash. Video taken of the …
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