Body camera video released by police in Seattle shows the moments when they say they located a man in a stolen car, tried to stop him from speeding away, pursued him while he ran over two people in tents and finally apprehended him after he was hiding out in a dumpster. It all happened around 5:40 a.m. May 5, when …
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Memorial Day travel set to break 20-year record as AAA predicts jams, delays
Americans planning to travel for Memorial Day weekend are likely to run into traffic jams and other delays as the country is poised to set a 20-year travel record, according to AAA. The organization predicts that 43.8 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles between Thursday and Monday. U.S. airports are expected to be nearly as congested as the …
Read More »Giant inflatable duck blows across Michigan road during high winds
A bizarre video has captured a giant inflatable duck blowing across a road in Michigan during a period of high winds. The Thrifty Treasures Antiques & More store in Birch Run says the “cherished symbol” of their business “has passed away” following the viral incident Monday in the village north of Flint. “I was just praying that nobody got hit …
Read More »Mysterious shooting outside Army Special Forces residence in North Carolina raises questions
A mysterious shooting in North Carolina north of Fort Liberty, formerly Fort Bragg, not far from where some of America’s most elite U.S. Special Operations forces live and train is under investigation by the Army Criminal Investigation Division as well as local police. The shooting in Carthage, North Carolina occurred May 3 at 8:15 p.m. following a phone call about …
Read More »Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby avoids jail, sentenced to 1 year of home detention
Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby avoided jail time on Thursday after a judge sentenced her to home detention and supervised release after she was convicted of perjury and mortgage fraud, according to local reports. The Baltimore Sun reported that U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby sentenced Mosby to a year of home detention and three years of supervised release, …
Read More »Colorado skier tracks down alleged hit-and-run snowboarder on social media, sues over catastrophic injuries
A snowboarder who fled after allegedly plowing into an Aspen skier and leaving her crumpled in the snow before months of physical therapy, was identified using his social media presence and distinctive gear, according to a lawsuit. Anne Cassidy, a mother of four and an “expert skier” familiar with Aspen Mountain, said she was chatting in plain sight on her …
Read More »ICE confirms Jordanians who attempted to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico were both in US illegally
One of two Jordanian nationals who attempted to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia earlier this month crossed into the U.S. illegally in April before being released, while the other was a foreign student whose status was terminated in January, according to U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Both individuals were apprehended on May 3, 2024, after they attempted …
Read More »Bryan Kohberger defense challenges Idaho prosecutors over cellphone records
Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, was back in court Thursday for another pre-trial hearing where his defense pressed the Moscow Police Department detectives about the mishandling of phone records linked to his alibi. Moscow Police Detective Lawrence Mowery testified on Thursday about his role in the investigation, admitting that he did …
Read More »Colombian national released weeks earlier is among group arrested for alleged ‘burglary tourism’ in California
Four Colombian nationals were arrested in a Los Angeles suburb Monday night with surveillance equipment that authorities say was being used as part of a “burglary tourism” operation, including one suspect who had been arrested for a similar crime just weeks earlier. Police in Glendale spotted a suspicious vehicle driving without headlights on a dead-end street in the Emerald Isle …
Read More »More bad weather could hit Iowa, where 3 powerful tornadoes caused millions in damage
For block after block through the small city of Greenfield, Iowa, the destructive power of an EF-4 tornado that ripped apart more than 100 of the town’s homes in just one minute is evident in the muddy, shattered mess left behind. All along the mile-long swath Thursday was the deafening clamor of heavy equipment scooping up the splintered homes, smashed …
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