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Severe weather, tornadoes destroy nearly 50 homes in Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Nearly 50 homes were destroyed and dozens more were seriously damaged during severe weather last week in southwestern Michigan’s Kalamazoo County, authorities said Monday. The lost homes included 24 mobile homes near Portage, the county’s emergency management office said in an update. The National Weather Service confirmed four tornadoes in the region on May 7, including one in the Kalamazoo …

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Cyril Wecht, famed pathologist who analyzed JFK, Elvis, JonBenet Ramsey deaths, dead at 93

Renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht died “peacefully” Monday at the age of 93, according to Pennsylvania officials. The former Allegheny County medical examiner famously analyzed the deaths of President John F. Kennedy, Elvis Presley, JonBenet Ramsey, Anna Nicole Smith and others. He previously weighed in on the Gabby Petito and Ellen Greenberg cases for Fox News Digital. “He was …

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Atlanta nightclub shooting leaves 2 dead at scene, 4 injured

A shooting at an Atlanta nightclub early Sunday morning left two victims dead and four others injured, authorities said. Officers responded just before 2:30 a.m. to shots fired at Elleven45 Lounge located at 2110 Peachtree Road NW in the Buckhead neighborhood, the Atlanta Police Department said. Of the six victims found with gunshot wounds, paramedics pronounced two dead at the …

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Arizona State engineering graduates drown in waterfall days after convocation on hiking trip with classmates

Two recent Arizona State University (ASU) graduates drowned while visiting a popular nature area known as Fossil Creek last week. The men were part of a group of 18 friends who hiked the four miles into the lower waterfalls on May 8, the Gila County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) told FOX 10 Phoenix. Around 6 p.m., several nearby communication centers began …

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Ex-pharmacy exec sentenced for role in deadly meningitis outbreak caused by mold-tainted drugs

A former owner of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy whose mold-tainted drugs sparked a deadly U.S. fungal meningitis outbreak in 2012 was sentenced on Friday to at least 10 years in prison for his role in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents. Barry Cadden, the former president of New England Compounding Center (NECC), was sentenced by Judge Matthew McGivney in Howell, …

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Skeletal remains found in New Jersey identified as NYC man last seen in 2011

The skeletal remains of a New York City man missing since 2011 were recently identified after being discovered in New Jersey, authorities said Monday. The remains were those of Kevin Morris, 21, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. Morris was 32 when he was reported missing in October 2011. He was last seen on Staten Island. He …

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Local governments struggle to effectively utilize opioid settlements totaling more than $50B

Settlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out to small towns and big cities across the U.S., but advocates worry that chunks of it may be used in ways that don’t make a dent in the crisis. As state and local governments navigate how to use the money, advocates say local governments may …

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Philadelphia police searching for women who allegedly assaulted off-duty officer and stole his gun

One man has been arrested and police in Philadelphia are still looking for a group of women allegedly involved in attacking an off-duty police officer and stealing his gun. The assault and robbery of the officer’s personal firearm happened around 7 a.m. Sunday in the 2100 block of West Oxford Street, police said. The officer had disarmed his assailant while …

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Florida man convicted after admitting to heinous crime during job interview to become a police officer

A Florida man, who aspired to become a police officer, admitted to sexually abusing his cousin during a police department job interview and now faces life in prison. Stephen Bodley, 26, was convicted by an Orange County jury last week of sexual battery on a child, the office of State Attorney Andrew Bain said in a news release. Bodley first …

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Former WV health official gets year of probation for lying about COVID test invoices

A former West Virginia state health official was sentenced Monday to one year of probation for lying about whether or not he verified vendor invoices from a company claiming to have conducted COVID-19 tests for the state. Timothy Priddy was sentenced in federal court for his guilty plea to making a false statement to investigators. An indictment filed in October …

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