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Trooper who once protected NJ Gov. Phil Murphy suspected in murder-suicide, prosecutor says
Lauren Semanchik and 29-year-old Tyler Webb were found dead in Semanchik’s Franklin Township home over the weekend and their suspected killer is New Jersey State Trooper Sgt. 1st Class Ricardo Jorge Santos. WABC (PITTSTOWN, N.J.) [Read More…]
Titan submersible implosion final report critical of CEO’s inadequate oversight
Jordan Pettitt/PA Images via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Coast Guard has released its final report on the catastrophic implosion of OceanGate’s Titan submersible, which killed five people on a deep-sea voyage to the Titanic [Read More…]
Gifford Fire continues to rage in California, burning 72,000 acres and accompanied by 2 other emerging wildfires
Smoke from the Rosa Fire rises in Riverside County, California, Aug. 4, 2025. Cal Fire (SOLVANG, Calif.) — The Gifford Fire, a wildfire burning in Central California that has destroyed over 72,000 acres in five [Read More…]
Suspect in Tennessee quadruple killing captured after days on the run
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (JACKSON, Tenn.) — A manhunt for the suspect in the Tennessee killings of four people and the kidnapping of a baby ended Tuesday when he was taken into custody, police said. Austin Robert [Read More…]
Coast Guard releases final report on deadly Titan submersible implosion
Jordan Pettitt/PA Images via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Coast Guard has released its final report on the catastrophic implosion of OceanGate’s Titan submersible in June 2023, which killed five people on a [Read More…]
Grand jury transcripts in Ghislaine Maxwell case contain nothing new, DOJ filing says
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Much of what the Justice Department wants a federal judge to unseal from the Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury investigation is already known and, at least so far, the attorney [Read More…]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail while awaiting sentencing
Paras Griffin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York declined on Monday to grant Sean “Diddy” Combs bail, finding no “exceptional reasons” to release him prior to his October sentencing. Combs was [Read More…]
Maui firefighters battle brush fire in Ka’anapali
Maui Emergency Management Agency (LOS ANGELES) — Firefighters in Maui are battling a brush fire burning above Kaanapali, Hawaii, on Monday. The fire is near the old Sugar Cane Train warehouse, the Maui Emergency Management [Read More…]
Suspect in Tennessee quadruple killing spotted on home security camera: Police
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (DYER COUNTY, Tenn.) — A 28-year-old man being sought in the homicides of four people in Tennessee has been captured on a home security camera, police said Monday, as the search [Read More…]
New Jersey man missing for over 1 week in Grand Canyon: National Park Service
National Park Service (NEW YORK) — A man has been missing for over a week after reportedly hiking along one of the most challenging trails in the Grand Canyon, according to the National Park Service. [Read More…]
As search for prime suspect goes on, 2 more people charged in Tennessee quadruple killing
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (DYER COUNTY, Tenn.) — As the search continued on Monday for a 28-year-old man suspected in the homicides of four people in Tennessee, two additional individuals have been arrested on charges [Read More…]
Suspect booked on attempted murder for allegedly shooting driver in LA car plowing: Police
Efrain Villalobos is seen in a photo released by the Los Angeles Police Department. Los Angeles Police Department (LOS ANGELES) — A man is in custody on attempted murder for allegedly shooting a driver who plowed [Read More…]
Gifford Fire burns over 65,000 acres in Southern California
Los Padres National Forest Service (SOLVANG, Calif.) — Over 1,000 firefighters continue to battle a wildfire in Southern California that has scorched over 65,000 acres, prompted evacuation orders and caused three injuries, according to officials. [Read More…]
Erik Menendez back in prison after hospitalization: Sources
CDCR (LOS ANGELES) — Erik Menendez is back in prison — weeks ahead of his parole hearing — after an extended hospitalization, sources confirmed to ABC News. On July 22, ABC News learned the 54-year-old [Read More…]
2 killed, 6 hurt in mass shooting at apparent afterparty in Los Angeles: Police
mbbirdy/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Two people were killed and six others were injured in a mass shooting at an apparent afterparty in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said. Around 11 p.m. Sunday, officers saw someone [Read More…]
Canada wildfires prompt air quality warnings for Upper Midwest, Northeast
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hundreds of wildfires still burning in Canada are expected to undermine air quality across the Upper Midwest and Northeast into Tuesday. At least 738 wildfires are currently burning in [Read More…]
Small earthquake rattles parts of New York City area, New Jersey
Craig T Fruchtman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A small earthquake rattled some parts of the New York City area Saturday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the 3.0 magnitude quake was [Read More…]
Tennessee man arrested after officers find 14 IEDs inside home: Sheriff
Courtesy Polk County, Tennessee, Sheriff’s Office (CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) — Tennessee man was taken into custody Friday after authorities allege he threatened to kill public officials and law enforcement and was then discovered with 14 improvised [Read More…]
Death of 9-year-old girl at Hersheypark ruled accidental, no criminal activity found: Police
gsheldon via Getty Images (DERRY TOWNSHIP, PA) — The death of a 9-year-old girl who drowned at Hersheypark has been ruled accidental, with no criminal activity found on the part of the park’s employees, according [Read More…]
Smithsonian removes references to Trump’s impeachments from ‘Limits of Presidential Power’ exhibit — for now
Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History removed references to President Donald Trump’s two impeachment proceedings from an exhibit on the “Limits of Presidential Power,” a Smithsonian spokesperson confirmed to ABC News. [Read More…]