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Search continues for missing 20-year-old Ole Miss student
Oxford MS Police Department (OXFORD, Miss.) — The search continues for 20-year-old Ole Miss student Jimmie “Jay” Lee, who has now been missing for 10 days. Lee was last seen on the morning of July [Read More…]
Uvalde officials wanted a more favorable portrayal of police response to shooting, memo shows
Brandon Bell/Getty Images, FILE (UVALDE, Texas) — Days after Texas Public Safety Director Steve McCraw criticized the way law enforcement handled the Robb Elementary School shooting, Uvalde officials sought a more positive portrayal of the [Read More…]
At least 3 dead after shooting at Indianapolis-area mall
Getty Images (INDIANAPOLIS) — At least three people were killed and two others were injured in a shooting at an Indianapolis-area shopping mall on Sunday evening, police said. Multiple people called 911 at around 6:05 [Read More…]
Families of Uvalde victims react with anger, disappointment over report on school shooting
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — The loved ones of those killed in a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, are reacting with anger and disappointment Sunday after a committee of state lawmakers investigating the massacre [Read More…]
4 dead after sheriff’s helicopter crashes in New Mexico
Bernalilo County Sheriff’s Office (LAS VEGAS, N.M.) — Four people aboard a sheriff’s department helicopter have died following a crash Saturday night near Las Vegas, New Mexico, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department. Three [Read More…]
Uvalde report outlines ‘shortcomings and failures’ before and during attack
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Lawmakers in Texas on Sunday unveiled the first detailed investigative report into the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, laying out the lapses in preparation, training and [Read More…]
Woman killed in alligator attack at Florida golf course: Sheriff
Bruce Bennett/Getty Images (ENGLEWOOD, Fla.) — An elderly woman was killed after she fell into a pond along a Florida golf course and was attacked by two alligators, authorities said. The incident occurred shortly before 8 [Read More…]
Indiana AG told to ‘cease and desist’ over doctor
ilbusca/Getty Images/Stock (INDIANAPOLIS) — The attorney for an Indiana physician who performed an abortion for a 10-year-old girl from Ohio has sent a cease and desist letter to the Indiana attorney general over “false” and “defamatory” [Read More…]
Food deserts impact New Jersey
Aaron Ferrer, ABC News (NEWARK, N.J.) — If you travel more than a mile to a supermarket, supercenter, or large grocery store with affordable and healthy food options in an urban area, and more than 20 [Read More…]
Wyoming struggles for answers amid growing suicide rate
Nine OK/Getty Images/Stock (CHEYENNE, Wyo.) — Lyle Neiberger would have turned 33 this year. But he is forever 17, frozen in his father Lance’s memory. “I’ve never been angry at my son. I’ve always been angry [Read More…]
New 988 number for National Suicide Prevention Lifeline launches Saturday, expanding access amid funding concerns
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (NEW YORK) — As the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline prepared for the launch of a nationwide three-digit number on Saturday, local, state and federal government officials gathered in Philadelphia [Read More…]
Pilot who landed small plane on highway arrested under suspicion of intoxication
Getty Images/pawel.gaul/Stock (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — A pilot who landed his plane on a Missouri highway early Friday after running out of fuel was arrested for allegedly flying while intoxicated, authorities said. Troopers responded to reports [Read More…]
City to meet with advocacy groups over police reform demands following Jayland Walker’s death
Angelo Merendino/Getty Images (AKRON, Ohio) — Tensions between protesters and law enforcement have persisted amid weekslong demonstrations following the fatal police shooting of 25-year-old Jayland Walker. As protesters seek accountability from police in Walker’s death, [Read More…]
25-year-old rescues kids from house fire: ‘I knew the next second it could be my life, but every second counted’
Lafayette Police (LAFAYETTE, Ind.) — An Indiana police department is praising a “heroic” 25-year-old Good Samaritan who rescued five children from a massive house fire. Nicholas Bostic saved an 18-year-old who was home with her [Read More…]
1 million fentanyl pills linked to Sinaloa Cartel seized in record-breaking drug bust
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (INGLEWOOD, Calif.) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has seized approximately one million pills laced with fentanyl allegedly linked to the Sinaloa Cartel in what authorities say is the biggest [Read More…]
Buffalo supermarket, site of mass shooting, reopens
John Normile/Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — The supermarket in Buffalo, New York, where a deadly mass shooting occurred in May is officially reopening Friday after extensive renovations. The Tops Friendly supermarket was closed for months [Read More…]
Buffalo supermarket reopens, while community ‘food desert’ concerns remain
John Normile/Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — When the Tops Friendly Market on Jefferson Avenue shut down after the Buffalo mass shooting, the community lost its only grocery store — a lifeline in a predominantly Black [Read More…]
Ivana Trump, ex-wife of former President Trump, dies at age 73
Patrick McMullan via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK, NY) — Ivana Trump, the ex-wife of former President Donald Trump, has died at age 73, the family told ABC News. The former president said she died at [Read More…]
Tot among 5 children wounded in 2 quadruple shootings in Philadelphia
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA) — Five children, including a toddler, were wounded in two quadruple shootings that erupted overnight in Philadelphia, according to police. At least three adults, including a woman believed to be the [Read More…]
Officers killed by gun violence up in 2022, overall number of officers killed in line of duty down 30%: Report
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEW YORK, NY) — The number of police officers who died in the line of duty decreased by over 30% over the first six months of this year compared to 2021, but the [Read More…]
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