A well-known chiropractor in a Washington state community and her husband went missing under suspicious circumstances, according to a local sheriff’s office. The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that deputies conducted a welfare check on Monday at the Lacey, Washington home of Karen Koep and her …
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A 17-year-old Texas girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert in September has been indicted on a capital murder charge in the Aug. 27 death of a man she allegedly met online. A Dallas County grand jury indicted Natalie Navarro this week on allegations she “did unlawfully then …
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A man fired in self-defense during a fight Sunday night at a Philadelphia transit station outside City Hall, law enforcement sources told local media. Philadelphia police officers responded to reports of shots fired at 15th Street Station around 10 p.m., Fox Philadelphia reported. GRANDMA, 84, SLAMMED TO GROUND AFTER ALLEGEDLY …
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The Kansas Highway Patrol must stop using a tactic known as the “Kansas Two-Step” to detain out-of-state drivers long enough to find a reason to search their vehicles for illegal drugs, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on Monday granted a permanent injunction. The injunction …
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A driver in suburban St. Louis was killed early Wednesday in a crash caused by another driver fleeing from police, authorities said. The accident happened amid growing concerns in the St. Louis region about the dangers of police pursuits, and it follows a national report in September that urged caution …
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Far too many schools in New Mexico are underperforming, and the state’s top education official says the focus of his agency’s next budget proposal will be on holding districts and schools responsible for student achievement. The budget blueprint is due next Thursday, but Public Education Secretary Arsenio Romero and other …
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An Oregon hiker was rescued after she slipped and fell hundreds of feet down a popular route on Mt. Hood over the weekend, authorities said. The 36-year-old woman from Portland was descending the South Side route near the Old Chute, close to the mountain’s summit, around 11:30 a.m. Saturday when …
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A man protesting against China’s ruling Communist Party at the recent Asia-Pacific economic summit in San Francisco shared details Wednesday of an attack by pro-China supporters, saying he was left unconscious and that police should take action against his assailants. Kaiyu Zhang, who moved from Shanghai to Los Angeles in …
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A Texas school district is explaining how a convicted prostitute actively advertising as an escort was able to become a committee member and volunteer in the school district, pinning some of the blame on “not always perfect” background checks from the state Department of Public Safety (DPS). The Godley Independent …
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A New Jersey man last week admitted to taking a Snapchat video while drunken driving a Tesla before he crashed, killing a college student. The crash happened during Memorial Day Weekend in 2022. Vasu Laroiya, a then-23-year-old Rutgers grad, was driving 156 mph along I-87 while recording a video on …
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