Larry Markword Reappointed To County Board Despite Dying In 2012
Officials in western Pennsylvania are trying to figure out how a man who’s been dead for more than two years wound up being reappointed to a county industrial authority board….
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Eric Frein Pleads Not Guilty To Killing State Trooper
A survivalist who spent more than a month on the run after authorities say he killed one Pennsylvania State Police trooper and wounded another in a late-night ambush pleaded not…
40 Dogs Vanish From Small Texas County
Man’s best friend just became man’s biggest mystery. At least 40 dogs have vanished from Wise County, Texas since November, and authorities say they have few leads for the missing…
California measles outbreak grows to 73 cases
Last week, public health officials reported 59 cases since December; 42 with a Disney connection. In addition, 13 cases linked to the outbreak have been reported in six other U.S….
Was media booted from trial of Kendrick Johnson’s parents?
However, the Johnsons’ attorney, Chevene King, said that only CNN affiliate WCTV-TV had its reporter booted from the courtroom. WCTV had no reporting to that effect on its website, nor…
Man Shoots Nurse At Los Angeles-Area Hospital
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man shot and wounded a nurse Monday in the mental health unit at a hospital in Los Angeles County before he was arrested, authorities said….
Chinese mother tries to sells newborn boy for $7,000
Yang sold the baby boy to a couple in the same county for 42,000 yuan. She gave 35,000 yuan to Huang and kept 7,000 yuan for herself, the report said….
California measles outbreak grows to 68 cases
The number of cases has increased to 68, with 48 of those cases linked to an outbreak at Disneyland, state health officials reported Friday. Two days ago, the health department…
Possible Suicidal Jumper Turns Out To Just Be Mannequin
A mannequin sitting atop a billboard in Des Moines County prompted several 911 calls from people who feared someone was about to take a leap. – ___
Police seek hundreds in Ferguson-area looting
Surveillance video released by the St. Louis County Police Department on Wednesday shows looters at the Dellwood Market just outside Ferguson, Missouri, following the November 24 grand jury decision not…
Wanted Teen Agrees To Return Home To Kentucky, Will Face Charges
The drama surrounding two teenage sweethearts on the run from the law ended quietly and unceremoniously in a Florida beach town. Dalton Hayes, an 18-year-old suspected of committing a string…
‘Brazen’ teen couple subject of search across the South
“I know Dalton and he has a history of making bad, bad decisions,” said Chaffins, sheriff for the county of about 25,000 people in central Kentucky. “I was the school…
Rick Perry Fast Facts
Personal:Birth date: March 4, 1950 Birth place: Paint Creek, Texas Birth name: James Richard Perry Father: Joseph Ray Perry, a farmer Mother: Amelia (Holt) Perry – July 8, 2013 –…
Parents file $100 million lawsuit in gym mat death in Georgia
Now, attorneys for Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson have filed a wide-ranging, $100 million lawsuit that claims several former classmates beat their son to death inside the old gym at his…
Report: Boehner’s bartender planned to poison him
The 44-year-old Butler County, Ohio, man was indicted last week on charges that he planned to murder Boehnera plan that he made after being fired from the Wetherington Golf &…
Vietnam vet hopes to be spared looming death penalty because of PTSD
In a petition filed Monday with the Butts County Superior County, Brannan’s attorneys are requesting the Brannan’s life be spared because it violates the U.S. Constitution. The appeal states that…
George Zimmerman arrested on domestic violence with a weapon charge
In addition to domestic violence, Zimmerman faces a charge of aggravated assault, reports the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, which operates the Polk Correctional Facility.