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A Florida man allegedly killed his mother, who had recently bonded him out of jail and had moved to the state to get him mental health help.Gibson Nash, 21, was charged with first-degree murder after a series of perplexing events eventually led police to his mother’s bloodied body.Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office found Margaret Chu Dufour, a 56-year-old nurse, on the floor of her home in Polk County, […]

The stripping of a Miss North Carolina USA winner's crown was due to "the totality of the circumstances" of her past objectionable speech and not her conservative politics or Christian beliefs, according to organizers."A Blaize Productions’ decision was not based on Brittany Boltinhouse’s political views, religious beliefs, or protected personal viewpoints," according to a statement released by the organization that holds the North Carolina state license for the Miss USA […]

Two Florida men have been charged with aggravated battery after allegedly taking up arms — one with a machete and one with a hatchet — in a Publix parking lot.The Aug. 4 "physical altercation" between Everette Krichbaum, 52, and James Gay, 35, was over a love interest, according to a police report.Detectives reported Gay was the "primary aggressor" in the incident in Panama City.VIDEO SHOWS MOMENTS BEFORE ARMY VETERAN WAS […]

Two Florida business owners have been charged with third-degree felonies after allegedly spreading about 1,500 "toxic" mothballs across a beach in hopes of keeping an "imperiled" bird species from nesting there.If convicted, they could each face up to five years in prison, fines of up to $5,000 and up to five years of probation.The problem started in late April when beachgoers noticed mothballs on the white, sugary sand on St. […]

Cornell University has added a new rule banning the processing of wild game in school kitchens months after two students went viral for carving up a bear in a dormitory kitchen."Processing wild/game animals in community kitchens is strictly prohibited," the school's new policy reads.The school confirmed to a student newspaper that the rule's addition was a direct response to the 2025 incident, which saw two students drag the carcass of […]

A California woman has pleaded guilty to murdering her fire captain spouse last year, decades after she was convicted in the fatal stabbing of her former husband.Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi, 54, pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder in the death of her wife, Rebecca "Becky" Marodi, 49, a longtime California firefighter who was found fatally stabbed at the couple’s Ramona home in February 2025.When asked by the judge how she pleaded […]

A Florida middle school student was arrested and charged as an adult earlier this year after allegedly creating his own homemade firearms and explosives in preparation for a robbery, authorities said this week.The investigation into Julian Davis, 14, and his 13-year-old friend began on April 27, when St. Johns County sheriff’s deputies received a tip that the boys had been messaging each other on Telegram about "holding someone at gunpoint" […]

The teen accused of gunning down a Citadel cadet and his best friend racked up a rap sheet stretching back to 2021, authorities say, arguing he skated on charges again and again before the alleged double murder.The DeLand Police Department in Florida said Dustin Rose, 19, and Samson Campbell, 18, were found dead at around 10:40 p.m. on July 29. Officials announced on Tuesday that an arrest warrant was obtained […]

A couple living in the suburbs of Detroit has been accused of throwing an explosive device with a chilling two-word message into their neighbor's yard, local prosecutors said.Jason Showers, 45, and his wife, Megan Showers, 38, both of St. Clair Shores, Michigan, each face decades in prison if they are convicted of charges tied to the Monday incident, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office.Prosecutors said Megan Showers lit the […]