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The man accused of setting the largest of the wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of buildings and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes in eastern Washington was previously charged with first-degree murder before pleading guilty to a reduced manslaughter charge, court records show.Aaron F. Farinacci, 37, was arrested Monday on suspicion of first-degree arson in connection with the Old Trails Fire, the largest of three blazes burning […]

A New York police official is accused of serving as the getaway driver for her son in an apparent gang shooting in New York City, the New York Post reported Tuesday.Police sources told the Post that Jennifer Lackard, a deputy police commissioner with the Mount Vernon Police Department, was arrested along with her son, Chase Lackard, 20, at their home Tuesday morning. Authorities said Chase was charged with shooting at […]

One of the three men accused of raping a young woman before she was killed wants to prevent her friends, family and supporters from wearing pink at the upcoming trial.Madison Brooks, 19, was a student at Louisiana State University when she was hit by a car and killed after a group of men allegedly raped her then dumped her out of a vehicle on a Baton Rouge highway in 2023. The […]

An Arizona man who says a "swatting" call ended with deputies' bullets leaving him partially paralyzed is now demanding $176 million from the Pima County Sheriff's Department.Axeel Melendez, 24, and his mother, Carmen Melendez, recently filed a notice of claim against the Pima County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Chris Nanos, signaling their intent to sue, according to Arizona Public Media.Dev Sethi, who is representing Melendez, told the outlet that the […]

The woman charged in the drunken driving crash that killed an off-duty Connecticut police officer and his longtime girlfriend last month is in the U.S. illegally, federal authorities said Monday, as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) urged state officials not to release her if she is freed from custody.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed to Fox News Digital that ICE lodged a detainer against Melissa Esperanza Ramirez-Romero, 27, […]

A Tucson grandmother who twice survived cancer died after she was allegedly attacked by a felon outside her apartment complex, authorities said.The Tucson Police Department confirmed that 61-year-old Susan Gehrke died four days after a July 24 attack at an apartment complex.Dahseir Edward Jefferson, 27, was arrested four days after the attack and initially booked on two counts of aggravated assault. Police later amended the charges to include second-degree murder […]

An Ohio man accused of shoplifting leaped onto a woman's car as she barreled down the highway trying to escape police, dramatic video shows.Two Ohio men accused of shoplifting from a Kroger were pulled over by Miami Township police on July 27, and one of them, later identified as Kaamil O'Berry, bolted from the car and fled on foot, according to WKRC.The suspect was seen running over the on-ramp to […]

A 14-year-old Montana rancher-in-training says God put him in the right place at the right time after he used the cowboy skills he'd spent months practicing to lasso and rescue a drowning man from the Yellowstone River following a rafting accident.Jory Thomas was camping with his family near Greycliff, Montana, on July 5 when they heard someone screaming for help."We all heard, 'Help, help,'" Thomas told KTVQ. "There's two or […]

A husband and wife found dead inside their North Carolina home are believed to have died in a murder-suicide, investigators say.Stephen Larnell Willetts and Tracey Parker Willetts were both found shot dead inside their Wilmington, North Carolina, home on Thursday.The New Hanover County Sheriff's Office said, "Based on the evidence gathered during the investigation, detectives believe this to be a murder-suicide in which the wife fatally shot her husband before […]