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US again seeks to cancel immigrant's deportation protection
SEATTLE – Immigration officials forced by a court order to reinstate a Mexican man’s participation in a program designed to protect those brought to the United States illegally as children are again trying to revoke it. Daniel Ramirez Medina drew international attention last year when he was placed in deportation proceedings despite his participation in…
Read MoreCause of deadly Trump Tower fire revealed by officials
Trump Tower fire victim identified After a fire ripped through an apartment in Manhattan’s Trump Tower, art dealer Todd Brassner has lost his life; Laura Ingle has the latest from Trump Tower in New York City. A 4-alarm fire that ripped through Trump Tower in New York City earlier this month and left a man…
Read MoreTaco Bell franchise suing Wisconsin town, mayor for discrimination after liquor license denied
New sex abuse charges filed against Alabama evangelist
GADSDEN, Ala. – An Alabama youth evangelist arrested last week on charges of sexually abusing children was back in jail Tuesday on additional charges, authorities said. Paul Edmond Acton Bowen, 37, of Southside is accused of abusing four juveniles between the ages of 12 and 17 for years, according to a statement from the Etowah…
Read MoreMD Poison Center: Synthetic marijuana may cause internal bleeding
The Maryland Poison Center is warning people that smoking synthetic marijuana could cause internal bleeding. Officials say they have come across 3 cases so far this month, and two came over the past weekend. The condition is known as synthetic cannabinoid–associated coagulopathy; symptoms include bruising, nosebleeds, bloody gums, excessive bleeding, and blood in vomit, urine,…
Read MoreTeenager in Magnolia arrested on weapons charges
Delaware State Police arresting a teenager in Magnolia on multiple weapons charges. On Saturday, State Police were dispatched to McKinley Circle in Magnolia after reports came in about a man with a handgun. As they got to the neighborhood, troopers saw 15-year old Davion Scott of Dover abruptly walk away from the patrol untuck a…
Read MoreEPA adds Delaware superfund to ‘Emphasis List’
The EPA adds a Delaware superfund to the Administrator’s  Emphasis List. The list represents sites identified by the EPA that will benefit from immediate and intense targeted attention. Delaware Sand and Gravel Landfill Site in Newark was added onto the list Monday. The agency issued a Record of Decision Amendment at the site in December…
Read MoreUPDATED: Protests in Seaford over fatal hit-and-run
UPDATED 4/25:Â About a hundred people took to the streets in Seaford yesterday to protest what they call the lax treatment of a man who killed a 9-year old girl in a hit-and-run accident last week. Led by Shaquita Truitt, the mother of the girl killed, the protest marched down Norman Eskridge Highway to Town…
Read MoreSeaford’s new Chief of Police sworn into office
New lead in Salisbury murder case
A break in the case of a Salisbury murder. Maryland State Police say they have identified a suspect vehicle in the shooting death of Arthur “AW” Smith Jr. Police say on August 14th of last year, around 930 or 10 PM, Smith took his dog out for a walk, when a car sped by and…
Read MoreDelDOT looks to expand Route 24 into 4-lane highway
DelDOT plans to turn Route 24 into a four lane highway in between Angola and Route 1. The plan was unveiled last night at a public workshop. Officials say as the region continues to grow, Route 24 is one of the few east/west corridors and will need to absorb more traffic. DelDOT is currently in…
Read MoreMD Office of Crime Control offers funding for Maryland 2-1-1
Maryland Office of Crime Control and Prevention announces more than $25,000 in state funding for Maryland 2-1-1 services. Governor Larry Hogan says his administration is “committed to helping Marylanders connect more easily to the vital resources they need to improve their quality of life.” The program does this by connecting residents with over 5,000 health…
Read MoreSussex Board of Adjustment delays vote on Hudson Fields
Hudson Fields went before the Sussex County Board of Adjustment yesterday. The entertainment venue is asking the board to determine whether or not its concert series qualifies as an existing nonconforming use of the property. However, there were not enough board of adjustment members in attendance to take a definitive vote, so the question remains…
Read MorePolice: 2 targeted in deadly shooting at Vegas casino picnic
LAS VEGAS – Police were searching Monday for a man accused of opening fire on a picnic for a group of employees of a Las Vegas Strip casino-resort, killing a woman and critically injuring a man this weekend in what investigators called workplace violence. Authorities say Anthony Wrobel walked up to a table in the…
Read MoreFormer Iowa wrestler pleads guilty to computer fraud charge
John McCain undergoes surgery for intestinal infection, listed as stable
Arizona Sen. John McCain underwent surgery during the weekend to “treat an intestinal infection related to diverticulitis,” his office said on Monday. McCain, 81, who is also battling brain cancer, is said to be in “stable condition” after he was admitted to the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. “Over the last few months, Senator McCain has…
Read MoreEx-Detroit union leader charged with stealing over $600,000
DETROIT – A man who was a union leader in Detroit has been charged with embezzling more than $600,000. Mervin Hawk appeared in federal court Monday and asked for a court-appointed lawyer. Federal investigators say he diverted union dues from AFSCME Local 1640 into secret bank accounts or his own personal account over a two-year…
Read More7 inmates killed as prisoners fight over money, territory
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Inmates armed with homemade knives fought each other for about seven hours over territory and money, leaving seven of them dead in the worst U.S. prison riot in a quarter-century, officials said Monday. An inmate who witnessed the violence told The Associated Press that bodies were “literally stacked on top of each…
Read MoreBinghamton student in custody in fellow student's death
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – After a daylong search by multiple police agencies, a Binghamton University student was taken into custody as a suspect in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old freshman, police said Monday. Authorities did not disclose the name or any other information about the suspect at a 5 p.m. news conference, other than to…
Read MoreDog 'arrested' for being a bad boy, picking fights with deer
A bad dog in Canada who ran away from his owners to chase a deer was “arrested” and detained in the back of a cop car. Reid Thompson and his girlfriend were walking on a trail with the pup, Finn, in Kenora, Ontario, when they decided to let him off his leash. But instead of…
Read MoreImmune therapy scores big win against lung cancer in study
R. Lee Ermey's most memorable roles, from 'Full Metal Jacket' to 'Toy Story'
From training new Marines as a sadistic drill instructor to leading a bucket of toy soldiers on a mission to move to their owner’s new home, the late actor R. Lee Ermey has left his mark on a variety of shows. In fact, he raked in more than 60 credits in film and television over his 30-year…
Read MoreBrazil minister: Militia probably behind councilwoman murder
SAO PAULO – Brazil’s public security minister says that investigators suspect that police-linked militias were responsible for killing a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman who was a prominent social activist. Marielle Franco and her driver were killed March 14. She had often criticized police brutality and was sharply critical of the decision to put the…
Read MorePolice: Video shows slaying suspect talking to future victim
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – Newly released surveillance video shows a woman in a Florida bar smiling and talking with a fellow patron whom police say she later killed so she could steal her identity. The video released by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office shows 56-year-old Lois Riess of Bloomberg Prairie, Minnesota, talking to 59-year-old…
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