At least thirteen people, including seven children, were killed on Wednesday in a blaze at a Pennsylvania rowhouse that also left two people injured. WCAU reported that the fire occurred in Fairmont, a neighborhood in Philadelphia, in a two-unit rowhome. It is believed that 26 people resided in those two units, which are owned by …
The 4-year-old grand-niece of George Floyd — whose 2020 murder at the hands of a Minnesota police officer gained international attention — was reportedly shot on Saturday at her Texas home. KTRK reported that Arianna Delane was shot as she slept in a bedroom located on the second floor of a Houston home. The girl’s …
A New York teacher was arrested on Friday for allegedly injecting a 17-year-old boy with Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine at her home. Nassau County police said in an alert that Laura Russo, 54, was arrested after the boy’s mother informed her about Russo vaccinating him. The mother reportedly did not give Russo permission to …
On Tuesday, prosecutors announced they have dropped a groping charge against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, marking the foreseeable end to a legal saga that led to Cuomo’s resignation. The Albany County District Attorney said in a statement that they are not prosecuting Cuomo, 64, for forcible touching, as an independent investigation determined they …
An Ohio man was arrested on Wednesday for reportedly throwing hot grease on a woman and her 18-month-old son as they slept. The 20-year-old victim contacted police on December 21, after Michael Maloney, 41, allegedly entered her Hamilton home and threw grease or oil on her and her son. The woman was hospitalized for burns …
On Monday, a federal judge in Oklahoma scheduled a resentencing date for “Tiger King” star Joe Exotic, who received a 22- to 27-year sentence for violating federal wildlife laws and devising a murder-for-hire plot targeting controversial animal activist Carole Baskin. KOCO reported that resentencing for Exotic, 58, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, is scheduled …
Three people, including a mother and her 13-year-old son, were reportedly found dead after a shooting in a Pennsylvania neighborhood on Friday. Tatiana Hill, 28, Nandi Fitzgerald, 28, and Fitzgerald’s son, Denzel Nolan Jr., 13, were identified as the victims. Officers who responded to Pittsburgh’s Homewood South neighborhood found one of the women fatally shot …
A Texas man who had been wanted for the past nine months in connection with his wife’s October 2020 murder reportedly took his own life on Friday in Florida. Trent Paschal, 49, allegedly shot and killed Savannah Paschal, 30, at their Galveston County home before a police standoff which ended with him being shot and …
Colorado police have asked for the public’s help in locating a 14-year-old girl who vanished early Sunday. Aurora police said Taniya was last seen in the 2100 block of South Waco Street between 3 and 6 a.m. Additional details regarding her disappearance were not made public. Police said Taniya has long hair with pink highlights. …
On Friday, a U.S. federal judge rejected Prince Andrew’s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him by a woman claiming he sexually assaulted her when she was 17. Andrew’s legal team unsuccessfully argued that Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s lawsuit against him should be thrown out since Giuffre, 38, no longer resides in the U.S despite …
An Alaska couple was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly killing a 2-year-old boy who was placed into their care after his father murdered his mother in September. Arraigned on Thursday, Steven Melovidov, 31, is accused of fatally striking Joshua Rukovishnikoff on December 11 and injuring his genitals. Following an emergency call that day, Melovidov’s wife, …
A Michigan father was charged with murder for allegedly fatally shooting his adult son on Monday. A neighbor told WOOD that Joshua Dakan, 38, recently moved into the White Cloud home with his father, Darrell Dakan, 69. On Monday, Joshua Dakan was sitting in the passenger seat of his friend’s car when his father approached …
