Akron woman who fatally shot abusive boyfriend sentenced for reckless homicide Samantha Stevens, 24, pleaded guilty to reckless homicide Thursday in the 2021 shooting death of her boyfriend, who she said physically abused her. 01/23/2025 - 7:38 am | View Link
Seattle police officer set to be sentenced for 2019 shooting death of a homeless man A suburban Seattle police officer is set to be sentenced Thursday for the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man outside a convenience store. 01/22/2025 - 4:11 pm | View Link
New Haven man gets 1.5 years in prison in Greenwich road rage shooting Tavon Douglas, of New Haven, was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for a 2023 shooting following a Merritt Parkway road rage incident in Greenwich. 01/22/2025 - 5:33 am | View Link
Rio Arriba man sentenced to 22 years in prison on second-degree murder conviction A judge has sentenced Randy Patrick Lujan Sr., 61, of Santa Cruz to 22 years in prison in connection with the 2021 shooting death of an Española man whose body was dumped in a Rio Arriba County ravine ... 01/20/2025 - 3:35 pm | View Link
Man receives consecutive life sentences in police shooting A man convicted of multiple counts of attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer for shooting at Sanibel police officers and a sheriff’s deputy in 2016 was sentenced to life in prison. 01/20/2025 - 5:04 am | View Link
General Daily Insight for January 24, 2025
Our heads and hearts are coming into alignment. During the emotional Moon’s collaboration with transformational Pluto, internal transformations lead to external elevation in a big way. As the Moon then supports the confident Sun, these changes harmonize our minds and souls, providing us with the clarity that we need to maintain them going forward.
A Coral Springs Charter School student was arrested Tuesday after allegedly making a threat on Snapchat that she would “shoot up” the school, police said.
Rachell Varela Gomez, 18, is facing one count of written threats to kill or do bodily injury, a second-degree felony. She was arrested while still on the school’s campus Tuesday, a probable cause affidavit said.
An FBI research specialist contacted Coral Springs Police shortly before 1 p.m.
In the aftermath of two recent crashes that killed Road Rangers on the side of Florida’s highways, state officials are again urging drivers to follow the state’s “Move Over” law, which requires them to move one lane over or slow down when passing a first responder or disabled vehicle.
Florida Highway Patrol and Florida Department of Transportation officials, Road Rangers and police officers came together for a Thursday news conference at the Davie headquarters to highlight the importance of the law and the consequences of violating it.
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Active duty military troops will begin arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego on Thursday evening, in what defense officials said is the first batch of the new forces being deployed to secure the southern border.
The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that about 1,500 troops were being sent to the border this week, as the department scrambles to put in motion President Donald Trump’s executive order demanding an immediate crackdown on immigration.
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON
A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in the most common type of abortion in the United States.
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