DENMARK, S.C. — A South Carolina man has been sentenced to more than four decades in prison after admitting to killing his girlfriend and setting her body on fire inside a car, a crime that has devastated the victim’s family and community. Jarrett Haskell Davis, 28, pleaded guilty Monday to murder, possession of a weapon … Read more
Authorities in Alabama have arrested a man accused of preying on grieving families by using obituaries and Facebook posts to identify homes to burglarize shortly after a loved one’s death. Police say 40-year-old Peter Michael Petitti was taken into custody Sunday during a traffic stop after allegedly breaking into the home of a recently deceased … Read more
A Florida woman is behind bars after allegedly calling 911 fourteen times requesting a ride home and assaulting a sheriff’s deputy who tried to stop her. According to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, 30-year-old Baylee Jordan Graham was arrested early Tuesday morning after deputies responded to a call from a McDonald’s restaurant in Gainesville. Restaurant … Read more
A long-shot effort in Congress to compel the release of government files related to Jeffrey Epstein has cleared its first major hurdle. A discharge petition, a rare procedural move allowing lawmakers to bypass House leadership, reached the required 218 signatures on Wednesday, guaranteeing that the measure will receive floor consideration in the coming weeks. Rep. … Read more
A tragic accident in eastern Louisiana has left a family devastated after a grandmother accidentally struck and killed her 5-year-old grandson while leaving for work, according to local authorities. The Slidell Police Department said 55-year-old Kristen Anders has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with the death of her grandson, identified as Carson Lawson. … Read more
A bizarre incident in Sanibel, Florida, ended with a man hiding inside a portable toilet after allegedly stealing a construction worker’s car and attempting to run him over. According to an arrest affidavit, 43-year-old Joshua Mulnix was arrested by the Sanibel Police Department on October 27 after a chaotic chain of events that began around … Read more
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to reopen the landmark 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriage across the nation, effectively closing the latest challenge brought by former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis. Davis, who became a national figure after refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, had petitioned the high court to … Read more
A Georgia woman will spend the next seven years in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a deadly DUI crash that claimed the life of a father of two last year. A Gwinnett County judge sentenced 40-year-old Sonal Nandkishor Patel to seven years behind bars for the February 2024 death of Omar Ortiz, … Read more
A senior NHS executive has been sentenced to 28 years in prison after grooming and sexually abusing six young girls he met through Snapchat. Paul Lipscombe, 51, who worked as a performance and informatics specialist at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, used fake profiles to contact girls aged between 12 and 15. … Read more
A Turkish military cargo plane carrying 20 personnel crashed on Tuesday in Georgia’s Sighnaghi municipality, near the border with Azerbaijan, officials from Turkey and Georgia confirmed. While immediate details on casualties remain unclear, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated there were losses, describing the tragedy as deeply saddening. The C-130 aircraft took off earlier from … Read more