Day: August 14, 2023

Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann taken off jail’s suicide watch, sheriff says

6:06 pm August 14, 2023

Rex Heuermann, the 59-year-old New York City architect accused of killing three young women and dumping their bodies in a remote marsh closer to his suburban home, has been taken off suicide watch in a Long Island jail, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office revealed Monday. “Mental health staff at the jail have made the determination […]

Shooting at Maryland trampoline park leaves 1 adult injured

6:05 pm August 14, 2023

One adult was injured in a shooting at a trampoline park in Maryland on Saturday, police said. Baltimore County Police said via social media that they responded to a report of a shooting around 7 p.m. at the Sky Zone in Timonium, north of Baltimore, and one person was taken to a hospital. Police said […]

Massachusetts man pleads guilty to threatening Arizona’s Katie Hobbs with bomb message

6:05 pm August 14, 2023

A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to sending threats two years ago to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs when she was the secretary of state, the U.S. Justice Department said Friday. James Clark, 38, entered a guilty plea to one count of sending a communication containing a bomb threat to an election official, according to a […]

Michigan community stops Chinese company’s latest land grab: Fighting them ‘every step of the way’

6:00 pm August 14, 2023

A Michigan community has successfully blocked a Chinese energy company’s latest attempt to purchase two parcels of farmland in Green Charter Township, but despite the victory, residents say the fight is still far from over. “We’ve got a small win here,” local Lori Brock, who helped lead the fight against the purchase, told “Fox & […]

Plane strikes into North Carolina powerline and crashes in lake, leaves 2 dead and 10K residents without power

5:20 pm August 14, 2023

Two people died Sunday when a small plane struck a power line and crashed into a western North Carolina lake, a city official said. The crash occurred about 11:30 a.m. on Lake Hickory, said Sarah Killian, a spokesperson for the city of Hickory, about 55 miles northwest of Charlotte. Killian said the names of the […]