A California mother that faked her own kidnapping was exposed due to advances in DNA technology. Yesterday, 40-year-old, Sherri Papini, was sentenced to a year and a half in prison after she pleaded guilty to mail fraud and making false statements. In 2016 she was reported missing after she went out for a jog near her Shasta County home in…
Hurricane Fiona destroyed homes and left people of the Dominican Republic without running water. Nearly 800 people were brought to safety by emergency workers as the eye of the hurricane hitting the nation early yesterday morning with winds of 90 miles an hour after it ripped through Puerto Rico resulting in a blackout and destruction to the island that has…
Three people were shot at a state fair in Amarillo Texas. Two first responders and a by stander were shot at the Tri-State Fair and taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life threatening. The gunman was taken to the hospital as well after he was shot and wounded by sheriff’s deputies. His condition is considered life threatening….
An investigation has opened into the transportation of 48 Venezuelan migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard. At a news conference held yesterday, Bexar County Sheriff, Javier Salazar, reported his understanding was that a Venezuelan migrant was paid a “bird dog fee” to recruit 50 migrants from a resource center in San Antonio. He believes not only county laws were broken…
A motion by prosecutors to vacate the murder conviction of Adnan Syed was approved. Syed’s case was the subject of a hit podcast called “Serial”. He has maintained innocence while serving a life sentence after he was convicted in 1999 of first degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, and false imprisonment in connection to the killing of his ex girlfriend. The judge…
An Ebola outbreak has been declared in Uganda. Health authorities confirmed a case of the rare Sudan strain. A 24-year-old man showed symptoms and later died. The patient was confirmed to have a high fever, abdominal pains, and vomiting blood. Initially he was treated for Malaria. Currently, there are 8 suspected cases receiving care in a health facility in the…
A plane crash during the Reno Air Races yesterday resulted in the death of a pilot. The fatal incident took place during the third lap of the Jet Gold Race. All other pilots landed safely and the race operations for 2022 have been suspended. The Reno Air Racing association expressed their sympathies to the pilot’s family, friends and race fans….
Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy stated Russia “endangers the whole world” with its shelling of nuclear facilities. Ukraine has been forced to shut down all of a nuclear plant’s reactors as a result of constant shelling by Russia. Russian troops attacked a nuclear plant with shells reported to have landed 300 meters away from the reactor building, damaging several nearby buildings within…
Hurricane Fiona has already caused catastrophic flooding after making landfall along the extreme Southwestern Coast of Puerto Rico. The national hurricane center is forecasting 12-18 inches of rainfall with a local maximum of 30 inches across Eastern and Southern Puerto Rico as well as 4-8 inches with a local maximum of 12 inches along the northeast coast. The expected rainfalls…
Yesterday a two vehicle crash near Strickland resulted in a motorcyclist’s death. The motorcycle was traveling Northbound on Secondary 45 as an SUV was traveling Southbound. The motorcyclist attempted to pass another vehicle resulting in a head on collision with the SUV. The driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene and has not yet been identified.
