Authorities May Have Found Bodies of Parents Missing After Hurricane Helene
Sharana Jordan, who had held out hope that her elderly parents would be evacuated to safety amid flash flooding in western North Carolina, said Wednesday that authorities believe their bodies have been found. Sharana's story spread across the country as she searched in vain for her parents, who lived in the Avery Wood Mobile Home […]
New Mexico Authorities Charge Middle School Teacher, Graduate Student, Others With Soliciting Sex With Minors
A middle school teacher, a graduate student, and seven others face felony charges for allegedly soliciting sex online from minors or undercover agents posing as parents of minors, the New Mexico Department of Justice (NMDOJ) announced Monday. announced. The suspects posted sexually explicit messages and, in some cases, images to investigators' decoy accounts on various […]
Tennessee boy dies in freak accident involving haunted hayride: authorities
A child was killed in a freak accident at a haunted hayride attraction over the weekend, according to authorities in Tennessee. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) announced the incident in a press release on Saturday. Deputies were called to the Haunted Hilltop Halloween attraction in Harrison, Tennessee, around 10:45 p.m. Friday night. Upon arrival, […]
Kremlin sowing chaos with bomb threats and bribery to thwart Moldova’s vote to join EU, authorities say
Buying voters, calling bomb threats and paying protesters to antagonize police are tactics used by the Kremlin to thwart Moldova's upcoming elections, authorities say. are. The small former Soviet state is embroiled in a battle between pro-Russian and pro-European factions ahead of an Oct. 20 referendum on whether to vote for a new president and […]
Tennessee authorities look to dispose of dynamite found in box at recycling plant
Tennessee authorities were investigating a box containing a large quantity of dynamite at a metal recycler on Friday and were urging people living near the site to evacuate. According to the Knoxville Police Department, an explosives robot was deployed to collect samples of explosives found inside a CMC recycling bin on Thursday. The sample tested […]
Hurricane Helene: More than 90 fatalities in NC, authorities can’t confirm missing
North Carolina officials on Thursday confirmed at least 91 deaths from Hurricane Helen's storms, but the number of missing and unaccounted for remains unaccounted for. The deaths were reported across 20 counties, according to a Thursday afternoon update from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS). The majority of deaths were reported […]
Texas authorities arrest 101 illegal immigrants, 25 unaccompanied children
Police in Texas arrested dozens of illegal immigrants, including 25 unaccompanied children, near the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday. Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Chris Olivares said officers arrested a group of 101 illegal immigrants in Eagle Pass, along the border. More than 20 of the people arrested by Texas State Police were unaccompanied children. […]
Task force requests documents from authorities on second Trump assassination attempt
The House Select Committee investigating former President Trump's assassination attempt sent two letters to Biden administration officials in September requesting documents and information about the second threat. One letter was sent to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI, and the second was addressed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. […]
Federal authorities issue warning ahead of Oct. 7 attacks anniversary
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security warned Friday that the upcoming one-year anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel could motivate some people to commit acts of violence in the United States. Authorities said in a public service announcement that the anniversary could motivate extremists and others to engage in hate crimes and […]
Authorities warn of scams in wake of Helene
Multiple federal agencies have issued warnings about fraud in the wake of Hurricane Helen. “The effects of disasters that affect the public are not only due to the disasters themselves, but also to scammers who take advantage of victims of disasters and to well-meaning people who want to help those affected.” said District Attorney Sandra […]