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Utah Woman Who Killed Friend in Suicide Pact Charged with Murder

A 21-year-old Utah woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing her friend, but investigators believe it was an unfinished suicide promise the two had been planning for weeks. Heavenly Faith Garfield, a Saratoga Springs resident, was called to police just before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday to report that a 21-year-old woman was found dead […]

Albany’s flawed new housing tax break just killed a magnificent Brooklyn project

Don’t expect Governor Hochul’s so-called 421-a tax abatement program alternative to encourage the construction of new housing in the same way its predecessor did. Two little-known provisions have already doomed plans for a grand Brooklyn waterfront project that was so popular that the City Council voted 48-0 to pass the required zoning changes three years […]

How politicians killed food delivery in Seattle

For years, Gary Lardizabal made a living delivering food in the Seattle metro. But he says a new ordinance that went into effect in January is putting his livelihood at risk. The law, which was designed to increase pay for food delivery drivers, has resulted in a collapse of food orders. “I can’t pay rent. […]

Armed student shot and killed before entering Wisconsin school: Police

Police stopped a potential school shooting after shooting and killing an armed student before he could gain access to a Wisconsin middle school, authorities said. At a Wednesday night briefing, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced that no one else was killed or harmed in the incident. Law enforcement personnel respond to a report of […]

KY inmate who killed 3 children, raped their mother dies awaiting execution

A western Kentucky man on death row for killing three children, raping his mother and setting his home on fire has died, authorities said Tuesday. Kentucky Department of Corrections spokeswoman Lisa Lamb announced that Kevin Wayne Dunlap, 51, died Sunday after being taken to a hospital from the Kentucky Correctional Facility in Eddyville. She said […]