Richard Ford

A Polk County jury is hearing evidence about Shaun Runyon’s mental health before recommending a sentence for the 2021 murders. BARTOW, FL — A Florida jury is weighing whether Shaun Runyon should face the death penalty after convicting the Pennsylvania electrician of murdering three coworkers during a 2021 attack at a short-term rental home in Polk County. Runyon, 44, was found guilty Sept. 10 of three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted …

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Police are searching for those responsible after gunfire wounded seven people near the Douglass Homes development Wednesday night. BALTIMORE, MD — Seven people, including a 3-year-old boy, were wounded in a shooting near the Douglass Homes development in East Baltimore, prompting an ongoing search for those responsible, police said. The shooting happened around 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, in the 1400 block of East Fayette Street near North Caroline Street. Baltimore police said an officer …

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A domestic violence investigation led Polk County deputies to allegations of a yearslong sexual relationship between a mother and her adult son. LAKELAND, FL — A 46-year-old Florida woman faces incest and adultery charges after investigators said she acknowledged having a sexual relationship with her adult son, an allegation uncovered after deputies responded to a domestic dispute at their Lakeland home. Christina Clemens was arrested after her son, Shane Clemens, told investigators that the two …

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Surveillance video shows Timothy J. Reaggle breaking free from restraints and running toward an exit after his sentencing hearing. LISBON, OH — A man sentenced to a year in prison broke free from handcuffs and injured two security bailiffs during an attempted escape from the Columbiana County Courthouse, according to authorities and video released after the incident. Timothy J. Reaggle of Wellsville was leaving a sentencing hearing Monday, Sept. 14, when the confrontation began on …

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The Pentagon has not disclosed what the orbital systems are or how they work as China and Russia criticize the U.S. move. NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — The United States has publicly confirmed that it operates weapons in Earth orbit, a significant shift in how openly the Pentagon discusses military capabilities in space as U.S. officials point to growing threats from China and Russia. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink made the disclosure Sept. 14 during the …

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Amancio Anton Noriz, 16, was sought in the fatal shootings of two Wylie teenagers before authorities located him near Monterrey. GARLAND, TX — A 16-year-old Dallas teenager accused of fatally shooting two other teenagers in Garland was detained in Mexico and returned to Texas after authorities searched for him for more than a week. Amancio Anton Noriz was located Jan. 24, 2024, in the Monterrey, Nuevo León, area of Mexico, according to authorities. Laredo police …

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Police obtained a first-degree murder warrant for a 21-year-old Gaithersburg man after Nicholas Njuki was fatally shot early Sunday. ROCKVILLE, MD — Montgomery County police are searching for 21-year-old Shayan Solimani Damabi of Gaithersburg after identifying him as the suspect in the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Nicholas Njuki outside a Rockville restaurant early Sunday. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant Tuesday charging Solimani Damabi with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of …

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Police said at least two suspects ambushed the woman at a Northeast Side apartment complex after an online transaction was arranged. SAN ANTONIO, TX — A woman was robbed at gunpoint and pistol-whipped after going to a Northeast Side apartment complex for a sale arranged online, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Police were searching Thursday for at least two suspects accused in the robbery. The woman believed she was going to meet someone …

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Police are investigating after the unidentified woman was discovered Wednesday afternoon in a parking lot near Plumb Beach. NEW YORK CITY, NY — A woman was found dead inside a trash can Wednesday afternoon in a parking lot near Plumb Beach in Brooklyn’s Sheepshead Bay area, prompting police to spend hours examining the scene and gathering evidence. Police said someone called 911 shortly after 3 p.m. Sept. 16 to report an unresponsive woman. Officers and …

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Police said a married couple and their teenage daughter suffered gunshot wounds in an apparent isolated incident under investigation. SAN DIEGO, CA — San Diego police are investigating the deaths of a married couple and their teenage daughter who were found inside a Lake Murray-area home Wednesday morning after a concerned neighbor entered the residence and discovered them, authorities said. Officers were called shortly before 8:20 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, to a home in the …

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