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Man who told estranged wife 'If I can't have them neither can you' gets life for killing their kids
Read full article: Man who told estranged wife 'If I can't have them neither can you' gets life for killing their kidsA suburban Chicago man who pleaded guilty but mentally ill for drowning his three young children has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Florida man wins $1 million playing Lottery scratch-off game at food mart
Read full article: Florida man wins $1 million playing Lottery scratch-off game at food martA lucky man won the $1 million prize in Florida after playing a lottery scratch-off game this week, Lottery officials announced Tuesday.
Florida man wins $1 million playing Lottery scratch-off game at Winn Dixie
Read full article: Florida man wins $1 million playing Lottery scratch-off game at Winn DixieA lucky man won the $1 million prize in Florida after playing a lottery scratch-off game this week, Lottery officials announced Tuesday.
Dad who said 'If I can’t have them neither can you' pleads guilty to killing 3 kids
Read full article: Dad who said 'If I can’t have them neither can you' pleads guilty to killing 3 kidsA suburban Chicago man who told his estranged wife “If I can’t have them neither can you” has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to three counts of first-degree murder for killing their three young children.
Florida woman turns gas station stop into $1 million prize playing Lottery scratch-off game
Read full article: Florida woman turns gas station stop into $1 million prize playing Lottery scratch-off gameA woman from Lake County hit the jackpot after playing a Florida lottery scratch-off game, Lottery officials announced Thursday.
‘Just trying to fit in’: Florida substitute teacher accused of letting student use her vape
Read full article: ‘Just trying to fit in’: Florida substitute teacher accused of letting student use her vapeA substitute teacher at Eustis Middle School was arrested after reportedly letting a student take a hit from her vape pen, according to the Eustis Police Department.
Man brutally attacked with golf club for walking on cart path, Florida deputies say
Read full article: Man brutally attacked with golf club for walking on cart path, Florida deputies sayA 52-year-old Lake County man was arrested on allegations of attacking another man with a golf club over an argument about walking on the course, according to sheriff’s officials.
Warrant: Bomb materials at home of alleged July 4th gunman
Read full article: Warrant: Bomb materials at home of alleged July 4th gunmanA unsealed federal warrant says agents found bomb-making materials at the apartment of an alleged gunman charged with fatally shooting seven people at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago last year.
Person of interest ID’d in ‘random’ double-homicide of Florida senior couple
Read full article: Person of interest ID’d in ‘random’ double-homicide of Florida senior coupleA person of interest in the homicide investigation of a Mount Dora couple found slain at a senior living facility was identified Wednesday evening, according to police.
Ex-Illinois cop charged in 2020 fatal shooting of Black man
Read full article: Ex-Illinois cop charged in 2020 fatal shooting of Black manA former suburban Chicago police officer who was fired after he shot into a car two years ago, killing a Black man and seriously wounding the man’s girlfriend, has been charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.
Chicago-area July 4 parade attack suspect pleads not guilty
Read full article: Chicago-area July 4 parade attack suspect pleads not guiltyThe 21-year-old man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago has pleaded not guilty, a week after prosecutors announced he faces 117 felony counts in the attack.
Child sex crimes fugitive arrives in Miami-Dade after 10 years of hiding in Dominican Republic
Read full article: Child sex crimes fugitive arrives in Miami-Dade after 10 years of hiding in Dominican RepublicA 54-year-old fugitive who was wanted for sexually abusing teenage boys flew from the Dominican Republic to Miami-Dade County on Thursday afternoon.
Pharmacies face 1st trial over role in opioid crisis
Read full article: Pharmacies face 1st trial over role in opioid crisisA bellwether trial is set to start Monday in federal court in Cleveland to determine whether retail pharmacy chains are liable for costs related to the opioid crisis in two Ohio counties.
Jan. 6 lawyer who missed hearings says he's out of hospital
Read full article: Jan. 6 lawyer who missed hearings says he's out of hospitalA prominent conservative defense attorney whose disappearance from court stalled a slew of U.S. Capitol riot cases says he has been released from the hospital and is preparing to get back to work.
Illinois judge to rule on Rittenhouse extradition to Kenosha
Read full article: Illinois judge to rule on Rittenhouse extradition to KenoshaKyle Rittenhouse appears for an extradition hearing in Lake County court Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, in Waukegan, Ill. The 17-year-old is accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wis., on Aug. 25, 2020, two days after a police officer trying to arrest Jacob Blake shot him seven times in the back, paralyzing him from the waist down. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)
Big California wildfires burn on as death toll reaches 7
Read full article: Big California wildfires burn on as death toll reaches 7Mother Nature's helped us quite a bit," said Billy See, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection incident commander for a complex of fires burning south of San Francisco. The Santa Cruz fire is one of three complexes, or groups of fires, burning on all sides of the San Francisco Bay Area. You could overlay half of one of these fires and it covers the entire city of San Francisco, Bennett said Sunday. Authorities said their firefighting effort in Santa Cruz was hindered by people who refused to evacuate and those who were using the chaos to loot. Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart said 100 officers were patrolling and anyone not authorized to be in an evacuation zone would be arrested.