California Residents Sue Oil Company Responsible For Major Beach Spill

A law firm filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of California residents and businesses affected by the oil spill that could significantly harm the local economy. The New York City-based firm, Milberg…

US and World News

DEA raids Washington Football Team’s Ashburn training facility

Federal agents raided the Washington Football Team’s training facility and the home of the head athletic trainer, a local news outlet reported. Trainer Ryan Vermillion was placed on administrative leave due to…

D.C. News·Local Sports News·Maryland News·US and World News

Fort Apache The Bronx: Massive gun battle erupts in the streets of NYC

NEW YORK, NY – A gun battle erupted right out of a scene from a Wild West movie, bringing the 1970s cop drama “Fort Apache the Bronx” to life. Dozens of shots…

New York News·Police Blotter·US and World News

Rhode Island Men Resolve Case Brought for Touching Off Needless Ocean Search and Rescue Operation with Distress Flares

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The United States today announced that it has reached an agreement to resolve civil claims against two Block Island residents: Perry C. Phillips, 31, and Benjamin C. Foster, 33,…

Governor Murphy, there will never be a zero reality when it comes to COVID-19

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Monday admitted that no matter how many mask mandates, vaccinations and social distancing regulations his office creates, the reality is, he’s never going…

Community News·New Jersey News

Phil Murphy “mystified” over CDC guidance for Thanksgiving dinner, here’s why

WASHINGTON, DC – The CDC went into near panic mode over the prospect of families gathering around a table and coming together for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Once again, the CDC recommended…

Government News

Beverlywood Man Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud, Admitting Massive Ponzi that Falsely Claimed to License Foreign Film Rights

LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty this afternoon to a federal securities fraud charge and admitted operating a Ponzi scheme that raised at least $650 million with bogus…

St. Louis man pleads guilty to robbing businesses of cigarettes

ST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge Henry E. Autrey accepted pleas of guilty from Thomas T. Taylor, age 35, on today’s date, for the crimes of conspiracy to interfere with…

Leader of $2.4 Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Massachusetts used car dealer admitted to a federal court judge in Providence, RI, that he led a wide-ranging conspiracy to defraud financial institutions in several states of more…

Metzger Middle School placed on lockdown after shots fired nearby

BEXAR COUNTY, TX – Earlier this morning just before 9 AM shots were heard in close proximity of Metzger Middle School, in Northeast Bexar County, prompting a lockdown. Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputies…

In the News

How Biden Has Misled Americans About The Situation At The Southern Border

President Joe Biden and his administration have misled Americans about the situation at the southern border multiple times since taking office, according to Customs and Border Protection data and various media reports.…

Politics·US and World News

On horses U.S. Border Patrol agents rescue migrant lost in rough desert terrain

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Horse Patrol Unit (HPU) provided first aid to an individual who became lost near Hebbronville, Texas. The agents received information through…

Good News·Police Blotter

New Orleans Sector K9 and Regional Enforcement Team Seize $170,000 in Narcotics

GULFPORT, Mississippi— A New Orleans Sector K9 unit, working with the Southern Mississippi Metro Enforcement Team (SMMET) arrested two Honduran nationals and seized six kilos of narcotics worth $170,000. On Sept. 16…

Police Blotter

Fayetteville Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years

NEW BERN, N.C. – A Fayetteville man was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for a cocaine distribution conspiracy dating back to 2010. According to court documents and other information presented…

Leader Of Cellphone Account Takeover Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that defendant HENRY PEREZ pled guilty today to leading a multi-year cellphone account takeover fraud conspiracy. PEREZ impersonated…

Berkeley County man sentenced for role in drug conspiracy

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Medo Hallack, of Inwood, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 70 months of incarceration for his role in a drug conspiracy that spanned several states, Acting U.S. Attorney…

Jefferson County man sentenced for methamphetamine distribution

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Michael Anthony Parkinson, of Ranson, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 108 months of incarceration for having a large amount of methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard…

Columbus man charged in narcotics conspiracy also accused of forcing addicts into prostitution through violence

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Six additional defendants and new charges involving sex trafficking have been added to a case pending against a Columbus man who allegedly provided individuals cocaine and fentanyl in exchange…

Philadelphia man sentenced for heroin and fentanyl distribution

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Richard Gaines, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 151 months of incarceration for opioid distribution, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Gaines, age 46, pled guilty…

Jefferson County man admits to drug charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA –Shaquan Osullivan Kelly, of Ranson, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Kelly, 25, pleaded guilty today to one count…

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