New Virginia law born from tragedy aims to prevent future unlicensed driving deaths.
YORKTOWN, Va. — A new Virginia law set to take effect Monday will make it a Class 1 misdemeanor to knowingly permit an unlicensed individual—or a minor operating outside the limits of…
China Only Reports A Handful Of COVID Deaths Despite Funeral Homes Overflowing With Body Bags
China Only Reports A Handful Of COVID Deaths Despite Funeral Homes Overflowing With Body Bags Micaela Burrow on December 27, 2022 China has reported just a few COVID-19 deaths since the country…
Oklahoma City Man Charged with Causing Two Deaths During DUI Hit-And-Run in Indian Country
OKLAHOMA CITY – ANTONIO MARQUES MITCHELL, 25, of Oklahoma City, has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. On December 20, 2022, a…
Rise in U.S. gun deaths takes disproportionate toll on young Blacks -study
By Shawana Alleyne-Morris (Reuters) – The increase in firearm-related fatalities among U.S. youth has has taken a disproportionate toll in the Black community, which accounted for 47% of gun deaths among children…
New COVID model predicts over 1 million deaths in China through 2023
By Julie Steenhuysen and Deena Beasley CHICAGO (Reuters) – China’s abrupt lifting of stringent COVID-19 restrictions could result in an explosion of cases and over a million deaths through 2023, according to…
Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Skyrocket Over 1,000% In Los Angeles County
Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Skyrocket Over 1,000% In Los Angeles County Trevor Schakohl on November 30, 2022 Los Angeles County saw accidental fentanyl overdose deaths increase more than twelvefold from 2016 to 2021,…
Earthquake shakes northwest Turkey, 50 people injured
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 shook northwest Turkey and was felt in Istanbul early on Wednesday, injuring 50 people and damaging some buildings in the province of Duzce, a…
Police probe deaths of four University of Idaho students as homicides
(Reuters) -Police in northwestern Idaho have opened a homicide investigation into the deaths of four University of Idaho students whose bodies were found in a house near campus. Officers found the four…
Migrant Deaths At Southern Border Reach New Record Under Biden
Migrant Deaths At Southern Border Reach New Record Under Biden Jennie Taer on October 31, 2022 A record of at least 853 migrants died trying to illegally cross into the U.S. in…
U.S. nears record poultry deaths from bird flu; virus type complicates fight
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – A near-record number of U.S. chickens and turkeys have died in this year’s outbreak of avian flu, as a different form of the virus than farmers…
Russia says there were deaths in alleged Ukrainian shelling of border region
(Reuters) – Russia said on Friday it had opened a criminal investigation into alleged Ukrainian shelling of a Russian border region in which it said people had been killed and wounded. The…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Henderson Man for Fentanyl Overdose Deaths
Henderson, KY – A federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned a two-count indictment charging a local man with distribution of fentanyl causing two separate deaths in the Henderson area. U.S. Attorney…
Government Trackers Missed A Thousand In-Custody Deaths Last Year, Report Says
Government Trackers Missed A Thousand In-Custody Deaths Last Year, Report Says Trevor Schakohl on September 20, 2022 The Justice Department (DOJ) did not keep track of hundreds of deaths occurring in prisons…
U.S. Senate probe finds Justice Dept undercounted state prison deaths
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has been drastically under-counting the number of state prison and arrest-related deaths, including failing to count at least 990 deaths in…
Record heatwaves drive EU’s July excess deaths to 2022 high
(Reuters) – The European Union saw 16% more deaths than usual in July as a record-breaking heatwave hit parts of the continent, its highest monthly figure so far this year, official data…
Hopkins Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Eleven Overdose Deaths
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Hopkins man has been sentenced to life in prison for distributing controlled substances, including fentanyl, which resulted in the deaths of eleven people and caused serious bodily…
Deaths of Husband and Wife in Marlboro Home Believed to be Murder-Suicide, Police
MARLBORO, NJ – Detectives with the Marlboro police department and the Monmouth County prosecutor’s office have determined that a man and woman found dead in a house in the township is being…
Schenectady Police Department Warns of Multiple Overdose Deaths in Past Few Days
Schenectady, NY – The Schenectady Police Department today issued a warning and notice to residents regarding a spike in overdose fatalities this month. According to police, between Saturday, September 3rd and Wednesday,…
Buffalo Man Going To Prison For Selling Butyryl Fentanyl That Caused The Deaths Of Two People
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.—U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Nino Buggs, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, butyryl fentanyl and U-47700,…
Summer Roadway Deaths Highest Since 2014 at the Jersey Shore
FREEHOLD – Roadway fatalities are up this summer in Monmouth County according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Linskey and the county’s police chiefs are urging local motorists to exercise additional…
Night Of Fighting Finally Calms In Iraqi Capital After 30 Deaths
Night Of Fighting Finally Calms In Iraqi Capital After 30 Deaths Micaela Burrow on August 30, 2022 Protesters have disbanded from Iraq’s fortified Green Zone in Baghdad after their leader, Muqtada al-Sadr, threatened…
Sherman Oaks Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in the Deaths of Two People
LOS ANGELES – A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced today to 240 months in federal prison for distributing the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl that resulted in the overdose deaths of…
Tulsa Man Sentenced for Participating in an Attempted Robbery that Ended in Two Deaths
A Tulsa man was sentenced Monday in federal court for participating in an attempted robbery and home invasion that ended in two deaths. “Justin Harjo received an 18-year prison sentence for taking…
Governor Murphy Still Hiding from Nursing Home Deaths, Settlements During COVID Pandemic
by Senator Joe Pennacchio An out-of-court settlement of almost $16 million with the families of more than 70 seniors who died in state-run veterans facilities was confirmed by the Governor’s Administration today,…
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Drug Distribution Resulting in Two Deaths
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin and two counts of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death was sentenced…
EXCLUSIVE: Illegal Border Crossings, Migrant Deaths Shattered Records In Fiscal Year 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Illegal Border Crossings, Migrant Deaths Shattered Records In Fiscal Year 2022 Jennie Taer on August 8, 2022 Border Patrol agents have encountered a record number of 1,853,837 migrants since October, according…
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