Nearly $1 million lottery prize claimed in Poconos
Monroe County lottery player wins $925,843.50 Cash 5 with Quick Cash jackpot on ticket sold in Pocono Township Middletown, PA – A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Monroe County is holding a ticket…
13-year-old girl rescued from Choctawhatchee Bay after nearly drowning
FORT WALTON BEACH, FL – A 13-year-old girl was rescued, but is listed in critical condition after being pulled from the waters of Choctawhatchee Bay south of Fort Walton Beach this weekend.…
‘Tragic’: Border Officers Catch Several Female American Citizens Storing Nearly A Pound Of Fentanyl In Their Bodies
‘Tragic’: Border Officers Catch Several Female American Citizens Storing Nearly A Pound Of Fentanyl In Their Bodies Jennie Taer on March 5, 2022 U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in El Paso,…
Exclusive-Boeing aims to nearly double 737 MAX production by end-2023 -sources
By Eric M. Johnson and Tim Hepher SEATTLE/PARIS – Boeing Co has preliminary plans to boost production of its cash cow 737-family narrowbody to around 47 per month by the end of…
Fire, building collapse injures nearly a dozen in Maryland
WASHINGTON – Nearly a dozen people in Silver Spring, Maryland, were injured following a fire and explosion at a residential apartment complex that then partially collapsed, local authorities said on Thursday. Heavy…
Fugitive Wanted for Sex Offenses for Nearly Two DecadesArrested in Dominican Republic, Extradited Back to U.S.
Scranton, PA – Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the U.S. Marshals Service has extradited Angel Emilio Colon from the Dominican Republic to the U.S.. Colon is a 62-year-old man,…
Bucks County Man Sentenced to Nearly Four Years for Trafficking Firearms to St. Lucia
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Thomas Harris Jr., 29, of Croydon, PA, was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison, and three years of supervised…
Scammer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Mail Fraud Involving a Scheme to Steal Nearly $400,000
MONROE, La. – United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Ronald W. Reeves, 68, of Delhi, Louisiana, was sentenced October 2 by U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty to serve 41…
Ponte Vedra Beach Man Sentenced To Nearly 8 Years For Knowingly Receiving A Video Of The Sexual Abuse Of A Baby
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Harrison Holland Frith (40, Ponte Vedra Beach) to 7 years and 11 months in federal prison for receiving a video depicting…
Waretown Police Seeking to Identify Driver Who Passed School Bus, Nearly Struck Child
WARETOWN, NJ – When those big yellow school buses stop and the red flashing lights come on, it usually means they’re stopping to pick up children, and you should stop too. On…
Judge Sentences Pittsburgh Man Involved in Heroin Trafficking Scheme to Nearly 4 Years
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to 46 months’ imprisonment followed by six years of supervised release on his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and…
Visa holder caught smuggling nearly $200,000 to Mexico
LAREDO, Texas – A 34-year-old Mexican man has been charged with bulk cash smuggling, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against Feliciano Quintanar-Hernandez, 34,…
Racetrax Novice From Essex Nearly Cancels Bet before Winning $15K
ESSEX, MARYLAND – Playing Racetrax was a new endeavor for a loyal Keno player, so she relied on a friend to show her the ropes of the game. Beginner’s luck helped the Essex woman win a…
Brazil sees private infrastructure capex nearly doubling in 2022
BRASILIA – Brazil’s government sees private investments of 78 billion reais ($15 billion) in infrastructure this year, up 95% from 2021, the economy ministry forecast, supporting its expectations that economic growth will…
Bucks County Construction Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Nearly $1.3 Million Tax Fraud Scheme
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Samuel Bullock, 72, of Langhorne, PA, entered a plea of guilty before United States District Court Judge Michael M. Baylson for his…
Nearly 50 pounds of heroin washed ashore at Florida wildlife refuge
WABASSO, FL – A visitor at a wildlife preserve in Florida found a 45-pound bag of heroin that washed ashore near Pelican Island Wiled Life Refuge. “A drug dealer is missing 45…
Nobody’s Happy With The Biden Administration’s Nearly Five Months-Delayed Border Patrol ‘Whipping’ Report
Groups on opposing sides of the debate surrounding the possible conclusions of the investigation into an incident in which border agents on horseback allegedly “whipped” Haitian migrants in Del Rio, Texas in…
Migrant Encounters At The Border Have Nearly Doubled Since Biden Took Office
The number of migrants encountered at the southern border in January nearly doubled that of January 2021, when President Joe Biden took office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported Friday. CBP…
Central Coast Man Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Federal Prison for Causing Fatal Car Accident Near Vandenberg Air Force Base
LOS ANGELES – A Santa Barbara County man was sentenced today to 46 months in federal prison for crashing a stolen Jeep near Vandenberg Air Force Base while under the influence…
Ecuador says mining exports nearly doubled in value in 2021 to $2 billion
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO – Ecuador’s mining exports in 2021 nearly doubled in value from the previous year to $2.09 billion, beating government expectations, the Ministry of Energy said on Wednesday. President…
Disgraced former attorney sentenced to nearly six years in prison for litigation advance fraud scheme
ATLANTA – Chalmer “Chuck” Detling, II, a disbarred attorney, has been sentenced to prison after being convicted by a jury of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Without their knowledge or authorization,…
Houstonian sent to prison for fraud schemes totaling nearly $2M
HOUSTON – A 36-year-old Houston resident has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of bank and wire fraud in two separate cases, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Julius Joachim Ohumole…
Saudi PIF held nearly $56 billion of U.S.-listed stocks in December 2021
DUBAI – Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF held nearly $56 billion worth of U.S.-listed stocks as of December last year, up from $43.4 billion at the end of September, boosted by the…
UK employers plan biggest pay rises in nearly 10 years – CIPD
By William Schomberg LONDON – British employers expect to raise staff pay by the most in at least nine years but the 3% wage deals for workers would still be below fast-rising…
Lehigh County Father and Son Charged With Unlawful Possession of More Than a Dozen Machine Guns and Nearly as Many Silencers
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Joseph Raymond Berger, 67, and Joseph Paul Berger, 32, of Bethlehem, PA, were arrested and charged by Indictment this week with multiple…
Berkeley County man sentenced to nearly 20 years for drug conspiracy
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Orville Darby, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 235 months of incarceration for drug distribution, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Darby, age 36, pled guilty…
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