A Florida mother was arrested and charged after a police officer noticed a baby and a toddler by themselves in an unlocked car parked outside a bar. Jamie Leigh Gunn, 33, was charged with child neglect and booked in the Brevard County Jail Sunday, according to West Melbourne Police. Gunn …
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As the manhunt in Maine intensifies for Robert Card, a suspect in a mass shooting at two locations in Lewiston, state and local authorities are asking the public for tips to help lead to his capture. Card, 40, is being sought after at least 18 people were killed and 13 …
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RICHMOND, Va. – Federal prosecutors say there is plenty of evidence to support former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s public corruption convictions. In court filings Thursday, prosecutors told the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that it’s clear McDonnell took steps to benefit a wealthy vitamin executive who lavished the former …
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DETROIT – A man who said he walked 21 miles to and from work each day is settling into a new, suburban Detroit apartment after receiving thousands of dollars in online donations James Robertson said he feels more secure in Oakland County’s Troy after moving north from his Detroit home …
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ROCK HILL, S.C. – Police in Rock Hill, South Carolina, have arrested a man they say was peeping at girls from behind bushes at a school bus stop and was armed with a stolen gun. Authorities told local media outlets that officers were dispatched in response to a report of …
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PHILADELPHIA – Jeff McMillan, assistant editor for the East region of The Associated Press, has been promoted to the position of enterprise editor for the area. McMillan will oversee efforts to cultivate and execute high-end enterprise, investigative journalism and cross-format storytelling for the region, which encompasses the New England states, …
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PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A judge in Detroit has scheduled a May 13 trial start for a 15-year-old area girl and her boyfriend on accusations they plotted to kill her family. A suburban judge ruled Feb. 5 that there’s enough evidence to try the girl and 23-year-old Michael Rivera on …
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SALEM, Ore. – A lawyer for former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber is trying to prevent the release of his personal emails to criminal investigators. Records from two personal email accounts that Kitzhaber used were archived on state servers. A staffer for the former governor had asked that they be removed, …
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ALBANY, N.Y. – The remnants of a late 18th century sailing ship unearthed five years ago at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan are getting a permanent berth in upstate New York. The New York Times reports (http://nyti.ms/1IqTZkh ) the 32-foot section of the wooden vessel found in …
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CHICAGO – Child welfare authorities say the father of a 3-year-old girl found alone near a suburban Chicago forest preserve left her in a trash can. Illinois Department of Children and Family Services spokesman Andrew Flach tells the Chicago Tribune that an initial investigation found that the girl’s father put …
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