FOREST GROVE, Ore. (KATU) – Update (7:00 p.m.): Detectives with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday night that the suspect in this quintuple homicide investigation has been found dead. Officers found Benjamin Parker, 36, dead inside his car in Enumclaw, Washington. “He is believed to have committed suicide,” Sheriff Caprice Massey said. “Detectives do … Read more
A fast-moving Nevada wildfire burned more than 15,000 acres (6,000 hectares) on Sunday, advancing from the Sierra foothills toward downtown Reno and prompting nearly 90,000 residents to evacuate as flames threatened neighborhoods and reached the edge of the University of Nevada campus. fire, according to Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue in Reno. Of those urged … Read more
Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy convicted of murdering Sonya Massey in her home in 2024, died Sunday. Attorney Daniel L. Fultz, who served as Grayson’s attorney, confirmed the news Sunday. Grayson had been battling stage 4 colon cancer, for which he was undergoing treatment. It is unclear if that was the cause … Read more
The Trump administration must resume processing visas for people from 75 countries the government deemed likely to become a “public charge,” a federal judge in New York ruled Friday, halting one of the latest efforts to restrict legal immigration pathways to the United States.
Donald Trump has hit back at Canada after a breakdown in negotiations plunged the two countries into a trade war. In his first public comments since negotiations collapsed on Friday in Washington, the US president wrote on social media: “Canada wants the benefits of being a state, without being one!!!” “They have also charged our … Read more
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The fast-growing Hawk Fire spread from the Sierra foothills into downtown Reno early Sunday, reaching more than 10,500 acres. Nearly 14,000 homes were ordered evacuated and the “GO NOW” zone reached the edge of the University of Nevada campus. Emergency officials in Washoe County, Nevada, opened the Reno-Sparks Convention Center to … Read more
The driver who died after crashing her pickup truck into a Long Island backyard pool was a mother of four and taught at a local Jewish school. Allison Rahmani, 40, was behind the wheel when she lost control of her car, which plunged into the pool of her home in Hewlett, Nassau County, on Friday, … Read more
A series of actions taken by Donald Trump’s administration to sow doubts about the integrity of the US election have intensified concern among voting experts – and raised hope among election deniers – that he could declare a national emergency. The White House and US federal agencies have released a series of documents this summer … Read more
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 15-year-old boy was arrested on charges of murder and gang participation in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy during an Independence High School football game, which police say was not random. The Bakersfield Police Department said that as a result of the ongoing investigation into the fatal shooting at … Read more
Far-right activist Jake Lang was arrested Saturday after a planned demonstration outside Minneapolis City Hall sparked counterprotests in downtown Minneapolis.5 A helicopter and EYEWITNESS NEWS crews were in the air and on the ground at the scene. At one point, some supporters and protesters clashed, pushing each other. Lang appeared to be in a car, … Read more