Author: Spike Bowan
Deputy fatally shoots armed robbery suspect in Florida
A sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a man following a 911 call about an attempted robbery in central Florida. (FOX)- Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey told reporters the shooting happened around 8 p.m. Sunday when deputies spotted the suspect a short distance from the site of the attempted robbery in Cape Canaveral. Ivey says the man […]
Read MoreDid you know? The U.S. Nuclear Arsenal is Shrinking…
Air Force arsenal of land-based nukes shrinking as planned (FOX)- The Air Force is quietly shrinking its deployed force of land-based nuclear missiles as part of a holdover Obama administration plan to comply with an arms control treaty with Russia. The reductions are nearing completion despite President Donald Trump’s argument that the treaty gives Moscow […]
Read MoreAuthorities fatally shoot man who was ‘shooting up’ building
Authorities say a 911 call about a man who was “shooting up the place” led to a high speed chase that ended with an officer fatally shooting the suspect in central Florida. (FOX)- Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood told reporters a woman told dispatchers the 45-year-old man was drinking and suicidal outside a law office. […]
Read MoreICE detains 50 after authorities raid building in Detroit
Federal authorities arrested 50 people for violating immigration laws in Detroit Saturday as part of an investigation into an alleged cockfighting and illegal gambling ring. (FOX)- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Khaalid Walls told the Detroit Free Press that 86 people were found inside an abandoned building. He added that those arrested will be […]
Read MoreLouisiana sheriff’s deputy shot, killed while on-duty
A Louisiana sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed late Saturday night while conducting an investigation near a Baton Rouge movie theater, officials said. (FOX)- A suspect was also injured during the incident. No names were given and no details on the original investigation immediately emerged. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office deputy was rushed to […]
Read MoreIraqi troops push into area around symbolic Mosul mosque
Iraqi government forces have pushed into the area around a highly symbolic mosque in western Mosul where the Islamic State group’s leader made his first and only public appearance. (FOX)- Black smoke billowed from the area around al-Nuri mosque, also known as the Great Mosque, Sunday as helicopters hovered overhead and fired into the militants’ […]
Read More3 US soldiers shot in Afghanistan ‘insider attack’
Three U.S. Army soldiers were shot and wounded Sunday when an Afghan Army soldier opened fire on them inside a base in southern Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand Province, officials told Fox News. (FOX)- The attack occurred around 1:30 p.m. local time at Camp Antonik in Washer District in Helmand. “Coalition security forces on the base killed […]
Read More16 people accused of massive home marijuana grow near Denver
Sixteen people have been indicted and accused of running a massive home-grown marijuana operation in the greater Denver area. (FOX)- Authorities say that over about three years, the group used houses in places like Colorado Springs, Elbert County and Denver to cultivate marijuana and then make big-dollar deals to sell it in Illinois, Arkansas, Minnesota […]
Read MoreSecret Service stops suspect before reaching White House fence
An unidentified person was apprehended Saturday jumping a barrier in front of the White House, resulting in a full lockdown of the complex. (FOX)- The incident occurred at about 12:45 p.m. on the front side of the White House, along Pennsylvania Avenue. The person jumped over a stretch of bike-racks that serves as a barrier […]
Read MoreGeorgia middle school teacher arrested in $6 million drug bust
Georgia deputies raided a middle school teacher’s home and seized guns and $6 million in cocaine and heroin. (FOX)- The teacher Karla Alvarez, 28, and two others are facing drug trafficking and gun charges following Thursday’s drug bust by local authorities in Hall County. Fox 5 Atlanta reported Friday that Alvarez is a teacher at […]
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