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A small plane crash in a residential area of Minnesota left two men dead Saturday morning, the Washington County Sheriff’s Department told Fox News Digital.  The two men were the only people onboard the single-engine Globe GC-1B when it crashed in Afton, Minnesota, a small town just east of Minneapolis around 10 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to Fox News Digital.  "Just before 9:45am, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office received several 911 calls from neighbors near the 15000 block of Afton Hills Blvd S. reporting what sounded like a small explosion," the sheriff’s office said.  AUDIO REVEALS PILOT'S FINAL MOMENTS BEFORE CRASH INTO MOBILE HOME PARK, KILLING 3: ‘LOSING AN ENGINE’ The plane burst into flames when it crashed in the yard of a home near its detached garage. SMALL PLANE CRASH ON FLORIDA INTERSTATE LEAVES AT LEAST 2 DEAD  Crews with the Lower St. Croix Valley Fire Department extinguished the flames and found the bodies of an...

A Florida woman and her ex-boyfriend robbed a senior citizen under the guise of a romantic date , police said. According to the press release from the Volusia County Sheriff's office, Chelsea Wright, 34, and Andrew Marks, 33, were involved in a violent robbery scheme of a 73-year-old man whose injuries required treatment at an area hospital. Police said that the elderly victim arrived at a local hospital around 5 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29 and shared a sordid incident regarding his interaction with Wright and Marks. The 73-year-old told hospital staff that he was meeting Wright at a Daytona Beach bar for a romantic date to discuss the couple's relationship, police said. DRUG ADDICT USED BIZARRE OBJECT IN ATTEMPTED POST OFFICE ROBBERY: POLICE Police said that Wright suggested that the victim come back to her house and he agreed. The 73-year-old followed Wright to her Plantation Pines home in Ormond Beach, Florida and along the way, police said, she picked up Marks before d...

These mugshots were taken for arrests made throughout the U.S. the week of Feb. 25-March 2, 2024. source https://www.foxnews.com/us/mugshots-week-feb-25-march-2-2024

An Illinois police department apologized after a recruitment ad, that was themed after "Call of Duty," faced backlash for being "tone-deaf." "It was never my intention to offend any of our community members with the recruitment flyer that was posted on our Facebook page yesterday (2/27/24)," Peoria Police Department Chief of Police Eric Echevarria said in a statement to Fox News Digital.  The post, which was themed after the violent war simulation video game series, was posted on the Peoria Police Department's Facebook page and has since been deleted after community members found it offensive. The advertisement showed Peoria Police Department officers wearing tactical gear and drawing guns.  MAN ARRESTED IN KILLING OF PREGNANT AMISH MOTHER IN PENNSYLVANIA "Stop playing games and answer the Call of Duty," the ad was captioned along with a JoinPPD hashtag. TEENAGE GIRL DIES AT MARYLAND METRO STATION IN SUSPECTED TRAIN SURFING INCIDENT: ...

A Pennsylvania couple accused of animal neglect and cruelty were charged Friday with hundreds of offenses and jailed with bail set at $1 million. The 99 felony counts of animal cruelty and other allegations against Nyal and Renee Piper were filed two months after investigators seized animals from their Johnstown home in western Pennsylvania. PREGNANT AMISH WOMAN KILLED IN PENNSYLVANIA HOME HAD CUTS TO HEAD, NECK: REPORT The Pipers were also charged with nearly 300 misdemeanors and 81 summary charges. An official at the Bedford County Correctional Facility said Nyal Piper, 81, and Renee Piper, 62, were both incarcerated there as of Friday afternoon. Court records did not list defense lawyers for them and an employee of the district court said no lawyer had appeared on their behalf. Prosecutors say the charges involve 90 dogs, eight cats and a turtle. They face additional charges for the remains of three animals that were found at the home and for five dogs whose had to be eutha...

Authorities in a New Orleans suburb say a man who was distraught over the recent slaying of his 18-year-old son shot his 3-year-old son to death and then shot himself. Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley said the child was dead when police officers arrived at the house where the shooting occurred Wednesday night. The father was found unconscious outside the house with a gunshot wound. He remained "unresponsive" as of Thursday morning, Conley told reporters. PA AUTHORITIES REVEAL CAUSES OF DEATH FOR VICTIMS OF MURDER-SUICIDE ARSON INCIDENT Conley said police were told that the father, identified by news outlets as Melvin McClinton Sr., 39, was already suffering emotional problems following the Feb. 5 shooting death of his older son , Melvin McClinton Jr. "His family did indicate that his emotional issues and his anger issues were coming forward a lot more aggressive since that incident," he said. Wednesday night's shooting followed an altercation with the 3-yea...

Attorneys for X Corp. and a research organization that studies online hate speech traded arguments in court Thursday after the social media platform sued the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate for documenting the increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased by Elon Musk. X, formerly known as Twitter, alleges the center's researchers violated the site's terms of service by improperly compiling public tweets, and that its subsequent reports on the rise of hate speech cost X millions when advertisers fled. VERIFICATION SCAMS HITTING ELON MUSK’S X AFTER CHANGING FORMER TWITTER CHECK MARKS U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer appeared skeptical during oral arguments Thursday in San Francisco , questioning X's attorney how the center violated any platform rules simply by reporting on posts that were already publicly available. "I can't think of anything basically more antithetical to the First Amendment than this process of silencing pe...

Federal immigration authorities have arrested three Portuguese women living in the U.S. illegally who are also charged in connection with the death of a Rhode Island infant.  Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested the women — ages 32, 25 and 22 — on Feb. 17 in Pawtucket.  The trio were initially arrested on Feb. 11 by the Pawtucket Police Department on suspicion of the death of a 1-year-old boy, which allegedly occurred under their care.  The women were charged with child endangerment , but posted bail following their arraignment and were released by the 6th Division District Court of Rhode Island. Pawtucket police also arrested the boy's alleged 25-year-old father, who is being held at the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston, Rhode Island. WHITE HOUSE REFERS TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AS ‘NEWCOMERS’ He is charged with manslaughter, three counts of second degree child abuse, and child endangerment. None of the suspects were identified...

Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira will plead guilty to leaking of classified military information in a case from last year that was considered one of the most serious U.S. national security breaches in recent years, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's office in Boston said. WHO IS JACK TEIXEIRA, THE AIR NATIONAL GUARDSMAN BEHIND LEAKED CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS? Prosecutors say Teixeira, who was 21 at the time of his arrest in June last year, leaked classified documents to a group of gamers on the messaging app Discord. The classified material included highly sensitive U.S. military assessments, including on the war in Ukraine. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The leak was considered the most serious U.S. national security breach since more than 700,000 documents, videos and diplomatic cables appeared on the WikiLeaks website in 2010. source https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-jack-teixeira-air-national-guardsman-leaked-classified-military-information-plead-guilty

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced Wednesday that the city is scaling back migrant services and will consolidate shelters with the goal of saving the city millions of dollars. During a press conference, Johnston said over the next month, one shelter will close each week, with the closures expected to reduce the current budget deficit by nearly $60 million and reallocate those funds back into city services. However, Johnston warned that the closure plan could change if the city sees massive surges of arrivals and again has to increase its shelter space and migrant services. Johnston added that with shelters closing, no one will be kicked out, they will simply be moved to another shelter, FOX 31 reported. DENVER CUTTING SOME CITY EMPLOYEES’ HOURS DOWN TO ZERO IN ORDER TO SUPPORT MIGRANTS "We’re putting in place now the infrastructure to be able to manage what we would need if that [another surge] happens. Our plan is to try to close the shelters and keep them closed and mov...

No decision was made to set a trial date for University of Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger on Wednesday, but a hearing will be held in May to determine whether to move the proceedings elsewhere. Kohberger returned to court as Judge John Judge heard arguments for trial scheduling and the defense's request for a change of venue. Judge set a May 14 hearing to decide on a potential change of venue. Defense attorneys have argued that the massive publicity surrounding the case could impact potential jurors. He said he did want to move the trial to another county, but that he'll do what's necessary.  Prosecutors said the publicity is everywhere, and the main issues is how the media coverage affects the jurors. "I'm listening carefully to both sides, and it's a complicated case," Judge said. "It's a death penalty case." BRYAN KOHBERGER ASKS COURT FOR CHANGE OF VENUE AFTER DELAYS IN IDAHO STUDENT MURDERS TRIAL Prosecutors had prev...

A Landsdale, Pennsylvania man faces several charges after he was spotted lurking around his ex-girlfriend’s house with night vision goggles and a loaded gun, according to officials. Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, along with police chiefs from both New Hanover Township and Landsdale, announced the arrest of 36-year-old Edward Cordenner III and 38-year-old Kristin Sweigard, of Warminster, Pennsylvania, for charges related to illegal firearms, gun trafficking and other crimes. In a press release, Steele said investigators began looking into Cordenner and Sweigard on Feb. 4, 2024, when officers responded to a home on Colflesh Road at about 1:20 a.m., for reports of someone prowling outside. Officers arrived and located Cordenner – identified as the resident’s ex-boyfriend – in the driveway of the home and in possession of a loaded 9mm handgun, a loaded magazine and night vision goggles. PHILADELPHIA PRISONER ESCAPES OFFICERS AT HOSPITAL WHILE STILL HANDCUFFED: PO...

The U.S. environment regulator said on Tuesday it is launching new cleanup projects at 25 hazardous waste sites from New Jersey to Oregon with $1 billion in funds. The sites are in the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund program, originally created in 1980, which helps to repurpose land polluted by heavy industry for new economic development, including parks and warehouses. The $1 billion is the third and final wave of $3.5 billion in funding appropriated by the bipartisan infrastructure bill U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law in 2021. "This funding will help improve people's lives especially those who have long been on the front lines of pollution," Janet McCabe, the deputy EPA administrator, told reporters on a call. US LAWMAKERS PUSH BACK AGAINST EPA'S PROPOSED MANURE EMISSIONS REPORTING REQUIREMENT McCabe said 75% of the 25 sites are in historically underserved communities. The $1 billion also will help speed up ongoing work at 85 Superfun...

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer is now throwing Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) under the bus as Biden impeachment crumbles. Comer responded when asked Larry Kudlow if it was true that the impeachment investigation is over: That’s not true. Smirnov was a tip that we received from Chuck Grassley. We investigated the tip, but we couldn’t determine whether or not the tip was accurate because we didn’t know who the informant was. All we, Jim Jordan and I, knew about the informant was what Christopher Wray told us, that he was one of the highest paid, most trusted informants in the entire Bureau and that he had worked for the Bureau for over 10 years. Most of the people that were involved. In that allegation, we’re in Ukraine. Well, I can’t go to Ukraine. I can’t send my staff. We talked about this on this many times. Video: Comer claims on Fox Business that “I can’t go to Ukraine,” even though members of Congress have routinely been going there even since Russia’s full-scale ...

A Tennessee school bus driver died in a crash Monday that also caused minor injuries to two students, authorities said. KNOXVILLE POLICE RECRUIT DIES AFTER COLLAPSING DURING ROUTINE TRAINING The bus was hit Monday morning by a 2005 Chevy Silverado on Highway 70 near Rogersville, news outlets reported, citing a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol . Aleita Gladson, 55, of Rogersville , died and two children who were on board weren't seriously injured, the report said. The children were treated for minor injuries, Matt Hixson, Hawkins County’s director of schools, told news outlets. Hixson said he was heartbroken to announce the death of Gladson, a "longtime and valued Hawkins County Schools team member." The 18-year-old driver of the truck also was injured, but no other details were immediately released. The Tennessee Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash, officials said. source https://www.foxnews.com/us/school-bus-driver-dead-2-studen...

TWO RIVERS, Wis. (AP) — The mother of a 3-year-old Wisconsin boy who vanished nearly a week ago and a man her son was staying with were formally charged with child neglect Monday in connection with the boy's disappearance. Elijah Vue was last seen on Feb. 20 at a residence in Two Rivers, where prosecutors said his mother had sent him to stay with the man. Searches by police and residents have so far not located Elijah. WISCONSIN GOV. EVERS SIGNS NEW LEGISLATIVE MAPS INTO LAW AFTER REPUBLICANS PASS THEM His mother, Katrina Baur, 31, of Wisconsin Dells was formally charged Monday in Manitowoc County with one felony count of party-to-a-crime child neglect and two misdemeanor counts of resisting or obstructing an officer. She was being held on a $15,000 cash bond. The man Elijah had been staying with, Jesse Vang, 39, of Two Rivers, was formally charged with one felony count of party-to-a-crime child neglect. He was being held on a $20,000 cash bond. Both Baur and Vang both appe...

Bye-bye, birdie: Maine’s state warbler , the chickadee, is making way for other images on a new license plate that gives homage to an old flag growing in popularity and reappearing on hats, tote bags and T-shirts. The plate unveiled Monday features a tall green pine — the state tree — and the North Star, icons featured on the state's first official flag in 1901. Maine residents will vote in November on whether to adopt a similar design for a new state flag. KANSAS SCRAPS 'UGLY AS SIN' LICENSE PLATE REDESIGN REBUKED BY PUBLIC Many plates featuring the chickadee, a design introduced in 1999, are now peeling and delaminating, and in need of replacement. "Public safety is the No. 1 reason we’re retiring the chickadee plate and replacing it with a pine tree today. But we also love the new design," Secretary of State Shenna Bellows told reporters at the unveiling ceremony. The chickadee flew in to replace a license plate featuring a crustacean that critics said lo...

Like his bid to be the Speaker of the House, everyone knows that Biden impeachment is dead except Jim Jordan. What Did Jim Jordan Post About Biden Impeachment?   Jim Jordan has come up with a new frame for Biden impeachment. Now, he is claiming that Biden’s family was selling a brand: According to testimony, the Bidens were selling “The Brand.” “The Brand” was Joe Biden . “The Brand” was put on speakerphone at least 20 times. “The Brand” dropped by a meeting before Hunter Biden and his associates were wired $3 million “The Brand” was name dropped in a threatening WhatsApp messages before Hunter Biden and his associates were wired $5 million “The Brand” attended dinner with Hunter Biden’s business associate Yelena Baturina, who evaded the US sanctions list. “The Brand” conditioned the release of money on the firing of a Ukrainian prosecutor. The Ukraine prosecutor’s claim has been so widely debunked that it is not worth mentioning that dead horse. However, Jordan’s inclu...

The remains of a missing teenager found 54 years ago have finally been identified, the Oregon State Police said.  Sandra Young was a student at Portland' Oregon's Grant High School when she went missing in 1968 or 1969, the Oregon State Police said in a release this week.  Her skeleton was found by a Boy Scout troop leader in 1970 in a shallow grave on Sauvie Island along the Columbia River along with the tattered remains of her clothing and a black wig. Investigators said they suspected foul play, but no one has ever been charged in her death.  MOTHER OF ‘BABY SKYLAR’ INFANT FOUND DEAD IN PHOENIX AIRPORT TRASH CAN ARRESTED IN COLD CASE KILLING "Sandra Young has now regained her identity after 54 years," said Dr. Nici Vance, the state’s Human Identification Program Coordinator at the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office. "Her story represents a remarkable amount of diligence and collaboration between family members, detectives, Oregon State Medical Exami...