Two Florida hikers were rescued over Christmas weekend after they became lost for hours in a swamp infested with alligators, snakes and other creatures. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in west-central Florida said it responded to a call from the hikers who were in the Cypress Creek Wilderness Preserve near …
Read More »Former FBI agent recalls the one serial killer who left her ‘shaken’: ‘He just didn’t seem human’
Jana Monroe wasn’t expecting to receive a phone call from “The Co-Ed Killer.” It was the early 1990s and Monroe was a member of the FBI’s Behavioral Sciences Unit at Quantico, Virginia. She wasn’t afraid to go face-to-face with a serial killer – but this encounter with Edmund Kemper was …
Read More »Texas deputies investigate double murder at former judge's home
Texas deputies are investigating after two people were found dead inside the home of a former Williamson County judge. Police received reports of a shooting at the home on January 8 at around 11:45 p.m. Authorities said a 911 caller reported the shooting in the 300 block of County Road …
Read More »NYPD detective with 6-figure salary arrested, accused of swiping $160 in merchandise from Home Depot
A New York City detective was arrested over the weekend after she was allegedly caught shoplifting at a Home Depot in Deer Park, New York. Suffolk County Police said Christina Cancel, 54, of Hicksville, New York, was arrested and charged on Saturday afternoon with stealing merchandise valued at about $160. …
Read More »Michigan archaeologists say shipwreck found in Lake Michigan not long-lost Griffin
FRANKFORT, Mich. – Michigan state archaeologists say a shipwreck found in Lake Michigan isn’t the Griffin, the earliest known wreck in the Great Lakes. The Muskegon Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1QQIVju ) reports two men came forward late last year with photos of the shipwreck found off of Frankfort, which is about 40 …
Read More »Arizona winner of $188.9 million Powerball ticket comes forward to claim prize; No ID released
PHOENIX – Arizona Lottery officials say the winner of the $188.9 million Powerball jackpot has come forward to claim the prize from the June 3 drawing. The winner didn’t want to be identified and lottery officials didn’t release any details on the person’s gender, age or hometown Tuesday. State lawmakers …
Read More »Coptic Christian Immigrant in NYC Fears for Future of Family Back in Egypt
As a child in Egypt coming home from Sunday school, Khairy Gurgis remembers being taunted with verbal slurs, slapped or pelted with stones by Muslim kids. His crime: being a Christian. He also recalls vandals painting a big, red cross on the sides of his uncle’s and neighbor’s house identifying …
Read More »Times Square Suspect Was Trained, but Picked the Wrong Explosive, Officials Say
Times Square terror suspect Faisal Shahzad got bomb-making training on his recent trip to Pakistan — but made an error that probably saved the lives of hundreds: he packed an SUV with the wrong explosive material, law enforcement sources told FoxNews.com. And the bomb was planted just two days after …
Read More »Wells Fargo hit with envelopes containing white powder, sparking NYPD investigation
The New York City Police Department is investigating a series of suspicious envelopes sent to several Wells Fargo branches across New York City, Wells Fargo officials tell Fox News. “Envelopes containing white powder were received at some Wells Fargo locations in Manhattan Monday afternoon,” Wells Fargo spokeswoman Alexandra Ball said …
Read More »Original barrack to be returned to former WW II internment camp; donated by Iowa college
POWELL, Wyo. – One of the original barracks at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in northern Wyoming will be returned to the former World War II internment camp this summer. Brian Liesinger, of the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center, says the historic barrack was discovered near Shell, where it had been …
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