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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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COLFAX, Calif. – California’s prolonged drought has created opportunities for prospectors and miners panning, sluicing, chiseling and diving for gold. The Sacramento Bee reported (http://bit.ly/1QPTA3k) Wednesday that gold seekers are wading into formerly deep waterways to harvest flecks from the pea gravel and sediment in crevices that have long been …
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MONTPELIER, Vt. – The remains of a Revolutionary War battleship that burned and sank as the Americans and British struggled for control of Lake Champlain will be in the hands of the U.S. Navy in time for the Fourth of July. Timbers from the schooner Royal Savage, raised from the …
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WINSLOW, Maine – A Miss 4th of July pageant winner who got upset when told there was a miscount and she could share the title has decided to concede her crown. Seventeen-year-old Molly Lybrook was told that votes were miscounted in the Winslow, Maine, pageant last weekend and that 14-year-old …
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – One of the largest communities of Navajo farmers along the San Juan River has voted to keep irrigation canals closed for at least a year following a toxic spill at a Colorado gold mine. Navajo President Russell Begaye has asked several tribal communities to weigh in …
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MIAMI – The parents of slain journalist Steven Sotloff are speaking out about the foundation they established to honor his legacy and their disappointment with the U.S. government in a rare interviewing marking the 1-year anniversary of his death. South Florida residents Shirley and Arthur Sotloff have spoken little since …
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