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Arrest made in 1978 cold case

(KGW) Detectives arrested a Gresham, Oregon, Donald McQuade, for the 1978 murder of an Anchorage, Alaska teenager. In January 1978 Shelley Connolly’s body was found at the bottom of a steep embankment south of Anchorage. Sixteen-year-old Connolly was last seen leaving a popular bar with several men. Despite the efforts of authorities, the case went cold for many years. In…

Paying It Forward: Restaurant Offers Free Meals

(WYFF) A South Carolina restaurant is giving away free food, no questions asked. At the back of Woodside Bistro in Greenville, there’s a board with tickets, which customers can buy for $10. Anyone in need can stop in, take a ticket and exchange it for a fresh-cooked meal. “Grab a card, get the meal, that’s it,” says Austyn McGroarty, chef…

Sheriff’s office looks for two ‘non-compliant’ sex offenders

Pictured L to R: Martin, Papajeski RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. – Following a lengthy investigation into the 55 registered sex offenders in Logan County, the sheriff’s office is looking for two men who are considered non-compliant on the Kentucky Sex Offender Registry. Benjamin Scott Papajeski, 32, is a 20-year registrant on the sex offender registry who was convicted in Kentucky of third-degree…

5-year-old found dead in closet

(KPRC/NBC News) Police in Houston, Texas are working to determine a cause of death after a 5-year-old girl was found dead inside a closet at her home. Investigators say the girl’s body had been in the closet several days. Family members were visiting the child’s home and during the visit, discovered the child dead in the closet, police said. “It’s…