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Man accused of burglary and unlawful imprisonment of 2 elderly people

CAVE CITY, Ky. – A Cave City man is accused unlawful imprisonment after deputies said he burglarized two homes Saturday and placed a piece of furniture in front of one of the doors at one home to prevent the elderly occupants from getting out. Joshua Bunch, 36, was charged with first-degree criminal trespassing, first-degree burglary, two counts of first-degree unlawful…

First date ends in police chase

(WESH/NBC News) A Florida woman’s first date with a man ended with a high-speed chase after he ran from police during a traffic stop. Flagler County sheriff’s deputies used stop sticks to disable the car early Thursday morning. Once they approached the car they discovered the driver bailed out of the car into nearby woods and left the passenger to…

Man charged with burglarizing former employer

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green police charged a former Trace Die Cast employee with five counts of third-degree burglary Sunday. Christopher McKinney, 28, of Bowling Green, is accused of stealing between $2,000 to $2,500 worth of wiring and copper from the North Graham Drive plant on five different dates between June 24 and July 28, according to his arrest…

Barrage of bullets kills sleeping boy

(KSHB) A child was killed and a woman was injured late Saturday night when dozens of shots were fired into the Kansas City, Missouri home in which they were residing. Officers responded to an ambulance call, and discovered two victims, a woman and a boy. Both were transported to local hospitals with gunshot wounds, where the child was pronounced dead….

Teen helps K9 officer during ridealong

(KCRA) The quick action of a teenager prevented a K-9 officer from being harmed during a routine stop on a ride-along in Sacramento, California. 18-year-old Sam Korbs was in the squad car with Officer Michael Bradley when Bradley made the routine check of a suspicious vehicle. Police say the occupants of the car became combative with Bradley. That’s when Korbs…

Autistic boy earns scouting’s highest rank

(WKYC) Every year, only a small percentage of Boy Scouts earn the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout. One of them is 21-year-old Timmy Hartgate in Cleveland, Ohio. Timmy worked his whole life to reach that honor, and his accomplishment is unique because he has autism and is mostly non-verbal. With the help of Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner School for Autism, Timmy’s…

Las Vegas terror plot busted

(KSNV) A Las Vegas man is in custody after allegedly plotting terrorist attacks on synagogues and LGBTQ bars. Federal authorities say 23-year-old Conor Climo plotted to kill Jews and members of the LGBTQ community. On Thursday, FBI agents raided Climo’s home. Authorities say they found bomb-making materials in Climo’s bedroom along with an AR-15 style rifle. They also discovered notebooks…

Florida man arrested after Walmart threat

(WESH) Authorities arrested a Winter Park, Florida man after they said he made a threat on Facebook that warned people not to go to Walmart. Officials said Richard D. Clayton, 26, wrote on Facebook, “3 more days of probation left then I get my AR-15 back. Don’t go to Walmart next week.” According to investigators, Clayton used fictitious Facebook accounts…

Five dead in daycare fire

(NBC News) Five children are dead after fire swept through an in-home day care in Erie, Pennsylvania early Sunday. Neighbors a block away said they could hear screams as flames engulfed the home. “I tried to go inside, I got to the open living room and couldn’t go any further,” one said. Firefighters found four children dead inside. A fifth…