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Man Accused of Desecrating Historic Gettysburg Monuments

Federal prosecutors say a Carlisle man carved his initials into two Gettysburg battlefield monuments at Little Round Top, damaging Civil War memorials at the national park and drawing felony charges months after a visitor first reported hearing scratching on the hill. Lucas J. Reisinger, 36, is charged with two counts of destruction of veterans’ memorials after investigators said they tied him to carvings made Sept. 14, 2025, on the 44th New York Infantry Monument and …

Mom Accused of Holding 10-Year-Old Down as Kids Beat Him

Osceola County deputies arrested a 41-year-old woman after they said she directed her two children to hit a 10-year-old boy and then held the child by his shirt during a playground fight Monday at the Heritage Park Apartment Complex. Ketsy Ann Rivera now faces three charges tied to a dispute that investigators said began as a fight among children and then escalated when adults stepped in. Authorities said Rivera’s alleged actions left the boy with …

Murdered Influencer Likely Buried-Alive

Austrian prosecutors said Wednesday that Stefanie Pieper, a 31-year-old influencer whose body was found in a suitcase in a Slovenian forest last November, may have still been alive when she was placed inside, adding a grim new question to a case that already spans two countries. The update matters because it sharpens the most disturbing uncertainty in a homicide investigation that was already headed toward trial. Prosecutors say an autopsy confirmed that Pieper was subjected …

Chaos at Waffle House as Gunfire Erupts

Police in Cartersville were searching Wednesday for the people who opened fire outside a Waffle House just after midnight Sunday, damaging two vehicles and sending workers and a late-night crowd of teenagers scrambling for cover. The shooting drew attention because it happened outside a busy restaurant near a main roadway and appeared to involve a large group of young people gathered late at night. Cartersville police say the case is still in the evidence review …

Father Finds Dead Mouse Found in Baby’s Mouth

A Portland father has sued the owner of a northeast Portland apartment complex, alleging that weeks of rodent complaints ended Dec. 22 when his 10-month-old son was found with a dead mouse in his mouth inside the family’s unit. The lawsuit has drawn unusual attention because it turns a common landlord tenant dispute into a habitability case involving an infant, emergency medical care and a family that says it felt forced to flee its home. …

Comedy Club Owner Accused in Killing Found Dead

A 61-year-old Arizona comedy club owner accused of shooting at his ex-wife outside her Anchorage hair salon and killing her 87-year-old father at a nearby home was found dead March 15 in a wooded area near Eagle River, police said. The case drew fast attention in Alaska and Arizona because it combined a targeted family attack, a citywide search and the collapse of any criminal prosecution when the suspect died before arrest. Anchorage police identified …

Nurse’s Birthday Meetup Turns Deadly

A Miami man was arrested March 10 in the 2024 killing of nurse Linda Campitelli after Palm Beach County investigators said phone data, surveillance footage and forensic evidence tied him to the night she was found dead beside her vehicle on Lyons Road. The arrest pushed a long-unsolved Palm Beach County homicide back into public view and shifted the case from an open investigation to a first-degree murder prosecution. Rene J. Perez, 38, is charged …

‘Baywatch’ Actress Arrested After Raid

Actress and animal-rights activist Alexandra Paul was arrested March 15 after authorities said dozens of protesters entered Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds, removed beagles from the research breeding facility and touched off an investigation that was still unfolding three days later. The case drew wide attention because Paul, 62, is best known for her years on “Baywatch,” but the bigger dispute reaches far beyond a celebrity arrest. Ridglan Farms has been under heavy scrutiny for …

Deadly Gunfire at US Air Force Base Sparks Emergency Lockdown

A shooting near the convenience store at Holloman Air Force Base on Tuesday evening left one person dead and another wounded, forced a lockdown at about 5:30 p.m. and prompted a fast-moving response from security forces and emergency crews. The shooting quickly became one of the most serious security incidents at the southern New Mexico base in recent years. Military officials said only that one person was killed and another was taken for medical treatment …

Champion Pilot Thrown to Death in Balloon Disaster

A 28-year-old balloon pilot and national champion died March 9 after her hot air balloon struck a residential building in central Zielona Gora, throwing her from the basket during a morning training flight and leaving two other women hurt but alive. The crash quickly drew national attention because the dead pilot, Jagoda Gancarek, was one of Poland’s best-known young balloon aviators. Prosecutors and aviation investigators are now examining how a balloon carrying three women flew …