By Calvin Palmer
Police in Maine have arrested seven teenagers and young adults after a video posted on YouTube showed them setting off Molotov cocktail in a vacant building in Waterville. The video ended with credits naming those involved.
Waterville police say the suspects, ranging in age from 14 to 20, broke into the former Boys & [...]
April 2, 2009
Arrests made after arson video on YouTube gave names of suspects
April 2, 2009
Missing Nebraska family disappeared after abuse allegations interview
By Calvin Palmer
Authorities revealed today that members of a missing Nebraska family whose car was found in the Black Hills of South Dakota were interviewed about allegations of abuse on the day they were last seen two weeks ago.
The black Ford Taurus belonging to Matthew and Rowena Schade was found on Tuesday.
The search for the [...]
April 2, 2009
Mother accused of drugging daughter to let boyfriend impregnate the teen
By Calvin Palmer
A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with giving her 13-year-old daughter drugs and alcohol so the woman’s boyfriend could impregnate the girl without her knowing.
Shana Brown, 32, of Uniontown, is no longer able to have children but wanted to have a baby with her current boyfriend, Duane Calloway, said Detective Donald Gmitter.
The pair [...]
April 2, 2009
Friends and GP say failed businessman Foster talked of suicide
By Calvin Palmer
Millionaire businessman Christopher Foster was beset with financial worries and told his GP and friends that he felt like committing suicide, an inquest heard today.
Foster, 50, is thought to have shot his wife Jillian, 49, and daughter Kirstie, 15, before burning down their five-bedroom mansion Osbaston House, set in 16 acres near Maesbrook, [...]
April 2, 2009
Congress moves to lift Cuba travel ban
By Calvin Palmer
The U.S. Congress will attempt this week to lift the travel ban to Cuba, although the broader trade embargo imposed after Fidel Castro took power in 1959 would remain in place.
Sponsors of the bill claim the influx of American tourists would encourage Cubans to push for democratic reforms by exposing them to new [...]
April 2, 2009
Out-of-control truck kills two, injures 12 and smashes into bookstore
By Calvin Palmer
A 12-year-old girl and her father died yesterday when a car transporter smashed into several cars and a bookstore in the Los Angeles area.
The car transporter – loaded with several vehicles – apparently went out of control at Foothill Boulevard and Angeles Crest and the driver failed to make a sharp turn.
The intersection was [...]
