Newly wedded 73-year-old charged with killing his wife

By Calvin Palmer
The marriage of two Pennsylvania 73-year-olds only lasted a few weeks before the husband was charged with killing his new bride.
Police said William McTonic, of Jerome, was upset by his wife’s decision to end the marriage.
Relatives found the body of Ruth Anne Henderson-McTonic on the back porch of her home on Friday. She [...]

Argument over urinating dog drew Pittsburgh police to fatal shootout

By Calvin Palmer
A fight between a mother and a son over a dog urinating in the house led to the shootout at a Pittsburgh home that killed three police officers yesterday.
The argument yesterday morning between Margaret and Richard Poplawski reached the point where she threatened to kick him out and called the police to do [...]

Father shoots and kills five children in mobile home

By Calvin Palmer
A 34-year-old father is believed to have shot and killed his five children yesterday at a mobile home in Washington state and then driven 20 miles to a casino and killed himself.
Spokesman for Pierce County Sheriff’s Office Ed Troyer called it a domestic violence situation and a murder-suicide.
“There’s nothing that leads us to [...]