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A North Carolina woman who was reported missing more than two decades ago was found alive, bringing a 24-year investigation to a close, authorities said.The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said Michelle Hundely Smith, who disappeared in December 2001, was located on Feb. 20 in North Carolina after detectives received new information about her case.Smith was 38 years old when her husband reported that she had left their Eden home on […]

Police are searching for a suspected gunman following a shooting at Maplewood Mall in Minnesota on Sunday that left one man wounded.Fox 9 Minneapolis–St. Paul reported that two juveniles were taken into custody and booked into the Ramsey County Jail on suspicion of third-degree riot.The local station said investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a fight involving a group of people in the mall’s lower concourse.When officers arrived, they found […]

A 26-year-old rafter who vanished during a trip on Oregon’s Illinois River was rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter after surviving alone in rugged wilderness for five days.Gabriel Vaughn was last seen around 4:15 p.m. Monday near Greenwall Rapids while rafting with a group, according to the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office.Vaughn was wearing a blue dry suit, helmet and life jacket when he left the group to hike into the […]

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a city-wide travel ban ahead of an expected blizzard on Sunday.Mamdani held a press conference to announce he was declaring a state of emergency ahead of the winter storm, saying all city streets, highways and bridges will be closed to non-emergency traffic starting at 9 p.m. Sunday and remaining in effect until noon Monday.The blanket restriction applies to all vehicles, including cars, trucks, […]

A Florida high school teacher is accused of engaging in repeated sexual encounters with a student who had moved into her home, and plying the teen with alcohol, according to an arrest affidavit.Mackenzie McLean, a 49-year-old economics teacher at Crooms Academy in Sanford, was arrested Tuesday on two counts of sex offense by an authority figure and one count of distribution of a controlled substance.The male student, a senior who […]

A North Carolina college professor and state House candidate was fired from his job after being recorded calling Charlie Kirk a "racist piece of s---" last week.Chris Schulte had taught psychology at Coastal Carolina Community College since 2008, but he was fired on Thursday after a student recorded audio of a rant in which he disparaged both Kirk and Turning Point USA."Did he deserve to die? No. But he was […]

A former FBI agent believes that investigators should explore a new possible angle in the mysterious disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.Jonny Grusing worked in the FBI’s Denver Division for 25 years, investigating violent crimes, missing persons, serial killers and more. He is also the author of "The Devil I Knew: Unmasking a Serial Killer," about the true crime case of Scott Kimball. Grusing made it clear that he is only operating off […]

A Los Angeles-based sports reporter had a scary morning earlier this month, when her portable charger suddenly exploded while she was sleeping, leaving her with chemical burns on her arm and hair and a hole in her bed."PSA to anybody that uses a portable charger: don’t," Ashley Nevel said in a video she posted to her social media on Feb. 15. "Mine literally just exploded in my bed. Everything caught […]

A Pennsylvania high school senior is facing hundreds of felony charges after authorities reportedly accused him of operating a "large-scale criminal network" involving sextortion and catfishing.Zachariah Abraham Meyers, 18, of McMurray — about 15 miles southwest of Pittsburgh — was arrested Friday and charged with more than 300 felonies, including trafficking in minors, sexual extortion, unlawful contact with a minor, distribution of child sexual abuse material, among other offenses, according […]