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June 29, 2023

Seattle homeowner uses samurai sword to fight off pitchfork-wielding burglar

A pitchfork-wielding burglary suspect was arrested Sunday after being bested in a battle with a homeowner using a samurai sword in a Seattle neighborhood.

June 29, 2023

Thousands additional prisoners to get free college degrees as federal program expands

The federal Pell Grant program, which offers the neediest undergraduates tuition aid, will give thousands more prisoners tuition aid as the program is set to expand next month.

June 29, 2023

Jury rules clinic of MT Superfund town sent 300 false asbestos claims, causing unnecessary Medicare coverage

A health clinic of a Montana Superfund site submitted hundreds of false asbestos claims that allowed patients to wrongly receive Medicare benefits, according to a jury.

June 29, 2023

Colorado hiker with 'extensive background in survival' goes missing after summiting mountain, family says

Ian O'Brien, 28, disappeared Saturday after making it to the summit of Hesperus Mountain in in Echo Basin area of Colorado's La Plata Mountains.

June 29, 2023

Suspect in Vegas triple homicide case held without bond

Three bodies were found murdered in an apartment in Las Vegas, Nevada. The triple homicide suspect has been arrested and is now being held without bond.

June 29, 2023

'Armed dispute' resolved at Seattle fitness center after SWAT arrests gunman, clears building: police

A 42-year-old man is facing multiple charges after allegedly holding another man at gunpoint at a Gold's Gym in Seattle, Washington, following a dispute, police said.

June 28, 2023

Cold case murder suspect in 1984 killing of Florida woman extradited from California

A cold case murder suspect was arrested in California this month and extradited to Florida decades after the killing. Donald Santini was charged in the death of Cynthia Wood.

June 28, 2023

California Amtrak train derails after colliding with water truck, no one seriously injured

An Amtrak train collided with a vehicle near Los Angeles on Wednesday. The impact caused the passenger train to derail. There were no reports of serious injuries.

June 28, 2023

Some Los Angeles July 4 firework shows canceled because of new environmental mandates: report

At least firework shows for the Fourth of July were canceled in Los Angeles as some vendors refused to adopt new environmental standards they say put the safety of staff and safety at risk.

June 28, 2023

Missing Suzanne Morphew: Colorado prosecutors reveal body is in 'very difficult spot'

Colorado prosecutors said Monday that missing mother Suzanne Morphew's body is apparently located in a "very difficult spot." She has been missing since Mother's Day 2020.