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Same County Where Trump Was Shot Now Has ISIS Terrorism Indictment: DOJ
A Butler County, Pennsylvania man has been indicted on a federal firearms charge tied to an alleged plan to support ISIS, prosecutors announced Tuesday, Oct. 6.
Jonathan Hunter Kramer, 21, of Valencia, knowingly received a semiautomatic rifle and rifle ammunition on Saturday, Sept. 12, knowing they would be used to commit a felony or federal terrorism crime, including supporting ISIS, a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh charged.
Kramer remains detained pending trial. The one-count indictment carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.
The case is the latest h…
Acton Teen Held Without Bail In Mother, Younger Brother’s Killings
A Massachusetts teenager accused of killing his mother and younger brother at their home will remain in custody without bail after his arraignment on murder charges.
Arjun Aravind, 17, faces charges in the deaths of Sudha Venkatesan, 45, and Siddharth Aravind, 14. Police found them inside the family’s Martha Lane home in Acton on Aug. 11, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.
A grand jury indicted Aravind on counts of two first-degree murder, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, and a charge of stealing a vehicle, the prosec…
PA Measles Outbreak Tops 1,000, Highest In US, 4 Vaccinated Residents Among Infected
Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak has surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases and now includes five deaths, state health officials announced Monday, Oct. 5.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 1,004 cases across 39 counties so far in 2026 — up 27 cases since Friday, Oct. 2.
There have been 198 hospitalizations tied to the outbreak, according to the department. Nearly 20 percent of people identified by the state with measles have been hospitalized.
The new numbers come less than a month after the statewide total stood at 676 cases in 37 counties, with 124 hospitalizations and two measles-a…
Marblehead Football Captain Dies At 17, Leaves Lifesaving Gift For 5 People
A Massachusetts community is mourning a teenage football captain whose final gift will help save five lives, his family said.
Owen Coyne, 17, a senior at Marblehead High School, died Thursday, Oct. 1, after a sudden brain hemorrhage. The school district announced his death the next day.
His mother, Angela Paradise, told the Boston Globe that Coyne started experiencing excruciating headaches after Marblehead's first game of the season against Lynn English on Sept. 10. The following week, the pain was worse, and he began vomiting.
His parents took him to Salem Hospital, wher…
Dead Passengers, Fake Drivers: NJ Woman, Colombian Lover's $13M Scheme Unravels
Some of the passengers were dead. Some of the drivers had never driven a car.
But a New Jersey woman and her Colombian lover apparently had no trouble taking taxpayers for a ride.
For years, prosecutors say, Jael Watts, 45, of Alloway, operated Pearl Transit Corporation, a New Jersey-based company that purported to have drivers scattered across the country giving rides to elderly and disabled people while also conducting outreach for homeless Americans.
Watts and Luis Pino-Copete, 42, of Bogota, Colombia, were convicted following a multi-week federal trial in Utica of orchestrating a spraw…
Fashion CEO, Wife Found Shot Dead Outside California Residence
A fashion company CEO and his wife were found shot dead outside their California home, according to multiple reports.
Neighbors identified the couple as Bryan and Michelle Walker, who built the women’s clothing brand, Bryn Walker.
They were found outside their home on Panoramic Way in Oakland, California, on Friday, Oct. 2, The Berkeley Scanner reported.
Police had not publicly released their names when the Scanner published its report. Michelle was 63. Reports differed on Bryan’s age.
A neighbor who heard gunfire discovered the couple around 10:45 a.m., according to the Scanner, ci…
