A Cheney man with suspected mental health issues remains in protective custody after police found an arsenal of weapons at his home Wednesday following weeks of threats against public officials. Douglas J. Dibiasi, 53, was already in protective custody when law enforcement searched his home…
The Spokane veteran’s hospital community is grieving for a beloved employee who died after being assaulted while trying to break up an underage party. Frank James Motta, a retired high school principal, teacher and football coach, began volunteering at the Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center…
Top: Americo Lopes exits the courtroom on Wednesday in Elizabeth, N.J. A jury found that Lopes had cheated five co-workers out of their share of a $38.5 million lottery jackpot. Below: Plantiffs Carlos Fernandes, right, Candido Silva Jr. shake hands. (AP Photos/The Star-Ledger, Frances Micklow,…
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police in Salt Lake City are trying to find a thief with a discriminating palate who broke into a deli and stole its finest meats and cheeses. Caputo's owner Troy Petersen says five or six legs of prosciutto, artisan salami…
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Police say a teen fraudster's cunning credit card plot was foiled by a Pennsylvania convenience store clerk who noticed her own mother's name on the card. Manor Township police say the clerk also recognized the teen as a former classmate when…
LAFAYETTE, Colo. (AP) — Police in Lafayette, Colo., have ticketed a man who is accused of tying his cat to a rock after the feline refused to go jogging. Sgt. Fred Palmer says 19-year-old Seth Franco brought his cat on a leash to the path…
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