Laura Owens, daughter of Bay Area radio legend, sentenced in ‘Bachelor’ pregnancy scheme
The Arizona woman faced a judge on Oct. 23 for sentencing after pleading guilty to multiple felony charges. Investigators say Laura Owens, the daughter of Bay Area radio legend Ronn Owens, altered an ultrasound photo, faked a pregnancy video and lied several times under oath. Owens, investigators say, went to...
USPS scoffs ‘nothing we can do’ after neighborhood denied mail delivery for two months...
USPS has come under fire in one neighborhood that has been forced to go without deliveries for weeks. For almost two months, 80-year-old Constance Howard from Chesapeake, Virginia, has been...
Last photo of Florida man before he was killed in alligator attack
Steven Hamilton, 71, posed for an image with a fish he'd just caught when he was dragged into the water by an alligator and killed last Friday
The West Coast city that almost suffered the same fate as Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A sophisticated scheme, taking advantage of a large infrastructure project, resulting in a multimillion-dollar money transfer to a fraudulent entity. Mobile is dealing with the aftermath of revelations that it has been defrauded out of nearly $15 million. But a similar fraud targeted Portland last year.
Wow, That Happened? A Ford Worker Allegedly Walked Millions in Parts Off the Line
Most people take home a lunchbox from work. Police say one Ford worker in Michigan took home hoods, bumpers and grilles, brand new and straight off the assembly line. They say he did it for about two years, and the parts added up to millions of dollars before anyone noticed.
Sacramento’s 86-Year-Old Gearhead Sets Bonneville Records, Chases 400 MPH
Gary Matranga is 86 years old, closing in on his 87th birthday, and this summer he drove a highly modified 1966 Barracuda across Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats fast enough to set two speed records. Now the Sacramento driver and his crew say they want more: a run at 400 mph in a rocket-shaped streamliner, a car built with its wheels lying on its side rather than standing upright.
Mother and Daughter Allegedly Billed Medicaid $530K for Senior Day Care. Some ‘Attendees’ Were...
A Staten Island mother and daughter face charges in a Medicaid fraud case involving more than $530,000 in payments prosecutors say their adult day care ... Read More
Man Escapes from Truck Dangling Over Interstate After Crash That Shuttered Roadway for Hours
Four people were hospitalized as a result of the crash, which took place around 10 a.m. on Oct. 20
Brook Park police officer facing felony charges in alleged Columbia Twp. burglary
A Brook Park police officer is in the Lorain County Jail, charged with several felonies and multiple misdemeanors following an incident Wednesday morning in Columbia Township. Frankie Smith, 28, of Brook Park, was being held on $242,500 bond on charges of burglary, improper handling of firearms in a motor vehicle and theft, all felonies, plus misdemeanor charges of DUI, criminal damaging and unlawful restraint, according to the Lorain County Sheriff's Office.
Fort Myers police stops of mayor, city employee raise ‘concerns about partiality’
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Two separate traffic stops are raising questions about possible preferential treatment by the Fort Myers Police Department. In August, a Fort Myers city employee called Chief Jason Fields after she was pulled over for speeding in a school zone. The chief then asked the officer to void a $300 speeding ticket.
