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Up to 12 feet of snow heading to California mountains: What to expect

Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Up to 12 feet of snow is heading to California's Sierra Nevada mountains as a new winter storm bears down on the West Coast.Winter storm watches have been issued for California, Oregon and Washington.The storm will begin in the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday and will reach California by Thursday, bringing rain to the San Francisco area and snow to the mountains.The rain will spread into Southern California from Friday night into Saturday.The heaviest snow -- […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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Two men found guilty in 2002 murder of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay

Jason Marz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Two men from Queens have been found guilty on all counts in the the Oct. 30, 2002, murder of Jam Master Jay, a member of the iconic hip-hop group Run-DMC.Karl Jordan Jr., also known as "Little D" and "Noid," and Ronald Washington, also known as "Tinard," were each charged with one count of murder while engaged in narcotics trafficking and one count of firearm-related murder for the fatal shooting of Jam Master Jay, whose real […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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Pregnant Amish woman killed in Pennsylvania, police say

Sheila Paras via Getty Images(SPARTA TOWNSHIP, PA.) -- Police are searching for leads after a 23-year-old pregnant Amish woman was killed in Pennsylvania, authorities said.On Monday afternoon, police responded to a home in Sparta Township, about 35 miles southeast of Erie, where they found Rebekah Byler dead, Pennsylvania State Police said.Byler's death is considered a homicide and "police are aggressively investigating all available leads," police said.Police ask the public to report any suspicious people, cars or activity in the area […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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What to know about the pending Idaho execution of serial killer Thomas Creech

Darrin Klimek/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Idaho's longest-serving death row inmate, 73-year-old serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech, is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday barring a last-minute grant of clemency and despite pleas to spare him from the most unlikely advocates -- prison staffers who have cared for him behind bars and the judge who sentenced him to death.Creech is set to die Wednesday night by lethal injection at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution near Boise, officials said.Idaho Gov. Brad Little […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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New details emerge about teen charged with manslaughter in Florida police officer’s death

St. John's County Sheriff's Office(NEW YORK) -- Virgilio Aguilar Mendez, the Guatemalan teen charged with aggravated manslaughter after a Florida police officer collapsed after a struggle while attempting to arrest him, is now being represented by high-profile criminal defense attorney Jose Baez.Speaking exclusively with ABC News, Baez said the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office conducted an "unlawful arrest" of his client and that racial profiling was the reason he was initially approached by police. He also pushed back on the […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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Cross-country storm to slam Midwest with severe weather before reaching Northeast

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A storm system sweeping across the United States is forecast to bring severe weather to the Midwest on Tuesday before reaching the Northeast on Wednesday.Before heading east, the cross-country storm dumped several feet of snow on the Cascade Range and northern Rocky Mountains in the Northwest on Monday. The snowfall was so heavy in Washington state that Interstate 90 had to be shut down in both directions.As of Tuesday morning, a slew of snow and wind […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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Explosive detonated outside Alabama attorney general’s office on Saturday

avid_creative/Getty Images(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) -- An investigation is underway after an explosive device was detonated outside the office of the Alabama attorney general this weekend, officials said.No one was hurt in the Saturday morning incident in Montgomery, Alabama, Attorney General Steve Marshall said in a statement on Monday."The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency will be leading the investigation, and we are urging anyone with information to contact them immediately," Marshall said.On Monday, at 8:19 a.m. local time, Special Agents with the Alabama […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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Judge rules Nathan Wade’s attorney must take the stand again in Trump election case: Sources

Witness Terrence Bradley looks on from the witness stand during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on Feb. 16, 2024 in Atlanta. (Alyssa Pointer-Pool/Getty Images)(ATLANTA) -- A Fulton County judge has ruled that special prosecutor Nathan Wade's former law partner and divorce attorney, Terrence Bradley, must retake the stand in former President Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case to testify on topics not covered by attorney-client privilege, […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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Police release body camera, security footage of fatal shooting at Lakewood Church

Emergency vehicles line the feeder road outside Lakewood Church during a reported active shooter event, Feb. 11, 2024, in Houston. (Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)(HOUSTON) -- Houston authorities released graphic security and police body camera footage Monday of the Feb. 11 shooting inside Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church.The videos show the suspect, Genesse Ivonne Moreno, walking into the house of worship and holding her 7-year-old son's hand while she carried an assault-style rifle and a bag that investigators said contained […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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