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Woman found dead on picnic table at park pavilion
(GREENSBORO, N.C.) -- A 19-year-old woman has been found dead on a picnic table under a pavilion at a park in North Carolina, police say.The woman was found on Sunday at approximately 7:27 p.m. when officers from the Greensboro Police Department responded to the 2900 block of Haig Street after…
New Jersey woman fatally shot by police during ‘mental health crisis,’ attorney general says
(NEW YORK) -- Police in Fort Lee, New Jersey, fatally shot a woman who was experiencing a mental health crisis on Sunday, the state attorney general's office said.The woman has not been publicly identified. The incident is now under investigation.Fort Lee Police Department officers responded to a home at about…
Tracking California wildfires: Latest smoke map as Park Fire continues to rage
(LOS ANGELES) -- As one of the largest wildfires in California history, the Park Fire in Northern California, continued to rage Monday, another large blaze in the Western U.S. ignited in Northern Colorado prompting evacuations.The Park Fire in Northern California was racing across four counties Monday and threatening more than…
2 women killed, 5 people hurt in shooting during barbecue at upstate New York park; ‘cowards’ at large
(NEW YORK) -- Two women were killed and five other people were hurt in a shooting at a barbecue in an upstate New York park, according to police.Hundreds of people, including children, were in Rochester's Maplewood Park when rounds were fired from multiple weapons shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday, Rochester…
Trump will sit for ‘victim interview’ in assassination attempt investigation, FBI says
(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump will sit for a "victim interview" in the investigation into his attempted assassination, the FBI announced on a Monday conference call with reporters.FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Pittsburgh field office Kevin Rojek did not say when the interview will take place,…
Homeowners are increasingly re-wilding their homes with native plants, experts say
(NEW YORK) -- The days of the perfect-looking yard -- often lawns that guzzle copious amounts of water to stay green -- may soon be gone.Homeowners are increasingly opting to "re-wilding" their homes, incorporating native plants and decreasing the amount of lawn care to make their properties more sustainable and…
Local SWAT team blames Trump assassination attempt on lack of planning, communication
(NEW YORK) -- Something seemed off from the moment Beaver County SWAT sniper Gregory Nicol spotted a man skulking around the outskirts of the site where former President Donald Trump was about to take the stage on July 13.From his second-floor post inside the AGR complex at the fairgrounds in…
Local SWAT snipers saw Trump rally gunman nearly 2 hours before assassination attempt, text messages show
(BUTLER, Pa.) -- A local SWAT sniper noticed the suspected gunman at former President Donald Trump's deadly campaign rally earlier than previously known, according to text messages obtained by ABC News.On July 13, in what authorities have said was an assassination attempt, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, opened fire at the…
Wildfires break out across California: Latest fire and smoke maps
(CHICO, Calif.) -- Wildfires are exploding across the West, especially in California, where the Park Fire has now grown to be the biggest in the state this year.The largest of several wildfires in the state is the Park Fire, burning in Butte and Tehama counties, just north of Chico, which…
Sonya Massey, woman killed in home by police, died by homicide with gunshot to head, autopsy shows
(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- Sonya Massey, the Illinois woman fatally shot by a deputy while responding to her 911 call, died by homicide due to a gunshot wound to her head, according to an autopsy report released Friday by the Sangamon County coroner.Though the autopsy report did not state the manner…