Month: May 2023

WASHINGTON (AP / BOSTON 25) – A member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard who has become the primary person of interest in the disclosure of highly classified military documents was arrested Thursday by federal agents, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced. Investigators believe the guard, who specializes in intelligence, ran the online chat group where the documents were uploaded. Garland identified the guard as Jack Teixeira, 21, and said he would be charged with the unauthorized removal of classified national defense information. FBI agents converged on Teixeira’s Massachusetts home on Thursday, and heavily armed tactical agents arrested Teixeira, who was…

INDIANAPOLIS – A statewide AMBER Alert has been canceled for a 7-month-old Indianapolis baby. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said Jackson Shugars and the stolen vehicle were located on the west side of Indianapolis Tuesday night. Jackson Shugars was last seen on Tuesday, May 2 at 7:41 p.m. and is believed to be in critical condition. Jackson is a 7 month old, 2 foot 1 inch tall, 15 pound white male with blond hair and blue eyes. Police say he was last seen wearing a tan and blue roadster. The suspect is a white female wearing a white and black…

You don’t often hear newscasters laugh out loud when you read statements about breaking news. And yet, that’s exactly what CNN’s Jake Tapper did Tuesday afternoon. Fox News had just agreed to an 11th-hour settlement with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million in a defamation case shortly after the jury was seated. Fox News issued a statement that said, in part, “We acknowledge that the Court’s rulings found certain claims about Dominion to be false.” That in itself is impressive enough (“impressive” was a word tossed around Tuesday as an election lie at a Rudy Giuliani press conference), if only…

ROCHESTER, Mass. – Authorities in Massachusetts are asking for help identifying the remains of a girl whose remains were found Thursday at a Rochester recycling center. Cape and Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois and Massachusetts State Police say the remains were discovered at Zero Waste Solutions on Cranberry Highway. The baby was found inside a collection of trash that came from Martha’s Vineyard and was bought in Rochester for disposal, MSP says. Officials believe the baby’s mother possibly lives, has recently visited, or has some connection to Martha’s Vineyard. The remains are currently being examined by the Office of the…

Rendering of the interior of the Performance Pickleball RVA pickleball venue planned for Regency. (Images courtesy of Performance Pickleball RVA) An empty department store in Regency will soon be filled with the sound of pickleball volleys. Performance Pickleball RVA, an 18-court pickleball venue, is in the works at the ever-evolving West Henrico Mall. The facility will take shape in a vacant 41,000-square-foot space that was formerly the ground floor of the mall’s Macy’s North store, which has been closed since 2016. Above that space, the rest of the former department store , there is the entertainment venue Surge. Adventure park….

WORCESTER, Mass. — Two people were seriously injured in a stabbing at Clark University in Worcester after a fight broke out Tuesday evening. Knowledge Bethea, 18, of Worcester, is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on two counts of armed assault to murder and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to the Worcester Police Department. Clark and Worcester police officers were called to the basketball court inside the Clark University gym on Downing Street to reports of a double stabbing shortly before 6:30 p.m. Upon arrival, officers found two male victims, ages 17 and 23, suffering…

A body found in the woods near the 1-80 westbound off ramp 123 Pennsylvania State Police Clearfield are investigating a body found. On May 2, 2023, at approximately 10:25 am, a construction worker traveling on Hoopup Rd observed what appeared to be a body and reported it to PSP Clearfield. The body was found between Hoopup Road and I 80 in a wooded area near the westbound 123 ramp. This incident is currently under investigation and more information will be released in the near future. The identity is currently unknown and when positively identified it will be made known after…

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh police are searching for a missing man who is considered at risk. According to police, Jeffrey Farren, 60, was last seen at his home on Autumnwood Drive in the West End on April 27. Farren is 6 feet tall and weighs 180 pounds. He has blue eyes and gray hair. Police said Farren does not have a working phone. Anyone who may see or locate Farren is advised to use caution. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911 or 412-323-7141. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow the news…