National-World

Authorities in Tennessee say they’ve solved the 42-year-old murder of a Chattanooga businessman, calling the cold case a “contract murder” with ties to former Tennessee Gov. Ray Blanton’s administration. Samuel Pettyjohn was shot four times and killed on February 1, 1979, in what investigators described as “an execution-style hit,” according to a news release from

Click here for updates on this story     HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A second arrest has been made in the case of two suspects targeting an elderly resident over the phone in a jail scam. Hendersonville Police said Herrera Alonzo Bienvenido, 28, of Miami, was arrested on Wednesday at the Fort Lauderdale International Airport by the

Click here for updates on this story     FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan businessman who is working to bring a marijuana facility to a local city can’t due to zoning laws. Current zoning laws won’t allow marijuana businesses in the city of Flint even though other cities across the state can. “When you have this

The gunman who killed 9 colleagues at a San Jose, California, light rail yard last month, faced disciplinary action in the past for four separate incidents, including a verbal altercation with a coworker, according to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). In one case in January 2020, after Samuel Cassidy had a verbal altercation

Click here for updates on this story     TEMPE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — Tempe police have a new high-tech tool that traps suspects without injuring them. Bodycam video released Tuesday by the company, Bolawrap, shows a man running through traffic on Mill Avenue in Tempe armed with a stun gun. After ordered several times to get on

Click here for updates on this story     TEMPE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — A Tempe house was hit with vandalism overnight after the homeowners wrote a message on their garage encouraging people to get vaccinated. It says, “Love Thy Neighbor, Get Vaccinated” along with vaccination information. On Wednesday, neighbors and the homeowner woke up to the message

Click here for updates on this story     WOODLAND PARK, Colorado (KRDO) — A controversial mural at Woodland Park High School depicting two women kissing was up for two weeks before the school painted over it. The artist is a recent Woodland Park High School graduate and member of the LGBT community. People are split on

Click here for updates on this story     DENVER, Colordado (KRDO) — The family of Emmalyn Nguyen was recently awarded $2 million after the 18-year-old got a botched breast augmentation in 2019. Insurance companies for plastic surgeon Dr. Geoffrey Kim and certified registered nurse anesthetist Rex Meeker, paid $1 million, respectively, settling out of court after

Click here for updates on this story     WETHERSFIELD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Wethersfield is planning to fire the town’s long-time police chief for allegedly violating his retirement agreement. Chief James Cetran was supposed to retire in August but changed his mind in May. This all comes after he was put on administrative leave in January pending

Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Organizers of this year’s Juneteenth celebration say the event is in jeopardy after Pittsburgh Public Safety sent them a big bill for security. Organizers say the $140,000 tab for police is something they can’t afford and never had to pay before. Juneteenth, which marks the

Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A man intends to sue the Philadelphia Police Department, accusing one of its officers of apparently deleting video of an arrest from his cellphone. “There’s dishonesty happening here,” Lennon Edwards with Mills & Edwards LLP said. “There’s tampering with evidence here and it kills. It

Click here for updates on this story     GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Gwinnett County Commissioner Kirkland Carden is pushing to create new oversight for trash collection companies that operate in unincorporated parts of the county in light of numerous complaints he said commissioners have been receiving about solid waste haulers. Under a proposal

Click here for updates on this story     WESTAMPTON TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (KYW) — Storms turned deadly Wednesday when a man was killed by a lightning strike on a New Jersey golf course. It happened at Burlington Country Club. Officials say 70-year-old Michael Florence was on the golf course when he got caught in a pop-up