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One of the longest-held inmates on Florida's death row is set to be executed Thursday evening for two 1984 slayings TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- One of the longest-held inmates on Florida's death row is set to be executed Thursday for two separate killings in 1984, the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old babysitter as two child ren in her care were sleeping and the other a hammer attack on a mother of two. Duane Owen is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at 6 p.m. EDT at Florida State Prison in Starke. He drew death sentences for the March 24, 1984, rape and stabbing attack on Karen Slattery, 14, and for the rape and killling of Georgianna Worden, 38, in May 1984, both in Palm Beach County. Owen attacked two other women in Palm Beach County who survived. All four attacks occurred just before and after Owen’s 23rd birthday. Now 62, Owen is one of 293 people on Florida’s death row and one of the longest residing there. Besides his death sentences, he also received six life sentences. I...

A family of four were assaulted during an early morning robbery in the small North Carolina city of Morganton, said police. A family of four were assaulted after an early morning robbery in the small North Carolina city of Morganton, according to police. Officers initially responded to the incident at approximately 4 a.m. Saturday, finding two adults and two children who reported that they had been assaulted by three intruders, according to the Morganton Department of Public Safety. A Morganton Department of Public Safety representative told ABC News that two of the three intruders were armed, though police are not releasing information on the type of weapons the intruders used. No arrests have been made after the violent incident, according to the Morganton Department of Public Safety. WSOC Investigators said that the intruders duct taped the mouths and hands of the 6- and 7-year-old children and placed them in a closet, according to ABC affiliate WSOC, which reports the mother w...

Three children were rushed to hospitals after they allegedly fell into a pool at a San Jose day care, police said. Two children died and a third was hospitalized after they fell into a pool while at a day care in San Jose Monday, investigators said. Police and fire department officials responded to the day care on Fleetwood Drive for a welfare check around 9:05 a.m., according to the San Jose Police Department (SJPD). The police were told that "several juveniles had fallen into a pool," the SJPD said. San Jose Police are investigating an incident at a day care where they day three children allegedly fell into a pool. KGO Three children were rushed to hospital s in critical condition, the police said. Two of the victims were pronounced dead at the hospital while the condition of the third child was upgraded to "non-life threatening," according to police. MORE: Police find more fentanyl in trap floor at Bronx day care where baby died Police remained at the scene ...

Starting next week, city officials will begin notifying some families that they have 60 days to find alternative housing. New York City officials are limiting the time asylum-seekers with children can spend in the city's shelter system. Starting next week, city officials will begin notifying some families that they have 60 days to find alternative housing. Last month, NYC Mayor Eric Adams' administration announced it would be handing out 30-day notices for adult migrants without children . The move to restrict the amount of time in the shelter system comes as the city continues to grapple with a large number of asylum-seekers coming to the city since spring of last year. Over 126,000 asylum-seekers have moved through the shelter system so far since Spring 2022. "For over a year, New York City has led the response to this national crisis, but significant additional resources, coordination, and support are needed from all levels of government. With over 64,100 asylum seeker...

Three children were killed in a New Orleans house fire that was allegedly set by their father, police said. Three children were killed in a house fire in New Orleans early Wednesday morning that was allegedly set by their father following an apparent domestic dispute, police said. The father -- identified by police as Joseph Washington Sr., 29 -- was apprehended following a manhunt Wednesday and faces multiple charges including second-degree murder, according to New Orleans Deputy Superintendent Ryan Lubrano. "We are here because of the tragic and senseless, horrific deaths of three young children last night in a domestic violence situation," New Orleans interim Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick said at a press briefing Wednesday. A fire truck outside of a house fire that left three children dead in New Orleans, Oct. 18, 2023. WGO The children's mother called 911 at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday night to report that their father intended to burn down their house, New Orleans poli...

A hiker was killed over the weekend when he slipped and plummeted down the side of a mountain in front of his wife and five children in Oregon, officials said. A 40-year- old hiker was killed over the weekend when he slipped and plummeted down the side of a mountain in front of his wife and five children near Oregon's Multnomah Falls, officials said. The hiking trail tragedy unfolded about 2 p.m. Saturday about a half-mile from the iconic Benson Bridge, a footbridge near Oregon's tallest waterfall, the 620-foot Mulnomah Falls, authorities said. "Mom, Dad, five kids were all here enjoying a beautiful day. And unfortunately, a tragic accident happened," said John Plock, a spokesman for the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. "At one point on the trail, the father slipped and fell and fell down the side of an embankment." Plock said the man, whose name has not been released, fell 100 to 150 feet down the embankment alongside the Columbia River Highway. A...

A jury has found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of killing two of her children in what prosecutors argued was a doomsday plot. A jury has found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of killing two of her children in what prosecutors argued was a doomsday plot. She was also found guilty of conspiring to kill her children and her husband's first wife. She faces up to life in prison without parole. Lori Vallow Daybell and her husband, Chad Daybell, were both charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the 2019 deaths of her children, Joshua "J.J." Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 16, whose remains were found on an Idaho property belonging to Chad Daybell following a monthslong search. The jury deliberated for approximately four hours on Thursday and two hours on Friday before reaching its verdict, which was read before a packed Boise courtroom and also livestreamed by the court. In this March 8, 2020, file photo, Lori Vallow Daybell glances at the camera during her hearing in Rexburg, Ida...

A man wielding a chainsaw allegedly attempted to storm a Massachusetts police station on Sunday, then allegedly held two small children hostage at a nearby home. A man allegedly wielded a gas-powered chainsaw as he attempted to storm a Massachusetts police station on Sunday afternoon, according to the Cohasset Police Department. He then allegedly held two children hostage at a nearby home, according to police . A police tactical vehicle sits on a street in Cohasset, Massachusetts, in a photo supplied on Dec. 18 by the Cohasset Police Department. Cohasset Police Department Cohasset Police said Brien Buckley, 35, was arrested at around 9 p.m. on Sunday night after an hours-long standoff with a SWAT team, hostage negotiators and multiple local police forces. Buckley was arrested on multiple child engagement and property damage charges, as well as resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace and other charges, police said. He's being held without bail, according to off...