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Two people suffering from heat stress had to be rescue d via helicopter in a remote area of southern Arizona this week, officials said. Two people suffering from heat stress had to be rescue d via helicopter in a remote area of southern Arizona this week, officials said. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a press release Thursday that its Border Patrol Station in Tucson was contacted by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office on Monday afternoon for help responding to two U.S. citizens requesting immediate medical assistance near Montana Peak, which is nestled along Arizona's border with Mexico. One person was falling in and out of consciousness, while the other was suffering from extreme heat stress, according to CBP. Border Patrol agents were dispatched to the area and ascended Montana Peak on foot. They eventually found a man and woman and, due to "the critical nature of the situation," the agents "began field expedient cooling measures," C...

A judge has acquitted a Minnesota man accused of killing three people and wounding two others in St. Paul in a case that hinged on an alibi defense ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A judge has acquitted a Minnesota man accused of fatally shooting three people and wounding two others in St. Paul last year in a case that hinged on an alibi defense . Ramsey County Judge Kelly Olmstead on Friday found Antonio Dupree Wright not guilty on all charges, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported. Wright, 42, of Minneapolis, had waived a jury trial, allowing the judge to decide his fate. “There’s insufficient evidence to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is the person who committed these heinous crimes,” Olmstead said. Prosecutors had charged Wright with second-degree murder and attempted murder, alleging he was the masked man who fired a handgun at the victims at a St. Paul duplex on Sept. 4, 2022. Killed were Angelica Gonzales, 33, Cory Freeman, 42, and Maisha Spaulding, 44. “There is no ...

A suspect police say was trying to hit people with his truck in a Boulder, Colorado, park Tuesday morning has been charged with attempted murder. A suspect police say was trying to hit people with his truck in a Boulder, Colorado, park Tuesday morning has been charged with attempted murder. Boulder 911 received its first emergency call at around 6:26 a.m. CT, with the caller reporting that someone was driving through Boulder’s Central Park trying to run people over, police said at a news conference on Tuesday afternoon. Officers arrived on the scene in about a minute, but the truck was gone. In this handout photo, provided by Boulder Police Department, a suspect is seen allegedly trying to run people down in Boulder's Central Park in Colo. on Sept. 19, 2023. Boulder Police/Twitter MORE: New details in F-35 'mishap' as mystery remains about how jet was lost Following a search involving officers and the police department’s drone team, the vehicle was eventually located in a ...

Following the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, that left 18 dead on Wednesday night, authorities and family members have begun identifying the victims. Authorities and family members have begun identifying the 18 people who died in the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night. The shooting occurred at a bowling alley and a local bar and restaurant, according to Maine State Police. Seven people were killed at Just-In-Time Recreation -- a bowling alley formerly known as Sparetime -- and eight people were killed in the billiards room at Schemengees Bar & Grille restaurant. An additional three victims died at the hospital, authorities said during a press conference on Thursday morning. Here's what we know about the victims so far: Police respond to an active shooter situation in Lewiston, Maine, Oct. 25, 2023. Robert F. Bukaty/AP Tricia Asselin Tricia Asselin was confirmed as one of the victims who died at Just-in-Time Recreation, her brother, who asked not to be ...

A Texas man convicted of murdering two elderly women and suspected of killing nearly two dozen people total was found dead following an attack by his cellmate. A Texas man convicted of murdering two elderly women and suspected of killing nearly two dozen people total was found dead in his prison cell Tuesday following an attack by his cellmate , officials said. Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials found Billy Chemirmir, 50, dead in his cell at the Coffield Unit in Tennessee Colony, Texas, early Tuesday morning, the department said. His cellmate , who is currently serving a murder sentence out of Harris County, was the assailant, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said. MORE: Another inmate dies at Fulton County Jail, 10th inmate death this year No further details, including the manner of death or the cellmate 's name, have been released amid an ongoing investigation by the state's Office of Inspector General. Chemirmir, who was a citizen of Kenya, worked a...

Nearly two dozen people suffered minor to serious injuries after a vehicle crashed into a Denny's restaurant in Rosenberg, Texas, police said. Nearly two dozen people were injured after a vehicle crashed into a Denny's restaurant in Texas, police said. The vehicle plowed through the building's wall late Monday morning, according to the Rosenberg Police Department. Police said they received multiple 911 calls about the incident at approximately 11:22 a.m. Twenty-three people were injured when a car crashed through a Denny's restaurant in Rosenberg, Texas, on Sept. 4, 2023. KTRK MORE: Driver survives 100-foot plunge off cliff, 5 days trapped in truck A photo released by the police department showed the vehicle fully inside the restaurant surrounded by debris. Police released this photo after a car crashed into a Denny's in Rosenberg, Texas, Sept. 4, 2023. Rosenberg Police Department Twenty-three people inside the restaurant suffered injuries ranging from minor t...

The Department of Transportation will require accessible bathrooms in new planes. The Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced a rule that will require airlines to make lavatories on new single-aisle planes large enough for two people to enter in a move to make bathrooms more accessible. "Traveling can be stressful enough without worrying about being able to access a restroom; yet today, millions of wheelchair users are forced to choose between dehydrating themselves before boarding a plane or avoiding air travel altogether," said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a press release announcing the rule. The rule was authorized through the Air Carrier Access Act, and it specifies that the lavatories will need to be large enough passengers with disabilities and their attendants to enter and maneuver within the space. In twin-aisle aircraft, accessible lavatories have been required since 1990. Yet as the range and fuel efficiency of single-aisle aircraft have in...

Three people and one suspect are dead after a suspected domestic violence incident turned deadly in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning, police said. Three people and one suspect are dead after a suspect ed domestic violence incident turned deadly in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning, according to Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith. Officers received calls for a domestic violence incident and arrived at a home near Parramore Avenue and Grand Street at around 2:28 a.m. Sunday. Once they arrived, they heard shots fired inside the home, Chief Smith said in a press conference. The suspect, who was armed, later walked out of the home and started firing at responding officers, the chief said. Police then returned fire, and the suspect later died in police custody, he said. Three people had been shot inside the home, officers said. One victim, who was a child, was transported to a hospital, but later succumbed to their injuries, said Smith. The other two victims, who were adults, al...