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1 person shot dead at Arkansas hospital, 1 in custody

Gun Violence · Little Rock

1 person shot dead at Arkansas hospital, 1 in custody

75% Center coverage: 73 sources

One person was fatally shot Wednesday morning at a Little Rock-area hospital, and authorities have a person in custody in the shooting, police said.See the Story

California woman charged with killing man after accusing him of trying to run over a cat

Crime · Cypress

California woman charged with killing man after accusing him of trying to run over a cat

54% Center coverage: 43 sources

Hannah Star Esser, 20, charged with murder in the death of Victor Anthony Luis, 43. Luis, a father of five daughters, was expecting his first grandchild this fall. Esser accused Luis of trying to run over a cat in the street, authorities say. It is not immediately clear whether a cat was actually involved.See the Story

Tennessee woman Eliza Fletcher died from gunshot to the head: autopsy

US & Canada · Memphis

Tennessee woman Eliza Fletcher died from gunshot to the head: autopsy

55% Center coverage: 40 sources

Autopsy: Eliza Fletcher died of a gunshot wound to the head. The 34-year-old mother of two suffered blunt-force trauma to each of her legs. Cleotha Henderson is facing first-degree murder and kidnapping charges. The autopsy also said that while no projectile was found, a shell casing was found nearby.See the Story

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Fentanyl · Bonneville County

Man sentenced for possession of meth and fentanyl

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

Adalinda Saucedo, 28, has been sentenced for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. She was pulled over for speeding along I-40 on January 24. The agent reportedly searched her vehicle and found 5,869 grams of fentanyl. The Arizona woman will serve 84 months in prison and four years of supervised release.See the Story

LGBTQ+ community marches one week after canceled drag show

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

The Memphis Proud Drag Show and Dance Party was canceled after a group of armed protestors showed up. A march took place in Midtown one week later to protest the way police handled the situation. The march started at Madison Ave. and Cooper St. and ended up at First Congo Church.See the Story

New rules limit student loan forgiveness eligibility

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Biden administration is now scaling back eligibility for its student loan forgiveness plan. It will mean privately held federal student loans must have been consolidated before September 29th in order to be eligible for debt relief. In a move that likely surprised many, the Education Department quietly changed its guidance Thursday […]See the Story

Millington man pleads guilty for role in Jan. 6 Capitol breach

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

Ronald Sandlin, 35, pleads guilty to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers. Sandlin and two other men began planning to interfere with the transition of presidential power in December 2020, the DOJ says. According to the DOJ, one video showed Sandlin repeatedly stating, "Freedom is paid for with blood" Sandlin reportedly marched to the Capitol, scaled the barricades, got past law enforcement officers.See the Story

Kitten dumped on Mud Island street, rescued by neighbors

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Five-week-old kitten was rescued by a woman Monday night off Island Place. Surveillance video from a nearby SkyCop camera shows a driver in Tesla stop in the middle of the street. Ginny Watson found the kitten 10 to 15 minutes after he was abandoned. Another neighbor is now fostering the kitten, who has been named Blue.See the Story

One roofer killed, another injured when driver plows into job site

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Friends are raising money for the family of a Honduran man killed on a construction site on White Station Road in East Memphis Thursday afternoon.See the Story

“I just felt I was standing on what was right.” Hardaway reacts to NCAA ruling

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Penny Hardaway talks for the first time since Tuesday's decision by the NCAA of a years-long investigation into the Memphis program. The investigation that led to limited sanctions for the school's recruitment of James Wiseman. Hardaway: "There's no other school that can hold that over our head to another kid"See the Story

Panola County fallen officers honored with new monument

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The monument was built and paid for entirely by volunteers and donations to Panola County CrimeStoppers. The last name on the monument belongs to Constable Raye Hawkins, killed in 2019 when his cruiser was struck by a stolen pickup driven by two juveniles. For his family, the memorial is a reminder of how dangerous the job can be but also brings back memories of better times.See the Story

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