Justice Department charges 4 people in connection with drug-smuggling tunnel connecting U.S., Mexico

Federal authorities have arrested and charged four people with drug trafficking after a monthslong investigation uncovered what federal officials called a massive, 2,000-foot-long underground tunnel connecting Mexico to the U.S. CBS News’ Shanelle Kaul has the details. Source link

Suspect arrested in connection with slaying of transgender University of Washington student

A man wanted in connection with the slaying of a transgender University of Washington student surrendered to police, bringing “some sense of relief” to the Seattle campus, officials said Thursday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Christopher Leahy, 31, turned himself in to police in nearby … Read more

The Murdaugh mysteries: Five deaths with a connection to disgraced S.C. attorney, family, under investigation

Editor’s note: On March 2, 2023, a South Carolina jury found disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh guilty of murdering his wife and son at their country estate in June 2021. After a six-week trial, jurors deliberated for less than three hours before returning the four guilty verdicts in connection with the murders of Maggie Murdaugh and Paul … Read more

Search underway for suspect in connection with fatal stabbing of University of Washington student

Seattle police are looking for a suspect in connection with the Sunday evening murder of a University of Washington student, found inside a school-affiliated apartment building, officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The victim of the incident is “believed to be a 19-year-old transgender … Read more

Home searched in connection to Kristin Smart case

There are new developments in the search for the body of Kristin Smart, a teen who was murdered three decades ago. On Wednesday, investigators executed a search warrant on a home tied to the mother of Smart’s convicted killer, Brian Flores. Flores says he didn’t kill Smart and doesn’t know where her body is. Jonathan … Read more

Austrian police arrest suspect in connection to rat poison found in baby food jars

Police in eastern Austria say a 39-year-old suspect has been arrested after rat poison turned up in some HiPP baby food jars on supermarket shelves in central Europe. HiPP, which recalled some of its baby food jars in Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic after the case came to light last month, said in a … Read more

Police hunt 17-year-old suspect in connection with mass shooting near University of Iowa

Police are searching for a 17-year-old suspect charged in connection with a shooting near the University of Iowa over the weekend. The shooting left five people wounded, some severely.  Damarian Jones, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, faces five counts of attempted murder, three counts of willful injury assault causing serious injury, two counts of willful injury … Read more

Police hunt teen suspect in connection with University of Iowa shooting

A police manhunt is underway for a 17-year-old suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of five people near the University of Iowa in the early hours of Sunday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In a Wednesday statement, the Iowa City Police Department said they … Read more