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Federal agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection are expected to arrive in the Charlotte area within days, local officials confirmed this week amid growing friction between Washington’s immigration enforcement priorities and Democratic-run cities.The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that it had been notified of the impending federal presence but emphasized that it has not been asked to assist or participate in any operations. A department spokesperson told Fox […]

Six months after an EF-3 tornado tore through St. Louis, killing five people and causing an estimated $1.6 billion in damage, parts of the city are still littered with broken windows, blue tarps and homes that haven’t been touched since May.Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley has previously warned that tornado-damaged communities can’t rebuild without strong federal involvement.In St. Louis, residents say they’re still waiting for the help they were told would […]

A police officer in Tennessee is in critical condition after a crash with a state trooper during Vice President JD Vance's motorcade on Friday.The incident happened in Maryville, Tennessee, according to officials.The Maryville police officer, who was riding a motorcycle at the time of the collision, and the state trooper were supporting the vice president's motorcade.AT LEAST 1 DEAD, 2 CRITICAL AFTER VANDERBILT LIFEFLIGHT HELICOPTER CRASH IN TENNESSEE; NTSB INVESTIGATINGThe […]

Officials in Charlotte, North Carolina, are preparing for a looming federal immigration crackdown that they described on Friday as an invasion, with the city pledging to stand up for migrants against the federal raids.Local leaders encouraged Charlotte residents to protest peacefully and record agents' actions from a distance, condemning the Trump administration's actions in targeting migrants during sweeps in other cities across the country."We are living in the strangest of […]

Nine members of an Antifa group were indicted Friday and seven more were charged in the attempted murder of a Texas police officer during a July attack on an immigration detention center, the Justice Department said. Charged in the 12-count incident were suspected North Texas Antifa cell members Cameron Arnold, Zachary Evetts, Benjamin Song, Savanna Batten, Bradford Morris, Maricela Rueda, Elizabeth Soto, Ines Soto and Daniel Rolando Sanchez-Estrada. They were charged […]

A BASE jumper was rescued in a dramatic video shared on social media in the canyons near Moab, Utah, earlier this week.The video, taken by Danielle Mick, shows the heart-racing moment Wednesday when rescuers intercepted the BASE jumper who had a rainbow parachute stuck on the canyon face at Kane Creek.Grand County Emergency Services shared in a post that officers were called around 1 p.m. that afternoon, and it wasn't […]

A 49-year-old father of nine was killed in an apparent road rage confrontation in California while his wife and young children were in the car, authorities and family members said.The victim, identified by relatives as Jason Elola, had just left a birthday celebration for one of his sons when the deadly altercation occurred Saturday evening, according to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.Family members said Elola, his wife Gabrielle and their […]

A man in South Carolina who killed three people more than 20 years ago is scheduled to become the third person in the state to be executed by firing squad this year. Stephen Bryant, 44, is expected to die at 6 p.m. Friday at Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, South Carolina. South Carolina restarted executions in September 2024 after a 13-year pause partly related to the state struggling to keep an […]

Brian Walshe, the Boston-area convicted fraudster accused of killing his wife Ana, is competent to stand trial, according to a Massachusetts judge.Walshe, who survived a jailhouse shanking in September, appeared in court wearing a dark suit with his hands shackled in front of him.Judge Diane Freniere announced the decision at the end of an hour-long hearing Friday and scheduled a trial date for Dec. 1.Walshe’s trial was previously set to […]