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Police seek motive of gunman who killed 3 at Michigan State

By Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The 43-year-old gunman who killed three students and wounded five others at Michigan State University had no apparent connection to the campus, police said Tuesday as they searched for a motive for shootings that terrified the community for hours. Investigators were sorting out why Anthony McRae fired inside an academic building and the student union just before 8:30 p.m. Monday. An hourslong lockdown at the campus in East Lansing ended when he killed himself miles away while being confronted by ...

Parkland remembers victims 5 years after school massacre

By Terry Spencer Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — People released doves, lit candles, recited prayers and shed tears Tuesday as the Parkland community commemorated the fifth anniversary of the murder of 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and showed support for their families. About 200 people gathered in a Coral Springs shopping center parking lot near the school in the afternoon, while a nighttime ceremony in a park ceremony centered on spiritual healing brought together about 500 people. The shopping center houses Eagles’ Haven, ...

COVID could create crisis in Alex Murdaugh murder trial

Two jurors in the double murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh have COVID, leaving the future of the proceedings in some doubt as they enter their fourth week on Monday. Judge Clifton Newman decided keep the trial going in the packed Colleton County courtroom after ...

Timothy E. Ogden

Timothy E. Ogden, 60, of Little Hocking, OH, died Jan. 31, 2023, at Riverside Hospital, in Columbus. The family will be having private services. Arrangements entrusted to Leavitt Funeral Home, Belpre. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.LeavittFuneralHome.com.

Police Reports

Ohio State Highway Patrol ¯ Kaleb L. Karcher, 17, of 625 Bender Rd., Marietta. was driving eastbound on Ohio 7 in Warrren Township Jan. 24 in a 2004 Audi A4 owned by Catheryn Haney-McGowan, same address, when he drove off the right side of the road, overcorrected, and drove off the left side of the road, striking a tree, fence and building. He was charged with failure to be in reasonable control. He was taken to Marietta Memorial Hospital by Warren EMS for possible minor injuries. The patrol report said unsafe speed was a contributing factor. ¯ Richard Charles Canterbury, 24, of ...

Murder case dropped in 2021 death of private eye Palladino

By Janie Har Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Prosecutors in San Francisco have dropped all charges against two men accused in the murder of famed private investigator Jack Palladino two years ago, citing a lack of evidence. Palladino, whose clients included presidents, ...