Incidents news summaries
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Campus paper reports names of two Ole Miss students found dead
The Daily Mississippian reported that the two University of Mississippi students found dead this week were Aidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20. One was found at Stewart Hall Monday and the other at an off-campus residence; the causes remain under investigation. -
Airport owner Tony Hall among three killed in Swiss Alps crash
West Midlands businessman and Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport owner Anthony “Tony” Hall was one of three people killed when a plane crashed near Leukerbad in Switzerland on 15 September; Welsh businessman Owain Davies was also identified as a British victim. -
Judge's order keeps force as an option for Big U Henley's future court appearances
A federal judge authorized U.S. Marshals to use reasonable force and restraints to bring Eugene “Big U” Henley to court after he allegedly refused to leave his Los Angeles jail cell for a Sept. 17 hearing. The order bars action that could put him at medical risk. -
Gas leak repairs restore trains between Reading and Didcot Parkway
Trains have resumed between Didcot Parkway and Reading after SGN repaired a gas leak in Didcot’s Ladygrove area and the railway exclusion zone was lifted. Network Rail expects near-normal services Thursday, though short-notice changes may continue. -
Ten years after Corrie Mckeague vanished, his mother says she has closure
Ten years after RAF gunner Corrie Mckeague vanished in Bury St Edmunds, his mother Nicola Urquhart says she has given herself closure, though his body was never recovered. A 2022 inquest concluded he died after climbing into a commercial bin tipped into a refuse lorry. -
Queens driver brings home stray kitten whose injured eye was removed
Amazon driver Naeema M. heard a kitten crying beneath a parked car in Queens and brought the stray home with help from her daughter, Marlow. Named Galaxy, he had a swollen, protruding left eye; ASPCA veterinarians determined it could not be saved and removed it. -
McCants’ trial opens as jury weighs self-defense in Shake Shack killing
Antwoine McCants’ trial opened Sept. 23 over the June 2025 fatal shooting of Christopher Stallworth at a Shake Shack near the University of Cincinnati. He faces murder and felonious-assault charges; jurors must decide whether he acted in self-defense. -
Teacher Hannah Jorgensen and 10-year-old Ahmed Osman die on Iowa field trip
Teacher Hannah Jorgensen and 10-year-old student Ahmed Osman died during a field trip to Lake MacBride State Park, Iowa, on Sept. 22. Osman’s body was recovered from Coralville Reservoir the next morning; the district will offer counseling and support. -
Police say video showed no evidence of lawbreaking in 12-year-old’s fatal crash
Hunter Allen Combs, 12, died Monday, Sept. 21, after a vehicle struck him near MacCorkle Avenue and Rock Lake Drive in South Charleston, West Virginia. Police said surveillance footage showed no evidence the driver violated any laws. -
Jamar Goff, Ree Drummond’s foster son, arrested on Alabama charges
Jamar Goff, Ree Drummond’s foster son, was arrested and booked in Jefferson County, Alabama, on Sept. 16 on drug, eluding-police and aggravated-assault charges. He is held on $37,000 bond; court documents allege he possessed methamphetamine. -
After Louisa Gag's death, Boston advocates tape an unauthorized bike lane
Cycling advocates marked an unauthorized bike lane with tape at Tremont and Parker streets in Boston, where transportation planner Louisa Gag was killed by a truck. The markings seek safer streets; Mayor Wu says the city will assess corridor safety and design. -
Aminata Seck to stay in ICE custody as removal proceedings continue, DHS says
Kentucky State basketball player Aminata Seck will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings, DHS says. The department says a judge issued a final removal order Sept. 8, 2025, after she missed a hearing. Her lawyer says Seck was detained because her student visa expired. -
Pantoja-Morales indicted on federal gun charge after alleged shooting of Dallas school officer
Prosecutors say Jose Santiago Pantoja-Morales was in the U.S. illegally; a grand jury indicted him Sept. 16 on a federal firearm-possession charge. He allegedly took a Dallas ISD officer’s gun and shot him in the femoral artery of his right leg during an Aug. 6 struggle. -
CBP seizes 1,043 Norfolk radiators over false import records
CBP seized 1,043 radiators and 420 dehumidifiers in Norfolk on Aug. 25 over false import statements. The radiators were declared at $5.54 each but appraised at about $105; CBP determined the listed importers were identity-fraud victims, and probes continue. -
Texas executes Ker'sean Ramey, second defendant in 2005 triple murder
Texas executed Ker'sean Olajuwa Ramey, 41, by lethal injection Wednesday, Sept. 23, after his conviction for the 2005 triple murder in Edna. He was the second of two defendants convicted in the case to be executed; it was Texas' sixth execution of 2026. -
Jury awards $65 million to 14-year-old over mother’s fatal I-25 crash
A jury awarded Megan Arneson’s 14-year-old son $65 million in a wrongful-death verdict after she died in a 2022 I-25 crash near Mead, Colorado. State investigators found the excavator was improperly loaded; its arm hit an overpass, and the boy is being raised by his grandparents. -
Karnataka rescuer captures 12-foot python trying to swallow dog it killed
The Siasat Daily reported that a 12-foot python was found in a residential area of Karnataka, India, trying to swallow a pet dog it had killed. Residents called rescuer Ashok, who captured it with his team and released it in a forested area. -
Kristoffer Von Hassel arrested over alleged antisemitic graffiti at two homes
Kristoffer Von Hassel was arrested Tuesday in Imperial Beach and charged with vandalism and damage to property motivated by civil rights violations. The sheriff's office said antisemitic graffiti was found at two homes, with more later appearing at one. -
Evacuation order issued as Grade Fire burns 33 acres near Cuesta Grade
Near Cuesta Grade, north of San Luis Obispo, the Grade Fire ignited beside Highway 101 Wednesday afternoon. Cal Fire said it had burned 33 acres and remained uncontained; the agency issued an evacuation order for a large area east of the highway, citing an immediate threat to生命. -
Lake Como pursuit puts four in water; 18-year-old driver faces felony counts
Police say Cash Rauscher, 18, fled a Lake Geneva stop over an unbelted passenger and drove into Lake Como. All four occupants swam to a pier; officers helped them out, and two went to hospital. Rauscher faces four felony counts. -
Matthew Mayich remains in a coma as ASU coach declines workout questions
Arizona State hockey coach Greg Powers repeatedly declined Wednesday to answer questions about the Aug. 20 workout during which sophomore Matthew Mayich collapsed. Mayich remains in a coma at a neurological institute after being transferred from a local hospital. -
Two men charged after alleged anti-gay attack on San Jose State student
Josue Medina Flores and Christian Gabriel Nunez Petty were arrested and charged with felony assault with hate-crime allegations after prosecutors said they punched a San Jose State student more than two dozen times and struck his friend in an alleged anti-gay attack Sept. 19. -
Ryan George, 19, dies in reported fall near Yosemite waterfall
Ryan George, 19, a wrestler at Santa Rosa Junior College, died in an accident at Yosemite National Park over the weekend, his team said. The Press Democrat reported he fell while hiking with friends near Illilouette Falls on Sunday; what led to the fall is unknown. -
Judge considers limits on Memphis task force’s use of Halo Law
At a Sept. 23 hearing, U.S. District Judge Mark S. Norris questioned how narrowly to tailor an injunction limiting the Memphis Safe Task Force’s use of Tennessee’s Halo Law, but cautioned that his remarks did not indicate how he would rule. He said he would rule later. -
Kenneth Kenji Shrine held on warrant as UC Berkeley student recounts pursuit
Kenneth Kenji Shrine is held at Santa Rita Jail on a warrant alleging a post-release supervision violation, pending likely transfer to Contra Costa County. A UC Berkeley student says he followed her into her apartment complex on Sept. 15 after climbing its locked gate. -
South Carolina girl, 12, rescued from Arkansas home; couple charged
Brandon Lee Britten and Sierra Dawn Britten were arrested Sept. 9 and face felony charges tied to the abduction and alleged sexual assault of a 12-year-old South Carolina girl. Officers found her at their Arkansas home; she told them she wanted her mother. -
RAF pauses Hawk T2 training after two pilots eject before Anglesey crash
Two pilots were being treated for minor injuries after ejecting from an RAF Hawk T2 training jet before it crashed and burst into flames near Pencarnisiog on Anglesey. The RAF has temporarily paused Hawk training as a precaution while it investigates. -
Wilkerson's death raises Iran war's public tally of U.S. service-member deaths to 19
The Army identified Capt. Bianca C. Wilkerson, 37, as the 19th U.S. service member in the public death tally since the Iran war began. It said she died Sept. 18 in a non-combat-related incident while deployed to Doha, Qatar, supporting overseas operations.
