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Williamsburg, Va. – Kimberlyn Williams feels unsafe in her own home because of her 12-year-old son. “I am his mother and I do love him, but he`s dangerous,” Williams says. She says he’s so dangerous that she is prepared to face jail time to keep him out of the house, to not only protect herself, but her two younger children. “I have been hit, bit, kicked,” she says. “He has threatened to stab children at school, to kill them. He has these outbursts.” She says her son is now at Riverside Behavioral Health Center in Hampton. He was put there...

CONOY TOWNSHIP, Pa. —A Lancaster County township is putting up a different kind of sign – one telling everyone that the township is NOT a gun free zone.

Gang members Cristian Velasquez, 25, and 24-year-old Manuel Barbarin have been charged with murder and special circumstances for the death of Lareanz Simmons. A third unidentified suspect remains outstanding, officials said. Police said Simmons was gunned down by the suspects in the front yard of his home on Feb. 23, 2012 because of his race.

A “mommy blogger” accused of killing her 5-year-old son by poisoning him with lethal doses of salt — and documenting his demise online — was a monster who “seemed to relish in the attention and sympathy she got from having a sick little boy,” prosecutors charged Tuesday. Lacey Spears burst into tears as her murder trial got under way in Westchester County Court in White Plains and prosecutors accused of her being a “calculated child killer” in little Garnett-Paul’s 2014 death.

Animal activists asked for the public’s help Wednesday in capturing a man they say has been killing peacocks in neighborhoods throughout the Palos Verdes Peninsula. ... Since July 2012, SPCALA officials say 53 peafowl have been found dead or injured in Rolling Hills Estates, where the birds are known to roam freely and can sometimes be a nuisance to residents.

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, 90, fell down steps from a podium after speaking to supporters upon his return from Ethiopia, say witnesses. Mugabe appeared to miss a step and toppled when he left the raised lectern at the airport Wednesday afternoon, according to several witnesses, who insisted on anonymity because of security concerns. His aides quickly helped him up and escorted him to his limousine which sped away, they said. […] Zimbabwe, a once-prosperous nation of 13 million people in southern Africa, has struggled since Mugabe’s government began seizing white-owned farms in 2000. Mugabe is accused of using widespread violence...

A student punched a Maryland teacher last week over a racially insensitive comment, witnesses say. The incident was reported Jan. 29, following a "misinterpretation of a comment in a classroom" at Forestville High School, according to Prince George's County Schools. Students and parents familiar with the situation say the teacher, who appears beaten and bloody in a photo obtained by News4, made a racially insensitive comment. PD: Parents Left Kids in Car During Wine Tasting The Prince George's County school system would not elaborate on the comment due to privacy reasons. "If the comment was made that I was told...

February 3, 2015 Legislative Alert First Firearms Hearing Tomorrow and our opponents are already on the attack with misleading information! Please join us in support of Assembly Bill 2 February 4 at 8am in Assembly Judiciary

A Northwest District Court judge has dismissed a disorderly conduct case against a Williston man who, last fall, drove a truck displaying graphic photos of aborted fetuses. Judge Paul Jacobson dismissed the case against Robert Arthur Rudnick on Monday. While on patrol on July 31, a Williston police officer stopped a vehicle driven by Rudnick that was towing a trailer with graphic signs taped on both sides. Rudnick was one of many people in North Dakota advocating on behalf of Measure 1, which would have added an "inalienable right to life of every human being at any stage of development"...

The 18-pound Welsh Corgi mixed breed, nicknamed “Lucky” by the firefighters who rescued him, is about six years old, said Jan Selder, director of field operations for the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services. He is being housed at an animal shelter and is no worse for wear for his ordeal, she said. ... Anyone interested in adopting Lucky can call the Department of Animal Services at (888) 452-7381

The case was rejected pending further investigation, according to the DA’s Office. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Medina starred in 2002 as the Red Wild Force Ranger in “Power Rangers Wild Force”, and later acted as Deker in “Power Rangers Samurai”.

State lawmakers began work Monday, three months after most of them were elected. Depending on how things play out during the first weeks of the 2015 Legislature, three months from now some of those lawmakers could find themselves on the ballot again — before the end of the regular session. Conservative activists are laying the groundwork to recall new Assembly Speaker John Hambrick, R-Las Vegas, freshman Assemblyman Chris Edwards, R-Las Vegas, and other moderate Republican legislators who refuse to flatly reject the tax increases proposed by GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval. If those activists go forward with recall petitions — under...

Ann Arbor might be on its way to becoming the solar capital of Michigan. The Ann Arbor City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a deal with DTE Energy to construct the largest solar array in the state on a 14-acre site at the city's airport. The decision came following a brief discussion with no objections raised by any of the 11 council members. "This is an exciting effort," said Mayor Christopher Taylor. "I'm so glad that we're moving forward with it. Having the largest solar field in Michigan is going to be an important thing for the city...

A Tennessee woman was driving to her mother's house when she noticed something strange in a field off the road. First she thought it might be a neighbor's light, then maybe a log on fire. It turned out to be a human body burning — and now authorities are treating the case as a homicide. "It looked just like a log. Like a 4-foot log laying there. And I thought, huh, that's kind of strange," said Elizabeth Stuard, who made the discovery on Sunday. The body was found in Adams, near the Kentucky line. It was taken to a medical...

A video posted online reportedly shows a Westchester cop pointing his gun at two males who were having a snowball fight last week.

Dear Diary: A New York City busker is the recipient of love, affection, cheers, kisses and souvenirs from around the world. Or, sometimes, a plaintive shrug when a commuter cannot locate a dollar. Once when I was singing in the subway, such a man walked away dejected, then came bounding back, beaming, proudly offering a fresh yellow apple from his groceries. Yes, the money makes a difference, but I’m thankful for it all. Bills spend easily, but coins accumulate. On a recent night I sorted and rolled over a year’s worth. Among them were a British 50-pence coin, two 5-cent...

Police confronted a large group of people Saturday night and reported that they were unruly and possibly creating mayhem. They suspected the crowd of nearly 1,000 had been kicked out of a rave. LAPD later clarified that they belonged to the Flask Mob photography group. “Everyone just meets up and takes photos, roam the streets of L.A. and just shoot,” photographer Mason McDaniels said. They were drawn to the area, at Mission Road and East 7th Street, by postings on social media sites

It's 2960 degrees where?! FOX 10's Cory McCloskey leads viewers through a hilarious weathercast after his weather map malfunctions. Technology doesn't always cooperate, but luckily Cory knows how to handle the "heat!"

Christopher 'Kit' Carson Chief of staff at The Rush Limbaugh Show, 56 Christopher "Kit" Carson, 56, of Maplewood, N.J., died on Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, at home. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Memorial Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 217 Prospect St., South Orange, N.J., on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 3 p.m. Arrangements are by The Jacob A. Holle Funeral Home, Maplewood. For more information or to send condolences, please visit Jacobhollefuneralhome.com. Kit was the chief of staff of The Rush Limbaugh Show in New York City for 27 years. He was a graduate of Indiana...

A fire has destroyed a fleet of snow plows in the small New Hampshire town of Henniker, as another storm approaches that could dump up to a foot more of snow. The fire broke out at the Henniker Highway Department on Friday night after the plows had finished clearing snow from the streets. The state fire marshal’s office said five dump trucks used as snow plows, one road grader and several other vehicles that were stored in the town garage were destroyed. The damage could exceed $1 million. “This puts the town in a bad spot,” Henniker Fire Chief Steve...