Archive for February 2026
Woman sets fire to warehouse after canceled sale to ICE; Local leaders react
KMBC 9 News reporter Andy Alcock was reporting on the cancellation of the sale of a south Kansas City warehouse to the federal government, reportedly for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, when a woman walked up to the site and attempted to set it on fire. Platform Ventures, an investment firm based in…
Read MoreIran issues notice over planned rocket launches on Thursday
Iran issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) that it plans rocket launches in areas across its south on Thursday from 330 GMT to 1330 GMT, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration website showed on Wednesday. Iran conducted navy drills this week in the Hormuz Strait and plans to conduct a joint naval exercise with Russia on…
Read MoreHamas is reasserting control in Gaza despite its heavy losses fighting Israel
When a US-imposed ceasefire halted the Gaza War last October, Hamas’s war for survival against Israel switched into a battle for control at home. The war had left the group’s disciplined military units shattered into guerrilla forces, and most of its leaders killed; Gaza’s buildings and infrastructure were largely destroyed, its population displaced, and its…
Read MoreSuspect identified in stolen ambulance chase with patient still inside
A naked suspect who stole an ambulance with a patient inside was arrested after a multiagency chase that ended in a field west of Pittsville Tuesday night. The suspect has been identified as Benajamin Feltz. The Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department was responding to a call at 5:30 p.m. The ambulance was parked in the 1400…
Read MorePawtucket rink shooter’s son set fire to Black church in North Providence in 2024
Two years before Robert Dorgan opened fire at a high school hockey game in Pawtucket, the shooter’s son set fires at a predominantly Black church in North Providence. Robert Dorgan, who also used the name Roberta Esposito, was the biological father of Kevin Colantonio, Target 12 confirmed through multiple people with direct knowledge of the…
Read MoreU.S. planning to pull all troops from Syria, sources say
The U.S. is planning to withdraw about 1,000 remaining troops from Syria over the next two months, U.S. officials told CBS News, ending a roughly decade-long American military presence there as part of the fight against the Islamic State, or ISIS. Troops departed the al Tanf garrison in southern Syria and the al Shaddadi base…
Read MoreMan armed with shotgun ran toward Capitol, apprehended by police
An 18-year-old man was apprehended after running toward the U.S. Capitol with a loaded shotgun, according to the U.S. Capitol Police. Just after noon on Tuesday, the man parked a white Mercedes SUV, got out of the car and started running toward the Washington, D.C. building, Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan said at a news…
Read MoreInvestigators looking into Pawtucket shooter’s time in Maine
Authorities in Maine have joined the investigation into Robert Dorgan, the person police say shot five people at an ice-skating rink in Pawtucket Monday, killing two before taking his own life. Sources with direct knowledge of the investigation said they believe Dorgan rented a storage unit in Maine and had an apartment there. A spokesperson…
Read MoreMan charged with murder after Merrylands stabbing spree had allegedly absconded from hospital
A man has been charged with murder after a stabbing attack in Sydney’s west that killed a man and left two people critically injured. Setefano Mooniai Leaaetoa, 25, had absconded from health care 10 days before the attack while being transferred between hospitals, authorities said. New South Wales police said they had been called to…
Read MoreAnaheim man pleads not guilty to posting threats against VP Vance during Disneyland visit
An Anaheim man accused of posting online death threats against Vice President J.D. Vance during a family trip to Disneyland last year has pleaded not guilty. Back in July 2025, Marco Aguayo allegedly posted a pipe bomb threat on the theme park’s Instagram on the same day the vice president and his family were visiting…
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