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Annapolis man sentenced for threatening life of US Congress member

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:47 GMT

An Anne Arundel County, Maryland, resident was sentenced to four months in federal prison after using an event planning site to send murder threats to a member of Congress.Officials said in a news release that Justin Kuchta, 40, made threats to murder a member of Congress through their district office in Texas in July of 2022 using an event management website.A similar office was reportedly sent to the Congressperson’s D.C. office on July 22.In his plea agreement, Kuchta stated that he used the event planning website — meant to coordinate an event in Missouri that the Congressperson was attending — to send an email threatening the lives of featured guests, including that member of Congress.“Thank you for the address!!!” Kuchta said in his email, explicitly stating his intent to murder the member.Kuchta also identified the member as the “Zodiak Killer” in his messages on the event management website.An investigation revealed Kuchta’s identity after...

10 most expensive ZIP codes in US, Colorado not on list

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:47 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – If you want to live in California, you've got expensive taste – whether you like it or not.Real estate brokerage Clever recently released an updated list of the most expensive ZIP codes in the U.S., and the top 10 is dominated by exclusive enclaves around the Golden State. Beverly Hills' 90210 may be the most famous ZIP code in the country – thanks to the 1990s TV show – but it's actually not the priciest. That honor goes to Atherton, home to some of Silicon Valley's wealthiest. The ZIP code has a shockingly high typical home value of $7.36 million Denver housing costs 37% more than the national average Another five California neighborhoods make appearances, including the town Oprah and Prince Harry call home, Montecito.Outside of California, two other states are represented on the top 10. New York has two spots on the list, both in Suffolk County on the eastern side of Long Island. The final ZIP code is in Washington state in Medina. The city is across Lake Washi...

Teenagers ride tank to prom

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:47 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Sherman Bynum certainly made an entrance to his prom Saturday night.The junior at Camas High School, near the Oregon-Washington border, rode in an M3A1 Stuart tank to prom at the Portland Art Museum. That's right, a tank.Bynum wanted to do this since February when he found out the school would set up a special parking lot for students to arrive in style.Camas student Sherman Bynum arrived to his prom at the Portland Art Museum in an M3A1 Stuart tank, April 29, 2023 (KOIN)Bynum had already been checking out tanks on the internet as a hobby so he posed the idea to his friend, senior Sam Tetro. They started a GoFundMe to raise the $1,000 needed to get the private owner of the tank to carry them to the art museum. Set of quadruplets set to graduate from Metropolitan State University together "I made some phone calls to a group in Minnesota that rents battle tanks out for you to select for builders and stuff. They were like $20,000, you know, and that's happeni...

DA: 1 dead, 5 injured after shooting at Lawrence house party

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:47 GMT

Authorities are investigating a shooting at a house party in Lawrence early Sunday morning that left one person dead and five others hospitalized, Essex District Attorney Paul F. Tucker announced.Officers responding to a reported disturbance at 5 Royal St. around 3 a.m. found six gunshot victims, Tucker said.All six were taken to Lawrence General Hospital, where one was pronounced dead. Their name hasn’t been released.Two of the victims were taken by medical helicopter to hospitals in Boston for additional treatment.The shootings are not believed to have been random and are being investigated by the Essex District Attorney’s Office State Police Detective Unit and detectives from the Lawrence Police Department.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

New York Knicks without Julius Randle for series opener vs. Heat

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:47 GMT

The New York Knicks opened their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Miami Heat on Sunday at Madison Square Garden without forward Julius Randle, who last week aggravated the ankle sprain initially sustained in his team’s March 29 home victory over the Heat.Randle left the Knicks’ series-clinching Game 5 opening-round victory Wednesday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers and had been receiving treatment leading up to Sunday’s decision.Of the Knicks lacking Randle, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said pregame, “It’s still going to come down to competition, who’s going to get to whose game.”Obi Toppin replaced Randle in the Knicks’ starting lineup.The Heat remained shorthanded, with starting guard Tyler Herro breaking his right hand in the series opener against the Milwaukee Bucks that the Heat took in five games, and backup guard Victor Oladipo sidelined in Game 3 of that opening-round series with a torn patellar tend...

Mets-Braves postponed for second straight game

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:47 GMT

The Mets and the Atlanta Braves have yet to play a full nine innings this weekend but they’re hoping to get 18 in Monday.Sunday’s game was postponed due to weather once again, marking the second straight postponement after Friday’s game was shortened due to rain. The two teams managed to play five innings so it counted as an official game and the Mets lost 4-0. Saturday’s game was rescheduled for Saturday, Aug. 12, while Sunday’s will now be part of a single-admission doubleheader Monday.Game 1 of the Mets’ first doubleheader of the season is slated for 1:10 p.m., ET, with gates opening at 11:10 a.m. The second game will start approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of game one.This was not the outcome the Mets were hoping for this weekend.“I do know that doubleheaders are killers,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said Friday. “That’s tough because it messes with your bullpen and messes with your rotation. And in our ...

6 people shot at Lawrence house party, one killed: Police

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:47 GMT

A person died following a shooting at a Lawrence house party early Sunday morning when six people were struck by gunfire, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office.The Lawrence Police Department responded at about 3 a.m. to a disturbance call at 5 Royal Street, Apt. 3, where they found the shooting victims.All six people were taken to Lawrence General Hospital, where one of the victims was pronounced dead.Two of the other victims were flown by medical helicopter to Boston hospitals for additional treatment.“Based on the initial investigation, the shootings are not believed to be a random act of violence,” the Essex DA’s Office said in a statement.The name of the person who died is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | 9 teenagers injured in shooting at prom after-party in Texas Crime & Public Safety | Two men die after Hyde Park shooting: Boston Police ...

Motorcyclist critically injured in crash involving pickup truck

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:47 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A motorcyclist was critically injured on Saturday after colliding with a pickup truck in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, authorities said. A 31-year-old man was riding a black 2009 Harley Davidson in the southbound left lane of 200 Euclid Ave. around 8:20 p.m. when the incident occurred, according to the San Diego Police Department. 3 arrested at DUI checkpoint in Chula Vista At that same time, authorities say a 70-year-old man was driving a black 2005 Dodge Ram pickup truck in the northbound left lane of 200 Euclid Ave. when he crossed over a divided highway and into the dedicated left turn lane for southbound vehicle traffic.The driver of the truck then made a left turn into the path of the motorcycle, said SDPD.While anticipating a collision, police say the motorcyclist dropped his Harley Davidson on its right side, slid about 40 feet and then collided with the Dodge's right side rocker panels. The motorcyclist was transported to a local hospital with a collapsed lu...

DNA ties man who died in prison to 1984 NJ killing, AG says

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:47 GMT

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say DNA evidence has proven that a man who died in prison several years ago was responsible for the 1984 murder of a 19-year-old woman whose body wasn’t found for more than a decade after she disappeared from her family home in New Jersey.The state attorney general and the Mercer County prosecutor’s office last week announced what they called “the conclusive identification” of Nathaniel Harvey, formerly of East Windsor, as the person responsible for the sexual assault and murder of Donna Macho. Macho, 19, went missing from the East Windsor home where she resided with her parents and sisters on or about Feb. 26, 1984. A Boy Scout troop leader found her skeletal remains in a wooded area in Cranbury on April 2, 1995, and her identity was confirmed by dental records.Around the time she disappeared, Harvey was arrested in several sexual assaults as well as an unrelated murder. Authorities said he was identified early on as a possible suspect i...

One in custody after attempted assault at Bloor subway station

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:31:47 GMT

One suspect is in custody after attempting to assault a TTC employee at Bloor subway station on Sunday morning.ASSAULT IN PROGRESS:Bloor Subway Stn11:51 a.m.– Reports a man is trying to assault a TTC employee– Trains were bypassing the stn @TTCnotices– Officer in the area located suspect who engaged the Officer in a foot pursuit– Suspect is now in custody#GO958354^lb— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) April 30, 2023Officers responded to reports of a man trying to assault an employee at approximately 11:51 a.m. and trains bypassed Bloor station.An officer in the area pursued the suspect on foot and the suspect is now in custody.