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School district employee accused of killing her sister, 62, and dumping remains in river

Jamie J. Busch, 53, is charged in the death of her older sister Penny Busch

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Debby washes $1m haul of cocaine onto beach in Florida Keys

Hurricane-force winds blew 25 packages of the Schedule II narcotic onto shore in Monroe County

The Independent UK

Convicted Killer Freed Due to Wrong Prison Placement

A man convicted of murder in western New York has been freed and had his indictment dismissed due to a violation of interstate detainee laws.

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Dana Smithers’ sister responds to strange link between her death and Bryan Kohberger

Dana Smithers, 45, was last seen alive on 28 May 2022 when she left her friend’s house in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

The Independent UK

Skipper drank, gave teens alcohol before deadly Biscayne Bay crash, lawsuit alleges

MIAMI — The driver of the boat that crashed off the Upper Florida Keys over Labor Day weekend, killing one teenage girl and permanently disabling another, was drinking that day and supplied the teens and their friends with alcohol, according to a new lawsuit filed by the injured girl’s family…

Miami Herald

Bryan Kohberger lived here: Pennsylvania friends, neighbors recall Moscow homicide suspect

POCONO MOUNTAINS, Pa. — A dense, gray cloud settled above Monroe County in the first days of February, blocking the sun’s attempts to break through. More than a month since the U.S. shifted its gaze to this rural region, a shame has fallen over its residents, the result of an…

Tribune News Service

Brickbat: Judge Not

Former Monroe County, Arkansas, judge Thomas Carruth was charged with three counts of honest services wire fraud, three counts of using a facility in interstate commerce in furtherance of unlawful activity, one count of bribery, one count of making false statements, and one count of obstruction of justice. Federal prosecutors…

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3 agencies looking for man who fell off a sailboat in the Florida Keys

MIAMI — Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are searching waters off the Florida Keys for a man who fell off a sailboat Saturday night.

Miami Herald

As more migrant boats keep arriving, Keys responders find themselves stretched thin

MIAMI — It was early December, and Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay had had it with the federal government’s response to what he considered a “humanitarian crisis” as more and more migrants arrived by boat in the Florida Keys.

Miami Herald

Bryan Kohberger begins extradition journey from Pennsylvania to Idaho to face murder charges

The 28-year-old criminology PhD student was picked up from the Monroe County jail around 6am ET on Wednesday morning, beginning his transfer to Idaho custody

The Independent UK

Idaho murder victim Kaylee Goncalves’ father vows to face accused killer Bryan Kohberger in court

Bryan Kohberger is scheduled to appear in Monroe County Courthouse in Pennsylvania at 3.30pm ET on Tuesday for his extradition hearing

The Independent UK

University of Idaho murder suspect's parents break silence following arrest

Bryan Kohberger, 28, was arrested at his parents' home in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, where he was spending the Christmas holidays. He has been charged with the murder of the four University of Idaho studens

Daily Mirror

Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger stopped by police twice on 2,500-mile road trip with dad before arrest

On Friday, police swooped on the family home in Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County, and arrested Bryan Kohberger for the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin

The Independent UK

Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger’s family vow to support him after arrest in college student killings

Mr Kohberger’s attorney Monroe County Chief Public Defender Jason LaBar issued a statement on behalf of his family

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Pa. family of Idaho murder suspect releases statement supporting him, offering sympathy to victims’ families

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Monroe County family of Idaho slayings suspect Bryan Kohberger released a statement through his attorney Sunday saying they support him and are cooperating with law enforcement “in an attempt to seek the truth and promote his presumption of innocence.”

Reason

Court Quashes Subpoena to Florida Election Officials in US Dominion v. My Pillow

From Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis's decision in Griffin v. MyPillow, Inc. (S.D. Fla.), posted today: This action arises from an out-of-district subpoena directed to the Supervisor of Elections for Monroe County, Florida, issued in connection with US Dominion, Inc. et al. v. My Pillow, Inc. et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-00445-CJN…

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‘It’s a deal with the devil’: outrage in Appalachia over Manchin’s ‘vile’ pipeline plan

The fossil-fuel friendly senator has resurrected the Mountain Valley pipeline, leaving residents with a bitter pill to swallow

Tribune News Service

Nursing homes are suing the friends and family of residents to collect debts

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Lucille Brooks was stunned when she picked up the phone before Christmas two years ago and learned a nursing home was suing her.

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Lost homing pigeon accidentally ends up thousands of miles away after blunder

Bob the plucky pigeon ended up thousands of miles away when he accidentally flew a little bit too far and ended up in Alabama - rather than back to Guernsey like his owner expected

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Nursing homes are suing friends and family to collect on patients' bills

Debt lawsuits — a byproduct of America's medical debt crisis — can ensnare not only patients but also those who help sick and older people be admitted to nursing homes, a KHN-NPR investigation finds.

Daily Mirror

Racing pigeon takes wrong turn and ends up 4,000 miles away from UK home

Bob set off from Guernsey in the Channel Islands three weeks ago and was supposed to race back to his home in the north east of England but ended up in the US

Miami Herald

Baby on migrant boat stopped off Florida Keys suffering from dehydration, taken to hospital

MIAMI — A baby from Cuba aboard a migrant boat stopped by the U.S. Coast Guard off the Florida Keys Friday night was taken to a Monroe County hospital to be treated for dehydration.

Miami Herald

Search for survivors suspended after plane wreckage found off Florida Keys

MIAMI — The search for the pilot and passenger of a plane that was reported missing this week has been suspended after Monroe County sheriff’s divers found a section of the aircraft in the water off the Florida Keys.

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