Author: Jack Bogart

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A controversial vote to keep a convicted Oregon killer on a city police oversight board is now under pressure to unravel after police and fire unions revealed that two Salem city councilors are working to reverse their support for the appointment.The president of the Salem Police Employees Union said public safety unions are pushing to overturn the Salem City Council’s narrow vote to reappoint Kyle Hedquist, a convicted murderer, to the city’s Community Police Review Board.Union President Scotty Nowning told Fox News Digital that Councilors Vanessa Nordyke and Linda Nishioka, who initially…

NEED TO KNOW The oldest missing persons case in Texas has finally been solved, 52 years after teenager Norman Prater vanished in RockportDallas-based detective Ryan Dalby linked Prater’s disappearance to a previously unidentified victim of a hit-and-runThis came after a new photo of the hit-and-run victim was unearthed in late 2025 by the Aransas County Medical Examiner’s Office The oldest missing persons case in Texas has finally been solved thanks to an incredible breakthrough. On Jan. 14, 1973, Norman Prater was reported missing to the Dallas Police Department (DPD), the authorities said in a Tuesday, Jan. 6 release on Facebook.…

While many of us were taking the rest of the week off after the New Year’s holiday, folks at a couple of major gun-rights organizations were back at work, fighting for the Second Amendment-protected rights of lawful American gun owners. On January 2, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) and the Second Amendment Law Center (SALC) filed an amicus brief with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Rhode v. Bonta, the case challenging California’s ammunition background check law. This case affects thousands of law-abiding Californians who face wrongful…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Aimee Bock, the alleged mastermind behind Minnesota’s $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scandal tied to the Somali community, is facing forfeiture of a Porsche, property, designer handbags and millions of dollars after a federal judge approved a preliminary order.A judge signed off on the preliminary forfeiture order last week, clearing the way for the government to seize assets that prosecutors say were purchased with ill-gotten taxpayer funds, according to MPR News, a Minnesota-based news outlet.The assets include about $3.7 million in bank accounts and cash, a 2013 Porsche and luxury items…

NEED TO KNOW The brother-in-law of slain dentist Spencer Tepe is opening up about an update in the investigation Rob Misleh, Spencer Tepe’s brother-in-law, is also the family member now taking care of the couple’s two young children Spencer and Monique Tepe were found murdered inside their home with their children crying inside, CNN reported, citing a 911 call record   The brother-in-law of slain Ohio dentist Spencer Tepe, who was found next to his deceased wife Monique Tepe, is sharing his thoughts on newly released information by police.  The Tepes were found dead in their Columbus, Ohio home after police responded to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. forces are attempting to board the Russian-flagged Marinera oil tanker in the North Atlantic Sea, sources told Fox News.The news, first reported by Reuters, comes after the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that Russia had sent a submarine and other naval assets to escort the tanker.The vessel, previously operating under the name Bella 1, has spent more than two weeks attempting to slip past U.S. enforcement efforts targeting sanctioned oil shipments near Venezuela, the outlet reported.This is a breaking news story; check back for updates. Read the full article here

NEED TO KNOW On June 20, 2001, Andrea Yates drowned the five young children she shared with her husband, Rusty Yates Though she was initially convicted of capital murder, the verdict was later overturned, and she was found not guilty by reason of insanityAndrea has resided in a Texas mental health facility since 2007 and has repeatedly waived her annual competency reviews that could allow her release It’s been almost 25 years since Andrea Yates drowned her five children in a bathtub at her family’s home in a Houston suburb. The Texas mom had a long history of postpartum depression…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A New York City man with a criminal history that includes sexual assault was indicted after prosecutors say he posted explicit threats online to kill Jews, members of the New York City Police Department and federal officials. Nathan White, 54, was arraigned on Monday in Queens Supreme Court on charges of making a terroristic threat as a hate crime, making a terroristic threat and aggravated harassment in the second degree, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.Prosecutors say the charges stem from a series of threatening posts White made on his X account…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro is expected to have a lasting impact on his home country, but experts tell Fox News Digital it could also reshape how the U.S. and other neighbors get along going forward, especially with increased cooperation battling a plague of drug trafficking.U.S. forces captured Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in a raid on the presidential palace in Caracas over the weekend. The two pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism and other charges in a Manhattan courtroom Monday.”I see a realignment and reemphasis on cartels,” said retired…

NEED TO KNOW Spencer and Monique Tepe were found dead in their Columbus, Ohio, home on Dec. 30The dentist and his wife were parents to two children, who were inside the house at the time of their deathsThe two kids are being cared for by “immediate family members” Spencer and Monique Tepe were “proud” parents to two children before they were killed in their Columbus, Ohio, home on Dec. 30. The dentist and his wife were found fatally shot inside their home, and their two children were found unharmed elsewhere in the house. The Columbus Division of Police later shared…