Author: Jack Bogart

NEED TO KNOW A 19-year-old college student has been arrested in connection with an alleged arson at a Jewish synagogueAuthorities have identified Stephen Spencer Pittman as a suspectThe teen sustained burns, and allegedly told his father “he finally got them” A Mississippi man has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to a Jewish synagogue once bombed by the Ku Klux Klan, authorities said. Stephen Spencer Pittman, 19, of Madison, was taken into custody Saturday evening, Jan. 10 in connection with charges related to the alleged arson of Beth Israel Congregation and the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life building in…

NEED TO KNOW A 79-year-old school bus aide in Florida has been arrested and charged with child abuse James Savage Jr. purposely harmed a 9-year-old nonverbal autistic boy, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office allegesPolice alleged in a criminal affidavit that Savage “intentionally and willfully slapped the victim on [his] left hand” and “smacked the victim on [the] left side of the face” A 79-year-old school bus aide in Florida was arrested and charged with child abuse after police said he purposely harmed a 9-year-old nonverbal autistic boy. According to a press release from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded…

NEED TO KNOW More than two dozen dogs were found deceased in a large pile in plastic bags in the backyard of a home in the Beauregard community of Lee County, Ala.Approximately another 24 were found inside emaciatedCurtis Dewayne Haralson, Patricia Ann Sims, and Tiffany Ann Sims, were arrested and booked into Lee County Jail on Monday, Jan. 12. No charges have been filed yet Three people were arrested after 29 dogs were found deceased in plastic bags in the backyard of a Lee County, Ala., home. Another 24 dogs were found emaciated inside, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said…

Buddhist monks have set off on a trek across the country on foot that has drawn national attention as they travel from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington D.C. as a part of a months-long journey they describe as a spiritual practice.The more than 2,300 mile journey they have named the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center’s Walk for Peace began in late October and is estimated to conclude later this winter in the nation’s capital.The walk, according to the group’s official page, is intended to promote peace, compassion and mindfulness during a time they say the country is marked by division…

NEED TO KNOW Andre Bell was shot and killed on the I-65 north highway at the I-40 interchange in NashvilleBell, 20, was a sophomore at Fisk University, where he studied Business Administration and played basketballBell was driving back to campus with two friends after volunteering at a Fisk University gymnastics meet held at Nashville Fairgrounds A 20-year-old college basketball player was fatally shot on a Nashville highway on Sunday, Jan. 11. Andre Bell was a sophomore at Fisk University, where he studied Business Administration and was a student-athlete who played for the school’s basketball team, the university said in a…

NEED TO KNOW Michael David McKee was tracked down by investigators through a vehicle of interest police allege was in his possession before and after the killingsMcKee and Monique Tepe divorced nearly a decade agoMonique and Spencer marked their fifth year anniversary just days before they were fatally shot Authorities in Ohio have upgraded the charges against 39-year-old Michael David McKee, accused of killing his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Spencer Tepe last month. The Tepes, who a friend says were “madly in love,” were found slain in their Columbus, Ohio, home after police responded to several calls for…

NEED TO KNOW Home Alone star Daniel Stern was charged in California with one misdemeanor count of soliciting prostitutionStern played “Wet Bandit” Marv in the 1990 Christmas classicStern was cited at a motel in Camarillo in December Home Alone star Daniel Stern was charged in California with one misdemeanor count of soliciting prostitution on Monday, Jan. 12. Stern was reportedly cited at a motel in Camarillo, Ventura County District Attorney spokesperson Joey Buttitta told PEOPLE. “From what I understand, he was cited at the location and released,” Buttitta says. Buttitta later told PEOPLE that Stern was charged on Jan. 12…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Prosecutors are urging a judge to deny accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson’s bid to disqualify a prosecutor, arguing there is no conflict of interest.In a sweeping 33-page filing, submitted under seal earlier this month and now released in redacted form, the state argues the deputy prosecutor at the center of Robinson’s motion has no personal conflict despite the fact that his 18-year-old child was in the crowd when Kirk was assassinated at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025.Prosecutors say the teen, a student at…

NEED TO KNOW Sha Reh, the only survivor of a 2024 murder-suicide that took the lives of his parents and three siblings, has died at 19″While we are devastated at the news of his death, the knowledge of the joy of his reunion with his family exceeds our pain,” Sha’s extended family said in a statementSha was left blind after the tragedy and began studying at the University of Utah just a week before his death A Utah teenager, who was the only member of his family to survive the 2024 murder-suicide of his parents and siblings, died unexpectedly on…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida mom is being remembered as a hero after she was shot protecting her children when her husband flew into a violent rage over an evening NFL game. Jason Kenney, 47, shot and killed his wife, Crystal Roure, 38, before turning the gun on himself just three days before Christmas, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Kenney had been drinking while watching Monday Night Football inside his shed – located at the family’s Highland City home – when he came inside to watch the end of the game at around…