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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An aide to Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey was arrested for cocaine trafficking after investigators intercepted packages with the drug slated to be delivered to a state office building where he worked, prosecutors said. LaMar Cook, 45, of Springfield, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Wednesday and was ordered held without bail pending a court hearing, Boston.com reported. In addition to the drug charge, Cook is also charged with illegally owning a firearm and ammunition. FORMER MAYOR STABBED OUTSIDE BLUE STATE BUSINESS, SUSPECT WITH MULTIPLE ARRESTS CHARGED Cook served as deputy director of Healey’s Western Massachusetts…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Convicted Idaho student murderer Bryan Kohberger has been receiving “compensation” from his family and unnamed “third-party” supporters while behind bars, according to a new court filing opposing his legal team’s effort to get him out of paying the full restitution he owes.In a motion filed earlier this month, Kohberger’s lawyers wrote that he “has no ability now or in the future to pay restitution because he is serving four consecutive life sentences plus 10 years.”Prosecutors revealed in their response this week that, “there is a history of this defendant…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Law enforcement officers have made more than 1,700 arrests in Memphis, Tennessee, in the one month since the Trump administration began surging resources to the notoriously crime-ridden city, according to statistics shared with Fox News Digital on Wednesday.People were arrested for homicides, drugs, gun charges and sex offenses, and they included 126 “known gang members,” according to the data. Additionally, seven dozen missing children were located and 293 firearms seized as part of the Department of Justice-led effort.Attorney General Pam Bondi thanked Memphis’ Democratic leadership for its cooperation in…

NEED TO KNOW Isaiah Jamon Andrews, 20, of Kent, Wash., was arrested in California after leading police on a lengthy, high-speed chase, authorities saidHe was arrested on a warrant for allegedly fatally shooting a 20-year-old man in SeattleWhile he was being held in the California jail, he was accidentally released and now police are looking for him A man suspected of murder was mistakenly released from a California jail — and now authorities are searching for him. On Wed., Oct. 22, Isaiah Jamon Andrews of Kent, Wash., was released from the Martinez Detention Facility in Martinez, Calif., the Contra Costa Sheriff’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. is scaling back its military presence in Romania as Eastern Europe continues to grapple with the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Some have expressed concern that this could mean American troops withdrawing from Europe, something the Pentagon denies.U.S. Army Europe and Africa announced on Wednesday that the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division would redeploy to their Kentucky-based home unit without replacement. The statement explained that this was part of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s “deliberate process to ensure a balanced U.S. military force posture.””This is not an…

NEED TO KNOW Daniel Waterman died months after sustaining life-threatening injuries in a car crash in FloridaHe claimed he was in an argument with his girlfriend Leigha Mumby after finding out she was pregnantHe alleged, during his recovery, Mumby caused the crash during the argument A Florida woman is facing several charges, including vehicular homicide, after a car crash in February left her boyfriend dead months later. Daniel Waterman, 22, was in a car crash on an interstate in Flagler County, Fla., on Feb. 9, and sustained severe, life-threatening injuries, according to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by PEOPLE. His…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! With Halloween right around the corner, officials across the country are warning parents to keep an eye on their children’s treats as counterfeit candy containing recreational drugs are becoming harder to spot.The warning comes after authorities in Michigan discovered counterfeit candy and snacks containing THC and hallucinogenic mushroom products while carrying out a search warrant at a home last week, according to the Warren Police Department.The nefarious treats were packaged in wrappers that were nearly identical to the authentic product, police said.CANNABIS GUMMY POISONINGS SURGE AMONG VULNERABLE GROUP, EXPERTS WARN “Our investigation…

NEED TO KNOW Abby Zwerner was shot by a 6-year-old student in a Virginia classroom in 2023The civil trial for her $40 million lawsuit against the school’s assistant principal began this weekZwerner’s suit states that she had four surgeries in the wake of the shooting A Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student in 2023 is suing the school’s assistant principal, claiming she failed to prevent the incident. Abby Zwerner was in her classroom at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., in January 2023 when she was shot by the 6-year-old, PEOPLE previously reported. The trial for…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Police in New York City are searching for three men responsible for stealing a safe and jewelry valued at $3.2 million. from a home in Queens.The heist happened around 2:20 p.m. Thursday afternoon, the New York Police Department said. The suspects allegedly forced their way into the rear door of the home before being seen on camera getting into a blue Hyundai Elantra and taking off.Two of the men were disguised as construction workers, wearing vests, masks, black sweatshirts, black pants and black backpacks, police said. The third man was seen wearing…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Attorneys for a Virginia teacher shot by her 6-year-old student told jurors that the school’s former assistant principal ignored repeated warnings the boy had a gun, as a $40 million civil trial opened in Newport News.The $40 million civil trial filed by first-grade teacher Abigail Zwerner, who was shot by a 6-year-old student in 2023 with a 9 mm handgun, entered its opening phase Tuesday as attorneys delivered their opening remarks and the first witnesses took the stand.The lawsuit accuses former school administrator Ebony Parker of failing to act after the first-grade…