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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The National Park Service (NPS) announced that three people were convicted of illegal BASE jumping in a national park, and the agency warned would-be outlaws it’s still enforcing the law despite the federal shutdown.”We do not tolerate illegal activity in Yosemite National Park,” Yosemite Superintendent Raymond McPadden said. “Our law enforcement rangers remain efficient, effective and vigilant 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. These convictions demonstrate the professionalism and dedication of Yosemite’s protection team in upholding federal regulations and ensuring the safety of both visitors and first responders.”Though Yosemite was…

NEED TO KNOW A frantic 911 call came in on Aug. 1 about reports of gunshots and screaming from a house in Franklin Township, N.J.Sgt. Kevin Bollaro was dispatched to the location, but went to an ATM first, prosecutors allegeHe asked dispatch to clear him from the scene, but never actually went to the home where two people had been shot, prosecutors allege A New Jersey police officer is facing criminal charges for shirking his responsibilities while on duty during a 911 call that turned out to be a double murder-suicide, prosecutors allege. Sgt. Kevin Bollaro of the Franklin Township…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A mobster allegedly linked to a case involving rigged card games tied to some NBA members was denied bail Tuesday amid fears he could tamper with a witness.A judge denied bail for Anthony Ruggiero Jr. despite his request for a $5 million bond backed by family and friends during a bail hearing in Brooklyn federal court, the New York Post reported.Judge Joseph Marutollo agreed with federal prosecutors, who raised concerns about Ruggiero’s potential to interfere with witnesses if released from custody.ALLEGED MOB TIES IN NBA SCANDAL RECALL LA COSA NOSTRA’S LONG SHADOW…

NEED TO KNOW Cory Kapahulehua, 44, was sentenced to 187 years in prison after a jury in Arizona convicted him on charges including sexual abuse, assault and sexual conduct with a minorThe charges stem from relationships the teacher had with two minor students, ages 14 and 17, which began in August 2021 while he taught at the Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center Kapahulehua lived with the older victim after she turned 18 and organized a fundraiser to help her get money to move out of her parents’ home when she was still 17, prosecutors said An Arizona teacher convicted of sexually abusing…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The nation’s capital saw one of its most violent weekends of the year after 12 people were shot across the city over the span of just nine hours, police said.The violence in Washington, D.C., began on Friday at around 5:30 p.m., after a teenage girl was shot on southeast Yuma Street, FOX 5 reported. Just 15 minutes later, a teenage boy was reportedly struck by a bullet on 50th Street.Two hours later, a man was shot on 16th Street in the northwest area of the city.1 DEAD, 4 WOUNDED AFTER SHOOTING IN…

NEED TO KNOW Federal prosecutors unveiled pictures of an allegedly rigged card shuffling machine and “X-ray” poker table used to cheat at high-stakes poker gamesThe feds have indicted 31 people in the alleged poker cheating conspiracy, including NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and several reputed mafia figuresThe defendants allegedly defrauded victims out of at least $7 million, according to the Justice Department Federal prosecutors unveiled images of a supposedly rigged card-shuffling machine and “X-ray” poker table allegedly used in a mob-backed scheme to cheat at high-stakes poker games — with the alleged involvement of Portland Trail Blazers head coach…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Immigration authorities recently announced they deported an illegal immigrant linked to the brutal murder of a 16-year-old boy who was beaten to death on the steps of a Philadelphia church in 1994.Bou Khathavong was deported to Laos Sept. 2 after years of legal proceedings, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) division in Philadelphia.Khathavong, an illegal immigrant who is a dual citizen of Laos and Thailand, was convicted in 1996 of criminal conspiracy in the death of high school student Eddie Polec, who was beaten to death…

NEED TO KNOW Norman Grim, 65, received a lethal injection from the state of Florida on Tuesday eveningHe was convicted on charges of murder and sexual battery in the death of his lawyer neighbor Cynthia Campbell in 2000Grim announced earlier this year that he would not file for an emergency stay from the Florida or U.S. Supreme Court that might have halted or delayed his execution A Florida man convicted of raping and murdering his neighbor became the 15th person executed this year by Florida on Tuesday evening, a state record. Norman Grim, 65, received a lethal injection at the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tunnels to Towers (T2T) CEO Frank Siller touted the more than 17,000 homeless veterans his foundation has helped during his appearance on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday.The organization has built nearly 2,000 mortgage-free homes for military families and first responders, including smart homes for the critically injured.Joined by an audience of New York first responders, Siller told the “Fox & Friends” co-hosts that injured veterans and first responders say their overwhelming favorite feature of their smart homes is the bathrooms.”It’s the bathrooms because they can go in there and not have to ask…

NEED TO KNOW A former FBI agent will spend 60 years in prison for sexually assaulting three women in MarylandProsecutors said Eduardo Valdivia, 41, used multiple aliases to lure the women to his tattoo shop under the guise of modeling opportunitiesMontgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy called it “a crime that used maximum amounts of manipulation and deception” at a press conference after the sentencing hearing A former FBI agent will spend decades behind bars for luring multiple women to his Maryland tattoo shop under the guise of modeling opportunities and sexually assaulting them. Eduardo Valdivia, 41, of Gaithersburg, Md.,…