Author: Jack Bogart

The Amityville house at 108 Ocean Ave. in Amityville, N.Y., is one of the most famous haunted houses in history, but both its backstory and its current paranormal status have been hotly contested. The five-bedroom Dutch Colonial home, which was built in the 1920s, per House Beautiful, first gained notoriety as the subject of Jay Anson’s 1977 novel The Amityville Horror. Its legend grew with the release of a 1979 movie based on the book starring James Brolin and Margot Kidder that later spawned an extensive film franchise. Though the home was the site of a gruesome mass murder in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The president of a union that represents Boston police officers said that people who took part in a recent street takeover in the city were “hell-bent” on attacking law enforcement officials.According to the Boston Police Department, over 100 people were involved in the takeover that involved street racing just after 2 a.m. on October 5. Officers found more than 100 people trying to attack police cruisers with fireworks, cones, poles and other items.One police cruiser was destroyed by flames and needed to be towed away from the area, officials said.Boston Police Patrolmen’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After President Donald Trump declared in Israel’s Knesset that “the war is over” and celebrated the return of the remaining living hostages, Hamas terrorists across the border in Gaza were reportedly killing its opponents in Gaza City’s main square — in full view of the public.Videos circulating on social media appear to show the executions, which an Israeli military official told Fox News Digital are, “Hamas’s deliberate attempt to show the killing publicly and reestablish its rule by terrorizing civilians.”Videos circulating on social media appear to show the executions, which an Israeli military official…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Army is launching a sweeping new nuclear program to generate power for bases across the globe, particularly in remote or contested locations where fuel might be difficult to obtain, Fox News Digital has learned.”Hundreds of millions” of dollars will be funneled into the program known as the Janus Project over the next five years, according to Dr. Jeff Waksman, the Army official leading the effort, to install next-generation commercial microreactors at military sites.”Great power conflict is defined by who can move their resources around,” Waksman said. Energy demands are only set…

NEED TO KNOW Christian Alejandro Fonseca, 20, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal trespass and harassmentFonseca is accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend on Friday, Oct. 10The current boyfriend suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the attack Authorities in Texas have arrested a man after he allegedly attacked his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend. Christian Alejandro Fonseca, 20, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal trespass and harassment, the Laredo Police Department said. According to police, officers responded to a stabbing report in the 100 block of St. Pierre Lane on Friday, Oct. 10…

NEED TO KNOW Sebastian Prestridge, 19, was charged with involuntary manslaughter after he allegedly fatally shot his girlfriend inside a Georgia homeThe 19-year-old victim was identified by loved ones on a GoFundMe as Nina RamirezPolice said Prestridge remained at the scene after the shooting, which the victim’s mother claims was an accident A Georgia man was arrested after authorities allege he fatally shot his girlfriend inside her family home. Sebastian Prestridge, 19, is facing a charge of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the Oct. 9 shooting death of his 19-year-old girlfriend, according to a statement from the Lawrenceville Police Department.…

NEED TO KNOW On Oct. 10, the Philadelphia Chief Medical Examiner determined that Ellen Greenberg’s manner of death should remain a suicide, rather than homicideJoseph Podraza, the attorney for Greenberg’s parents, alleges to PEOPLE the 32-page report omits and misstates factsHe says Greenberg’s death needs to be further investigated The attorney for Ellen Greenberg’s parents is blasting the Philadelphia medical examiner’s recent reevaluation of the young woman’s 2011 death as a suicide, calling it deeply flawed and omitting important facts. In a court settlement with Greenberg’s parents, the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office agreed in Feb. 2025 to review Greenberg’s manner…

NEED TO KNOW Daniel Callihan, 37, confessed to murdering Callie Burnett, 35, before kidnapping her two daughters, having sex with the 6-year-old child and then killing her 4-year-old sisterHe confessed as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors, also admitting that he kept the 6-year-old girl in a dirt pit with the body of her dead sisterNow his alleged accomplice Victoria Cox, 34, has also been offered a plea deal by local prosecutors in Mississippi The woman accused of assisting a man who abducted two young sisters after murdering their mother — killing the 4-year-old and keeping the 6-year-old…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Wichita police are asking for the public’s help identifying a woman reportedly taken by force early Sunday morning — an incident that has left neighbors uneasy.Authorities posted photos and surveillance footage showing the woman last seen around 2 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, in the 1400 block of North Volutsia, between Grove and Hillside. Investigators said they have pursued multiple leads throughout the day and thanked the community for its support.”We’ve worked throughout the day on this investigation, following up on numerous leads, and we appreciate the public’s help,” the department shared in…

Few gun owners were surprised when we learned that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) under President Joe Biden had fudged the numbers when reporting active shooters stopped by armed citizens. Now, however, the Trump Administration FBI is continuing the practice, far underreporting the number of incidents where armed citizens are the real heroes. According to an October 2 report by John Lott posted at realclearinvestigatiins.com, the past trend of the FBI underreporting armed citizens who stopped active shooters continues to be a problem. And Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC), said it’s not just a small…