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(PERSHING COUNTY, Nev.) -- Nearly three weeks after a Burning Man attendee was found dead in a pool of blood at the annual event in Nevada, officials said they have located what is believed to be the murder weapon, according to the Pershing County Sheriff's Office.Vadim Kruglov, 37, from Russia, was found dead at the event on Aug. 30 at approximately 9:14 p.m., the sheriff's office said.On Wednesday, officials said they are […]

Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) -- A visitor at Universal’s Epic Universe theme park in Florida became unresponsive in the middle of a roller coaster ride and later died at the hospital, park officials said.The incident took place on Wednesday night when the person, whose name hasn't been released, was riding the Stardust Racers roller coaster at the Universal Orlando Resorts park and became unresponsive […]

(YORK COUNTY, Pa.) -- A shooting involving police officers has occurred in southern Pennsylvania, state officials said Wednesday."Please send prayers to the officers and those involved in the shooting in York County," Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis said on social media. "As we learn more, follow all guidance from police and stay away from the area."Two people are being treated at Wellspan York Hospital in connection with the incident, a hospital […]

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) -- The body found in a towed Tesla that was registered to the singer D4vd has been identified as a 15-year-old girl, according to officials.A decomposing female body was discovered in the trunk of the Tesla on Sept. 8, two days after it had been towed from a Los Angeles street, police sources said.The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified the victim Wednesday as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas. The teen, […]

(NEW YORK) -- An air traffic controller admonished a Spirit Airlines pilot to "pay attention" as the plane flew several miles from Air Force One, according to audio of the exchange.The incident occurred Tuesday morning as President Donald Trump was flying to the United Kingdom aboard Air Force One. Spirit Flight 1300 was heading to Boston Logan International Airport from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at the time.As the Spirit flight was […]

New York State Police via Meta (COHOES, N.Y.) -- Officials in upstate New York are searching for a 53-year-old homicide suspect who has been on the run since his girlfriend was found dead, according to the Cohoes Police Department.Anthony Bechand, 53, has been missing since his girlfriend, 41-year-old Amanda Rodriguez, was found dead in her home in Cohoes, New York, on Sunday morning, according to investigators.When Rodriguez was found, the […]

(OREM, Utah) -- Students at Utah Valley University are returning to campus on Wednesday, one week after conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was killed while holding an outdoor event at the university.Hope Ledkins, a first-year student at Utah Valley University, told ABC News returning to class is a "very sad, very somber feeling.""This doesn't happen in Orem, Utah," Ledkins said. "To have something like this happen, people just feel really mixed up about […]

James Comey speaks onstage at 92NY on May 30, 2023 in New York City. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- A Columbia law professor who is a friend and adviser to former FBI Director James Comey was subpoenaed last week by federal prosecutors in connection with a criminal probe into whether Comey allegedly lied in testimony before Congress, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Daniel Richman has previously acknowledged his role […]

(PITTSBURGH) -- A Pennsylvania man was apprehended after he drove his car into a metal gate at the FBI building in Pittsburgh early on Wednesday, a ramming that federal law enforcement officials described as intentional.Donald Henson, of Penn Hills, allegedly drove at a high rate of speed toward the main entrance gate at about 2:40 a.m., FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Giordano said during a press briefing.The FBI confirmed […]