Gang | MyFOX Spokane

Violent dolphin deaths a mystery for scientists

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 19th

By TAMARA LUSHAssociated Press ALONG THE GULF COAST (AP) - Over the past several months, dolphins have washed ashore along the northern Gulf Coast with bullet wounds, missing jaws and hacked off fins, and federal officials said they are looking into the mysterious deaths. The most recent case

Eagles' Glenn Frey teaches songwriting; talks tour

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 16th

By LOU FERRARAAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Forty years after Glenn Frey began crafting some of the most memorable rock songs ever, the Eagles musician and singer finds himself in a new role - college professor. For the past few months, Frey has been helping to teach a songwriting class at New

Whitey Bulger's girlfriend wants less prison time

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

BOSTON (AP) - The longtime girlfriend of former Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger (BUHL'-jur) has filed an appeal aimed at shaving time off her prison sentence for helping him while he was a fugitive. Catherine Greig (grehg) pleaded guilty to charges related to helping Bulger stay on the run

ACLU-Idaho says prison may be violating settlement

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 15th

By REBECCA BOONEAssociated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The ACLU of Idaho says Corrections Corporation of America appears to be violating a settlement reached with inmates in a so-called "Gladiator School" lawsuit over violence at an Idaho prison run by the company. The organization sent CCA a

Software founder McAfee denies killing neighbor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By JOSE OSORIO and MARK STEVENSONAssociated Press SAN PEDRO, Belize (AP) - Software company founder John McAfee said Wednesday he is in hiding, unarmed and accompanied only by a young woman, changing locations and telephones frequently to stay one step ahead of a Belize police unit he says

Software founder McAfee denies killing neighbor

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

APNewsBreak: Idaho inmates claim gangs run prison

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By REBECCA BOONEAssociated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A gang war that appears to have taken over parts of an Idaho private prison is spilling into the federal courts, with some inmates contending prison officials are ceding control to gang leaders in an effort to save money on staffing. Eight

Dozens of white supremacist gang members charged

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 10th

By MICHAEL GRACZYKAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - Four top leaders of the white supremacist Aryan Brotherhood of Texas are among nearly three dozen alleged gang members charged in a sweeping indictment unsealed Friday that accuses them of crimes ranging from capital murder to drug trafficking.

Mass. mobster Bulger wins 3-month trial delay

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday agreed to delay the murder trial of former mobster James "Whitey" Bulger by three months, rejecting a defense request for eight months. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns said he would put off Bulger's trial from March until June. He said jury selection

Memphis policeman aiming at dog shoots officer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By ADRIAN SAINZAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Memphis officer aiming at an attacking dog accidentally hit and critically wounded a fellow policeman with a shotgun blast while they were searching a home, officials said Friday. Officer Willie Bryant, 32, was in critical but stable