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Ex-wife: Kidnapping suspect might have 'snapped'

Ex-wife: Kidnapping suspect might have 'snapped'
By MATT VOLZAssociated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old Wyoming girl is a talented photographer and graphic designer who is a good father to his two young children, his ex-wife says. But the cordial relationship between Jesse Speer

FBI: Man tried to open plane's door after landing

FBI: Man tried to open plane's door after landing
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The FBI has arrested a man accused of disrupting a Delta Air Lines flight and damaging the airplane by running up the aisle shortly after landing and attempting to open an emergency exit. Anatoliy N. Baranovich was accused of interfering with a flight from Boston to Salt Lake

Similar names create trouble in prostitution case

Similar names create trouble in prostitution case
By CLARKE CANFIELDAssociated Press KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) - Paul Main's quiet evening was shattered by a phone ringing off the hook and a half-dozen TV crews showing up on his porch. Everyone wanted to know: Was he the same Paul Main who's been accused of visiting a prostitute in

ALERT: Level 3 Sex Offender Moves To North Spokane Area

ALERT: Level 3 Sex Offender Moves To North Spokane Area
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE: The Spokane County WA Sheriff's Office is releasing the following information pursuant to RCW 4.24.550, which authorizes law enforcement agencies to inform the public of a sex offender release when, in the discretion of

Ex-wife: Kidnapping suspect might have 'snapped'

Ex-wife: Kidnapping suspect might have 'snapped'
By MATT VOLZAssociated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old Wyoming girl is a talented photographer and graphic designer who is also a good father to his two young children, his ex-wife said Tuesday. But the cordial relationship between

Justice seeks dismissal of Fast & Furious suit

Justice seeks dismissal of Fast & Furious suit
By PETE YOSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department says federal courts should stay out of a political dispute between the Obama administration and Congress over documents in a botched law enforcement probe of gun trafficking. In court papers filed Monday night, the department

Maine town abuzz after john suspect names released

Maine town abuzz after john suspect names released
By CLARKE CANFIELDAssociated Press KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) - The first batch of more than 100 men accused of paying a fitness instructor for sex were laying low after police began releasing their names in a small New England town where rumors have run rampant for weeks. Police on Monday released

Justice seeks dismissal of Fast & Furious suit

Justice seeks dismissal of Fast & Furious suit
By PETE YOSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Monday night sought dismissal of a lawsuit by a Republican-led House committee demanding that Attorney General Eric Holder produce records about the botched law enforcement probe of gun-trafficking called Operation Fast

APNewsBreak: Daughter of Mexican drug lord held

APNewsBreak: Daughter of Mexican drug lord held
By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - The daughter of one of the world's most sought-after drug lords has been charged with trying to enter the United States on someone else's passport, U.S. officials said Monday. Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman Salazar, 31, was arrested Friday

ALERT: Level 3 Sex Offender Now Living In The Spokane Valley Area

ALERT: Level 3 Sex Offender Now Living In The Spokane Valley Area
Spokane County Sheriff's Department Press Release: The Spokane County WA Sheriff's Office is releasing the following information pursuant to RCW 4.24.550, which authorizes law enforcement agencies to inform the public of a sex offender release when, in the discretion of the agency,