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Austin officer fired for insubordination

Austin officer fired for insubordination

An Austin Police Officer is out of job. Officer Roosevelt Granderson II was indicted for making a false statement to a U.S. Agency in connection to his wife’s Social Security fraud case. According to...

Mayor Emanuel’s 2018 budget proposal

Mayor Emanuel’s 2018 budget proposal

Mayor Emanuel will release his 2018 budget proposal today. It includes an increase in the 9-1-1 phone tax that’s expected to raise 30-million dollars for 9-1-1 center improvements and to help shore up the...

Bull captured in Prospect Park

Bull captured in Prospect Park

A bull on the loose in Prospect Park led officers on a two-hour long chase through the streets of Brooklyn. The bull escaped from a slaughter house in Park Slope. Animal Control finally captured...

Off-duty officer flashes girls

Off-duty officer flashes girls

Police say an officer is under arrest for exposing himself to girls in the Bronx. Adam Fridson was off-duty when he flashed two sisters earlier this month. The incident was captured on surveillance video....

Drive-by in Flatbush

Drive-by in Flatbush

A drive-by shooting in Brooklyn. Four people are recovering this morning after being shot last night in Flatbush. The shooting happened around 8:30 in front of an apartment building on Martense Street. So far,...

West Nile virus death

West Nile virus death

The Meigs County Health Department says they’re investigating a West Nile related death. The virus is normally transmitted through mosquitoes. The person who died was from the Racine area, but it’s unclear where the...

Nitro man under house arrest

Nitro man under house arrest

A Nitro man will spend three years on house arrest for threatening to blow up the State’s unemployment office when he was denied benefits nearly two years ago. Joseph Estep was sentenced yesterday; the...

Thousands expected for Bridge Day

Thousands expected for Bridge Day

Thousands of thrill seekers are expected in Fayette County this weekend for the annual Bridge Day. Saturday hundreds of BASE jumpers and 80-thousand spectators are expected at the New River Gorge Bridge. The bridge...