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Independence Day 2026 is on Saturday, July 4, 2026. It is a U.S. federal holiday, so federal offices, banks, and many businesses are closed. 2026 Independence Day Celebration Next date: Saturday, July 04, 2026 | 02:00 PM to 11:30 PM Doral Celebrates America’s 250th anniversary! Join us this Independence Day for an unforgettable celebration full of…
David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE RAUL MAITA, 55, a citizen of Ecuador, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 18 months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the United States. According to court documents and statements made in court, in June…
BI Raises Reward in Chrys Carvajal Murder Case Alleged gang member Joseph Matos sought in 2021 shooting of National Guard member Chrys Carvajal was on leave from the Army National Guard on July 3, 2021, when he was approached by Joseph Matos and another alleged Milwaukee Kings gang member on Chicago’s North Side. He was fatally…
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The new Whole Foods Market in Doral, Florida opened its doors on July 2, 2026. Mayor Fraga welcomed attendees at the grand opening of the market, which will offer more than 550 products from over 125 Florida suppliers. Also present were elected Doral city officials Digna Cabral Vice Mayor / Councilwoman, Maureen Porras Councilwoman, Rafael…
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Falsely held herself out as an investment advisor and used victim funds to gamble at casinos and other personal expenses Seattle – A 53-year-old Federal Way, Washington, woman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three counts of wire fraud and two counts of bank fraud in connection with her phony financial…
Teen pretended to be asleep to ignore assailant – he repeatedly touched her inner thigh Seattle – A 58-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 18 months in prison for abusive sexual contact aboard an aircraft, announced First Assistant United States Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Keith Witt was convicted…
URBANA, Ill. – A Hoopeston, Illinois, woman, Brenda Knuth, 61, was sentenced on June 26, 2026, to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $2,500 fine for voting twice in a federal election. On January 30, 2026, Knuth pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long in Urbana, Illinois, to voting more…
Councilman Rafael Pineyro Dear Doral Community, As someone who was born in Caracas and found a second home here in Doral, the events unfolding in Venezuela are deeply personal to me. Like so many families in our community, I have loved ones, lifelong friends, and cherished memories tied to the country where I was born….
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ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a felon who fatally shot someone in a barbershop in 2023 to 125 months in prison. Nolan Ryan Thomas, now 34, pleaded guilty in March in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of being a felon in possession of a…
Home-invasion robbery crew led crime spree victimizing families from South King County to Skagit County Seattle – One of the members of an armed robbery crew that carried out a series of home invasion robberies in 2022, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 25 years in prison for racketeering and conspiracy…
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The Justice Department announced today that Catherine Beth Washburn, 37, of Irondequoit, New York, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with attempting to provide material support and resources, namely currency, to designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) the Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) also known as Al-Quds Brigades. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years…
Home-invasion robbery crew led crime spree victimizing families from South King County to Skagit County Seattle – One of the members of an armed robbery crew that carried out a series of home invasion robberies in 2022, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 25 years in prison for racketeering and conspiracy…
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Operation resulted in 12 arrests, seizure of firearms, drugs, and disruption of major criminal activities MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced today the unsealing of an indictment and superseding indictment charging members and associates of two Minnesota-based drug trafficking organizations with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and fentanyl, firearms offenses, possession with intent to…
Ocala, Florida – Trevor Hedge (57, Ocala) has been sentenced by United States District Judge Thomas P. Barber to life in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity and committing a felony offense involving a minor as a registered sex offender. A federal jury found Hedge guilty on March…
Venezuela was shaken by two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2, followed by another stronger earthquake of magnitude 7.5, but the death toll rises to 1,450, but tens of thousands are still missing, the most affected part was on the Caribbean coast of Venezuela. The people of Venezuela are frustrated by the government’s responses and limited access…
TULSA, Okla. – A Tulsa couple was sentenced for admitting to coercing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct while they recorded it, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel sentenced Ryan Leon French, 47, and Lexie Renne French, 44. Ryan was sentenced for Production of Child Pornography and Possession of Child…
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David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and P.J. O’Brien, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that the following four individuals have been charged with federal offenses related to the theft of more than $500,000 in an ATM “jackpotting” scheme:…
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TMZ has received a new email in the Nancy Guthrie case, claiming to know the identities of two kidnappers, and this time stating that it has video footage of the “main suspect” and Nancy on the day of her death. He claimed to have “a phone stored in a secure location containing photos of both…
MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced today that Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, of Burnsville, Minnesota—one of the orchestrators of the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme—was taken into custody on June 25, 2026, in Mogadishu, Somalia. Eidleh was among the defendants originally charged by indictment in the Feeding Our Future scheme on September…
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KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Kansas man was sentenced to 264 months in prison for clandestinely recording a minor under the age of 12 through a crack in a wall to produce child sexual abuse material (CSAM). According to court documents, Jeffrey T. Lyons, 33, of Olathe pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation…
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The FBI and LinkedIn recently joined forces to teach the public about employment scams disguised as legitimate opportunities. Employment fraud is generally defined as a scheme to deceive someone into believing they have been, or could soon be, hired for a job. “Job seekers are uniquely vulnerable—not because they lack judgement but because they’re operating in an environment where urgency and opportunity are constant,” said…
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