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Police catch fugitive sex offender in Akron

Akron -- A 39-year-old Akron man was arrested Wednesday afternoon on Roswell Street by the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force.

Michael Johnson is charged with rape, kidnapping and a parole violation for a May 31 incident where a woman was raped at gunpoint in her home in Akron, police said.

He was booked into the Summit County Jail.

Johnson is a registered sex offender, who was also wanted for failing to… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 12, 2008 at 4:30am — 1 Comment

13-year-old girl charged in stabbing death

Porsha Avery tried to imagine a 13-year-old girl, someone just like herself, charged with murder.

At first, it was inconceivable, but then she reconsidered, based on her surroundings: a decrepit apartment complex in a blighted South Memphis neighborhood.

"Yeah," Porsha said Tuesday afternoon outside the Latham Heights apartments, "In this case, I can."

According to police, 13-year-old Terrica Yarber stabbed… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 11, 2008 at 3:19am — 1 Comment

LIL WAYNE TO RECORD SONG FOR WHITAKER FILM: Rapper also co-stars in movie set in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

*Lil Wayne, one of the stars of the upcoming sports drama "Hurricane Season" (formerly entitled, "Patriots"), will write and record a new song for the film.

Entitled, "Tie My Hands," the song will be a duet with Robin Thicke and will be on Lil Wayne's new album "Tha Carter III," due in stores today. The digital edition of his album will include an exclusive film version of the song featuring an ad lib about the basketball team… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 10, 2008 at 5:11pm — No Comments

World's Largest Confederate Flying in Tampa

The Sons of Confederate Veterans are planning to put up a Confederate Flag the size of a semi-trailer.

At 30 feet high and 50 feet long, it will sit atop a 139-foot pole on private property and fly above a major freeway in Tampa, Florida. Of course, this Transformer sized Stars and Bars is causing great upset among black residents and others who care about the feelings or opinions of the local African American community.

This latest… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 7, 2008 at 6:46pm — No Comments

3 shot in night of violence for StL

UPDATED, 10:30 a.m.

A motorist was shot and critically wounded early today in St. Louis, the last of three shootings in a three-hour period.

The driver, 19, was being fired upon near Wells and Arlington avenues about 3 a.m. today. He was shot several times before crashing his car. The young man is expected to die, and St. Louis homicide detectives were called in.

After being hit, the driver struck a parked car… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 6, 2008 at 1:29pm — No Comments

Saginaw mourners hold vigil for 12-year-old slain in drive-by

Mourners lit candles, strung balloons around a street sign and left teddy bears at a makeshift memorial to 12-year-old Quintae Cooper, who died Sunday in a drive-by shooting while he played with friends on Saginaw's Southeast Side.

More than 100 people -- infants held in arms, a few adults and children in tears -- gathered Monday at Livingston and Tausend, where gunfire ended the life of the Webber Middle School… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 4, 2008 at 6:51pm — No Comments

Suspect held in series of break-ins

Tip leads to arrest; charges include rape, burglary, robbery

A man with a past that includes domestic assault and patronizing a prostitute has been charged in connection with a series of Memphis home invasions and sexual attacks.

Kim Eddy, 28, is charged with at least one count each of aggravated burglary, theft of property ($10,000 to $60,000), aggravated sexual battery,… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 3, 2008 at 4:08pm — No Comments