Author: Maria Monroe

MCALESTER, Okla. – Oklahoma plans to execute a man on Thursday who was convicted of killing an older couple and committing other crimes before authorities caught up to him in Texas 20 years ago.Scott James Eizember, 62, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester at 10:30 a.m.Eizember’s attorneys did not deny he killed A.J. Cantrell, 76, and his wife Patsy Cantrell, 70, on Oct. 18, 2003. But they told the state’s Pardon and Parole Board last month that the killings were unplanned and spontaneous and his life still had value. The board voted…

LOS ANGELES – Lindsy Doan didn’t think the water flowing over the creek crossing on San Marcos Road was deeper than normal when she tried navigating it in her SUV while driving her 5-year-old son to school. But the creek, swollen with rain from California’s epic winter storms, was much higher and flowing stronger than she anticipated. Doan cursed as she lost control of the steering and the 4,300-pound (1,950-kilogram) Chevy Traverse was carried off the road and pinned against a large sycamore tree.“Mom, it’s OK,” her son, Kyle, reassured her from the back seat. “Just be calm.”They were the…

BOISE, Idaho – The man accused in the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students is expected to appear in court Thursday, a day after classes resumed for undergraduates, many of whom until recent days were stricken by fear over the case.Bryan Kohberger, the 28-year-old Washington State University graduate student charged in the case, has yet to enter a plea and is waiting to learn whether prosecutors in the high-profile case will pursue the death penalty. Thursday’s hearing is a status conference, which often deal with scheduling of court dates.Nearly two months after the four students were killed near…

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The shooting of a first-grade teacher by a 6-year-old boy has plunged the nation into uncharted waters of school violence, with many in the Virginia shipbuilding city where it happened demanding metal detectors in every school.But experts warn there are no easy solutions when it comes to preventing gun violence in schools.“This is a real game changer,” said Mo Canady, executive director of the National Association of School Resource Officers, which trains law enforcement members who work in schools.“How do we begin to approach the idea of protecting students and staff from an armed 6-year-old?” he…

NEW YORK – Two New York City hospitals have reached a tentative contract agreement with thousands of striking nurses that ends the walkout, the nurses’ union announced Thursday.The nurses, represented by the New York State Nurses Association, walked out early Monday after negotiations with management ran aground at Mount Sinai Hospital, in Manhattan, and Montefiore Medical Center, in the Bronx. Each has over 1,000 beds and 3,500 or more union nurses.The union has stressed staffing levels as a key concern, saying that nurses who labored through the grueling peak of the coronavirus pandemic are stretched far too thin because too…

Big Detroit police bust includes fentanyl, cocaine and ghost guns Now a few more are off the streets and Terrance Burley is on the hook for it –after cops kicked in his door last week. DETROIT (FOX 2) – Detroit police scored a major bust of ghost guns, and thousands of dollars in drugs. An ex-con is now facing several felony charges and investigators say the key to it all, was good police work. “Great hit, these are dangerous guns, and again Randy, dope and guns,” Cmdr. Eric Decker said. “Unfortunately a lot of our violence always has been and…

article Springfield Plains Elementary, photo from Google Maps CLARKSTON, Mich. (FOX 2) – A Clarkston resident walking his dog found a gun in the field behind Springfield Plains Elementary last Friday, the district announced. The man was walking near the school playground when he made the discovery, and called the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office to report it. The deputies responded, found the gun, and determined it was loaded. Deputies canvassed the area and returned to the area Saturday as a precaution, the office said. “At this time, the OSCO does not believe there is any connection to the school,” said…

article FOX 2 (WJBK) – A third school threat has been reported at Richmond Community Schools – leading to the school being closed on Thursday. The district reports the latest threat was received at 6:43 p.m. Wednesday night from OK2SAY that a middle school student was “going to come to school with a gun and is not afraid to use it.” In a letter to parents, the district said Richmond police were notified and officers were sent to the student’s home to investigate. “As of 7:30 p.m. this evening, no contact has been made with the student or the student’s…

New Michigan state legislature on opening day of new year makes history The state legislature was back in session Wednesday and with the first bang of the gavel, the Michigan House was in Democratic hands. And likewise, with the call to order in the state Senate LANSING, Mich. (FOX 2) – The state legislature was back in session Wednesday and with the first bang of the gavel, the Michigan House was in Democratic hands. And likewise, with the call to order in the state Senate The 148 members of the Michigan House met for the first time with the Democrats…

2 new allegations surface about ‘Hockey Doc’ accused of sexual misconduct with youth players On Wednesday Dr. Zvi Levran who worked with youth hockey teams for the last 20 years, was back in court facing two more allegations in Farmington Hills. FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (FOX 2) – Authorities say that new tips are coming in from across the country about the self-proclaimed hockey doctor accused of sexual assault of patients. On Wednesday Dr. Zvi Levran who worked with youth hockey teams for the last 20 years, was back in court facing two more allegations in Farmington Hills. It brings the…

Ex-TSA official breaks down system outage that grounded U.S. flights Keith Jeffries, a former TSA official and current Vice President of K2 Security Screening Group, spoke with LiveNOW from FOX’s Josh Breslow about the outage and the future impacts. NEW YORK – Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Wednesday after a government system that offers safety and other information to pilots broke down, stranding some planes on the ground for hours. The White House said there was no evidence that a cyberattack triggered the outage, which upended travel plans for millions of passengers. President Joe Biden…