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Kidnapped woman hidden in CA backyard for 18 years

Jaycee Lee Dugard, who was 11 when she was abducted from a South Lake Tahoe street in 1991, was kept behind a series of fences, sheds and tents, even giving birth to her suspected abductor's children in the suburban backyard compound less than 200 miles from her childhood home.

Posted Thursday, August 27, 2009

Electronic Bilboard Helps FBI Name Suspect

The FBI says a public service network of 1,000 electronic billboards in 40 states organized by major billboard companies and the Outdoor Advertising Association of America has led directly to the capture of 20 felons and fugitives and aided in arresting many others since it was created 18 months ago.

Posted Thursday, August 27, 2009

16 Indicted in Calif. Drug Smuggling

California Attorney General Jerry Brown says 16 people have been indicted in a drug-smuggling probe that netted hundreds of pounds of cocaine and marijuana and nearly $2 million in cash.

Posted Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Calif. Teen Sought Columbine-style Revenge

A 17-year-old boy who burst into a California high school strapped with explosives was out for revenge and intended to commit a "cold-blooded execution," police said.

Posted Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Louisiana Man Convicted in Katrina Shooting

Michael Anderson, 23, was found guilty of five counts of first-degree murder. The jury that convicted him will now decide whether he should face the death penalty.

Posted Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Sentencing in South Carolina Armored Car Heist

Six young men who staged one of the largest armored car heists in U.S. history, then spent a week splurging on strippers, high-living and even Mother's Day gifts, are asking a South Carolina judge for mercy.

Posted Sunday, August 23, 2009

Reality TV Suspect Found Dead

Jenkins was accused of killing his ex-wife, a model whose body was so badly mutilated when found in a trash bin outside Los Angeles it had to be identified by her breast implants' serial numbers.

Posted Sunday, August 23, 2009

Police officer saves paramedic s life

Arthur Odom saved Susan Odom s life Friday morning. Susan is a paramedic with Atmore Ambulance. Arthur is an officer with the Atmore Police Department. They ve been married for 4 1/2 years.

Posted Thursday, August 20, 2009

New Records on VaTech Gunman

Recently discovered records show the Virginia Tech gunman denied homicidal thoughts to a school counselor a year and half before the worst mass shootings in modern U.S. history.

Posted Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Reality Star Sought in Model's Murder

The search for a reality TV contestant wanted for questioning in the death of his ex-wife shifted to his native Canada on Thursday as police said he apparently slipped across the border after driving and boating more than 1,000 miles from Southern California.

Posted Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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