Fans of The Walking Dead know just how crazy the story lines can get, but never were they meant to spill over into real life. Unfortunately, that’s just what happened when a New Mexico man killed his friend after binge-watching the show. An inebriated Damon Perry was Netflix and chilling when he began to believe that his friend, Christopher […]
Surviving victims and family members of those killed are pleased with the sentence and many have forgiven Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan, who was also involved with the bombing during the 2013 Boston Marathon. BOSTON -A judge formally sentenced Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death on Wednesday. “Whenever your name is mentioned, what […]
BOSTON – Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted on all charges Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing by a federal jury that now must decide whether the 21-year-old former college student should be executed. Tsarnaev folded his arms, fidgeted and looked down at the defense table as he listened to one guilty verdict after another on all 30 counts against […]
(RNN) – A barefoot man dressed as Jesus with a cross strapped across his back ran the New York City Marathon on Sunday. It’s not unusual for runners to dress up for the marathon since it normally falls right after Halloween, but this one turned a few heads. Social media lit up with photos and […]
CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Executive Ed Fitzgerald announced during a news conference Tuesday morning that a dozen deputies from the Cuyahoga County Sheriff Department’s Impact Unit will be added to the large security team at the upcoming Cleveland Marathon. Fitzgerald detailed plans of the security partnership for the 36th Annual Cleveland Rite Aid Marathon to […]
(CNN) — Investigators racing to solve the fatal bombing at the Boston Marathon have made “significant progress” in the case but no arrests, a federal law enforcement source told CNN’s John King Wednesday. The FBI also officially confirmed in a statement that no arrests had been made. The denials came after sources previously told CNN […]
BOSTON, MA (RNN) – A man brought in for questioning on the Boston Marathon bombing has been cleared of any connection to the attack by authorities. CNN reported the man, identified as a Saudi national, was “in the wrong place at the wrong time.” Police noticed him running from the scene following the explosion, and […]
(CNN) – The 8-year-old boy killed in the explosions at the Boston Marathon has been identified as Martin Richard and was there to watch his father cross the finish line, according to the Boston Globe. The paper is reporting Richard’s mother and sister are recovering in a hospital after suffering serious injuries. His father Bill […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – With the Cleveland marathon about a month away organizers are now taking another look at security. The explosions in Boston are already affecting plans for the May marathon. The Cleveland Marathon draws tens of thousands of people from all over the world. So what if it draws people with bad intentions? Cleveland police are […]
CLEVELAND – To honor those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings, the Cleveland Indians will open the game against the Red Sox with a moment of silence. The flag at Progressive Field will also be flown at half-staff to honor those who were injured and lost their lives in the terror attacks Monday. “The entire […]
CLEVELAND – Marathon runners from northeast Ohio continued to return home from Boston Tuesday. NewsChannel5 spoke with Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty moments after his flight from Boston returned from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. When the first blast went off, McGinty was mere minutes away from wrapping up his 14th Boston Marathon. McGinty said the […]
NEW UPDATES: Two dead in bomb blasts near finish line of Boston Marathon, Boston police say. Area hospitals say 90+ injured. Two explosions happened at about 2:50 p.m., more than two hours after the first of the race’s nearly 27,000 runners had crossed the finish line. Third blast later reported at JFK Library about 5 […]