Parole denied for man in deadly 2019 Lake Murray boat crash
Tracy Gordon, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a deadly 2019 boat crash on Lake Murray, was denied parole on Wednesday, August 26. Gordon will remain in the custody of the State Department of Corrections, with a projected release date in May 2028. Gordon was piloting a boat on Lake Murray in […]
Man arrested after barricade, gunfire in North Charleston
A man was taken into custody by North Charleston police after barricading himself inside a home in the Dorchester Waylyn community on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. The incident, which involved gunfire, concluded without further reported issues. Officers initially responded to Louise Drive and Rex Avenue around 6:30 p.m. following reports of an individual acting hostile […]
ICE Agent Charged in Shooting Released from Texas Jail
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, Christian Castro, who faces charges in Minnesota related to a January 14 shooting, was released from a detention center in Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday. This development follows a US district judge’s decision not to order Castro’s return to Minnesota, where authorities have sought his extradition since his arrest […]
ICE Officer Charged in Shooting Released from Texas Jail
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, Christian Castro, who faces charges in Minnesota for a January 14 shooting, was released from a Texas detention center on Thursday, August 27, 2026. This release followed a federal judge’s refusal to mandate his extradition back to Minnesota. Castro was arrested in Cameron County on May 29, after […]
Feds charge 81 in Puerto Rico gang takedown
More than 80 individuals face federal charges following the takedown of a violent Puerto Rican gang, an announcement made on Thursday, August 27, 2026, by Attorney General Todd Blanche during a visit to the island. This action is part of the Trump administration’s broader initiative to combat violent crime and drug trafficking. Federal prosecutors allege […]
Judge Declines to Dismiss Steve Bannon’s Contempt Conviction
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday declined a request from the Justice Department to dismiss the contempt of Congress conviction for former Trump chief White House strategist Steve Bannon. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, appointed by President Donald Trump in 2019, stated that prosecutors would need to provide a more thorough explanation if […]
KKR to Pay Record $250M for Premerger Review Violations
A global investment firm, KKR & Co. GP LLC, has agreed to pay a record civil penalty of $250 million to resolve allegations of repeatedly violating federal premerger antitrust review law. The proposed settlement, filed on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, by the Justice Department, addresses claims that KKR evaded antitrust scrutiny for at least 16 […]