Mark Aaron Gatz pleaded guilty to violating fire restrictions and unlawfully residing in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest. Federal officers said his makeshift campsite contained about 1,000 pounds of trash and that he told investigators he had lived in the forest for about eight years.
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A Berlin court sentenced palliative care doctor Johannes M. to life in prison for murdering 15 patients between 2021 and 2024. Prosecutors are investigating dozens of additional deaths linked to him.
Police records say an 18-month-old boy in Gilbert, Arizona, was declared dead after a pool accident but was found breathing about five hours later in a hospital room used as a morgue. Police are recommending negligence charges against the parents, while the hospital says it has reviewed the care provided.
The Justice Department warned election officials nationwide they could face criminal prosecution if they knowingly allow noncitizens to vote or remain on voter rolls. State officials in Arizona and Utah pushed back against the letters, which are part of a broader fight over voter roll data.
Utah has revoked the license of Provo Canyon School’s Springville campus, where Paris Hilton says she was abused as a teenager. The school must end services by Aug. 6 but says it is considering an appeal.
Karmelo Anthony’s new attorneys are seeking to overturn his murder conviction and 35-year sentence in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet. The defense also wants the trial judge removed, citing public comments he made after the verdict.
An ICE officer fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during an attempted immigration arrest in Houston, federal officials said. An immigrant advocacy group disputed elements of the account and called for an independent investigation.
A structurally unstable 37-story building under construction at 235 East 42nd Street forced evacuations and street closures in Midtown Manhattan. Officials said two columns buckled on the 21st floor, but no injuries were reported and workers were accounted for.