Rescuers in Venezuela are searching for survivors after twin earthquakes killed at least 1,430 people and left more than 51,000 reported missing. A magnitude 4.8 quake struck Saturday as aftershocks continued to shake the region.
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Venezuela is limiting access to La Guaira as rescuers search for survivors three days after twin earthquakes devastated the region. Authorities say more than 200 people have been rescued, while about 51,000 remain listed as missing.
Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within less than a minute, killing at least 235 people and injuring about 4,300. Rescue crews, soldiers and volunteers are searching collapsed buildings as international aid begins arriving.
Brendan Banfield, a former IRS law enforcement officer, was sentenced to life without parole for the 2023 killings of his wife, Christine Banfield, and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors said Banfield and the family’s au pair used a fetish website to lure Ryan to the home as part of a murder scheme.
Justin Fairfax, former Virginia lieutenant governor, fatally shot his wife before killing himself in their home, police say. The couple's teenage children were present during the incident amid ongoing divorce proceedings.
Eric Sandow, a 32-year-old man from Florida, was arrested yesterday by Fairfax County Police after being seen trespassing at the Dolley Madison Preschool in McLean, Virginia. Upon searching his vehicle, authorities found two firearms, including an AK-47 rifle, and charged him with felony possession of a firearm on a school property.
On Monday morning, two staff members at Rep. Gerry Connolly’s (D-VA) district office in Fairfax were attacked by a person armed with a baseball bat. The suspect is now in police custody and both members of Connolly’s team were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Connolly praised his staff as “the best team in Congress” and the Fairfax Police Department is currently investigating the incident.
Two members of Rep. Gerry Connolly's staff were attacked with a baseball bat at his district office in Fairfax, Virginia on Monday morning. The individual responsible is now in police custody and the two staff members were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No further details have been released about the individual or the motive behind the attack, but police are continuing to investigate.