Articles by Randy Shaw

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Randy Shaw

I cut my teeth in journalism when I began looking into what I saw as abuses of power in my local government. From then on, I was hooked on the dopamine rush of uncovering information.
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Police: Suspended Driver Was Intoxicated Before Head-On Crash That Killed 62-Year-Old Woman

A 62-year-old Michigan woman died after a head-on crash in Bay Mills Township, and police say the other driver showed signs of intoxication.
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Two Men Plead Not Guilty In Alleged White House UFC Attack Plot

Two of the eight men accused in an alleged drone-and-sniper plot targeting a White House UFC event pleaded not guilty as prosecutors outlined a case they say was stopped just days before the show.
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Houston Leaders Demand Answers After Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Gunned Down by ICE Agent

Houston officials and community leaders are demanding a full accounting after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot by an ICE officer during a traffic stop.
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Michigan Mother Demands Justice After 19-Year-Old Son Was Gunned Down Months Ago

More than three months after 19-year-old Myles A. Slay was gunned down in Saginaw, his mother is still pleading for answers as the homicide case moves forward against a teenage suspect.
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Family Property Dispute Ends in Niece’s Killing, Uncle Faces Murder Charge

A 39-year-old caregiver was gunned down outside her Jeep in the Bronx, and police say the suspect is her own uncle.
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Man Sentenced for Stabbing Mother to Death as Brother Tried to Save Her

A St. Louis County man who killed his mother during a 2022 argument will spend two decades in prison after a plea deal in the case.
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Two Arrested More Than Three Years After Fatal Shooting of Ramon Yates in New Haven

More than three years after Ramon Yates was shot in New Haven, police say two teenagers have now been charged with his murder.
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Dog’s Vest Had to Be Cut Out of His Flesh After Months of Neglect, Sheriff Says

Two Florida men were charged after investigators said a vest was left on a dog for months until it had to be cut from the animal’s body.
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Flint Rapper Cliff Mac Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2021 Murder

A Flint rapper and another defendant have both been sent to prison for life after a jury convicted them in a 2021 shooting death prosecutors tied to a broader string of violence.
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Fate of Charlie Kirk Murder Case Now Rests With Judge After Week of Testimony

Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing in the Charlie Kirk killing case is over for now, with a Utah judge setting Sept. 1 final arguments before deciding whether the aggravated murder case will move to trial.
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New Video, Family Demands Intensify Scrutiny of Fatal ICE Shooting in Houston’s East End

A new video angle and growing public pressure are intensifying questions about the fatal ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston’s East End.
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Police Failed to Arrest Rape Suspect Before He’s Accused of Killing Woman Outside Pizza Hut

A fatal shooting outside a Euclid Pizza Hut is drawing sharper scrutiny after court records showed the murder defendant was already wanted on a rape warrant that police had not executed before the killing.
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California Man Admits Sending Fake Ransom Notes to Nancy Guthrie’s Family During Abduction Case

A Hawthorne man has admitted he sent fake ransom messages to Nancy Guthrie’s family while the high-profile abduction case was unfolding.
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Teen Accidentally Shoots 15-Year-Old to Death While Trying to Stop Dog Attack, Police Say

Akron police said a 15-year-old boy was fatally shot when another teen tried to stop a dog attack and accidentally hit his friend.
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Police: Portland Man Left His ID at Shooting Scene After Trying to Collect Shell Casings

Police say a Portland man was identified after allegedly shooting into a crowd outside a club, then leaving his ID behind as he fled.
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Former NBA Players Malik Beasley, Ed Davis Charged in Federal Gambling Case

Federal prosecutors say former NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis were charged in a basketball gambling case that accused Beasley of manipulating prop-bet outcomes while buried in debt.
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Obsessed Gamer Gets Two Life Terms After He Posed as Amazon Driver and Flew From Canada to Attack Woman He Met Online

A Canadian man who flew to California with an accomplice and a fake delivery package full of restraints and knives has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms after a brutal attempted murder attack in Salinas.