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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Family Sues HOA, Airbnb Owner After Three Men Were Shot and Killed During Florida Trip

The daughter of one of three men killed outside a Kissimmee Airbnb says her family is suing because the neighborhood and rental property should have done more to prevent the gunfire.
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Police Say a Man Broke Into a Home and Attacked Two People With a Machete

A late-night attack in Blount County left two people seriously hurt and landed a 22-year-old Alabama man in jail on multiple felony charges.
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A Fatal Apartment Shooting With No Clear Explanation Has Ended in a Life Sentence for the Man Who Called 911

A Hays County judge imposed a life sentence on Juan Manuel Yanez after prosecutors said he shot Victoria Valadez in her San Marcos apartment and fled to Houston.
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Witness Warned Garbage Truck Driver About People Sleeping in Alley Before Woman Was Run Over, Police Say

Police say a St. Petersburg garbage truck driver backed into an alley where people were sleeping, then drove away after fatally striking a woman.
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Berry Henderson Stabbed to Death After Dog Attack on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Family Says

A 37-year-old man was chased and bitten by a dog on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, then stabbed to death by a group of men after he pulled a knife to defend himself, according to his family and surveillance video.
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Life Sentence Overturned in Deadly Moda Center Shooting Over Missing Jury Instruction

An Oregon appeals court overturned Robert Jay James Jr.’s murder, assault and weapons convictions in a deadly 2018 Moda Center shooting, saying jurors were not properly instructed on self-defense law.
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Amber Alert Activated for 5-Year-Old Girl After Mother Found Murdered in California Home

Police say a 5-year-old girl vanished with her father after officers found her mother dead inside a Los Angeles home, and investigators believe the man may have been trying to flee the country.
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Man Arrested 9 Years After Tampa Armed Robbery Turned Deadly

Authorities say new witness interviews and additional DNA testing led to the arrest of Marqui Newton in the 2016 killing of Tampa man Saadyar Johnson.
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DNA Obtained During Traffic Stop Solves Violent 2016 Stabbing of Ohio Woman

Police say DNA entered into a national database after a February traffic stop linked an Ohio man to a 2016 home invasion stabbing.
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Father Gunned Down During Marijuana Deal While 4-Year-Old Waited in Car

Police say two more suspects were arrested in California after a Las Vegas drug deal shooting left one man dead, his wife wounded, and their 4-year-old child in the car.
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Chiefs’ Rashee Rice Ordered to Serve 30 Days in Jail After Marijuana Test Violated Probation

Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice was ordered to serve 30 days in jail after prosecutors said he violated probation by testing positive for marijuana in the Dallas crash case that injured multiple people.
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Wrongful Death Suit Alleges Auburn Graduate Was Fatally Shot While Boyfriend’s Father Showed Antique Guns

Whitney Harlow Robeson was killed after a .22 caliber revolver discharged while her boyfriend’s father was showing off antique firearms inside a Trussville home, according to a newly filed lawsuit.
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Florida Man Accused of Killing Best Friend After Fight About Vaping Inside Home

Investigators say a Gulfport man waited hours to call 911 after his roommate and best friend was shot in the back of the head during an argument that began over vaping inside the home.
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Driver Who Was 17 at Time of Deadly DUI Crash Convicted of Murder

A 20-year-old Macomb County man was convicted of second-degree murder in a fatal crash prosecutors said involved alcohol, marijuana and a red-light run at 86 mph.
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Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Filming Child Sex Acts

A Sacramento man was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after prosecutors said he recorded sex acts with a 15-year-old girl during a trip from Maryland to California and Oregon.
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Tupac’s Stepbrother Files Wrongful Death Suit as New Allegations Surface in 1996 Killing

Tupac Shakur’s stepbrother has filed a new wrongful death lawsuit, arguing that fresh evidence and recent court records point to a broader conspiracy in the rapper’s 1996 murder.
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Wilmer Family Murder Suspect Was Frequent Visitor to Victims’ Home, Husband Says

The husband and stepfather of three Wilmer murder victims says the man now charged in the killings had been visiting the family’s home almost daily for the past year.