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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Costco Murder Suspect Claims Self-Defense After Emptying 13 Rounds at Employee

A Texas truck driver accused of gunning down a Costco employee in Strongsville, Ohio, was ordered held on $5 million bond after telling the court the victim approached him with a knife.
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Teen’s High-Speed Chase Ends in Crash That Leaves Woman with Traumatic Brain Injury

A San Antonio teenager is facing a felony charge after investigators said he led troopers on a chase that ended in a violent multi-vehicle crash and left a woman with a traumatic brain injury.
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FBI: Youth Soccer Coach Indicted for Luring Juvenile to Hotel in ‘Middle of the Night’

A federal indictment accuses a Michigan youth soccer coach of crossing into Ohio to pick up a missing 15-year-old girl, bringing her back to a hotel in Genesee County, and sexually abusing her.
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St. Louis Police Search for Driver in Fatal Dutchtown Hit-and-Run That Sent Cyclist Through Garage

A St. Louis driver is accused of striking a cyclist, shoving him through a family’s garage and fleeing on foot while the victim died beneath a truck.
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Atlanta-Area Triple Murder Suspect Dies in Dekalb County Jail Cell

The man accused of killing three people in separate Atlanta-area attacks, including a DHS employee, was found dead in his DeKalb County jail cell Tuesday evening.
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2 Teens Killed, 5 Others Injured After Planned Fight Escalates Into Shooting

Two teenage boys were killed and five other people were wounded after police said a planned fight at a Winston-Salem park escalated into gunfire.
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Louisiana Father Kills 8 Children, Wounds 2 Women Before Dying After Police Pursuit

Eight children, including seven of the suspect’s own, were killed in a pair of Shreveport shootings that ended with the gunman dead after a police pursuit.
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San Antonio Man Told Uncle ‘Santa Muerte’ Commanded Him to Kill His Aunt’s Roommate

A 21-year-old San Antonio man told his uncle that Santa Muerte commanded him to shoot and kill his aunt’s 44-year-old roommate — and police matched ammunition found in his car to the crime scene.
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Former Florida Deputy Charged With Second-Degree Murder in Death of Fellow Officer

A former Brevard County sheriff’s deputy who once pleaded guilty to manslaughter now faces a second-degree murder charge after prosecutors escalated the case following the collapse of his plea deal.
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Three Former D.C. Psychiatric Hospital Workers Indicted After Video Shows Staff Fist-Bumped and Chatted While Patient Lay Dying

Three former employees of the Psychiatric Institute of Washington face criminal negligence charges after surveillance video allegedly shows them ignoring a dying patient for more than 20 minutes.
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2 Lee Correctional Officers Indicted in South Carolina Prison Corruption Probe

Two South Carolina correctional officers were indicted in a state grand jury probe alleging unlawful relationships with inmates and dangerous contraband smuggling at Lee Correctional Institution.
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Woman Gets 8 Years in Fentanyl Death of Half-Sister as Family Blasts Plea Deal as a “Travesty of Justice”

A New Jersey woman was sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting she helped cause her half-sister’s fentanyl-related death, a punishment the victim’s family condemned in court as a “travesty of justice.”
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State Grand Jury Indicts Woodbridge Police Sergeant in Fatal 2025 Shooting

A New Jersey state grand jury has indicted a Woodbridge police sergeant on an aggravated manslaughter charge in the fatal 2025 shooting of Aamir Allen.
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Former Paramedic Accused of Killing Wife With Eyedrops Wants Trial Moved

A North Carolina man accused of murdering his wife with eyedrops is now asking to move his trial, arguing six years of intense publicity have poisoned the local jury pool.
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Three Face Charges in Fatal Lambton College Shooting as Police Seek Fourth Suspect

Three people have been charged after a fatal shooting inside Lambton College’s campus bar, and police say they are still searching for a fourth suspect they describe as the primary shooter.
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Five Arrested in Alleged $267 Million Medi-Cal Hospice Fraud Scheme in California

Five people were arrested and 21 were charged after California officials said a hospice fraud ring used stolen identities, fake diagnoses and shell companies to siphon more than $267 million from Medi-Cal.
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Suspect Arrested After Molotov Cocktail Thrown at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco Home

A 20-year-old man was arrested after police say a Molotov cocktail was thrown at Sam Altman’s San Francisco home before threats were made against OpenAI’s headquarters less than an hour later.