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Book claims 'Zodiac Killer' is still alive in Northern California

A new book claims to have discovered the identity of the infamous Zodiac killer who police believe brutally murdered at least five people in the late 1960s.

• 12:36 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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World's dumbest criminal? Man attempts to rob cop at police station

Keithan Manuel, 18, may be one of the world's dumbest criminals. He allegedly walked into a police station in Dallas, Texas and attempted to rob an officer there. He then tried to play off the robbery but, alas, he was arrested. Patrick Jones has the details.

• 8:05 a.m. Sunday, May 13, 2012

Prosecutors: Puyallup man punched into coma after complimenting other man's car

A 21-year-old Puyallup man is in a coma after prosecutors said he was punched twice for making a comment about the rims on another man's car. James Foster remains in Tacoma General Hospital on life support with severe head injuries. Pierce County Prosecutors said Foster was punched by 25-year-old Daman ...

• 5:32 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Man arrested for attempting SF robbery with potato peeler

A man was arrested after brandishing a potato peeler and robbing another man in the restroom of a restaurant in San Francisco's Mission District on Tuesday night, police said. The robbery was reported at 8:21 p.m. Tuesday in the 2200 block of Mission Street. The 55-year-old victim was in the ...

• 2:46 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2012

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Boy Brings 50 packets of heroin to school for show-and-tell

A Connecticut man is behind bars after his step-son took his jacket—which had 50 packets on heroin in the pocket—to school for show-and-tell.

• 3:02 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2012

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New photo of Charles Manson surfaces before parole hearing

California prison officials have released new photos of the infamous killer Charles Manson. He faces his 12th parole hearing on April 11th.

• 12:31 p.m. Thursday, April 5, 2012

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Woman makes life-saving leap out of crashing SUV's path

A Connecticut woman jumped out of the way after an SUV crashed into a 7-Eleven. The SUV skimmed the back of Jiniah Peterson, leaving only minor injuries. The Hartford Courant says police identified the driver as Dowdell Kennedy Fitzgerald and caught him a block away. Authorities charged him with third-degree ...

• 12:31 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2012

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Offensive bloggers could face prison time in Arizona

Proposed Arizona law could punish Internet trolls with up to 25 years in prison.

• 7:37 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Guilty plea from man accused of planting face in joggers' buttocks

A man accused of attacking three women joggers in West Seattle -- grabbing each and planting his face into the victims' buttocks -- has pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and third-degree assault with sexual motivation.   Duane E. Starkenburg, 47, will be sentenced to up to 10 years, eight months ...

• 7:33 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2012

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Construction workers say man cheated them out of lottery

Five of Americo Lopes coworkers say he kept a multi-million dollar lottery win for himself. Only problem, he was part of a lottery pool.

• 2:10 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2012