'Strange noises' heard before squatter found in house with lights, TV and bedNew Foto - 'Strange noises' heard before squatter found in house with lights, TV and bed

A man was discovered living in a crawl space beneath a home near Portland, Oregon without the owner's knowledge, authorities say. The man had been living there for an extended period of time, having set up a bed and lights, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said. The owner told deputies no-one should be living there and they had heard "strange noises" coming from the space. Deputies found 40-year-old Beniamin Bucur inside the crawl space and arrested him on charges of burglary and unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Shortly before 23:00 local time on Wednesday, sheriff's deputies responded to investigate a suspicious circumstance in a residential area close to Happy Valley, a small city south-east of Portland. A witness reported seeing a man who was not known to live in nearby homes parking his car and walking towards the back of the three-storey housing complex. The witness also noticed the door to the crawl space was open and light was coming from inside. When deputies arrived, they noticed the door was damaged and had been locked. An extension cord was seen running through a vent. After contacting the owner and being told no one should be there, deputies tried to open the door with the owner's keys, but they did not work. Deputies forced the door open and discovered Bucur. Bucur "was obviously living inside", law enforcement said, as the room was fitted with various electrics, including chargers, a television, and lights plugged into the power of the house, as well as a bed. A meth pipe was also found in the search, the sheriff's office said. Bucur was booked into jail and his bail was set at $75,000 (£55,524).

'Strange noises' heard before squatter found in house with lights, TV and bed

'Strange noises' heard before squatter found in house with lights, TV and bed A man was discovered living in a crawl space beneath a...
Baby, children among 11 missing after hippo capsizes boatNew Foto - Baby, children among 11 missing after hippo capsizes boat

Eleven people, including children and a baby, were missing after a hippopotamus capsized their boat in southwestern Ivory Coast, a government official said Saturday. The West African nation's minister for national cohesion and solidarity, Myss Belmonde Dogo,said on her Facebook pagethat the missing included women, little girls and an infant. She said the hippopotamus tipped the narrow, canoe-like boat over on Friday, as it was motoring along the Sassandra River near the town of Buyo. Three people survived the incident and were rescued, and "a search is ongoing in the hope of finding the missing victims," she said. A 2022 study by Ivory Coast university researchers found that hippopotamuses were the species most mentioned in interactions with humans that caused deaths or injury in the country. There are an estimated 500 hippos in Ivory Coast, distributed among the various rivers in country's south, mainly the Sassandra and the Bandama water courses. Boat accidents are fairly common in the country, as handcrafted longboats are used to navigate between waterside communities, and are frequently overloaded with passengers and goods. In April, a dozen children and adolescents drowned when the boat they were on capsized in a lagoon near the principal city of Abidjan. Estimates of how many people are killed by hippos each year vary, with lower figures beginning at around 500. In June 2024, a woman from New Jersey was killed in an hippopotamus attack during a safari in Zambia. The woman's husbandlater suedthe U.S. company that arranged the trip. In 2023, seven people were killed,including a 1-year-old child, in the southern African nation of Malawi when a hippo charged into a canoe and capsized it on a river. In 2018, a Chinese tourist and a local fisherman werekilled in hippo attackson the same day in Kenya. Hippos are the world's second-largest land mammalsafter elephants, measuring about 11 feet long and about 5 feet tall, according to International Fund for Animal Welfare. The average male hippo weighs about 7,000 pounds. U.S. deploying 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico in drug cartel crackdown Chicago-area Navy base to be used for immigration operations Urban sketching movement turns sidewalks into studios around the world

Baby, children among 11 missing after hippo capsizes boat

Baby, children among 11 missing after hippo capsizes boat Eleven people, including children and a baby, were missing after a hippopotamus ca...
In Chicago, ICE fears turn Mexican parade into a ghost townNew Foto - In Chicago, ICE fears turn Mexican parade into a ghost town

By Heather Schlitz and Renee Hickman CHICAGO (Reuters) -A normally raucous, colorful parade to mark Mexican Independence Day in Chicago turned quiet and nervous on Saturday as U.S. President Donald Trump signaled he intended to ramp up deportations in the nation's third-largest city. In a break from traditional celebrations, twirling folklorico dancers decked in glimmering jewelry and billowing, multi-colored dresses distributed "know your rights" pamphlets to sparse crowds in the city's historically Mexican Pilsen neighborhood. Horses wore the colors of Mexico's flag in their tails, while their riders wore neon-orange whistles around their necks in case they needed to alert attendees of Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents. Along the sidelines, volunteers also kept watch for ICE. "This place would normally be packed," Eddie Chavez, a lifelong Pilsen resident, said while waving a Mexican flag in a lone row of lawn chairs along the parade route. "Now it's empty, like a ghost town." Trump alluded to immigration raids in Chicago in a Truth Social post that echoed the movie Apocalypse Now. "I love the smell of deportations in the morning," his post said, above an image of Trump in a military uniform juxtaposed against flames and Chicago's skyline. "Chicago is about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR." Trump signed an executive order on Friday to rename the Department of Defense as the "Department of War." Illinois Govornor JB Pritzker, a Democrat and vocal critic of Trump, said on Tuesday he believed ICE raids would coincide with Mexican Independence day festivals scheduled for this weekend and next weekend. Some Mexican festivals in the Chicago area were postponed or canceled amid fears of immigration raids. "We're scared, but we're here," said Isabel Garcia, a dancer in Saturday's parade wearing a marigold-yellow dress and multi-colored ribbons and flowers in her hair. "We're Mexican. We have to celebrate, and they're not going to stop us." ICE has not responded to requests for comment on whether it sent more agents to Chicago, and residents said they had not seen significantly stepped-up immigration enforcement so far. A large protest against ICE was expected later on Saturday in Chicago, after thousands turned out for a Labor Day protest on Monday. Trump last month deployed National Guard troops to Washington, saying they would "re-establish law, order, and public safety." In addition to Chicago, he has suggested the possibility of deploying troops to Democratic-run Baltimore in Maryland. (Reporting by Heather Schlitz and Renee Hickman in Chicago; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

In Chicago, ICE fears turn Mexican parade into a ghost town

In Chicago, ICE fears turn Mexican parade into a ghost town By Heather Schlitz and Renee Hickman CHICAGO (Reuters) -A normally raucous, colo...
Dave Grohl and Wife Jordyn Blum Are 'Very Happy' 1 Year After He Welcomed Secret Baby (Exclusive Source)New Foto - Dave Grohl and Wife Jordyn Blum Are 'Very Happy' 1 Year After He Welcomed Secret Baby (Exclusive Source)

Yolo / BACKGRID One year after Dave Grohl revealed that he'd welcomed a child outside of his marriage to Jordyn Blum, the couple is "very happy," a source tells PEOPLE "She feels it was all worth fighting for," the source says of Blum, who shares three daughters with the Foo Fighters frontman The latest insight into the couple's marriage comes as they were spotted together in a rare outing in L.A. on Sept. 5 One year after the scandal that shook their marriage,Jordyn BlumandDave Grohlare going strong. In September 2024, theFoo Fightersfrontman, 56, revealed thathe'd welcomed a fourth child"outside of [his] marriage" to Blum, 49, sparking rumors about whether the couple — who met in 2001, wed in 2003 andshare three daughters— was heading for a split. A year later, a source tells PEOPLE that the pair are now "very happy." "She's forgiven him," the source says of Blum. "They never wanted a divorce though — the idea of splitting up their family was too sad for both of them. They love their girls and they're both great parents." Blum "was initially distraught, but the betrayal was painful for both of them," and Grohl "felt terrible and begged her to forgive him," the insider says. Plus, they add, Blum is "surrounded by friends who believe in marriage and encouraged her to fight for it." "They're very happy now," the source says. "She feels it was all worth fighting for." Yolo / BACKGRID The latest insight into the couple's marriage comes as they were spotted together in a rare outing in Los Angeles, on Friday, Sept. 5. The pair were photographed while out and about with friends in L.A., where they attended the Supergrass concert at the Hollywood Palladium. Reps for Grohl did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment on Saturday, Sept. 6. In Grohl's statement announcing that he'd welcomed a baby outside of his marriage in September 2024, the musician said: "I love my wife and my children, and I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness. We're grateful for your consideration toward all the children involved, as we move forward together." "He knows he messed up," an insider said at the time. "It's one of those situations where you don't realize what you have until you're about to lose it. He doesn't want to lose his family." Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. The pair — who share daughtersViolet Maye, 19, Harper Willow, 16, and Ophelia Saint, 11 —celebrated Christmasas a family in 2024, with a source telling PEOPLE that Blum and Grohl were "trying to move forward" despite some struggles. "It was just such a shock for Jordyn. Her first instinct was that she wanted a divorce. The betrayal felt too heavy," the source explained at the time. "But as weeks passed, she got some space to think and it just felt very sad to her if the family would split up." The pair werephotographed together for the first timesince the scandal in February 2025, andstepped out togetheragain in March. Prior to the Supergrass concert in L.A., the couple was most recently spotted at the 2025 Wimbledon Tennis Championships together in July. The sporting event marked their first public event since the baby news. Read the original article onPeople

Dave Grohl and Wife Jordyn Blum Are 'Very Happy' 1 Year After He Welcomed Secret Baby (Exclusive Source)

Dave Grohl and Wife Jordyn Blum Are 'Very Happy' 1 Year After He Welcomed Secret Baby (Exclusive Source) Yolo / BACKGRID One year af...
Actor and "Last Comic Standing" winner Jon Reep arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor

Michael Schwartz/WireImage Comedian Jon Reep was arrested on 10 charges of sexual exploitation of a minor on Friday. The Hickory Police Department in North Carolina opened an investigation into Reep in April. After reviewing the HPD's case, a grand jury indicted Reep on Tuesday. Comedian Jon Reep has been arrested on 10 charges of sexual exploitation of a minor. Reep was charged with one count of second degree sexual exploitation of a minor and nine counts of third degree sexual exploitation of a minor. The Hickory Police Department in North Carolina announced the comedian's arrest in astatementon Facebook on Friday. Representatives for Reep did not immediately respond toEntertainment Weekly's request for comment. Reep was scheduled to perform a stand-up show in Goldsboro, N.C., on Friday night, according to hissocial media. Rick Diamond/Getty The HPD revealed that in April the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children submitted an Internet Crimes Against Children cyber tip that reported "child sex abuse material." The police department alleged that its initial investigation found that Reep held the account in question. That initial investigation led the HPD to obtain a search warrant to seize electronic devices from the property associated with the IP address of the cyber tip, and the department investigated online communications. The Grand Jury of Catawba County reviewed the case on Tuesday and issued a true bill indictment that charged Reep with the aforementioned 10 counts. The HPD arrested Reep on Friday and he was transported to the Catawba County Detention Facility. Reep then posted a $260,000 bond and has been released, a representative for the Catawba County Sheriff's Office confirmed to EW on Saturday. Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Reep is best known for saying "That thing got a Hemi?" in a series of Dodge commercials from the mid-2000s. In 2007, he won season 5 of NBC's stand-up competition seriesLast Comic Standing, beating out the likes ofAmy Schumer, Doug Benson, and Lavell Crawford. That same year, he appeared on an episode ofMADtv. Sign up forEntertainment Weekly'sfree daily newsletterto get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. The comedian also played Gerald Bob, a police officer, on the sitcomRodney. He made his film debut as Raymus in 2008'sHarold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay. Reep later appeared in episodes ofGood Luck Charlie,Eastbound & Down,Black-ish, andJane the Virgin. His most recent TV appearance was in a 2024 episode ofCurb Your Enthusiasm. Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly

Actor and “Last Comic Standing” winner Jon Reep arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor

Actor and "Last Comic Standing" winner Jon Reep arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor Michael Schwartz/WireImag...

 

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