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Convicted murderer Derrick Groves eludes law enforcement as last New Orleans jail escapee on the run
Read full article: Convicted murderer Derrick Groves eludes law enforcement as last New Orleans jail escapee on the runTen inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail almost two months ago, and authorities have captured all but the man with the most violent rap sheet.
A growing number of New Orleans fugitives' friends and family arrested for aiding in jail escape
Read full article: A growing number of New Orleans fugitives' friends and family arrested for aiding in jail escapeThe 10 men who escaped from a New Orleans jail more than two weeks ago by cutting out a hole behind a toilet received help from at least 15 people, many of them friends and family who provided food, cash, transport and shelter according to court documents.
U.S. Forest Service crews work to battle Cliff Fire
Read full article: U.S. Forest Service crews work to battle Cliff FireBEDFORD, Va. - Hikers called the Bedford County fire responders after they saw a fire on the mountain near the Appalachian trail. Officials with the U.S. Forest Service are calling it the Cliff Fire' because of the steep terrain. Many people couldn't help, but to stop and look as they saw thick smoke fill the sky in Bedford County Friday. "This is actually early in what we consider the fall wildfire season in Virginia," Peter Irvine, information officer with U.S. Forest Service, said. Given the hot and dry weather we've been having, fighting the fire has not been easy for U.S. Forest Service crews.