Big Tigger won’t face charges for aggravated battery after Georgia district attorney drops case

CNN Newsource on September 8, 2026

By Dan Raby

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    ATLANTA (WUPA) — Popular Atlanta radio personality Big Tigger will not face criminal charges after his arrest in Sandy Springs in June.

Big Tigger, whose real name is Darian Morgan, was arrested by the Sandy Springs Police Department and charged with aggravated battery and third-degree cruelty to children. He was released on bond the same day.

According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office has declined to prosecute Morgan, meaning that the criminal case against him has been dropped.

Morgan has denied any wrongdoing connected with the allegations that led to his arrest, writing on Instagram in June that he would “continue to cooperate fully and trust that the truth will come to light.” Lawsuits and arrests connected with Big Tigger’s wife In July, Morgan announced that he would step away from his morning show, saying that he wanted to focus on his family and allow his legal team to handle the matters surrounding him.

“For as long as I’ve been in this industry, my focus has always been to keep the spotlight on the culture and the incredible people I get to interview,” Morgan wrote. “But right now, my personal life is in the public eye and has become the subject of overwhelming speculation and misinformation.”

Morgan’s announcement came less than a week after his co-host, Francesca Amiker, filed a federal defamation lawsuit against Morgan’s estranged wife, Alicia Brown. According to the lawsuit, filed June 30 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Brown made or directed social media posts that falsely claimed Amiker had an affair with Morgan and suggested her relationship with him helped her secure her job at V-103.

Brown was also arrested in July in Georgia during a traffic stop on Interstate 85. At the time, the Hart County Sheriff’s Office said Brown had active warrants from Fulton County and Baltimore County, Maryland. The Maryland warrant was tied to the 2019 disappearance of Brown’s daughter, who was 10 when she was reported missing.

Brown filed her own lawsuit in August against Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, alleging that the sheriff, sheriff’s office employees and Morgan may have communicated about her movements near the time of her arrest. She also asked the court to examine whether Morgan received preferential treatment following his June arrest.

She is seeking unspecified damages and a jury trial.

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Patrick Clancy’s lawyer threatens conspiracy theorists with legal action: “There will be consequences”

CNN Newsource on September 8, 2026

By Mike Toole, Kristina Rex

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    BOSTON (WBZ) — Patrick Clancy, Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband, issued a scathing statement to conspiracy theorists who have been claiming he was involved in the deaths of the couple’s children – “There will be consequences.”

“Enough is enough — this spread of blatant and baseless falsehoods must stop,” Clancy’s lawyer Howard Cooper said in a statement Tuesday morning.

As attention to Lindsay Clancy’s trial intensified over the summer, some conspiracy theories started to spread online claiming Patrick Clancy could be responsible for the crime, even though that never came up in court.

Patrick Clancy was the first witness to testify in his wife’s trial, which ended with a mistrial last week because the jury was deadlocked. Lindsay Clancy admitted through her attorney she killed their three children in their Duxbury, Massachusetts home in January 2023, but she pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.

A key issue in the case is whether Clancy was criminally responsible for the murders or if she was too mentally ill to understand right from wrong.

Despite that, Patrick Clancy’s attorney said his client “has been subject to an escalating campaign of misinformation and defamatory statements.”

Cooper issued this statement, threatening legal action against the conspiracy theorists.

Over the past months, Patrick Clancy and his family have been subjected to a relentless, escalating and destructive defamation campaign. This campaign of misinformation has been launched and promoted by minor celebrities, so-called influencers and outright conspiracy theorists who appear intent on boosting their own social media profiles and potential profit by publishing what they know to be outright falsehoods that Patrick was somehow involved in the death of his young children and other vile claims.

This campaign, now fueled by insatiable media coverage, remains at a fever pitch and has resulted in real life threats to his reputation, livelihood, and life. Patrick has no choice but to address this situation – with the clear goal of stopping injurious behavior, creating accountability for lies that are self-serving to the perpetrators, and being able to return his attention to what matters: preserving the memory of Cora, Dawson and Callan Clancy and supporting other women facing perinatal mental health challenges.

Enough is enough — this spread of blatant and baseless falsehoods must stop. Those responsible should understand that there will be consequences, and every appropriate measure will be pursued to hold them accountable, including legally. Law enforcement has been notified.

CBS News legal analyst Caroline Polisi said the statement is essentially a “cease and desist letter” and it may be an indicator that Patrick Clancy plans to formally litigate this issue on a civil level if it continues.

Plymouth District Attorney Tim Cruz has not decided yet if there will be a second trial for Lindsay Clancy.

After the mistrial was declared Friday, WBZ-TV’s Kristina Rex asked Lindsay Clancy’s attorney Kevin Reddington what he thought about Patrick Clancy conspiracy theories.

“You know, regarding the people on the internet, you know, I certainly don’t dismiss them. It’s amazing what people on TikTok and on Instagram – I do know those things – you know, it’s amazing how they’re able to ferret out facts and they do investigations,” Reddington said.

Rex spoke to Reddington again Tuesday and asked him about Patrick Clancy’s statement.

“The guy’s been through hell and back,” Reddington said. “He has, as I’ve said repeatedly, stood by her, during the period of time dealing with the doctors, dealing with the medications. While she’s awake at night, in their house, taking her to doctors, taking her to the hospital, going to McLean. taking her to, dropping her off at the, Rhode Island hospital, the suicide lines, all of it. He’s been there with her, and still stands by her by way of his testimony. And…it’s — I think it’s just horrible what he’s been going through.”

Patrick Clancy was the first person to find his children on the night of the murders. The couple divorced after their deaths and Patrick Clancy remarried.

Lindsay Clancy remains in state custody at Tewksbury Hospital, north of Boston, where she has been held since February 2023. Reddingon visited her there over the weekend.

“She’s sad, she’s scared, she’s upset and she’s not in a real good place,” Reddington told Rex.

The next hearing in Lindsay Clancy’s case is scheduled for Sept. 29.

Shanelle Kaul contributed to this report.

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CDOT makes safety improvements at crash-prone interchange in north Colorado Springs

KRDO on September 8, 2026

Scott Harrison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) recently completed a project designed to improve traffic safety by reducing crashes at the junction of two state highways.

CDOT performed the upgrades on southbound Highway 83, slightly north of where it becomes Interquest Parkway, where North Powers Boulevard (Highway 21) ends.

KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior learned of the project from Gayle Sturdivant — the city’s deputy public works director — while interviewing her on another topic last week.

“If you go back and look over the last few months, there have been several major traffic crashes where people were going on southbound 83 and turning onto southbound Powers,” she explained.

CDOT’s solution was to add a second left-turn lane and a second left-turn signal on southbound 83; when those signals are green, they stop northbound 83 traffic to allow for safer turning onto Powers.

“There are a lot of people who make that left turn,” Sturdivant said. “Before, it was a permissive left turn, and it was just a signaling. And if it appeared clear, you could go. Now, they’ve got two lanes, and it’s protected.”

In the most recent crash at the interchange in the early evening hours of July 30, a woman and a male teen were killed when their car was broadsided by a pickup truck; such “T-bone” impacts are among the worst types of impacts.

Authorities ruled out speeding and alcohol as factors, and the accident remains under investigation.

The city’s connection to the project is that it’s working with CDOT to eventually redesign the interchange as part of the ongoing project to extend Powers north to I-25.

The Road Warrior will update the status of that effort in a report coming soon.

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Artist brings visuals of Global Seed Bank in Arctic Circle to Ent Center for the Arts

KRDO on September 8, 2026

Bradley Davis

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Artist Dornith Doherty traveled to the heart of the Arctic Circle in Norway to photograph humanity’s last resort in the event of ecological devastation: the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

Part of Doherty’s “Archiving Eden” project is currently displayed inside the ENT Center for the Arts in Colorado Springs. It’s one of three surreal pieces in the gallery’s “Simulacra” exhibition.

Doherty took X-Ray photos of the seedlings and created a larger-than-life visual using lenticular prints, making the images change color and brightness from different angles.

Bill Viola’s 1979 visual piece “Moving Stillness” and Etsuko Ichikawa’s “Broken Poems of Fireflies” round out the exhibit.

Viola’s work shows a digital projection of Mt. Rainier above a pool of water that becomes distorted and abstracted when the water is disturbed.

Ichikawa’s piece is rooted in the Fukushima reactor meltdown disaster. She created blown glass orbs filled with uranium glass material to parallel the uranium used within the reactor before its catastrophic meltdown after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

The exhibit is open Thursday through Saturday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. It has extended hours leading up to curtain call during Theatreworks performances. You can also schedule an appointment outside of business hours. The exhibit is free to tour.

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West Nile virus cases rise in California, Stanislaus County reports hospitalizations

CNN Newsource on September 8, 2026

By Karson Wells

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    CALIFORNIA (KCRA) — West Nile virus activity in California has reached a five-year high, according to the California Department of Public Health, with Stanislaus County reporting five cases and three hospitalizations due to severe symptoms.

This year, there have been 86 cases of West Nile virus across California, a significant increase compared to 2025, which saw only 22 cases as of September. In Stanislaus County, the first human case of the mosquito-borne virus was reported last month, and as of Sept. 4, there have been five confirmed cases.

AFC Urgent Care in Modesto stressed the importance of seeking medical attention if bitten by a mosquito and experiencing symptoms.

“Fever, dizziness, headaches, body aches, anything like that is symptoms. Some people might mistake it as a flu, but if you’re around a bunch of mosquitoes during that type of season, go get checked out,” said Teri Ford of AFC Urgent Care.

Ford also noted that some individuals may not have noticeable symptoms, but in rare cases, West Nile virus can lead to severe long-term impacts.

“Eventually it could go to the brain causing neurological problems, muscle weakness can happen from that,” Ford said.

The Stanislaus County Health Services Agency stated that people aged 55 and older are at higher risk for severe symptoms and encouraged everyone to use mosquito repellent. They also advised taking precautionary measures, such as removing standing water from yards and surrounding areas, to reduce mosquito breeding.

Surrounding counties have also reported cases of West Nile virus, according to the California Department of Public Health. Sacramento County has reported nine human cases, including one fatality. San Joaquin County has two cases, Tuolumne County has one case, Yolo County has two cases, Sutter County has two cases, Yuba County has one case, and Butte County has reported 11 cases, including two fatalities.

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Salinas man accused of setting 10 fires near Highway 101 arrested

CNN Newsource on September 8, 2026

By Ehvan Fennell

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    SALINAS, Calif. (KSBW) — A Salinas man was arrested Thursday afternoon after witnesses reported seeing him set a series of fires along Alisal Creek near Highway 101, leading to a rapid response from firefighters and police.

Salinas Fire Department initially responded to reports of a grass fire along the 900 block of Work Street.

“Initially, it was for just one grass fire. And our standard dispatch is three engines and a battalion chief. When our first engine got on scene, we actually recognized four separate fires burning. So two additional units were called in to this fire,” said Deputy Fire Chief Shane Vanderveen.

Firefighters soon discovered 10 fires were burning between the highway and the Hampton Inn.

“Typically, having grass fires in Salinas is not unusual, but to have 4 or 5 in the same area simultaneously is unusual. And as our crews were fighting this fire, we could see that new fires were starting. So like I said, we had a total of ten fires total. What helped us on this call was that we had several witnesses who had seen an individual in the area lighting the fires with the help of Salinas PD,” Vanderveen said.

One witness, Andrew, said he saw a man setting fires as he sat in his car.

“I was just sitting in my car, and I seen somebody going down along the creek down there, and he was lighting fires about every ten feet. That’s about all I seen,” Andrew said.

Andrew called 911, and by the time he made the call, fire trucks were already arriving.

“By the time I got 911 call 911, I seen fire trucks coming down. So they were already here,” he said.

Salinas police located the suspect, identified as 34-year-old Santiago Hernandez, hiding behind the loading dock of a CVS.

He was arrested and booked on suspicion of arson and possession of unlawful paraphernalia. His bail was set at $100,000, per the Monterey County Jail portal.

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‘That’s nothing like my brother’: Family honors man killed by Birmingham police, demands answers

CNN Newsource on September 8, 2026

By Ayron Lewallen

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    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WVTM) — The family of a man shot and killed by a Birmingham police officer will go back to the place he was killed — not to focus on how he died, but to remember how he lived.

Otis Phillips’ family plans to have a balloon release Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. at the same place where he was fatally shot Aug. 24. For his brother, Martinez Phillips, the loss is measured in moments that will never come — another conversation, another visit or another call.

Martinez talked to Otis on Aug. 14, Otis’ birthday. He never imagined it would be their last conversation.

Birmingham police said officers met Otis after neighbors reported a man walking along Avenue I in Ensley with a gun and knocking on people’s doors. Police said he was waving the gun, pulling on car doors and shot at one of the homes before he was shot by an officer.

Martinez said his family still does not know what happened before the deadly encounter or what may have led to his brother’s reported behavior.

Martinez said what police described does not match the brother he knew. He said Otis had never shown signs of drug or alcohol abuse or mental health concerns.

According to his family, Otis worked in security and was licensed to carry a gun. Martinez worries the situation surrounding his brother’s death will outshine the person he was — someone who Martinez said he shared his dreams and goals with, cried with and slept next to in the same bed with when they were kids.

“My brother is a very kind person,” he said. “My brother will give you the shirt off his back. He will give you the last penny in his pocket. He’s a very colorful person. He’s going to crack a joke. He’s going to make you laugh. That was just my brother. He was a confident man. My brother was more than just a brother. My brother was a friend, man.

The family is planning Otis’ funeral for the Saturday after the balloon release. It will be an especially difficult day for Martinez because his daughter, Otis’ niece, will also celebrate her 7th birthday that day.

Birmingham police have not given an update on the investigation of the shooting that killed Otis. WVTM 13 reached out to the department, but hasn’t heard back yet.

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Ohio police chief defends Flock Camera use amid national controversy

CNN Newsource on September 8, 2026

By Sean DeLancey

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    TRENTON, Ohio (WCPO) — As Tri-State towns and law enforcement agencies re-evaluate their use of license plate-reading Flock Camera systems, Trenton’s police chief stood before a packed city council chamber to explain to council members and the public why he still believed they should be used.

During the presentation, Chief Patrick Carr candidly answered questions from the public, pledged to get answers for portions he wasn’t completely sure about, and laid out Trenton’s plan to change policy to regain the public’s trust.

Carr said misuse by officers in other departments across the country has been central to spreading distrust.

“Mandatory misuse detection and abnormal activity lockouts are now the norm moving forward,” he said. “So, if someone is doing something wonky, they’re going to get locked out of the system.”

One person watching from the crowd brought the issue to the forefront with a question directly to Carr.

“You hear so many bad things, people searching for other people illegally,” the person said before Carr cut him off.

“That’s called a felony in the fifth degree in the state of Ohio, if they do that,” he said. “We will refer them to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office. We will terminate them, and they will be prosecuted.”

Carr told the crowd that .00022% of all plates read by the 11 total cameras in Trenton are searched by officers in the department, actively restricting what outside organizations can access data from Trenton’s Flock cameras, reducing standard storage time for collected data and requiring searches to be accompanied by an offense type to produce results.

The chief argued they were powerful law enforcement tools that have allowed them to find a missing person incapacitated in a car crash, catch a serial flasher, and arrest a pair of armed robbers.

“Some individuals out of the City of Middletown walked up to an individual who was using the ATM, put a gun to his head and relieved him of his cash,” Carr said.

Mayor Ryan Perry said council had invited Carr to give a presentation on the cameras because of how controversial they had become.

“I do think that there is probably a deeper conversation that we have about this later because this is something, it obviously has become a hot-button topic nationally,” Perry said.

Carr told us he’s organizing a town hall on Flock cameras to have more informal conversations with people with concerns.

Perry said council would eventually have to consider the technology’s future.

“We’ll look into it, we’ll do some research, and see what happens.”

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Large police presence in South-Central El Paso

KVIA on September 8, 2026

Joseph Montero

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – ABC-7 is seeing a large law enforcement presence in South-Central El Paso near Bowie High School.

ABC-7 has reached out to the El Paso Police Department, EPPD was unable to provide any details.

This is a developing story and ABC-7 will continue to bring updates as they become available.

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Strike continues at Encore Boston Harbor in Everett, Massachusetts; workers demand higher pay, benefits

CNN Newsource on September 8, 2026

By Kaitlin Gehlhaus, Peter Eliopoulos

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    EVERETT, Mass. (WCVB) — More than 1,300 union workers at Encore Boston Harbor spent Labor Day on the picket line as contract negotiations with Wynn Resorts remained at a standstill.

The strike began Friday after UNITE HERE Local 26 and Teamsters Local 25 failed to reach a new labor agreement with the casino operator. The unions represent housekeepers, cooks, servers, bartenders, slot attendants, warehouse workers, drivers and other employees.

Workers said they will continue picketing until a new contract is reached.

“They don’t want to negotiate with us. Negotiations are at a standstill,” said Keenan Green, a cook at Encore.

The unions are seeking higher wages, continued healthcare benefits and protections against job losses as automation expands throughout the casino. They also want wages comparable to those earned by union hotel workers in downtown Boston.

“We’ve got hotels that are downtown that don’t make half as much money as Encore that are getting better wages than us,” Green said. “We just want to get to the standard of where they’re at.”

Union leaders said Encore workers deserve compensation that matches the property’s status as a luxury resort.

“Right now, they want to claim that they’re a five-star resort, and they are paying three-star wages,” said Nancy Campbell, of Teamsters Local 25.

Workers on the picket line said the strike has brought together employees from a wide range of backgrounds.

“We are a group of people from different cultures and experiences, and the fact that we can all come together and be here as one to get what we all want together, because we all do deserve it,” said Melissa Velasquez, a valet cashier.

Local, state and federal elected officials joined workers on the picket line Monday, including U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley.

“We believe another world is possible, one that chooses people over profits, workers over billionaires, and freedom over fascism,” Pressley said.

Encore Boston Harbor disputed the unions’ claims, saying wages and benefits for employees represented by UNITE HERE and the Teamsters have increased 36.8% over the past four years while company revenue has increased 1.9% during the same period. The company also said the average represented employee earns $95,000 annually in wages and benefits.

In a statement, Encore said, “We are committed to finding common ground that is fair, financially sustainable and protects jobs for the long term.”

Negotiations between the two sides remain ongoing.

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