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5 days ago
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Chris Hansen speaks on Alabama sting operation resulting in arrests
BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A recent Blount County undercover operation to catch online predators landed two men behind bars. The Blount County Sheriff's Office arrested Chase Andrew Abercrombie and Kody Ray Smith. Investigators said they were working with Chris Hansen. He hosts 'Takedown with Chris Hansen' and was the face of 'To Catch a Predator.' Abercrombie and Smith were charged with human trafficking, electronic solicitation, sex offenses involving minors and traveling to meet a child to perform a sexual act. Woman found dead outside Birmingham residence The men thought they were speaking with an underage child online. When they arrived at a sting house, however, deputies met them. Hansen said he found one detail of the sting disturbing. 'What surprises me about this particular sting is that one of the men, who is 30 years old, Kody Ray Smith, had just gotten married two weeks before he showed up at the sting house to try to sexually exploit, allegedly, a 15-year-old girl,' Hansen said. Abercrombie posted bond, while Smith was in custody as of Tuesday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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21-05-2025
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Livingston Parish deputies arrest 9 accused of internet crimes against children
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Detectives arrested nine suspects accused of targeting children on social media platforms. All suspects were arrested and booked into jail. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said all cases will be featured on 'Takedown with Chris Hansen' on TruBlu. Kevin Hamby, 31, of Denham Springs, was charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation of a minor. Shengjie Cheng, 32, of Baton Rouge, was charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation of a minor. Deputies identified Cheng as an LSU student. Kleider Enrique Garcia-Ochoa, 29, of Walker, was charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation of a minor. Cameron Varnado, 27, of Amite, was charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation of a minor. Anthony Farr Junior, 31, of Little Rock, Arkansas, was charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation of a minor. Matthew Totaro, 36, of Metairie, was charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation of a minor. Tytus Miles, 34, of Livingston, was charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation of a minor. Devin Alipio, 25, of Denham Springs, was charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation of a minor. Matthew Traub, 25, of Metairie, was charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile, computer-aided solicitation of a minor, possession of marijuana under 14 grams and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles. Livingston Parish school janitor accused of molesting child at school Republicans to watch on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' 'Shocking device' found during X-ray at Boise Airport Possible measles exposure reported at Shakira concert in New Jersey Police arrest man accused of armed robbery in Baton Rouge Livingston Parish deputies arrest 9 accused of internet crimes against children Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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26-04-2025
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San Diego-area veterans tour key memorials in Washington, D.C.
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Nearly 100 veterans from World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War flew to Washington, D.C on Friday as part of Honor Flight San Diego. The group is now touring some key memorials and monuments honoring their service. Some of the stops the veterans will make include the the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Here's a brief explanation of each: — World War II Memorial: Located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., this memorial honors the 16 million Americans who served in World War II. It features 56 granite pillars representing U.S. states and territories, a central fountain, and two large arches for the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. — Korean War Veterans Memorial: Also on the National Mall, this memorial pays tribute to the 5.8 million Americans who served in the Korean War. It includes 19 stainless steel statues of soldiers in a field, a Wall of Remembrance, and inscriptions honoring those who were killed, wounded, or missing. A look back: Oceanside Pier marks one year since devastating fire — Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Perhaps the most solemn, this memorial includes the iconic black granite wall engraved with the names of over 58,000 Americans who died in or were missing from the Vietnam War. Nearby are the Three Servicemen statue and the Vietnam Women's Memorial. For many of the veterans, the experience may draw deep emotions as they reflect back on their time in the armed forces. Honor Flight San Diego, organized by a nonprofit made up of volunteers, has been facilitating these trips since 2010, providing veterans with the opportunity to visit the memorials built in their honor. The organization relies on donations and volunteers to cover the costs of the trips, ensuring that veterans can participate at no expense to themselves. The veterans apart of this Honor Flight will return to San Diego on Sunday. They will be greeted dozens of friends, family and community members at the airport, who will line the terminal to express their appreciation for the veterans' service and sacrifices. KUSI's Paul Rudy and Chris Hansen are joining this April's San Diego Honor Flight and will be providing more coverage throughout the weekend. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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26-04-2025
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QCA Farmers weigh in on China pork order cancellation
China announced that they are cancelling an order of 12,000 metric tons of U.S. pork, amid conflicts over tariffs. Our Quad Cities News spoke with two area farmers about the impact of the cancellation on hog farms. Chris Hansen farms in Iowa and says things have been rough in the industry lately. 'It's been a real challenge the last few years, because profits haven't been really consistent or very high. It's better this year, mainly due to more disease pressure this past winter, and so there's less hogs, and prices should be a little better this summer. So it's been a it's been a good year so far this year, as far as margins.'A common hog virus last fall and winter affected the number of pigs that were sold to market, he said. 'This year, the numbers are a little bit lower than last year, so the prices should be better, but export markets may not be as good as last year. So that's one of our big challenges.' He says the biggest concern for farmers right now is market access to export countries. 'I think it's about 25% (of pork) is exported. So, it's a really big problem if we don't have exports. It's a little concerning, because forward commitment of sales for exports right now are kind of low right now, compared to last year.' China is the world's largest producer of pork, but they don't import chops and bacon. 'Well, China buys mostly byproducts, so Mexico, Japan, Korea, those are some of our best markets. It's concerning with the trade war, if Mexico would retaliate. They could retaliate against pork, and that would be that'd be bad for us.' The byproducts sold to China are called 'offal', which are the edible internal parts of an animal, such as the heart, liver and kidneys. These ingredients are important to several cuisines worldwide; the most well known is haggis from says farmers are dealing with more than just lost markets. 'It takes a lot of capital to have a hog farm, and if you want to do any expansion, we have inflation now on building products which has been going on for the last three or four years. I suppose it's accelerating now with these tariffs, you know, because these (farm) buildings are made from concrete, lumber, steel.' One problem with importing meat or any other product is the chance it could be contaminated with diseases, he said. 'One thing I'm really worried about is making sure we have that beagle patrol at the ports of entry so they can sniff out African swine fever. If people bring in pork products from other countries, there's a risk of bringing the African swine fever into the country. I hope there's no budget cuts on things like the beagle patrol. It's not here yet, but if we ever got it in this country, it'd be devastating. It would rock our markets, probably worse than the pandemic did. African swine fever kills pigs and there's no cure, there's no vaccine for it.' Heather Poppy, co-owner of Poppy Farms in Lynn Center, Ill., said she's also concerned about the cancellation. 'China canceled one of the shipments that was scheduled of pork, and so I think it's pretty indicative of our relationship with China as a trading partner,' she said. 'We've been in a trade war with them. We were with them several years ago, and it's continued now. Just this year, it's picked up again, an escalation of tariffs, and it's now gone to cancellation of an order of pork. And this might be just the beginning of it. I hope it's not, but it may continue after this.''It's not a one to one relationship (between the U.S. and China). Anytime you see an order like this get canceled, it doesn't correlate one to one. So, when you see a cancelation, it affects us exponentially, and really the continued uncertainty is what really concerns us the most. Markets might end up in the green at the end of today, but down the road, who knows what will happen? 'Illinois is number four in pork production, so we raise a lot of pork, and we're proud of that,' she said. 'We're fully committed to raising pork, not only domestically but globally. What we really want is fair trade, and we want to make a living doing it. We want fair prices. We want to be able to sell our product, not only within the United States but globally, whether that's to China, whether that's Mexico Canada, we want to be able to sell it.''Mexico is our number one trade partner. They take the largest amount of U.S. pork, and so they're very important to us, and it's important that we maintain that relationship we have with them. Just last year, the value of pork exports from United States to Mexico was just over $2.5 billion. That is a lot of money. I would say about 30% of all pork that is produced in the in the United States is exported and quite a bit of it goes to Mexico.' Poppy has traveled to the nation's capitol to share her concerns with the administration. 'I was just in Washington, DC and met with our Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins. She reassured us that she is working diligently to open up new markets for trade, not just for pork, but for other commodities. I have great faith that she will open up those avenues so we can get our pork sold in other countries.' The stock market instability is also affecting farmers, she said. 'If you watch the markets, you'll see it go up and down. We definitely saw it happen several years ago when we had tariffs hit us. It just makes us fight for free trade even more. All we want as farmers, whether you're a hog farmer or a grain farmer, you just want to be able to produce your product and sell it on the open market.' Poppy has a suggestion for anyone who wants to help out. 'Well, you know, if everyone would just buy a little bit more bacon and pork chops, that would really make me happy.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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24-02-2025
- Sport
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Is Oregon men's basketball ranked in latest USA Today Coaches and AP top-25 polls?
Oregon's impressive come-from-behind overtime win against then-No. 11 Wisconsin on Saturday may have silenced the Kohl Center crowd of 16,838, but it wasn't enough to get the Ducks back into the national rankings Monday morning. Oregon (20-8, 9-8 Big Ten) received one vote in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball Coaches poll – the same as UC Davis (15-13) – and 20 in the Associated Press media poll to keep the Ducks out of the top 25 in both polls for the fourth straight week. Oregon won its fourth straight with the 77-73 victory in Madison after trailing by 17 points. The Badgers (21-6, 11-5) dropped one spot to No. 12 in the coaches poll and stayed at No. 11 in the AP poll. Also from the Big Ten, conference-leading Michigan State (22-5, 13-3) is eighth in both polls, Michigan (20-6, 12-3) is No. 13 in the coaches poll and No. 15 in the AP poll, then No. 15/16 Maryland (21-6, 11-5) and No. 19/20 Purdue (19-9, 11-6). UCLA (20-8, 11-6) also received votes in both polls and Illinois (17-11, 9-8) received votes in the AP poll. Auburn is the No. 1 team in both. Oregon's next game is at 1 p.m. Saturday against USC (14-13, 6-10) at Matthew Knight Arena. Chris Hansen covers University of Oregon football, men's basketball, track and field, cross country and softball for The Register-Guard. You can reach him at chansen@ and you can follow him on X @chansen_RG This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: After 4-straight wins, did Oregon men's basketball return to top 25?
