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Michael Stewart Downs, affectionately known as “Big Mike,” passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024, at the age of 76. He was a beloved resident of Cape Coral, FL, having

For the past 14 years, relatives of four men jailed on terrorism charges in Newburgh, New York, have accused the FBI of entrapment. On Thursday,

The man convicted of a cold-case murder and rape from 1993 was sentenced in Fairbanks Superior Court yesterday. Steven Harris Downs was sentenced to 75 years in jail for the rape and murder of Sophie Sergie in a college dorm bathroom.

Albany judge was under investigation prior to resignation Disciplinary commission says William Carter tried to intercede in gun permit application; his lawyer denies it FacebookTwitterEmail When he resigned from office last in March, Albany County Judge William Carter was under investigation for allegedly trying to have a friends application for a pistol permit assigned to him, according to the state Commission on Judicial Conduct. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union A...

2:38 20-year old Sophie Sergie (SUR-ghee) was found dead in a dormitory at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1993. Her case went cold for many years as suspect after suspect was ruled out. However, in 2018, DNA from the crime scene was matched through a commercial database to a former student who had moved back to Maine. Alaska State Troopers went to Maine to arrest him in February, 2019. After a months-long trip to extradite him to Fairbanks, Stephen Downs has been waiting his day in court...

James Steven "Jimmy" Downs, Sr., 73 of Avenue, MD passed away on December 10, 2020 at Charles Regional Medical Center, La Plata, MD with his family at his side. Jimmy was born on February 26, 1947 in Washington, D.C. to Catherine Louise (Mattingly) Downs Binger of LaPlata, MD and the late George Thomas Downs. Jimmy was a hardworking man all of his years, was involved in several organizations and enjoyed various hobbies. He graduated from Suitland High School in 1966. On May 20, 1972, he married...

James Steven "Jimmy" Downs, Sr., 73 of Avenue, MD passed away on December 10, 2020 at Charles Regional Medical Center, La Plata, MD with his family at his side. Jimmy was born on February 26, 1947 in Washington, D.C. to Catherine Louise (Mattingly) Downs Binger of LaPlata, MD and the late George Thomas Downs. Jimmy was a hardworking man all of his years, was involved in several organizations and enjoyed various hobbies. He graduated from Suitland High School in 1966. On May 20, 1972, he married...