1. AIR AMBULANCE CRASH
Scouring the waters: An air ambulance goes down off the coast of South Florida after dropping off a patient flown in from Mexico. Four people were on board – two pilots, a doctor and a nurse. The bodies of a man and a woman have been recovered, but their identities haven’t been released. The cause of the crash is not clear. The pilot issued a distress shortly after takeoff, followed by: “Mayday, mayday, mayday.”
2. STATE SENATOR ATTACK
Son stabs father: A top Virginia politician lies in a hospital bed with multiple stab wounds after what state police say was an attempted murder and suicide. State Sen. Creigh Deeds is in fair condition. Police found his 24-year-old son, Austin “Gus” Deeds, dead from a gunshot wound. His family had sought psychiatric treatment for him before his death,the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports, but he was released because no psychiatric bed could be located in western Virginia. The incident took place at Deeds’ home in Millboro, about 150 miles west of Richmond.
3. GEORGE ZIMMERMAN
Farewell to arms: A Florida judge orders George Zimmerman to give up guns while he awaits trial on charges he pointed a shotgun at his girlfriend. The condition is part of a $9,000 bail agreement. Zimmerman faces a felony charge of aggravated assault and misdemeanor counts of domestic violence battery and criminal mischief. His brief jail stint turned out to be perfect timing for his estranged wife, who’s been trying to serve him with divorce papers since September. Her people knew exactly where to find him. It was just four months ago that Zimmerman was acquitted of murdering teenager Trayvon Martin.
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