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Charge Against Ashlee Buzzard Dropped as Search for Missing 9-Year-Old Melodee Intensifies; FBI Releases Photos in Violent Philadelphia Security Van Robbery; Senate Votes to Reinstate Powder River Basin Coal Leasing, Sends Bill to Trump
Charge Against Ashlee Buzzard Dismissed as Search for Missing 9-Year-Old Melodee Intensifies
A Santa Barbara County judge dismissed a felony false imprisonment charge against Ashlee Buzzard for insufficient evidence, ending pretrial supervision and removing her ankle monitor. Officials say the charge is unrelated to the ongoing search for her daughter, Melodee, who was last seen near the Utah-Colorado border after an October multistate trip that involved disguises and a swapped license plate, according to investigators. Surveillance video shows Buzzard and Melodee in wigs at a Lompoc rental counter on October 7. Buzzard later returned to California without her. Authorities are reviewing unconfirmed tips that could place Melodee back in Ventura County and note the route passed the child's father's gravesite in Santa Maria, a possible timeline marker. Anyone with information should contact the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office or the FBI tip line.
FBI Releases Photos in Violent Security Van Robbery in Philadelphia
Federal authorities released images of suspects in an attack on a security van driver in Philadelphia. Investigators say the driver was ambushed, one assailant beat him with a baton-style weapon, another struck him with brass knuckles, and a third disarmed him. Tips are requested as the investigation continues.
Senate Votes to Reinstate Powder River Basin Coal Leasing, Sends Bill to Trump
The Senate approved the measure 51 to 43, reversing a late Biden Interior pause on federal coal sales in northeastern Wyoming and attempting to block future administrations from issuing another pause. The House passed it, and Trump has signaled he will sign. One complication remains, demand. Powder River Basin output has fallen to roughly 200 million tons, about half a decade ago, and recent lease auctions in Wyoming, Montana, and Utah have struggled to draw bids. Wyoming's delegation and Governor Mark Gordon hailed a yeoman's effort to protect mining, while environmental groups called the move filthy and foolish. Translation, Congress is trying to legislate a market comeback for coal. We will see if a statute can outvote cheaper gas and renewables, or if this is another photo op where politics punches a time clock and economics shrugs.
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