VALDEZ, Alaska -- As much as 12,000 gallons of diesel fuel leaked into the waters off the coast of Alaska after a fishing boat ran aground last weekend. The Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News said Monday that when the Nordic Viking ran aground last weekend near Valdez, one of the vessel's storage tanks burst and leaked fuel into the surrounding water supply. U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue controller Ray Dwyer told the newspaper cleanup crews ... [full story]

CHICAGO -- The body of Deena David, a mother of two missing since last week, was found inside a closet at the Chicago home of one of her relatives. While a Cook County, Ill., medical examiner has yet to positively identify the body, relatives of David confirmed that the 35-year-old's body was found last weekend stuffed in a large plastic bag in a relative's closet, the Chicago Tribune said Monday. Chicago police said the body ... [full story]

NEWARK, N.J. -- Former Newark, N.J., Mayor Sharpe James pleaded innocent to federal corruption charges. Both James and his alleged partner Tamika Riley put in pleas of innocent Monday, New York's WABC-TV reported. James, 71, was charged with using city-issued credit cards to pay for some $58,000 worth of personal trips, which Riley reportedly accompanied him on and expenses, the television station said. He has also been charged with allegedly selling city-owned properties to Riley ... [full story]

NEWARK, N.J. -- The FBI says it believes it has the notorious Hat Bandit in custody, ending a string of around 17 bank robberies in New Jersey. Agents picked up James Madison, 50, on suspicion of being the bandit whose trademark was a series of different hats covering his shaved head. The Newark Star-Ledger said late Monday that Madison was apparently released from prison in 2005 after serving 18 years in prison for the 1986 ... [full story]

DEERFIELD, Fla. -- A scuba diver near Deerfield Beach, Fla., was killed in what investigators said appears to be a lightning strike on the diver's air tank. Stephen Wilson, 36, of Deerfield Beach, was pulled from the water after being struck by lighting about 30-feet away from the boat he was returning to, Miami's WPLG-TV reported Monday. "We saw the paramedics arrive. There were about three trucks and they were trying to resuscitate the man," ... [full story]

DAYTON, Ohio -- Three high school seniors in Dayton, Ohio, may face charges for allegedly using a paintball gun to kill two baby skunks in a State Park. The three allegedly went to the Hueston Woods State Park, where they proceeded to shoot the skunks with a paintball gun, the Dayton Daily News reported Monday. Park Officer Bob Askew said the incident has been investigated but must be looked over by a supervisor before charges ... [full story]

WICHITA, Kan. -- AirTran Airlines is trying to contact some passengers of two U.S. flights to warn them they may be at risk for meningitis. Airline officials revealed a teenage girl who arrived Saturday night on a flight from Orlando, Fla., to Atlanta has bacterial meningitis, The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle reported. Company spokesman Dave Hirschman warned the girl was on AirTran flights 687 from Atlanta to Wichita, and 862 from Orlando to Atlanta. "We're only ... [full story]

ATLANTA -- An apparent murder-suicide in Atlanta left four people dead and two others, including a 3-year-old child, severely wounded Monday. Atlanta police spokesman Eric Schwartz said the shootings occurred in the early morning in a small house in Atlanta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Monday. He said everyone involved was a member of the family that lived in the house. The gunman was identified as Abdulaziz Ibraham, 52, who apparently killed Hana Yusef, 26, Luna ... [full story]

OCEAN CITY, N.J. -- A ride at a seaside New Jersey amusement park was shut down and awaiting inspection Monday after a mechanical failure caused five minor injuries. Gillian's Wonderland Pier in Ocean City was open for business, but the Canyon Falls Log Flume was closed until state inspectors determine what caused Sunday's mishap. The Philadelphia Inquirer said two children and three adults were hurt when one of the log boats somehow slid backward and ... [full story]

AUSTIN, Texas -- A woman has been arrested for allegedly putting mothballs in the soup at a Texas supermarket. Lee Suzan Sechler, 44, allegedly was caught by surveillance cameras acting suspiciously near the soup cart at a Randalls supermarket in Austin, Texas, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Police said she frequented the Randalls soup cart regularly and, among other things, often bought mothballs. She was questioned by police and then arrested Thursday and may now face ... [full story]