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Orange Crush festival returns to Tybee Island as police brace for 50,000 partiers after teen takeover, gunfire

You can now listen Fox News articles. Tybee Island, Georgia is preparing to welcome back its controversial “Orange Crush’ music festival this weekend as thousands of revelers flood the beach town. “THE BIGGEST BEACH BASH IS BACKWARDS!” Orange Crush’s Instagram page posted the following: “Official Dates April 17TH-19TH Tybee Island.” “Concerts, Greeks, Parties, Car & Bike Shows and Live Celebrities. Over 50k people expected. In 2024, there were 54 arrests during Orange Crush and 26 in 2023. In 2024, there were 54 arrests and in 2023, 26. “Rest assured we have heard you, and public safety will always remain our top priority,” Tybee Island Police Department Captain. Emory Randolph, when asked by Fox News Digital about residents’ concerns regarding the upcoming weekend festivities, said in a written statement. “This phenomenon struck home just over a month ago, when a beach party that was not permitted was interrupted by gunfire. As we near the return of Crush Reloaded members of our online and local communities have expressed their concerns. “CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE US NEWSBeginning Thursday, the police said that residents and guests will see “an abundance of law enforcement officers” from various state- and local-level agencies converge on the island. “To maintain order police will also launch a road safety checking point on Highway 80. They will also create emergency lanes along the main roads, and close the parking lots at 14th and 16th Streets. Randolph said. Residents and guests can play their part by being kind, obeying the laws, and following all instructions from emergency personnel. Together, we can make the island a safer place to live and work. “WATCH: Teen Takeover in Georgia captured on cameraORANGE CRUSH 2025: GEORGIA SURF TOWN APPROVES PERMIT for SPRING BREAK FESTIVAL UNDERTAKEN CERTAIN CONDITIONSThe decision came at a time when nationwide teen takeovers are spreading. The event was moved to Jacksonville in 2021, citing the event’s website, due to “lack of resources, limited parking and political injustices.” The event moved to Jacksonville, Florida in June 2021 “due to lack of resources, limited parking and political injustices,” according a story on Jacksonville.com citing the event’s website.

  

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Renowned physicist alarmed by ‘unheard of’ number of scientists dying or vanishing now on White House’s radar

NEWYou can now listen Fox News articles. A renowned theoretical physicist and bestselling author, as well as a physics professor, is alarmed at the documented trend of high level scientists, some of whom “If 10 scientists suddenly disappear or die, and they all have access to sensitive research with advanced security clearances, then this is a cause for concern for the nation,” Dr. Michio Kasku told Fox News Digital. “This is unprecedented,” he said. This has never happened. The next step will be to determine if their research has a common thread that ties it to a certain aspect of national safety. “MYSTERY CLOUD DEATHS, DISAPPEARANCES of SCIENTISTS with UFO RESEARCH TIES”: TIMELINEKaku has also been a popular television He has appeared in cable news, talk shows, late-night shows, and several episodes of History Channel’s “Universe”, “Ancient Aliens”, and “Ancient Aliens”. In 2009, he started hosting a weekly TV series for the Science Channel called “Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible”. “The most recent, and prominent example of this is the mysterious disappearance Air Force Maj. General William Neil McCasland. He left behind his phone, keys and glasses. He left behind his phone, glasses, and keys. RETIRED GENERAL WHO ONE LEAD AIR FORCE R&L GOES MISSINGMcCasland was the former commander and The lab was famous for developing nuclear weapons during WWII’s Manhattan Project. The search for a missing retired Air Force General enters its third week as investigators look for new clues. According to the Daily Mail, Anthony Chavez, aged 79, was employed there until 2017. He was last seen walking out of his Los Alamos home on May 8, 2025. His car was locked in the driveway. He did not have his phone, wallet, or keys with him on his walk. Melissa Casias also disappeared less than one month after Chavez. She dropped off lunch to her daughter the day before she vanished and was never The NNSA has received reports about employees at our labs, sites, and plants. It is investigating the matter. Like what you’re reading? He was only 61 years old, and his cause of death is unknown. He was only 61 years old, and the cause of his death is unknown. He designed a crucial instrument for a NASA mission called Surface Biology and Geology – Visible To Shortwave Infrared, which He was 47. A man named Freddy Snyder has been charged with his death.Grillmair, an astrophysicist and research scientist, was a renowned researcher at Caltech’s Infrared Processing and Analysis “FOLLOW FOX TRUE CRIME ON XSteven Garcia worked as a contractor for the Kansas City National Security Campus. This campus develops the majority of the non-nuclear parts that go He had top secret clearance. He was 48 years old when he went missing. Amy Eskridge, an Alabama-based Huntsville researcher, cofounded the Institute for Exotic Science. She said that her research focused on experimental propulsion concepts and what she called “antigravity” technology. She died in 2022 from a self-inflicted bullet wound. She was reportedly spooked just before her death. In a 2020 interview, she told YouTuber Jeremy Rys that “we discovered antigravity and our lives went (expletive). People started sabotaging” us. “It’s harassment, threats. It’s horrible.LISTEN TO ‘CRIME & Justice with Donna Rotunno’ PODCAST. “If you stick out your neck in public, someone will notice if your head is chopped off,” “If you stick out your neck in private, they’ll bury you. They will burn your house down while you are sleeping in bed and it won’t make the news. “UFO SECRET FILES AND DRONE SWARMS STUN EXPERTS In 2025News about the pattern of disappearances made its way to White House which addressed it on Saturday. In light of recent and legitimate concerns about these troubling case and President Trump’s commitment towards the truth, the White House actively works with all relevant agencies and FBI to holistically examine all of the cases and identify any possible commonal The White House will keep you updated on this effort. “CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FOX NEWS APPOn Friday, President Donald Trump stated that he had a discussion regarding the strange occurrences and described the situation to be “pretty grave”. “There is no official connection between any of the deaths and disappearances.

  

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Air Force Academy’s ‘CULEX’ puts thousands of cadets through realistic 24-hour combat simulation

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – The U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) held its large-scale annual “CULEX,” or culminating training exercise, on Thursday, giving cadets a realistic look at a combat scenario.

The 24-hour-a-day exercise places nearly 4,000 cadets in a mock war setting, where upperclassmen lead complex missions and younger students follow orders. This year, it runs April 15–16. 

The Air Force Academy is 18,500 acres, nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, but on Thursday, the culminating exercise scenario transformed USAFA into Hokkaido, a Japanese island under attack by enemy forces.

“We’ve pretty much taken over the entirety of USAFA, to allow all 4,000 of our cadets to have space to operate throughout the exercise,” said CULEX director Col. Jennifer Hall.

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Cadets hike through woods

In the war scenario, Japan has asked the U.S. to come in as a defensive force. 

“In this scenario, we have four established airfields,” Hall said. “And so that’s what’s established, the four joint operating areas that we have them in.”

Each joint operation area, or JOA, has around 800 cadets, defending an airfield, two high-value assets and a downed airman. Cadets also face real-world issues such as injured officers and invasions by enemy targets deemed the “Red Force.”

Map of CULEX

“We pulled out one squadron to play Red Force,” said Hall. “So our cadets are actually playing Red Force, and they’re out there in the field right now harassing our cadets. They’re doing an amazing job. They’re super excited.”

Hall explained, “What we’re trying to do is have the cadets prioritize through decision-making. And you’ll see all across that Red Force is trying to complicate that to the best of their ability.”

While the situation may not be real, it definitely looks and feels like it.

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“You’ll see about 15 tents laid down as an austere, expeditionary environment, two of which are tactical operations centers and a medical tent and warming tent,” Hall explained. “And then we have sleeping tents for the cadets, because we will be remaining overnight for the first time.”

Cadets hold air soft guns on the lookout

Some cadets fly airplanes while others deploy parachutes in the sky. On the ground, hundreds of cadets equipped with air soft guns defend their camps, taking radio traffic from troops under attack. Meanwhile, students in mission control use drones and mapping technology to solve real-world problems.

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Cadets at CULEX mission control

“The only way to prepare for the fight that we’re in, or the future fight, is to develop the training necessary where they can experience it real time, in the woods, in the field,” said Hall.

Now in its second year, the CULEX focuses on building confidence, teamwork and leadership skills rather than testing cadets with a pass-or-fail system. It’s a multi-domain tactical exercise designed to replicate the environments future Space Force and Air Force officers may encounter.

Cadets study map

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“For our seniors, in 44 days, they’re going to graduate, and they’re going to go off, and they’re going to be officers in our Space Force and Air Force— how much more equipped they’re going to be to lead, to face complicated problems, to know that they can do what’s difficult,” said Hall. 

  

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Skeletal remains found by hikers in Washington state woods identified as woman missing since 2024

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Washington state authorities confirmed hikers had recently found the skeletal remains of a missing 33-year-old woman who disappeared nearly a year and a half ago in Rose Valley.

Two young men hiking in a wooded area on Sunday discovered skeletal remains and clothing in Rose Valley and notified authorities, according to the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office.

A photo of the bones was sent to a forensic anthropologist who identified them as human.

The following day, the Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office coordinated with the sheriff’s office and multiple search and rescue teams to conduct an organized search of the area for additional remains.

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Hailey Athay

One of the men who had found the bones led the search party to the area, and nearly complete skeletal remains were found as well as multiple items of clothing and personal belongings, according to the sheriff’s office.

The location was in the middle of an area that a detective had identified through investigation and interviews as an area of interest in the disappearance of Hailey E. Athay, 33, of Cowlitz County, who was last seen by her family in Kelso, Washington, in November 2024.

She was reported missing in January 2025, according to the sheriff’s office.

A friend of Athay said she was going mushroom picking with a man before her disappearance, local affiliate FOX 13 Seattle reported.

Prior searches had been conducted near the area, but the sheriff’s office said no evidence had been recovered.

On Tuesday, a forensic odontologist examined the recovered skull and compared the teeth to dental records for Athay, confirming a match.

Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office police car

Officials said Athay’s cause and manner of death remain under investigation pending an analysis by a forensic anthropologist.

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It is unclear if any suspects have been identified in Athay’s disappearance or if foul play is suspected.

Athay’s mother, Nicole Brooks, told local outlet KPTV Athay was a mother of three daughters.

  

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Two boys dead after illegal immigrant from Mexico allegedly drove drunk and hit them on a sidewalk

NEW: You can now listen to Fox News stories!Eri Otoniel Roberto Perez, a Mexican illegal immigrant, was accused of killing two boys, Dereon Robinson, 12, and Mikhail Lee Smith, 9 while they were riding their bicycles on a sidewalk. Megan, Dereon’s mother, told the judge that she ran to her son as he bled. One of Dereon’s brothers said: “Now I have bury my brother who looked up at me on his birthday.” “ICE ARRESTS A LATIN KINGS MEMBERS AFTER NYC SANCTUARY RELOCATION DESPITE ASSAULT CLAIM ON FIRST RESPONDERDHS confirms Perez entered the United States illegally at a date and time unknown. “This criminal illegal alien was not allowed to be in the United States, and two boys died because he drove under the influence,” said DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. She continued, “Dereon and Mikhail Lee Smith should be here with us today.” “Our prayers go out to the families of Dereon Robinson and Mikhail Lee Smith. “CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FOX NEWS APPPerez has been held at the Spartanburg County Detention Center, and his bond has been denied.

  

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Fox News True Crime Newsletter: Brian Hooker’s release, Tyler Robinson’s ATF report, DNA in Guthrie case

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