12 h. ago Last person seen with missing Pittsburgh student can’t leave Dominican Republic

The man who was last seen with missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki is no longer under police supervision, a Dominican judge ruled, but he can’t leave the Dominican Republic just yet. Joshua Riibe, 22, a senior at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, said he had been kept in a hotel room in […]

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15 h. ago Person of interest in missing Dominican Republic tourist case set free by judge

'It is with deep sadness and heavy, heavy heart, we are coming to the terms with the fact that our daughter has drowned,' Sudiksha Konanki's parents said.

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39 h. ago Lawyers for ‘person of interest’ demand his release in missing Dominican Republic tourist case

The parents of Sudiksha Konanki are now asking DR police for a declaration of death nearly two weeks after their daughter vanished from the resort in Punta Cana.

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58 h. ago Last person seen with Sudiksha Konanki tells cops to release him

The man believed to be the last person who saw missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki has demanded that he be allowed to go home. Joshua Riibe, 22, from Iowa, was named a person of interest in the case of the missing 20-year-old and has been repeatedly grilled by authorities. But, he can no […]

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63 h. ago ‘Person of interest’ in missing Dominican Republic tourist case speaks out

Joshua Riibe, the person of interest, 'is permanently escorted by the police anywhere he goes,' the law firm working with him said, adding he is 'not free to leave' the resort.

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5 d. ago At least 1 person missing after avalanche at Lake Louise Ski Resort

The avalanche at Lake Louise Ski Resort happened late Friday afternoon and prompted a large search and rescue operation involving police, firefighters, EMS and STARS Air Ambulance.

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5 d. ago At least one person missing in avalanche near Lake Louise Ski Resort

The investigation is ongoing and more updates are expected, says RCMP

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5 d. ago Last person to see missing University of Pittsburgh student refuses to answer authorities’ key questions

The last person to see missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki told investigators they shared a kiss after he saved her from drowning — but failed to answer other key questions. Joshua Riibe, a 22-year-old senior at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, declined to answer several questions as he described his final moments […]

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6 d. ago ‘A safe place’: Winnipeg’s Siloam Mission tackles homelessness one person at a time

Homelessness is a complex problem, and one without a simple solution — but for those on the front lines at Winnipeg's Siloam Mission, it's all about reaching one person at a time.

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7 d. ago Person of interest named in disappearance of student in Dominican Republic

Authorities in Virginia have identified a person of interest in connection to the mysterious disappearance of a University of Pittsburgh student last week in the Dominican Republic. Sudiksha Konanki, 20, vanished on March 6 during her Spring Break vacation in Punta Cana. Iowa resident Joshua Riibe, 24, is being investigated by the Loudon County Sheriff’s […]

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7 d. ago ‘Person of interest’ named in missing Dominican Republic tourist mystery

Police said they were re-interviewing people who were with Sudiksha Konanki before she vanished at the beach in front of the Riu República Hotel.

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8 d. ago Police in Dominican Republic say FBI joins search for U.S. student who vanished on spring break

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The FBI has joined the search for a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student who went missing nearly a week ago while on spring break in the Dominican tourist town of Punta Cana, police said Tuesday. Dominican police said they are re-interviewing people who were with Sudiksha Konanki before she vanished […]

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9 d. ago Missing U.S. student’s father asks Dominican Republic officials to widen investigation

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — The father of a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student from Virginia who went missing in the popular Dominican Republic tourist town of Punta Cana while on spring break with friends said he has asked authorities to widen their investigation. Sudiksha Konanki was last seen before dawn on March 6 at […]

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2 w. ago Mavs star Kyrie Irving has a torn ACL and is out for the season

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Irving was injured in the first quarter of Dallas’ 122-98 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. The person spoke […]

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