Crime

On March 4, 2012, while he was driving drunk and under the influence of drugs, Justin Barber crashed his vehicle with three young men inside down a steep embankment off Hillview Way, resulting in the death of two of his best friends and severely injuring a third. Barber was sentenced Thursday morning in Missoula District Court.

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Local authorities are asking the public's help in identifying three individuals suspected of theft from the Flying J/Town Pump Truck Stop at the Wye near Missoula.

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Sunday night, Denny Calhoun Smith, 28, was pulled over by a Missoula County Sheriff's deputy after driving over 100 miles per hour on Glacier Drive. Smith, arrested for DUI, said a friend was in his truck, bleeding from stab wounds.

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On Monday, the Justice Department announced that it was charging Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with using a weapon of mass destruction that resulted in the deaths of three people at the Boston Marathon last week. If convicted he could face the death penalty or up to life in prison.

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Montana authorities say two men arrested in a mobile home blaze that killed four people lit an apron on fire during a party and then left.

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A massive manhunt that spanned several Boston communities has come to an end with Boston police announcing that 19-year-old Dzokhar Tsarnaev, the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, has been captured.

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The investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing seeped into New Bedford, Mass. on Friday evening with the questioning of several people who knew suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

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A YouTube account believed to be Tamerlan Tsarnaev 's and a Twitter account that could be Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's has been found. The YouTube account includes 17 videos in four categories, including the one "Terrorists."

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The second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing has been captured. Dzokhar Tsarnaev was taken into police custody Friday night -- five days after the bombing that left three dead and left more than 100 injured, police said. The 19-year-old was apprehended after a manhunt that began Thursday night with the fatal shooting of an MIT officer and extended into the evening hours on Friday.

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The city of Boston was locked down most of the day on Friday, April 19. Keith Miller, whose father is a professor at The University of Montana, said Friday afternoon that locking down the Boston area was a wise policy.

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