2-26-26 Morning Rush - Laura Owens Offered PLEA DEAL & US Hockey Teammates Speaks Out On Controversy

The Rush Hour With Dave Neal

Dave Neal

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🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Rush Hour Podcast – Afternoon Update

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Big legal developments and major political fallout — we're breaking it all down.

🚨 Laura Owens Plea Deal?
The biggest twist yet in the Laura Owens saga — she's reportedly been offered a plea deal by the state of Arizona. Will she take it, or roll the dice in court? We unpack what a plea agreement could mean, what leverage the state may have, and why this moment is so pivotal.
🏒 Team USA Divided After Trump Call
New reactions from both the United States men's national ice hockey team and the United States women's national ice hockey team as players speak out about the phone call from Donald Trump that allegedly created tension inside the locker rooms. Was it patriotic pride, political pressure, or something in between? We break down how the call led to unexpected division.
🌍 Rising Tensions With Iran
As rhetoric escalates, concerns grow over a potential conflict with Iran. What's real, what's posturing, and how serious is the threat? We cut through the headlines and explain what could happen next.

Fast-paced, unfiltered, and packed with context — this is your Rush Hour breakdown of the stories everyone's talking about.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the rush hour. Your daily dose of pop culture for your rush hour ride.
0:07.7	Buckle up and enjoy the drive with your host, stand-up comedian Dave Neal.
0:13.7	Good morning, everybody. Happy Thursday to you on this February 26, 2026. I've got all your news for your rush hour ride to work. We have a plea deal
0:23.6	which has been offered to Laura Owens. I'm going to give an update on the Laura Owens versus Clayton
0:28.1	Eckerd. All the updates on the case. There's so much to get into. The state, of course,
0:33.2	is Charter with a handful of crimes over a dozen, and today launches the podcast called
0:38.8	Love Trapped Owens v. Eckerd.
0:40.9	I haven't listened to the first two episodes yet.
0:44.0	They are live.
0:44.6	I'll comment more this afternoon on that.
0:47.2	I've also got an interview with the documentarian, the lady behind the podcast, and it's a
0:52.7	big deal.
0:53.4	It's got like major, you know, sort of like corporates backing. It's part of IHeart Radio. And I'm sure they've done a good job. The trailer was really good. We played it for you last week. So again, that's out now. But I wanted to get into some updates regarding Laura Owens. I'm going to share what her lawyer had to say. And just a reminder,
1:11.5	go to rush hour with Dave.com. If you want to check out a live show March, I'll be in
1:15.7	Asheville, Stamford, Connecticut, Boston, Rhode Island, and maybe New York City. So if you're in
1:21.2	Stanford, come check me out. There's the update for it, rush hour with Dave.com. So let's dive
1:26.5	into this. Law and Crime was at the hearing yesterday.
1:30.0	Their title, woman accused of faking pregnancy with the bachelor contestant appears in court.
1:35.3	Yeah, that's right. She's there with their public defender. She's, of course, part of the bankrupt
1:39.6	Owens family, the family home set to go to bankruptcy. It's already at bankruptcy. It's set to be
1:46.3	auctioned off in May. I will not be placing, I don't think there's, I don't think for $5 in a
1:51.7	Chipotle gift card. I don't want to buy that home. There's no amount of sage. We'd have to
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