Indiana State

Lake County, IN

New York Post

A Florida mom is facing charges for allegedly jumping into a fight between her teenage daughter and other high schoolers at their bus stop — with video showing her putting one girl in a headlock before she’s wrestled off and hit in the head with a Stanley cup.

Kathryn Stephanopoulos, 34, was arrested Monday and charged with aggravated child abuse following a wild brawl in Bunnell last week between her daughter and other Flagler-Palm Coast High School students, Fox 35 reported. 

Her daughter had a falling out with another teen over the summer — agreeing to fight it out once off their...

Florida mom charged after video shows her helping daughter fight another teen at school bus stop: ‘That’s crazy!’

Flagler County, FL

Bunnell, FL

Fox News

A faceoff at a bus stop in Florida escalated to an all-out brawl after a mother of one of the high students got involved in the fight, police said.

Florida high school mom arrested for allegedly joining daughter's bus stop fistfight in video

Tulare County, CA

The US Sun

THREE tourists have died after they got sucked into a whirlpool while on a group trip in California. Utah natives Jeannine Skinner, 34, David Bell, 48, and Pete On, 48, were hiking the Seven Teacups trail when they decided to take a dip in the river to cool off. The trio was hiking with a […]

Three friends killed in freak accident on vacation after they were sucked into whirlpool while trying to cool off

Over a decade after an 85-year-old retired Indiana farmer was found dead on his bedroom floor, a second man has been charged over his murder. Richard Taft, 39, was indicted for murder and burglary resulting in bodily harm over the 2012 death of Lowell Badger. On 8 December 2012, Badger...

A retired farmer was shot dead in his bedroom over 10 years ago. Now two men have been arrested

A mother, her partner, and an uncle are charged with child endangerment after a six year old boy was allegedly handcuffed and subsequently mauled by a pit bull. In a courtroom declaration, the boy's mom, Angelina Williams, claimed ignorance about the legality of handcuffing children. She, along with the other accused, allegedly used handcuffs to punish the boy for failing to tidy up after the pet.

Ohio boy, 6, handcuffed and mauled by pit bull dog as punishment for not tidying up, say police

NewsNation

The girl's cousin spoke to police and broke down that the abuse allegedly came from inside the home.

‘Hot food poured on her, glued her mouth,’ details after seven-year-olds death

New Mexico State

Eddy County, NM

In a significant development, the New Mexico Supreme Court has postponed Alexee Trevizo’s pre-trial hearing, originally scheduled for August 6. The delay comes as the court reviews whether certain evidence, including Trevizo’s statements made at the hospital, can be admitted in court. Trevizo faces serious charges, including first-degree...

New Mexico Teenager Who Dumped Newborn in Hospital Trashcan Wins Legal Battle

Milwaukee, WI

The Independent

 Prosecutors in Milwaukee have charged four hotel workers with being a party to D'Vontaye Mitchell's murder after scouring video showing them piling on top of the Black man in an incident Mitchell's family says is disturbingly similar to George Floyd's death.Mitchell's family spent weeks pressuring prosecutors to charge the hotel workers in the June 30 death. District Attorney John Chisholm finally filed a count of being a party to felony murder against each of them on Tuesday.Here's what to know about Mitchell's death and the Hyatt workers, who now face sentences of up to nearly 16 years in prison...

Former Milwaukee hotel workers charged with murder after video shows them holding down Black man

Douglas, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

A man out on probation for drug charges less than a year ago and a woman from Douglas were recently arrested following a search at a local apartment. On August 7, 2024, at around 1:00 PM, Detectives from the Coffee County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit were conducting a proactive narcotics patrol in Douglas. During their patrol, a detective spotted 30-year-old Christopher Lamar Hawkins, who had outstanding warrants for fleeing police and methamphetamine possession, driving a white 2021 Kia Sorento. Hawkins was stopped in front of apartment 203/204 on N Wheeler Ave, where two detectives approached him. Breanna Henderson, 33, then came out of apartment 203 to "investigate what was going on with Hawkins" and appeared to whisper with Hawkins during his arrest. The report states that Henderson, who temporarily lived with Hawkins, began whispering with him "presumably about nefarious activities due to Hawkins's previous history with drug distribution and evading law enforcement."

Douglas Man and Woman Arrested Following Drug Bust and Search at Apartment

Charlotte, NC

Cary, NC

A mom left her children, aged 3 and 2, to die in a hot car for six hours while she gambled in a casino. Launice Shanique Battle, 31, has pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal over the horrific incident in which her young children - Amora Milbourne, three, and Trinity Milbourn, two - were abandoned and left to boil to death in the hot car. Battle, from Cary North Carolina, had spent hours inside the Vegas Style Sweepstakes gambling while her children suffered.

Mom left kids, 3 and 2, to die in hot car for six hours while she gambled in casino

Lafayette, IN

A three-month-old baby has been found drowned in a sealed bucket in Indiana, with his father reportedly considered a person of interest in his death. A silver alert to search for Jacob Moneus was launched by Lafayette Police on August 10, but called off just the following day after they discovered his body in a bucket full of laundry detergent, according to reports from Journal & Courier.The bucket he was found in was reportedly beside the trash can in his mother’s residence in southeast Lafayette. In the press release asking the public for assistance in locating the baby, police explained...

Three-month-old baby snatched by father is found dead in a sealed bucket

Houston, TX

Vanity Williams, a 34-year-old Black transgender woman who had recently started nursing school, was shot to death August 3 in the lobby of her apartment building in Houston. Williams’s friends are remembering her fondly, and they say they don’t know why anyone would want to kill her. But Tristian Sanders, 26, a man who police say was known to Williams, was arrested a week later and charged with murder. She was found in the lobby suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Black transgender Air Force veteran Vanity Williams shot to death in Houston

Detroit, MI

The suspect who kidnapped and killed 2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith was sentenced on his local charges today. Rashad Maleek Trice, 26, was sentenced to LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE after pleading guilty in July to First-Degree Murder and First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct. Trice faced local and federal charges. He still faces the kidnapping...

Man who kidnapped & strangled 2-year-old girl, dumped her body in Detroit alley sentenced to life without parole

Colorado State

Wheat Ridge, CO

TooFab

A Colorado man details to police how he allegedly came to shoot and kill his friend while they were together at the gravesite of another friend who'd been shot and killed two years prior.

Man Shoots Friend as Both Mourn Over Another's Grave After Victim Says He Has to Vomit: Police

Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

As Alfalfa in the classic Our Gang/Little Rascals comedic feature film shorts-turned-TV-series, former child star Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer brought to the screen his unique brand of humor, coupled with an unmelodic voice, freckles, and a protruding hair cowlick. The Gang/Rascals franchise was later rebooted on the big screen with a cast of new young stars.

Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer: A Tragic Child Star Story of a Dog, a Few Dollars, and a Deadly Altercation

Fort Smith, AR

Melissa Witt was planning to surprise her mom at an Arkansas bowling alley in December 1994 – but the college student never made it inside the building. A trail of blood snaked through the parking lot and was found in Witt’s car. There were signs of a struggle, according to investigators, but the teenager had vanished.

A teenager was snatched from the parking lot of a bowling alley. 30 years later, her killer is still unknown

Florida State

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Maine State

Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

North Carolina State

Stanley, NC

InsideEdition

Police have said little about Kelly Krueger's disappearance, and one month after launching a probe, local police tell Inside Edition Digital they have "no further information to release about this case."

Cops Releasing No Further Info on Missing Mom Found 'Pretty Banged Up' and 'Wearing Just Shorts' in Woods

NewsBreak

Men charged after 9 dogs died of heat stroke in Indiana

CHICAGO (WBBM) — An update on the disturbing K9 death case that rocked Lake County, Indiana, last summer, launching an investigation as two men were charged...

Men charged after 9 dogs died of heat stroke in Indiana

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