Texas State

Houston, TX

The Independent

An 18-year-old has been arrested after she gave birth at a food truck before leaving the newborn in a nearby dumpster tied inside a trash bag.Everilda Cux-Ajtzalam, from Houston, told police she “had no choice” but to put her baby boy in the dumpster because she was concerned that her boyfriend would break up with her, according to The Houston Chronicle. She was arrested on Thursday after giving birth on July 21, police reported. The young woman gave birth behind the taco truck where she works in southwest Houston, according to court documents cited by Law and Crime.“[Cux-Ajtzalam] put the...

Teenager said she had ‘no choice’ but to put her newborn in a tied garbage bag in a dumpster

Magnolia, TX

New York Post

A Texas man who chopped his wife’s head off just months after they got married has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the heinous crime.  

Jared James Dicus’ trial concluded on Wednesday, more than a year after he decapitated his 21-year-old bride Anggy Diaz in their home near the town of Magnolia outside of Houston. 

Dicus, now 23, pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to four decades in prison with his earliest parole date not until 2043, ABC 13 reported.

Ohio dad Chad Doerman read the Bible, told his sons they were ‘the best boys ever’ before...

Texas husband who chopped off newlywed wife’s head gets 40-year prison sentence: DA

Irish Star

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The baby boy was wrapped in a blanket by EMS after being found in a dumpster behind an apartment complex in Houston, Texas, on Sunday

Texas baby 'fresh out the womb' found in Houston taco shop dumpster with the umbilical cord still attached

ABC News

A person called 911 early Sunday afternoon reporting they had heard a baby crying in a dumpster at an apartment complex in Houston, police said.

Suspect identified after abandoned newborn found crying by dumpster: Police

Fox News

Immigration authorities confirmed to Fox News Digital that the 18-year-old woman accused of dumping her newborn in a Houston dumpster is in the United States illegally.

Woman in US illegally allegedly dumps newborn in Houston dumpster, claims she had 'no choice'

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

CBS News

A Texas man who claimed an intellectual disability in a late attempt at a reprieve was executed Wednesday evening for the killing of a woman who was jogging near her Houston home more than 27 years ago.Arthur Lee Burton, 54, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville and was pronounced dead at 6:47 p.m. local time. He was condemned for the July 1997 killing and attempted rape of Nancy Adleman, a 48-year-old mother of three. Adleman had been brutally beaten and strangled with her own shoelace in a heavily wooded area off a jogging trail along a...

Texas man executed for 1997 killing of female jogger

Stephenville, TX

Oxygen

After six years of marriage, Susan Woods was ready to start a new life — but she never got the chance to. Susan, 30, was discovered dead in the bathroom of her the Stephenville, Texas home by her father on July 28, 1987 amid her divorce, after she failed to show up to work for two days.

Texas Woman Found Slumped Over Bathtub, Dead and with Her Hands Tied Behind Her Back

Corpus Christi, TX

The US Sun

THE body of a missing student has been found in a wastewater well months after being reported missing. Caleb Harris was last seen on March 4 when he took his dog out for a walk. On June 24, human remains were found inside a City Wastewater Life Station, according to...

Body of missing Caleb Harris found in wastewater lift station months after Texas student last seen taking dog for walk

Louisiana State

Harris County, TX

The family of a 12-year-old girl in Houston is asking for help as they believe the child may have been lured to a hotel by a man before being abducted. Chloie Brewer is thought to have gone missing early Monday, leaving her Houston home in her mother’s SUV and driving to a Crystal Inn and Suites on Little York in north Harris County, Texas, her family told Click2Houston.

Worried family pleads for help finding missing 12-year-old they say was lured away by a man

Law & Crime

A 28-year-old father in Texas was arrested after he allegedly abandoned his infant daughter in a dumpster behind a restaurant because he didn’t want to care for the child. Anferne Gray appeared in court on Tuesday donning a Nirvana T-shirt where he was formally charged with felony abandoning a child and aggravated assault, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show.

Father accused of abandoning infant daughter in restaurant dumpster shows up to court wearing Nirvana smiley face T-shirt

Ocilla, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last Thursday, agents from the South Central Drug Task Force (SCDTF) made an arrest following a successful execution of a search warrant at a residence in Ocilla. According to officials, the search yielded a significant quantity of drugs, including tablets suspected to contain fentanyl, associated with a criminal street gang.

Successful Drug Bust in Ocilla Leads to Arrest Linked to 'Local Criminal Street Gang'

Colorado State

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

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Georgia State

Douglas, GA

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

Scituate, MA

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Dianna Carney

Get ready to experience one of South Shore’s biggest and most anticipated outdoor events of the summer! The South Shore Children’s Business Fair promises to be a unique, community-driven event that offers free admission and plenty of excitement. This event provides a platform for South Shore's youngest entrepreneurs, aged between 6 and 14, to showcase their products and services.

Community Meets Creativity At One Of South Shore's "Most Anticipated Outdoor Events Of The Summer"

Cameron County, TX

Latin Times

A woman's violent plot to recover a cellphone containing proof of her infidelities has resulted in four arrests, the Cameron County Sheriff's office said. The incident took place on June 25, after Angélica Reyes hired two men to stage a robbery in order to get the phone. One of the two men, Brian Rodríguez and Juan Carlos Macías put a handgun to the victim's head while demanding he give them his cell phone.

Crews work to put out large North Texas brush fire

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