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By Dacia Johnson Click here for updates on this story     TAVARES, Florida (WESH) — A 10-year-old boy’s mother and her boyfriend have been charged with second-degree murder after Xavier Williams died Friday following weeks in the hospital in critical condition, the State Attorney’s Office confirmed. The boy had suffered extreme abuse, according to Tavares police.

WESH, GOFUNDME, TAVARES POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Dacia Johnson Click here for updates on this story     TAVARES, Florida (WESH) — A 10-year-old boy’s mother and her boyfriend have been charged with second-degree murder after Xavier Williams died Friday following weeks in the hospital in critical condition, the State Attorney’s Office confirmed. The boy had suffered

By Andres Valle Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — A Sacramento County Meals on Wheels volunteer recently saved a man’s life, highlighting the program’s crucial role beyond meal deliveries. Meals on Wheels Executive Director Mindy Klick told KCRA that the incident occurred on a Monday. “Our driver enters the house,

By Dacia Johnson Click here for updates on this story     SEMINOLE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — A black bear in a tree caused a bit of a disturbance at Markham Woods Middle School on Monday morning. The bear was in a tree near the parent loop, the school’s principal said in an email to parents. “Law

By Rachel Hirschheimer Click here for updates on this story     BOONE COUNTY, Kentucky (WLWT) — A Boone County track runner is in the hospital after a freak accident. Her mom says her daughter suffered a traumatic brain injury at a high school practice. Sixteen-year-old Hailey Jackson is always on the move. Whether she’s on the

By WCOV Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story     Alabama (WCOV) — Selma’s former interim fire chief was convicted of a class-C felony relating to a 2020 traffic death in Jefferson County. Franklin Nelson Edwards was convicted March 14 of leaving the scene of an accident involving a death or injury in a

By KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story     MAXWELL, Iowa (KCCI) — A volunteer coach in Story County just finished a run across the state for a good cause — and he broke a world record in the process. Robbie Erickson recently completed the 276-mile run following Highway 92. The old record was

By Alyssa Munoz Click here for updates on this story     LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KOAT) — A shooting at Young Park in Las Cruces left 18 people hurt, and three who have died. Las Cruces Police said the shooting happened after a fight between two groups broke out at an unsanctioned car show. The injured victims

By Julia Miller Click here for updates on this story     Alabama (WAAY) — Sunday night’s storms put a lightning bolt in the path of a car, leading to a close call for one North Alabama family! Christina Wootten tells WAAY 31 that she and her family were on their way home to Cullman on I-65

By Todd Magel Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A former Ames nurse practitioner and business owner who pleaded guilty to 15 counts of sex trafficking by fraud and coercion will spend the rest of his life in federal prison. Carl Markley, 45, admitted in November that he lied

By Ricardo Tovar Click here for updates on this story     SAN JOSE, Calif. (KSBW) — Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez, 42, has been sentenced in his vigilante shooting case from 2022. Velazquez was sentenced to 5 years in prison, per our affiliate NBC Bay Area. Velasquez has time served for three years in prison,

By Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story     Massachusetts (WBZ) — Researchers are listening for critically endangered North Atlantic right whales off the coast of Massachusetts with the help of two new buoys in the water. The high-tech buoys were deployed last month in Cape Cod Bay and off Cape Ann thanks to

By Megan Shinn Click here for updates on this story     Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Still recovering from third-degree burns and smoke inhalation, parents who lost their two-year-old in a Butler County house fire said they risked their lives to try to save him. At a bench near Mount Nebo Church, 24-year-old Alex Umbaugh and 24-year-old Melina

By JT Moodee Lockman Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD COUNTY, Maryland (WJZ) — Part of a hiking trail near Fisherman’s Park in Harford County was shut down Tuesday after officials said they found dead vultures and are testing them for bird flu. Constellation, the company that operates the Conowingo Dam, said the

By Nick Natario, Miya Shay, and Alex Bozarjian Click here for updates on this story     HOUSTON (KTRK) — A loose herd of cattle tied up freeway traffic along I-45 near Spring Stuebner, with several steers eluding capture for hours. The livestock got loose just before noon on Monday, with a caller reporting seeing eight cows

By KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story     HOUSTON (KTRK) — Three teenage girls are in custody after allegedly planning to kill their mother because she turned off the Wi-Fi in their home. Harris County deputies say the incident occurred on the 3400 block of Barkers Crossing Avenue overnight on Sunday. The girls,

By Celeste Springer Click here for updates on this story     PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Two dump trucks of garbage and debris were cleared away over the weekend in Pueblo, according to Mayor Heather Graham. The mayor said crews descended down on the Bessemer neighborhood where they worked to clear dangerous and unsightly piles of trash.

By Julie Salomone Click here for updates on this story     BRANDON, Florida (WFTS) — A local veterinarian is warning pet owners about a bacterial infection called Leptospirosis. Dr. Melanie Bizzarro with Harmony Vet Care said cases have been reported in Hillsborough and Pinellas County. She said two cases were reported at their Oldsmar location. Both

By WABC News Staff Click here for updates on this story     SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) — A mother and her new baby girl are spending their first morning together happy and healthy. That is thanks, in part, to three police officers in Suffolk County. Officers got a call around 6 p.m. Monday evening about

WABC By WABC News Staff Click here for updates on this story     SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) — A mother and her new baby girl are spending their first morning together happy and healthy. That is thanks, in part, to three police officers in Suffolk County. Officers got a call around 6 p.m. Monday evening