By Jessica Willey Click here for updates on this story WHARTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The parents of a 2-year-old boy, who authorities say suffered continuous physical abuse, were arrested Monday after being charged in connection to his murder. Wharton County records show Rebecca Hart, 21, the boy’s mother, was charged with capital murder of
Continue ReadingBy Patrina Adger Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As grocery stores remain void of baby formula due to shortage, parents are becoming frustrated as the need for the product for their babies grows dire. The baby formula shortage has been especially tough for new mothers like Blanca Torres, who
Continue ReadingBy Pooja Lodhia Click here for updates on this story CLEAR LAKE, Texas (KTRK) — A high school senior says he will be getting a chance to graduate after he was unexpectedly unenrolled from Clear Falls High School while recovering from open-heart surgery. “I just want to go to college. That’s really it,” said 19-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Jaysha Patel Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KABC) — A 16-year-old girl was attacked in broad daylight on Thursday after leaving her school. Graviela Estrada says she was walking to get picked up by her mother after school when she was attacked. “I noticed a black car, tinted windows,
Continue ReadingBy Marielle Mohs Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis is known for some iconic landmarks. Things like the Spoonbridge and Cherry fountain and the Lake Harriet Band Shell. Now, another is in the works near Lake of the Isles. A giant no. 2 pencil is be sculpted out of a
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) — An autopsy determined that a 9-year-old girl in Brooklyn died from blunt force trauma, the cause of death ruled a homicide, and charges are now pending against her mother. Police found Shalom Guifarro’s body inside her bedroom in a building
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story SHELTON, Connecticut (WABC) — Police in Connecticut are investigating a stabbing that left a 17-year-old boy dead and three others injured. A fight involving a large group of teenagers broke out on the corner of Laurel Glen Drive and Adams Drive around 11:55 p.m. on
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Businesses in downtown Mobile are determined to keep safety a top priority. This comes after Mobile Police say a 13-year-old fired shots in Bienville Square Saturday night, with dozens of innocent people around. But businesses downtown feel there’s a bigger question
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A judge on Monday sent domestic violence charges against a Prichard police officer to a grand jury but declined to rule on a defense request that he hold the alleged victim in contempt. Mobile County District Judge George Zoghby ruled after
Continue ReadingBy Adam Rife Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — The Milwaukee Bucks organization reacted to the weekend violence, saying the team is looking to improve safety and communication around Fiserv Forum. The shootings happened outside the secure Deer District perimeter, but team president Peter Feigin said the team’s desire for safety
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Zygowicz Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — An 18-year-old high school senior hit by a bullet on Water Street after the Bucks game Friday is back home recovering. 18-year-old Dashun James was walking back to his car after the Bucks watch party when he was shot. The bullet struck
Continue ReadingBy Greg Dailey Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Law enforcement stated Monday afternoon that it has found a van suspected to be involved in a crash that killed a child. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reported that Brooklyn Brouhard, a 9-year-old Eudora girl, was riding as a passenger
Continue ReadingBy Solarina Ho Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Non-heterosexual individuals are less likely to have had cervical cancer screening tests than heterosexuals, according to a new U.S.-focused study, with Hispanic people experiencing the lowest screening rates. The peer-reviewed study, published on Monday in the American Cancer Society’s journal, Cancer,
Continue ReadingBy Michael Lee Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Scientists have found evidence that an underwater volcanic eruption in the South Pacific earlier this year, the biggest in decades, created pressure waves so strong they circled the planet multiple times and blasted through the Earth’s atmosphere. A team led by
Continue ReadingBy Hal Scheurich Click here for updates on this story GULF SHORES, Alabama (WALA) — In the most unlikely of outcomes, a Wisconsin man who lost his dentures in the Gulf of Mexico last Monday will be getting them back thanks to a bizarre stroke of luck. A Mississippi man, vacationing in Gulf Shores later
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Wade Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Mayor Lori Lightfoot joined Chicago officials and community leaders Monday morning to outline changes to the city’s curfew as well as adding a new curfew at Millennium Park for unaccompanied minors. The changes come as a response to the fatal shooting of
Continue ReadingBy WLS Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — A couple of Chicago bloggers teamed up to spruce up an apartment in the Austin neighborhood. Casey Finn from The DIY Playbook, Kim Vargo from Yellow Brick Home and LaTanya Simpson, the makeover recipient, joined ABC7 Chicago Monday morning. Finn said she
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valencia Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — A new program is working with state and local wildlife officials to test wild animals for coronavirus. TGen — also known as the Translational Genomics Research Institute — says it has started testing animals in captivity and out in the wild
Continue ReadingBy KTVK KPHO Staff Click here for updates on this story LAKE PLEASANT, Arizona (KTVK, KPHO) — Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies were able to recover the body of a swimmer who went missing at Lake Pleasant late Sunday afternoon. Authorities were called out around 5 p.m. after someone reported a possible drowning at Sunset Ridge
Continue ReadingBy Brian Maass Click here for updates on this story ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — Robin Niceta, a former social worker with Arapahoe County, was charged Monday morning with Retaliation Against An Elected Official, a Class 6 Felony, and making a false report, a misdemeanor. Niceta allegedly filed a complaint against Aurora City Council member
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