iStock/Coscarella Gianfranco(MELBOURNE, Fla.) — A child was injured after falling into a rhino exhibit Tuesday at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida. The toddler, who is approximately 2 years old, and the mother were taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital For Children and Orlando Regional Medical Center, Brevard County Fire Rescue […]
Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office(TAMPA, Fla.) — A woman drowning in thick, muddy water that was rising up to her neck was rescued just in time by Florida deputies who raced through thick fog to find her just hours into the new year. The desperate rescue began when the woman’s car […]
Harris County Sheriffs Office(HARRIS COUNTY, Texas) — Texas authorities released a surveillance image of a pickup truck the man suspected of killing a 7-year-old girl was driving the day of the apparent “unprovoked” attack. Jazmine Barnes, 7, was killed when the unknown suspect pulled up next to her mother’s car […]
Courtesy family of Alexandra Black(BURLINGTON, N.C.) — “We have had a lion attack,” a woman calmly told 911 when a young, newly-hired intern was mauled at an animal center in North Carolina. The lion was contained, the caller told 911, but the victim was “incapacitated,” according to the emergency call […]
WSB(LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.) — One teenager was accidentally shot, and another committed suicide in related tragedies hours before ringing in the new year in Georgia. A group of teens had gathered at a “makeshift shed” in Lawrenceville, an upscale suburb of Atlanta, on Monday afternoon when one of them pulled out […]
@TheTinyDiplomat/Twitter(WASHINGTON) — Havana Chapman-Edwards, a young activist and avid book enthusiast, has been determined to change the world since birth, says her mom Bethany Edwards. Of course that’s only seven years. So when Chapman-Edwards teamed up with friend Mari Copeny, 11, to honor Kwanzaa’s principle of ujamaa, the concept of […]
KTRK-TV(HOUSTON) — Police in Harris County, Texas, are continuing their search for the man who opened fire on a car full of children, killing 7-year-old girl Jazmine Barnes and injuring her mother, as the group made an early morning coffee run on Sunday. “Our belief [is] that it was totally […]
avid_creative/Getty Images(ST. CHARLES, Mo.) — A man whose daughter, two grandchildren and ex-wife were all fatally shot, allegedly by his daughter’s boyfriend, is now grappling with why this happened. “The whole thing is confusing,” said Rick Moeckel, whose 39-year-old daughter Kate Kasten, 10-year-old grandson Jonathan Kasten, 8-year-old granddaughter Zoe Kasten […]
Courtesy family of Alexandra Black(BURLINGTON, N.C.) — The investigation into how a lion at a North Carolina wildlife center managed to get loose and kill a young intern is putting a new focus on how keeping exotic animals in private facilities is regulated in the state. North Carolina is one […]
kali9/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Las Vegas police are searching for a woman who struck and killed a nail salon employee with her car. The suspect allegedly ran over the salon employee after getting a manicure and attempting to leave without paying at about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to the […]
