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Plea grows ‘more urgent by the minute’: What we know one week into search for abducted 13-year-old Hania Aguilar

Plea grows ‘more urgent by the minute’: What we know one week into search for abducted 13-year-old Hania Aguilar

FBI(LUMBERTON, N.C.) — It’s been one week since a 13-year-old girl was kidnapped in front of her North Carolina home before school. Now, investigators’ pleas for more information grow “more and more urgent by the minute,” according to FBI spokeswoman Shelley Lynch. Eighth-grader Hania Noleia Aguilar was kidnapped just before […]

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Two dead in Southern California as Woolsey Fire more than doubles in size over 24 hours

Two dead in Southern California as Woolsey Fire more than doubles in size over 24 hours

iStock/Thinkstock(MALIBU, Calif.) — Two fast-moving wildfires that exploded in the hills of Southern California have forced thousands of evacuations, including the entire city of Malibu and a sprawling naval base, as extremely critical fire conditions roar back to life on Sunday. The largest of the two blazes, the Woolsey Fire, […]

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Fatal infernos: 31 dead, 228 missing, 7,000 structures destroyed as California blazes grow

Fatal infernos: 31 dead, 228 missing, 7,000 structures destroyed as California blazes grow

iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — At least 31 people have been killed as massive wildfires raging in Northern and Southern California have engulfed thousands of homes and were threatening to destroy more as blustery winds were dealing firefighters a menacing challenge throughout the state over the weekend and into today. “This week, […]

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Girl’s use of family ‘code word’ to thwart potential kidnapping draws praise from police

Girl’s use of family ‘code word’ to thwart potential kidnapping draws praise from police

iStock/Thinkstock(PINAL COUNTY, Ariz.) — Police are hailing a young girl’s parents for teaching her how to handle “stranger danger” after she asked a man who approached her for a “code word” when he tried to lure her in his van. The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office released a warning after the […]

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Winter feel in the air for central, eastern US with colder weather on the way

Winter feel in the air for central, eastern US with colder weather on the way

WEWS(NEW YORK) — The first lake effect snow event of the season delivered over a foot of snow Saturday in parts of southwest New York. Perrysburg, New York, reported 13.8 inches of snow on Saturday with squalls leading to near-zero visibility, and gusty winds to 30 mph. There are still […]

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2 dead in Southern California as Woolsey Fire more than doubles in size over 24 hours

2 dead in Southern California as Woolsey Fire more than doubles in size over 24 hours

iStock/Thinkstock(MALIBU, Calif.) — Two fast-moving wildfires that exploded in the hills of Southern California have forced thousands of evacuations, including the entire city of Malibu and a sprawling naval base, as extremely critical fire conditions roar back to life on Sunday. The largest of the two blazes, the Woolsey Fire, […]

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Thousand Oaks suspect died from self-inflicted wound: Officials

Thousand Oaks suspect died from self-inflicted wound: Officials

ABC News(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.) — The veteran suspected of opening fire at a Thousand Oaks, California, bar, killing 12, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, an official from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office told ABC News. Ian David Long, 28, an ex-Marine, fatally shot 11 people at the Borderline Bar […]

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Fatal infernos: 23 dead as Northern California’s Camp Fire blaze grows, officials say

Fatal infernos: 23 dead as Northern California’s Camp Fire blaze grows, officials say

iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — At least 23 people have been killed this week as flames from a raging wildfire engulfed their vehicles, homes and neighborhoods in Northern California, authorities said. Fourteen additional bodies were discovered on Saturday, in addition to the nine bodies recovered on Friday, according to California fire officials. […]

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Mayor with terminally ill dog captures hearts on cross-country road trip: ‘I tried to give you the best life I could’

Mayor with terminally ill dog captures hearts on cross-country road trip: ‘I tried to give you the best life I could’

Courtesy Paul Heroux(NEW YORK) — Mayor Paul Heroux of Attleboro, Massachusetts held his dog Mura for the first time when she was just 8 weeks old. “We looked at each other when she was in a crate. I was like, this is my little girl,” Heroux told ABC News about […]

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North Carolina offers $5,000 additional reward in search for kidnapped 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar

North Carolina offers $5,000 additional reward in search for kidnapped 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar

Lumberton Police Department(NEW YORK) — The state of North Carolina is offering up to a $5,000 reward in the desperate search for kidnapped 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced the additional reward Thursday afternoon, asking for information that leads investigators to Hania’s location. The FBI is […]

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