Prince George’s County Fire Department(NEW CARROLLTON, Md.) — A woman who allegedly started a massive fire in a Maryland apartment building because she was upset with her ex-boyfriend has been arrested and charged with arson, authorities said. Natasha Ciara Joyner, 32, allegedly sparked the huge blaze in the three-story building […]
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Authorities in Missouri are pointing to advanced DNA technology good police work for helping investigators to finally identify the suspect in the murders of a woman and her 12-year-old daughter in 1998. The Missouri State Highway Patrol and New Madrid County Sheriff’s Office held a joint news […]
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A body has been found in Maine as authorities continue searching for a 47-year-old teacher whose husband reported her missing on Monday morning. The body was found in a wooded area about 500 to 600 feet off Gray Road in North Yarmouth on Friday morning but has […]
Antonio Perez-Pool/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — A Chicago police officer was found guilty of second degree murder and aggravated battery in connection to the shooting death of African-American teen Laquan McDonald four years ago. Jason Van Dyke was on trial for the Oct. 20, 2014, shooting death of McDonald. He was found […]
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A young Nebraska boy died tragically after a bounce pad he was playing on with his sister caught a gust of wind, the sheriff’s office said. Caleb Acuna, 2, and his sister, Aura, 5, were playing on the bounce pad during a private event on the night […]
iStocl/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The man suspected of shooting seven South Carolina police officers has been charged with murder, authorities announced Friday. Fred Hopkins, 74, allegedly ambushed officers who were serving a search warrant for sexual assault allegations for another individual at a home in Florence, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott […]
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn.) — A desperate manhunt came to an end Friday morning as authorities announced the capture of a double murder suspect. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that Kirby Gene Wallace, 53, who was wanted for killing two people, was in custody. “Wallace is […]
iStock/Thinkstock(GASTONIA, N.C.) — A 6-year-old boy whose body was found in a North Carolina creek after a dayslong search is being laid to rest. The funeral for Maddox Ritch is slated for Friday in his hometown of Gastonia, according to ABC station WTVD. Maddox, who had autism and was nonverbal, […]
iStock/Thinkstock(RALEIGH, N.C.) — A North Carolina man who had said taking too much cold medicine may have led him to stab his wife to death pleaded guilty in court Friday. Matthew Phelps pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for the death of his 29-year-old wife, Lauren Hugelmaier Phelps, after an autopsy […]
iStock/Thinkstock(GILBERT, Minn) — Birds in northern Minnesota are swarming and dive-bombing cars and homes. The behavior might echo Alfred Hitchock’s “The Birds,” but there’s a key difference: “They literally get drunk,” Chelsea Trucano, a patrol officer with the Gilbert Police Department, told ABC News’ “Start Here” podcast. After a series […]
