Cape Coral Police Department(CAPE CORAL, Fla.) — Sometimes you get the best of algae, and sometimes it gets the best of you. An alleged felon in Florida was felled by the simplistic, photosynthetic organisms on Saturday evening when he jumped in a canal and tried to swim away from police […]
ABC News(MOBILE, Ala.) — Tropical Storm Gordon is bearing down on the Gulf Coast, prompting states of emergency in Mississippi, Louisiana and parts of Alabama. The storm, bringing gusty winds, heavy rain and potential flooding, may strengthen into a hurricane by the time it makes landfall near the Mississippi and […]
Largo Police Department(LARGO, Fla.) — A 2-year-old boy who went missing in Florida has been found dead, authorities said. The body of Jordan Belliveau was found in a wooded area, five days after he was believed to have been kidnapped by a stranger who gave a lift to him and […]
Vincent Perez(CHICAGO) — A Northwestern University doctoral student who beat cancer was one of six people shot to death over the weekend in Chicago, gunned down by a stray bullet when he walked into the middle of a gunfight just four hours after arriving in the city to start school, […]
ABC News(PHILADELPHIA) — The attorney representing a homeless veteran at the center of a battle over a $400,000 fundraiser in his name says all of the money raised is now gone. Christopher Fallon, who is representing 35-year-old Marine Corps veteran Johnny Bobbitt, told reporters that he found out the money […]
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Ruby slippers worn in the classic 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” and stolen 13 years ago in Minnesota were found this summer, authorities said, as they revealed the sparkly, newly-recovered shoes at a news conference Tuesday. The iconic ruby red slippers — custom-made for Judy […]
Largo Police Department(LARGO, Fla.) — Florida authorities released a video on Tuesday they hope will help in the search for a 2-year-old boy, for whom an Amber Alert was issued, believed to have been kidnapped by a stranger several days ago. The footage, recorded by a surveillance camera at about […]
ABC News(MOBILE, Ala.) — States of emergency are in effect in Mississippi, Louisiana and parts of Alabama as Tropical Storm Gordon bears down on the Gulf Coast. The storm, bringing gusty winds, heavy rain and potentially flooding, is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane by the time it makes landfall […]
Fresno Police Department(FRESNO, Calif.) — Police are seeking the arrest of a 32-year-old woman in Fresno, California, after alleging that she faked her own kidnapping and robbery. Maria Gonzalez, who owns a trucking business, turned up at a house in the city on Saturday partially bound and gagged and with […]
Covington Police(COVINGTON, Ga.) — A Georgia police officer is “fighting for his life” after he was shot while responding to a shoplifting report at a Walmart, according to local police. Covington police officer Matt Cooper, a 34-year-old military veteran who has been with the department for six years, is in […]
