Courtesy of Piazza Family(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — A former Penn State fraternity brother has entered the first guilty plea in connection with the death of pledge Tim Piazza, who died after falling down fraternity house stairs during an alcohol-fueled hazing ritual, prosecutors said. Ryan Burke, who was accused of forcing […]
Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office via KOCO-TV(OKLAHOMA CITY) — An Oklahoma sheriff’s deputy helped save a 3-year-old boy who was choking on a quarter he swallowed, an ABC affiliate reported. Pottawatomie County Deputy William Wheeler noticed a woman asking for help at a local car wash on June 8, according to […]
ABC News(NEW YORK) — There are 45 large fires burning in the nation, with half of them in the Southwest. Hot and dry weather is helping to fuel these fires, as mandatory evacuations have been ordered from Southern California to Colorado. There were 1,300 homes evacuated in Summit County, Colorado, […]
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — California residents will get a chance to vote on a measure to divide the Golden State into three separate states, election officials said Tuesday. Proponents of the CAL 3 initiative submitted more than 402,468 valid signatures as of Tuesday, making it eligible for the Nov. 6 general […]
iStock/Thinkstock(ST. PAUL, Minn.) — A furry, masked critter that scaled a skyscraper in St. Paul, Minnesota, has become a social media sensation overnight. The raccoon was spotted climbing the ledges along the UBS Financial Services building downtown before it stopped to rest on a ledge, according to ABC News affiliate […]
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office(MARATHON, Fla.) — Six people were rescued Monday morning after the family’s pontoon boat got caught in a storm and began sinking off the coast of Florida. They were approximately three miles south of the Seven Mile Bridge in Marathon, Florida, when waves from a strong storm […]
Volusia County Jail(ORLANDO, Fla.) — During the 21-hour hostage standoff at an Orlando apartment that left four young children shot dead, there was never any indication of an imminent threat to the kids, police said Tuesday. It’s not clear when the children died during the standoff, which lasted from Sunday […]
KMGH-TV(DENVER) — The FBI agent who accidentally shot a nightclub-goer when he did a backflip on a dance floor in Denver turned himself in Tuesday to face charges in connection with the incident, according to the district attorney’s office and jail records. The agent, 29-year-old Chase Bishop, who is stationed […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(ORLANDO, Fla.) — People in Orlando and across the country observed a moment of silence two years after 49 people were gunned down at Pulse nightclub. At noon, 149 churches in all 50 states rang bells 49 times to honor those killed, according to the One Orlando Alliance. […]
iStock/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — A former south Florida police chief and two of his officers are accused of framing a teenage boy for four burglaries in order to look like they had perfect burglary arrest statistics, according to federal prosecutors. The 16-year-old boy — who is not named in the indictment filed […]
