Yearly Archives: 2019

Erin Donalson/iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) — Fanned by ferocious gusts of up to 93 mph, a wildfire burning in Northern California grew to 30,000 acres on Sunday, putting more than 180,000 people under mandatory evacuation as thousands of firefighters

iStock(GREENVILLE, Texas) — A manhunt was launched Sunday for a gunman who opened fire at a crowded football homecoming party for Texas A&M Commerce, killing two young people and leaving 16 others injured before escaping into what

ABC News(SANTA CLARITA, Calif.) — Northern California could experience a “potentially historic” wind event this weekend, according to officials at the National Weather Service — a development that could have a dangerous effect on the wildfires that

ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — A fifth horse has died at Santa Anita this fall, the 35th fatality at the famed Southern California race track since Dec. 26, officials said Friday. Six-year-old mare C Q Covergirl injured both

Twitter/@TheNextPGH(PITTSBURGH) — When a gunman burst into the Tree of Life Synagogue last Oct. 27, lives were shattered and the community was changed forever. Among the 11 killed by the shooter, who was allegedly looking to target

WTVD(DURHAM, N.C.) — North Carolina police announced an arrest in a 15-year-old cold case on Thursday, shortly after discovering human remains buried at a home in Spring Hope. Kimberly Hancock, 49, was arrested and charged with the

Philadelphia Police Department(PHILADELPHIA) — The AK-47 that killed a 2-year-old girl in her Philadelphia home may have been supplied by the man who allegedly shot and critically wounded an 11-month-old boy in a separate incident hours earlier,

aijohn784/iStock(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — A 3-year-old girl who was found dead in a dumpster in Alabama died of asphyxiation, it was revealed in court on Friday. The remains of 3-year-old Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney were discovered Tuesday in a

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Post-tropical storm Nestor made landfall in Florida Saturday, and while it continues to lose steam, heavy rain and gusty winds are expected to impact parts of Southeast U.S. Nestor touched down on St.

KTRK(HOUSTON) — An armored truck security guard was fatally shot in the face by “brazen” robbers who attacked him in broad daylight outside a Houston fast-food restaurant, authorities said. Francis Hazzard, a Loomis Cash Handling Company security

ABC/Image Group LA(NEW YORK) — Actress Felicity Huffman was released from prison Friday after serving time for her involvement in the college admissions scandal. She served 11 days of an initial 14-day sentence, with her early release

Toa55/iStock(NEW YORK) — Hundreds of firefighters across the state of California are battling multiple wildfires, fueled by dry air, fierce winds and high temperatures. Over 190,000 California customers were in the dark Thursday as power companies preemptively

Payton Leutner(NEW YORK) — Caden Leutner remembers the day police came to his family’s Waukesha, Wisconsin, home to deliver the horrific news. It was May 31, 2014 and he was only 10 years old at the time.

Carnival Cruise Line(GALVESTON, Texas) — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching the waters off Galveston, Texas, for a passenger who went overboard from a Carnival cruise ship. Coast Guard officials said that a 26-year-old man was reported

Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(MILWAUKEE) — Police in Milwaukee are searching for a driver who plowed through an intersection Thursday, hitting three children and killing one of them. The children, ages 4, 6, and 10, were crossing the street at around

Berkeley County Sheriffs Office (SUMMERVILLE, S.C.) — Two people were arrested after authorities found two of their children locked in a South Carolina home littered with feces, trash and small animals in cages, according to police. Seven

iStock(BUMPASS, Va.) — A 14-year-old from Virginia has been missing since Oct. 22, and police believe she is with a 34-year-old man. Isabel Hicks, from Bumpass, Virginia, was last seen in the early morning of Oct. 21.

Getty Images/ Dowell(NEW YORK) — A new study has found that it might be possible to use commercial facial recognition technology to identify people based on MRIs of their brain — even if researchers take the usual

iStock(NEW YORK) — A young girl who was allegedly kidnapped by her Uber driver over the summer says the incident has left her in a constant state of fear, so much so that she says she’s afraid

iStock(NEW YORK) — New technology driven by artificial intelligence (AI) is helping prison wardens and sheriffs around the country crack unsolved crimes and thwart everything from violence and drug smuggling to attempted suicides — in near real

Getty Images/Luca Sage(SYLVANIA, Ohio) — An Ohio high school athlete was disqualified from a district cross-country meet because she wore a hijab, which she later learned violated uniform regulations. Noor Alexandria Abukaram, a junior runner at Northview

Getty Images/ Mel Yates(NEW YORK) — A single father who has taken in dozens of foster children over 20 years is now a proud parent of 12 after adopting five siblings. Lamont Thomas of Buffalo, New York,

iStock(YELLVILLE, Ark.) — In what officials are calling a bizarre incident, an Arkansas hunter was killed by a deer that he thought he had shot dead. Thomas Alexander, 66, was hunting deer near Yellville on Tuesday night

iStock(RICHMOND, Va.) — Rats at the University of Richmond were operating a different kind of wheel for this experiment. Researchers at the college trained six female rats and 11 male rats how to drive a “rodent operated

kali9/iStock(PHILADELPHIA) — A 30-year-old man has been charged with murder after bullets from an automatic rifle ripped through a Philadelphia home, fatally shooting a 2-year-old girl in the head. Two-year-old Nikolette Rivera was in her mother’s arms

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — A body that was found inside a dumpster near Alabama’s most populous city has been identified as 3-year-old Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney, who was abducted from a birthday party more than a

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Winds gusted in northern California at 70 to 76 mph and pushed the newly formed Kincade wildfire down a slope causing the fire to explode overnight to now 5,000 acres. Very dangerous conditions

Payton Leutner(NEW YORK) — Until now, Payton Leutner had never spoken publicly about what happened to her in the woods at the hands of her best friend and another classmate. Her scars — from the 19 times

Courtesy Jenn Stone(LUSBY, Md.) — It was a freak accident that happened in the blink of an eye for sisters Mariah and Ashley Stone in Lusby, Maryland. “It sounded like an earthquake,” said 15-year-old Ashley. “It’s definitely

Tallahassee Police Department(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — A suspect who poured gasoline on a Taco Bell customer and then set them on fire is being hunted by Florida police for attempted murder after the victim was left with serious

Butts County Sheriff Office(NEW YORK) — Three sex offenders in Georgia are suing deputies who put up signs warning families against trick-or-treating at the offenders’ homes. Christopher Reed, Reginald Holden and Corey McClendon said their constitutional rights

Lt. Fan Yang pictured left. (U.S. Navy)(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — A Navy lieutenant and his wife have been arrested for conspiracy to defraud the government, making false statements to investigators and illegally possessing a firearm, according court documents.

Platos Closet via WLS(VALPARAISO, Ind.) — An Indiana man has a clerk in a clothing store to thank for the return of several thousand dollars that he nearly lost in his jacket pocket. Jennifer Kimes, who works

iStock(NEW YORK) — A haunted house has a long list of requirements for anyone who is brave enough to step inside, or patient enough to fill out a detailed 40-page waiver. McKamey Manor is not for the

iStock(NEW ORLEANS) — The family of one of the men who died when the Hard Rock hotel collapsed two weeks ago in downtown New Orleans has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the building’s developers. The hotel

iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) — Mass blackouts will be affecting hundreds of thousands of California residents in an effort to prevent wildfires amid a forecast of hot and windy weather. The forecast poses a higher risk for damage and

iStock(HEBBRONVILLE, Texas) — Two helicopters collided in midair as the pilots herded deer on a ranch in Texas, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The two Robinson R22 helicopters crashed Wednesday morning shortly after 9 a.m. local

iStock(BERLIN, N.J.) — A service dog in New Jersey is lucky to be alive after she was nearly strangled by her collar — to the point of passing out — and had to be rescued by firefighters.

iStock(NEW YORK) — Genetic genealogy has led authorities to the man who allegedly raped and strangled to death a Wisconsin teenager decades ago. But there will be no arrest since the suspect, Philip Cross, died of a

MCCAIG/iStock(CHICAGO) — Teachers in the nation’s third-largest public school system and their supporters are taking to the streets in Chicago as a week-long strike continues. All told, thousands are expected to march on Wednesday, with several different

New Jersey State Police(BRIDGETON, N.J.) — The family of 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez, who has been missing for more than a month, is planning a “massive search” in Bridgeton, N.J., on Sunday. “We still have hope that

BCFC/iStock(DALLAS) — Attorneys for Amber Guyger, the former Dallas Police officer convicted of murdering her neighbor in his own apartment, have filed a notice to appeal her conviction. The notice was filed in the Texas Court of

vmargineanu/iStock(SOMERSET, Calif.) — A California sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed after responding to a call for service Wednesday morning. Deputy Brian Ishmael was a four-year veteran with the El Dorado County sheriff’s office, authorities said. Two

FILE – Erik Grønnestad/iStock(CROSSVILLE, Tenn.) — The world’s largest treehouse was reduced to ashes Tuesday night after an uncontrolled fire raged through it, the fire department said. The Minister’s Tree House stood at 100 feet and, with

Sumter Police Department(SUMTER, S.C.) — Authorities in South Carolina say they have found the remains of a 5-year-old girl, more than two months after the man suspected of slaying her mother allegedly admitted to killing the child,

ABC News(NEW YORK) — The hottest place in the country Tuesday was Anaheim, California, where temperatures rose to a scorching 103 degrees. Even Death Valley, at a cool 96 degrees, was not as hot. Among the records

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Authorities believe they have recovered the body of a missing Alabama toddler who was kidnapped while attending a birthday party earlier this month. Police said they recovered what appeared to be

U.S. Military Academy(NEW YORK) — A U.S. Military Academy cadet who vanished last week has been found dead, officials said Wednesday. The body of 20-year-old Kade Kurita was discovered Tuesday night at the West Point military post

Oregon State Police(CORVALLIS, Ore.) — Oregon police have released body camera footage of the controversial arrest of a black college student who clashed with officers after they stopped her for allegedly riding her bike on the wrong

Benzie County Sheriff(WARREN, Mich.) — Authorities in Michigan are still searching for a woman who frantically called someone for help before disappearing last week. An unnamed individual in Warren, Michigan, contacted the Benzie County Sheriff’s Office early

WPVI-TV(PHILADELPHIA) — A quick-thinking cellphone store employee is being credited with thwarting a robbery after he trapped the would-be thief by locking him in the store. “If all robbers were this dumb, our jobs would be a

Obtained by ABC News(PHOENIX) — A white police officer in Phoenix, involved in a viral-video arrest of a black couple suspected of shoplifting will be fired, according to authorities. The decision came after an internal investigation done

iStock(UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.) — Officials at Penn State University suspended the Chi Phi fraternity on Tuesday after a teenager was found dead in an off-campus house reportedly occupied by frat members. The Alpha Delta chapter of the

iStock(CHERRY HILL, N.J.) — A New Jersey school district is banning students with school lunch debt from attending extracurricular activities, including prom and field trips. The Cherry Hill school district passed a policy that prohibits high school

iStock(GLENDALE, Colo.) — A Colorado woman who claimed her 7-year-old daughter died of a terminal illness two years ago has now been accused of her murder. Kelly Renee Turner, who also goes by Kelly Renee Gant, was

iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) — Hundreds of thousands of Northern California residents are bracing for another round of widespread, deliberate blackouts after Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said it may need to proactively shut off power due to high

iStock(LOS ANGELES) — A grand jury in Boston on Tuesday returned additional charges against 18 people tied to the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal. The new charges affect 11 of 15 previously charged parents, including actress Lori

bmcent1/iStock(SANTA ROSA, Calif.) — One teenager is injured after a shooting near Ridgway High School in Santa Rosa, California, Tuesday morning, authorities said. A possible suspect is in custody, authorities said. Santa Rosa police described the incident

USPS(WASHINGTON) — Trailblazing journalist Gwen Ifill will be memorialized on a new U.S. Postal Service Forever stamp. She will be the face of the 43rd stamp in the Black Heritage series, according to a press release from

WPVI(PHILADELPHIA) — A 2-year-old girl was shot dead in her home one day after an 11-month-old boy was shot and critically injured in a car in two horrific crimes that are rocking Philadelphia this week. “I was

pablohart/iStock(AMERICUS, Ga.) — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been hospitalized after falling at his Georgia home on Monday evening, according to a spokesperson. The Carter Center, which the former president founded in 1982, posted a statement

ABC News(NEW YORK) — There have been 11 reported tornadoes in the last 36 hours in five states from Texas to Tennessee with the latest damage pictures coming in from Memphis area where two tornadoes were reported

Long Beach Police Department(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — A California teenager has been sentenced to eight years in prison for a gang-affiliated hate crime assault on another student, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Bryan

Nick J./iStock(BRIDGEPORT, Calif.) — A 21-year-old Marine was killed in a tactical vehicle accident during a training exercise in California on Sunday, officials said. Pfc. Christian Bautista, of Cook County, Illinois, was riding in a M-1151 Enhanced

adamkaz/iStock(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — A 21-year-old New Mexico woman was playing Pokemon Go with her boyfriend over the weekend when she was fatally shot after witnessing a robbery in progress, according to police. Cayla Campos and her boyfriend,

iStock(FREDERICK, Md.) — Two teenage brothers from Maryland could be charged as adults after fatally punching a man in what investigators are calling a random and unprovoked attack, prosecutors said. The suspects, ages 15 and 16, were

iStock(NEW YORK) — A sweet moment between an elderly woman with dementia and a waste management employee caught on a doorbell camera is restoring our faith in humanity. In January, 88-year-old Opal Zucca was wheeling her trashcan

iStock(FORT STEWART, Ga.) — The U.S. Army has identified the three soldiers who died during an early morning training exercise Sunday at Fort Stewart in Georgia. Sfc. Bryan Andrew Jenkins, of Florida, Cpl. Thomas Cole Walker, of

iStock(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Ten days into the search for an abducted 3-year-old girl, the Birmingham community is turning to prayer. Over 100 people came together Saturday for a prayer service at Saint James AME Church — just

iStock(PITTSBURGH) — Jewish communities in the U.S. continue to face threats as the anniversary of the deadliest attack on Jews in the nation approaches. According to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish organization focused

iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Firefighters are racing to stop a brush fire that is threatening homes in the Pacific Palisades, an oceanfront Los Angeles neighborhood. The blaze, which broke out around 10:30 a.m. local time, consumed 18 acres

iStock(DALLAS) — A Texas woman gave birth to a baby girl by candlelight Sunday evening as a tornado swept across the state. The Bump Birthing Center in Rowlett, a suburb of Dallas, posted a photo Monday of