Yearly Archives: 2020

New Canaan Police Department(NEW CANAAN, Conn.) —  Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of missing Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos, was charged Tuesday with capital murder, murder and kidnapping, police said. Fotis Dulos’ girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, was also arrested,

Rexburg Police Department(REXBURG, Idaho) — Months into the search for two missing children — and the hunt for their mother, Lori Vallow, who police said fled town — Vallow’s older son is begging her to come home.

FILE photo – tillsonburg/iStock(CARMEL, Maine) — Blinding sun may have caused a massive crash involving about 30 cars on a Maine interstate Tuesday morning, state authorities said. The chain reaction accident was on Interstate 95 in Carmel.

TexPhoto/iStock(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Puerto Rico in the early hours of Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit close to the town of Tallaboa on the island’s south

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Up to 18 inches of snow has already fallen in the Cascades and more than 3 inches of rain in the lower elevations. Heavy wet snow has downed dozens of trees in Washington

Kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) — Six women are expected to testify that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted them at the Hollywood movie producer’s New York City trial, but he is only charged with assaulting two of them. Similarly, six women

SisterSarah/iStock(PATERSON, N.J.) — A woman has been rescued after being stuck inside a clothing donation bin for three days when a person passing by heard her screams for help. Police in Paterson, New Jersey, responded to a

Florence County Detention Center(FLORENCE, S.C.) — Authorities have charged a man in the fatal shooting a young South Carolina police officer during a traffic stop over the weekend. James Edward Bell, 37, was charged with murder, discharging

Victoria Denisova/iStock(MILWAUKEE) — Police are searching for a Milwaukee driver who allegedly shot two children who threw snowballs at their vehicle. Officers with the Milwaukee Police Department said they’re searching for the driver of a white Toyota

Florida Department of Law Enforcement(NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors have charged Brandon Mark Magnan for falsely impersonating a federal officer after he allegedly lied to make his way past two checkpoints at Palm Beach International Airport on

katifcam/iStock(NEW YORK) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo jumped into action on Monday when he and his team came across an overturned vehicle with the driver still inside. Video posted on social media, and later released by

Austin Police Department (AUSTIN, Texas) — Newly released court documents allege shocking details surrounding the case of slain Austin, Texas, mom Heidi Broussard and her friend, Magen Fieramusca, who was charged with kidnapping. Broussard, 33, and her

Archive photo. Bettmann/Getty Images(INDIANAPOLIS) — The oldest remaining survivor of the USS Indianapolis from WWII has died. The official Facebook page for the Naval ship that sank in July 1945 under enemy fire shared the news that

File photo. aerogondo/iStock(BRUSH, Co) —  A multi-agency task force has been set up to investigate mysterious reported drone sightings across remote parts of northeast Colorado and southwest Nebraska, following a meeting of more than 70 local, state,

BCFC/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Harvey Weinstein has been charged with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents over a two-day period in 2013, Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced Monday. The disgraced movie mogul

MattGush/iStock(DALLAS) — A 1-year-old boy who had just learned to say his name was killed while asleep in his bed in what the Dallas police chief described as a shooting that was “deliberate and targeted.” Toddler Rory

YvanDube/iStock(ERIE COUNTY, Pa.) — Bedbugs are believed to have been released inside a Pennsylvania Walmart, prompting a police investigation, authorities said. The discovery was first made on Jan. 2, when an employee of the Walmart in Erie

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A series of storms will impact the Pacific Northwest through the week with heavy rain that could lead to flooding and mudslides. As of Monday morning, we already have eight states under snow,

pawel.gaul/iStock(NEW YORK) — A 5.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Puerto Rico early Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Service. The quake struck off the southern coast of the U.S. territory in the Caribbean Sea at a shallow

wingedwolf/iStock(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a statement saying allegations they are singling out and stopping Iranian Americans as they try to enter the country are false. “Social media posts that CBP is detaining

carlballou/iStock(CHICAGO) — An autopsy performed on a 9-month old boy who was found unresponsive over the weekend has revealed that he was beaten to death. Emergency medical services were called to an apartment building on Saturday night

BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock(CHICAGO) — Chicago police said they have arrested two teens who assaulted and robbed a pregnant woman on a train last week. Officers said the 15- and 16-year-old girls turned themselves in on Saturday and admitted to

amphotora/iStock(FLORENCE, S.C.) — A 26-year-old police officer was gunned down on Sunday after attempting to make a traffic stop at a South Carolina airport, marking the first law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty in

Mount Holyoke College (BOSTON) — A Massachusetts college professor was arrested and charged for allegedly attacking a coworker with a fire poker, leaving her with severe injuries. Rie Hachiyanagi, an art professor at Mount Holyoke College in

Twitter/@NYGovCuomo(NEW YORK) — In a massive display of solidarity against anti-Semitism, more than 10,000 people, including New York’s governor, marched across the Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday to protest a recent string of hate attacks in the New

Port Clinton Police Department(PORT CLINTON, Ohio) — Police provided new background information on a Port Clinton, Ohio, 14-year-old who has been missing since the morning of Dec. 20. A surveillance image believed to be Harley Dilly crossing

WPLG(MIAMI) — A 22-year-old woman was fatally shot in the head while driving on a busy freeway in Miami, leaving investigators trying to determine whether her vehicle was targeted or if she was struck by a stray

iStock/Prathaan(HOUSTON) — A Texas man who proposed to his fiancée on New Year’s Eve has been arrested and charged with her murder just four days into their engagement. Kendrick Akins allegedly shot Dominic Jefferson in the parking

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A pair of cold fronts brought some snow to the U.S.-Canada border in the Northeast and rain across much of the U.S. East Coast. Four inches of snow were reported in both northern

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Harvey Weinstein’s rape and sexual assault trial, which begins Monday in New York City, has already seen more backstage drama, intrigue, infighting and cast changes than the Hollywood legal thriller that it could

iStock/Chalabala(MIAMI) — On Dec. 5, as commuters made their way home during rush-hour traffic on a Florida highway, at least 18 officers and two suspected criminals unleashed a hail of bullets in a shootout that erupted after

iStock/deng qiufeng(INDIANAPOLIS) — Twins with different birthdays is a rare occurrence. Twins with different birth years even more so. But a woman in Indiana has done something almost unheard of – she has given birth to twins

WTAE(NEW STANTON, Penn.) — At least five people were killed and 60 were injured early Sunday in a vehicle pileup on the Pennsylvania Turnpike that involved a bus full of foreign tourists headed from New Jersey to

iStock(FORT WORTH, Texas) — Following a rise in anti-Semitic attacks, a shooting at a Texas church and a mass stabbing at Hanukkah party, the Fort Worth Police Department is advising its officers to wear their uniforms when

iStock/tzahiV(NEW YORK) — Jewish communities face an “enduring threat” in the wake of recent attacks across the country, federal authorities warned in an intelligence document obtained by ABC News. The notice came a week after a man,

iStock(PORT CLINTON, Ohio) — Three weeks after a Port Clinton, Ohio, boy was last seen, several organizations have raised almost $10,000 in reward money for any information leading to his safe return. More than a half dozen

ABC News (HUNTSVILLE, Ala.) — A pair of cold fronts moving across the eastern U.S. brought another round of heavy rain and some flash flooding on Friday. Over 3 inches of rain was reported outside of Huntsville,

iStock(CHICAGO) — A six-hour standoff between Illinois police and a suspected bank robber ended peacefully Friday night when the suspect released the hostage he was holding and surrendered to authorities, police said. The standoff began at around

iStock(PHILADELPHIA) — Two marchers in the Philadelphia Mummers Parade have been accused of wearing blackface, embroiling the annual event in controversy once again. Pictures posted online appeared to show members of Froggy Carr, a group marching in

Birmingham Police Department(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — A body has been recovered at a home in Alabama during the investigation into a missing woman, Paighton Houston, who hasn’t been seen in nearly two weeks, officials said Friday. The investigation

iStock(MCALESTER, Okla.) — A transgender man was shot to death in Oklahoma this week, and police said they’re searching for a suspect. The body of Dustin Parker, 25, was found Wednesday in the driver’s seat of a

iStock(EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine) — The police department of a small community in Penobscot County, Maine, on New Year’s Day provided residents with a tip to help against scammers that’s since gone viral. The East Millinocket Police Department

carlballou/iStock(AUSTIN, Texas) — One person is dead and another is hurt from a stabbing at an Austin, Texas, fast food restaurant Friday morning, police said. The suspect was first involved in an altercation at a local coffee

Port Clinton Police Department(PORT CLINTON, Ohio) — Three weeks after a Port Clinton, Ohio, boy was last seen, several organizations have raised almost $10,000 in reward money for any information leading to his safe return. More than

ABC(CLEVELAND) — It started off as a pretty routine day in May 2013, albeit particularly warm for spring. Cleveland Police Officers Anthony Espada and Michael Tracy were patrolling the city’s West Side Market area when the code

espiegle/iStock(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — Two friends were making their first visit to Lake Michigan when they were swept into the water. One of the teens, a 16-year-old girl, hasn’t been seen for over 24 hours. The friends

Idaho State Police(BONNER’S FERRY, Idaho) — A cargo train derailed, sending the engine into an Idaho river late Wednesday night, leaving the driver and crew to be rescued by boat and authorities working to contain diesel fuel

Pgiam/iStock(HALF MOON BAY, Calif.) — Authorities in California are desperately searching for an SUV and its occupants after it was captured on video driving on a highway shoulder and then flying off a cliff. In the 170-second

tillsonburg/iStock(NEW YORK) — A New York City Police Department officer resigned on Thursday, more than a year after he was charged for allegedly breaking into a woman’s home, threatening her and yelling racial slurs. Michael Reynolds was

iStock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — People in California now have new protection to wear their natural hair in the workplace and classroom. The CROWN Act (Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair) that was signed into law

Baton Rouge Police Department(BATON ROUGE, La.) — A 29-year-old man has been arrested in the killings of three homeless people in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Jeremy Anderson was booked Wednesday night on two counts of first-degree murder and

iStock(FORT WORTH, Texas) — Ethan Couch, the Texas man known for claiming “affluenza” as part of his defense in a fatal DUI crash, is back in jail after violating his probation, records show. Couch, 22, had been

tomertu/iStock(NEW YORK) — The daughter of a man critically hurt in a machete attack during Hanukkah is pleading with the public to “stand up and stop this hatred.” Josef Neumann was one of five hurt in the

Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(CLEVELAND) — A man was arrested for ringing in the new year by allegedly firing bullets that killed his girlfriend, police said. A 38-year-old man was taken into custody in Cleveland, Ohio, early Wednesday around 12:15 a.m.

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A new storm is set to bring up to six inches of rain and flash flooding to the South before tracking to the Northeast, where snow and rain are possible. The storm now

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police(LAS VEGAS) — Las Vegas police are looking for a possible kidnapping victim and the man who attacked her, after a doorbell camera captured video of the apparent assault. A resident in a neighborhood

Connecticut State Police(NEW YORK) — A person who was driving at over 100 mph ended up broadcasting the moment he crashed his vehicle in Connecticut, police say. A video posted on Facebook by Connecticut State Police shows

ABC(NEW YORK) — Michelle Knight had known unimaginable hardship long before she was abducted in 2002 at the age of 21, then held captive and repeatedly raped and tortured for nearly 11 years by Ariel Castro, a

Brookside Police Dept.(BROOKSIDE, Ala.) — Dramatic body camera footage released by Alabama authorities captured the moment police officers rescued a kidnapping victim from the back of a van. A citizen notified police of a kidnapping in progress

iStock/kali9(HOUSTON) — A Houston woman was shot and killed outside her home during New Year’s Eve celebrations, according to authorities. Philippa Ashford, 61, was with her family as neighbors discharged fireworks when she “suddenly” called out that

(SEBASTOPOL, Ca) — In 1979, a headless torso wrapped in a burlap sack was found in an Idaho cave, and now, more than 40 years later, that victim has been identified. Joseph Henry Loveless, who murdered his

iStock/Tunatura(CHICAGO) —  Dispensaries in Illinois were doing brisk business on New Year’s Day as recreational weed went on sale to adults a day after the governor pardoned more than 11,000 people convicted of low-level marijuana crimes. Six

jeancliclac/iStock(PERRIS, Ca) —  Dozens of llamas were stolen and set loose from an exotic animal farm in Perris, California, following calls on social media that the animals were being mistreated, according to reports. Deputies from the Riverside

iStock/Serhii Sobolevskyi(NEW YORK) — One way to ring in the new year is to, well, put a ring on it — and that’s exactly what one New York City firefighter did on New Year’s Eve. FDNY firefighter

iStock(OAKLAND, Calif.) — An intense manhunt was underway on Wednesday in Northern California after a victim was killed on New Year’s Eve when he attempted to chase down the getaway car of the brazen thieves who swiped

iStock(NEW YORK) — With their father clinging to life, the family of an Orthodox Jewish man stabbed in the head by a machete-wielding assailant at a suburban New York City Hanukkah celebration is speaking out, vowing to

kali9/iStock(BATON ROUGE, La.) — Police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, are asking for the public’s help in finding a gunman who appears to be targeting the homeless. Investigators warned city shelter workers to be extra vigilant over the

Heidi Gutman/ABC(NEW YORK) — On May 6, 2013, the city of Cleveland witnessed a miracle when Amanda Berry called 911 from a neighbor’s phone. “I’ve been kidnapped and been missing for 10 years. I’m here. I’m free

Frank Donchez/Twitter(OLATHE, Kan.) — A small plane crashed moments after takeoff from the Johnson County Executive Airport in Olathe, Kansas, killing two on New Year’s Eve. The single-engine Mooney M20S was engulfed by a post-crash fire, according