iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Christina Bethea was on her way to her security guard job in Midtown Manhattan early Monday morning. But she never made it to work. The 29-year-old had arrived at the massive Port Authority terminal
iStock/Thinkstock(NEWTOWN, Conn.) — Five years after a mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school horrified the nation, some family members of victims reflected on how their lives have changed since the tragedy, as they work together to
ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — The Thomas fire, the worst of five wildfires currently burning in California, grew by more than 50,000 acres on Sunday, making it the fifth-largest wildfire in the state’s history, fire officials said. Fueled
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A body found Sunday in a wooded area in a suburb of Washington, D.C., has been identified as that of a 17-year-old boy who went missing a day earlier, according to police. The body of
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A fresh round of cold and snow headed toward the Midwest and Northeast on Monday. The National Weather Service has issued winter storm watches and warnings for nine states from Indiana to Maine
@WildandSassyGal/Twitter(LOS ANGELES) — Communities along Southern California’s coast were still seeing fresh evacuations on Sunday as the seemingly unstoppable Thomas fire, fueled by plentiful brush and shifty Santa Ana winds Several swaths of the city of Carpinteria
iStock/Thinkstock(SPARTANBURG, S.C.) — Convicted serial killer Todd Kohlhepp claimed in a letter he wrote to a South Carolina newspaper that he killed more than the seven people he was convicted of murdering. In a letter to the
Natasha Bates(VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala.) — One Tyrannosaurus rex was so happy to see a rare snowfall last Friday that it couldn’t help but make snow angels and throw snow balls at the neighborhood kids. The woman inside
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — So long, snow. After a winter storm dumped the white stuff on parts of the Gulf Coast and Southeast on Friday, the mid-Atlantic, Northeast and New England were hit with heavy snow on Saturday.
Win McNamee/Getty Images(NEWTOWN, Conn.) — Five years after 20 children and six educators were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school that shocked the nation, the community of Newtown, Connecticut, is close to designing a
Mario Tama/Getty Images(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Puerto Rico’s official death toll from Hurricane Maria — which slammed into the U.S. territory as a Category 4 storm in late September — has risen to 64, the island’s
ABC/Image Group LA(CHICAGO) — Hip-Hop heavyweight Chance the Rapper debuted Friday as Chance the Weatherman on small screens around the Windy City. The 24-year-old Chicago native served as the Friday Forecaster for WGN9’s good cause, 15th annual
Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times (SAN FRANCISCO) — One California family has lost two homes within two months to devastating wildfires across the state. Antonio and Pratima Wong, along with their 19-year-old son, were among thousands
San Francisco Fire Department(SAN FRANCISCO) — A chartered bus overturned Friday night in San Francisco, injuring 29 passengers, four of them seriously, officials said. The accident took place shortly after 8 p.m. on Highway 101 Southbound near
Image Source/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The South was turned into a winter wonderland on Friday when a storm moved through the region, shrouding it in snow. While children may have enjoyed playing in the white stuff, the storm
iStock/Thinkstock(WELLSTON, Mo.) — A manhunt is underway for the unknown assailant who shot and killed a Missouri father of 16 while washing his car in Wellston on Sunday. Steven Combs, 41, can be seen on surveillance video
ABC News(OMAHA, Neb.) — A breast cancer survivor organized a breast milk donation drive that has so far netted more than 4,000 ounces of breast milk for a woman diagnosed with breast cancer just weeks after giving
iStock/Thinkstock(TRYON, N.C.) — Meet Sqweeks, the newest member of the police department in Tryon, North Carolina. When the stray kitten wandered up to the dispatch center, an officer took her inside and away from the cold. “I
iStock/Thinkstock(LANGLEY, Va.) — After four months of arduous training, three K9s graduated from the CIA Fall 2017 “Puppy Class” this week. Nicole, Indigo, and Freya passed the two required certification tests from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
ABC News(AZTEC, N.M)– A 74-year-old substitute teacher and a custodian jumped into action and helped save lives during a shooting at a New Mexico high school Thursday that killed two students, authorities said today. Substitute teacher Kathleen
iStock/Thinkstock(SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine) — Lucky customers unknowingly picked up presents set aside for layaway that had already been paid off by one anonymous couple. A husband and wife walked into Toys “R” Us in South Portland, Maine,
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — As multiple wildfires ravage Southern California this week, experts are pointing toward a dangerous combination of last winter’s rain, this year’s dry and hot conditions and the Santa Ana winds as a cause. At
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Six major wildfires have scorched over 141,000 acres across Southern California this week, forcing more than 212,000 residents from their homes. Nearly 8,700 firefighters on Friday were still battling the flames, which have spread
iStock/Thinkstock(PEMBROKE PINES, Fla.) — A 16-year-old from Florida turned himself in to police on Thursday after he was caught on surveillance video stealing an assault rife and bulletproof vest from a police car. ABC affiliate WPLG says
iStock/Thinkstock(DETROIT) — Michigan State Police said three highway shootings early Thursday morning in Detroit might have been the work of the same person. The first call came in before 3 a.m. when officers responded to a shooting
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Northeast is about to taste its first snowfall of the season this weekend. A storm system is developing in the Gulf Coast on Friday morning, and is expected to track northeast into Georgia
Image Source/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — Accumulations may have amounted to only a dusting to an inch, but Texas celebrated a rare snowstorm on Thursday with super-sized enthusiasm. Many major cities saw snow on Thursday, including San Antonio, Austin and
Indiana State Police(INDIANAPOLIS) — On Dasher, on Dancer, on Prancer and Vixen, on Comet, on Cupid, on Donner and … 2014 Dodge cargo van? One Indiana state trooper got a Christmas surprise Thursday morning when he pulled
iStock/Thinkstock(VENTURA COUNTY, Calif) — The fire department chief in California’s Ventura County told ABC News Thursday that he expected the number of structures destroyed by fires — at least 150 — to increase as assessment teams continued
Gilitukha/iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Firefighters across Southern California are battling six major wildfires, and brutal Santa Ana winds are expected to continue fanning the flames through Thursday. California’s Department of Forest and Fire Protection tweeted Thursday afternoon that
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(TAMPA, Fla.) — A Florida grand jury has indicted the suspected Tampa serial killing with four counts of premeditated murder with a firearm, according to state prosecutors. The Tampa Police Department previously charged Howard Donaldson III
eccolo74/iStock/Thinkstock(LAS VEGAS) — The family of a California woman who died in the Las Vegas mass shooting is suing the estate of gunman Stephen Paddock for $45 million, court documents show. Thousand Oaks resident Keri Galvan was
ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — As multiple wildfires sweep through the Los Angeles area, both people and pets have been put in dangerous situations. The Los Angeles Police Department posted a sweet message accompanying a photo of one
ABCNews.com(HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla.) — A Florida judge has ordered the parents of a suspected serial killer to appear in court next month to explain why they shouldn’t be penalized for refusing to speak to investigators. In a
iStock/Thinkstock(ALBUQUERUE, N.M.) — Two students were killed at a New Mexico high school Thursday morning, according to the New Mexico State Police. The suspected shooter is also dead, the state police wrote on Twitter Thursday. The shooting
iStock/Thinkstock(EL PASO, Texas) — For three weeks, the FBI has been chasing down tips and leads, trying to figure out what left one Border Patrol agent dead and another seriously injured along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas.
iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLESTON, S. C.) — Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager has been sentenced to 19 to 24 years in prison for the deadly shooting of unarmed black man Walter Scott. U.S. District Judge David Norton ruled
iStock/Thinkstock(JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ky.) — Three school buses in Kentucky were involved in a crash on Dixie Highway in Jefferson County Thursday morning, injuring 41 middle and high students, a Jefferson County Public Schools official said. All of
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A very chilly air mass is in place for most of the country Thursday, even all the way to the Deep South. Wind chills are dipping into the single digits in the Midwest
Twitter/@JRHDZV(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) — First lady Melania Trump and second lady Karen Pence — along with their motorcade — needed their fast food fix Wednesday while in Corpus Christi, Texas, so they made a pit stop at
Pasco County Sheriff’s Office(PASCO COUNTY, Fla.) — Two police helicopter pilots in Pasco County, Florida landed in a community center parking lot and chased down a suspect this week after he allegedly aimed a red laser at
KTRK(HOUSTON) — Two Texas residents took road rage to a new level when a minor fender bender turned into a pistol-wielding showdown that left an innocent bystander and one of the shooters injured. On Wednesday around 2:45
ABC News(VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.) — Firefighters across Southern California are dealing with four major fires, and no help from brutal Santa Ana winds expected to continue fanning the flames into Thursday. The weather is not cooperating with
Denes Farkas/iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Mecklenburg County, North Carolina will not pay “ransomware criminals $23,000 to unlock many of the county’s applications that have been frozen since Monday,” county officials said in a release Wednesday afternoon. “I am
US Air Force(WASHINGTON) — The Secretary of the Air Force appeared before Congress Wednesday amid continued concerns that U.S. military services are not adequately reporting service members’ criminal records to law enforcement. The issue started a national
3drenderings/iStock/Thinkstock(TAMPA, Fla.) — The father of the suspected Tampa serial killer is refusing to speak to investigators, court documents show. A judge is scheduled to rule on whether Howell Donaldson, Jr. should be held in contempt for
Gilitukha/iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — As firefighters combat four large wildfires in Southern California that have burned more than 83,000 acres, horses are among those fleeing the smoke and flames. “It’s craziness,” one horse owner told ABC-owned station KABC
MarcBruxelle/iStock/Thinkstock(DAVENPORT, Fla.) — A Florida mayor has been arrested for allegedly using the handicap placard of a woman who died in 2012, authorities said. Davenport mayor Teresa Darlene Bradley, who is known professionally as Darlene Bradley, was
Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Six California women filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against movie producer Harvey Weinstein, saying his alleged attempts to head off “unwanted sexual conduct” accusations amounted to racketeering. The alleged activity
ABCNews.com(ORLANDO) — A Florida police officer who was hailed a hero for swiftly rescuing a victim in the Pulse nightclub shooting last year will be dismissed from the force at the end of the month. Omar Delgado
TIME(NEW YORK) — TIME magazine’s “Person of the Year” this year isn’t a single individual at all. It’s thousands of people. “The Silence Breakers” is what TIME is dubbing the women and men who are speaking out
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — A federal grand jury issued an indictment on Tuesday against Jose Inez Garcia Zarate, the undocumented immigrant who was acquitted on state charges of murder and manslaughter last week in the shooting of
ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — The weather in Southern California continues to wreak havoc on fire officials trying to stymie the growing flames. On Tuesday, winds gusted to 80 mph in parts of Southern California, producing a major
John Moore/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began physically testing the southwest border wall prototypes this week, according to a spokesperson for the department. The start of the official testing period was Nov.
Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty Images(SALT LAKE CITY) — Environmental groups and five Native American tribes have filed two lawsuits to block the Trump administration’s plan to drastically scale back two national monuments in Utah. President Donald Trump announced
Cobb County Sheriff’s Office (ATLANTA) — A 75-year-old former Florida cult leader has been arrested in Georgia on charges of abusing and murdering a toddler, and authorities said an unfolding investigation reveals that many more children were
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Arrests of undocumented immigrants rose and apprehensions along the Southwest border were down significantly last year, according to the end-of-year numbers released Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). During fiscal year 2017, there
David McNew/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — President Trump’s attorney is seeking to dismiss a defamation lawsuit on Tuesday filed by one of the women who has accused the president of sexual misconduct. Marc Kasowitz, a lawyer for the
KABC-TV(VENTURA, Calif.) — It was 11:00 p.m. when firefighters knocked on the front door of Jim McConica’s Ventura, California, home to warn of an approaching blaze. “They told us to get out so we gathered what we
iStock/Thinkstock(MINNEAPOLIS) — Snow and intense wind contributed to over 100 car crashes in Minnesota on Monday and left bitter temperatures in their wake. Eleven inches of snow has fallen in parts of northwestern Minnesota and this morning,
iStock/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — A child aboard a school bus died early Tuesday morning after the vehicle smashed into a tree in southeast Georgia, authorities said. The unidentified student was one of 22 passengers aboard the bus at around
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A man with a “machete-type sword” was shot and killed by New York City police early Tuesday morning, the NYPD said. The man, who was not identified, was shot in a third floor Bronx
Instagram/@jasonbeee(NEW YORK) — Mild temperatures that covered much of the Midwest and Northeast are out the window Tuesday as cold air and snow have moved into the region. Out west, up to 20 inches of snow fell
ABCNews.com(VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.) — Thousands were forced to flee their homes on Monday as firefighters battled a fast-moving wildfire in Southern California that had charred at least 25,000 acres of land, authorities said. Intensified by strong winds
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court takes up oral arguments on Tuesday in a controversial case that could set a precedent for whether businesses are allowed to turn away customers based on religious beliefs. The case is
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — More than 4,000 guns that were transferred into the hands of buyers in 2016 were later referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for retrieval because the purchasers were found to
Acquired by ABC News(CHARLESTON, S.C.) — A several-day sentencing hearing is underway to determine the fate of former North Charleston, South Carolina, police officer Michael Slager, who has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights offense in
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The veteran FBI agent removed from special counsel Robert Mueller’s team after the discovery of potentially anti-Trump messages also played a key part in former FBI director James Comey’s controversial announcement last year laying out
Robert Franklin/ABC News(NOTRE DAME, Ind.) — Hundreds of Notre Dame students, employees and alumni believe Christopher Columbus is no hero and they want 12 prominent murals that were painted in the 19th century and depict what they
Credit: FBI(ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C.) — Earl Kimrey, the man charged with withholding information from North Carolina investigators who were searching for 3-year-old Mariah Woods, appeared before a North Carolina judge on Monday. Mariah was found dead over
ABCNews.com(SYRACUSE, N.Y.) — A 27-year-old high school soccer coach has waived his extradition to Florida after he and a missing teenage girl were found together in upstate New York. Caitlyn Frisina, 17, was found safe Friday in
Twitter/@carlosperea92(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A commuter train hit a car sitting partially on the tracks in West Palm Beach, Florida on Friday afternoon, according to authorities and a video posted online of the incident. West Palm
ABC News(NEW YORK) — An American student who accused an Italian police officer of sexual assault says she recalls thinking “this is going to be the worst moment of my life” during the alleged encounter, but said
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Winter-like conditions are expected to wallop the eastern half of the country — from Denver to New York City – as a significant change in the weather pattern takes shape. A major storm is
Courtesy Frisina family(NEW YORK) — The parents of the Florida teen who was missing a week before she was found in New York State with an assistant coach from her high school soccer team sought clues from
iStock/Thinkstock(PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.) — The FBI, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and other agencies are joining in the search for a 4-year-old Florida girl with autism who walked out of her home Saturday night and
Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Metropolitan Opera in New York City is launching an investigation into conductor James Levine, based on a 2016 police report filed in Illinois by a man who alleges he was molested
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — The children of a New York City police officer who was killed in July while on duty have received an early Christmas gift that doesn’t quite fit in a stocking: a fully furnished, mortgage-free,
Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Parts of the western U.S. are turning into a winter wonderland. A storm system is currently bringing some rain and heavy snow to parts of the Cascades mountain range and the northern Rockies. The
iStock/Thinkstock(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — No charges will be pressed against inspectors responsible for verifying the safety of a thrill ride at the Ohio State Fair on which a malfunction killed a teenager and injured several others. The Ohio
Las Vegas Fire & Rescue/Facebook(LAS VEGAS) — A homeless man came to the rescue of two small children who were trapped inside a burning apartment in Las Vegas on Friday, authorities said. Anival Angulo, 36, who is
Carlos Perea(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A commuter train hit a car sitting partially on the tracks in West Palm Beach, Florida on Friday afternoon, according to authorities and a video posted online of the incident. West
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The weekend is getting off to a wet start for residents of the U.S. Pacific Northwest, so rain gear — and in some higher elevations, snow gear — will be essential for any outdoor
iStock/Thinkstock(JACKSONVILLE, N.C.) — A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Mariah Woods, the 3-year-old who went missing from her home in North Carolina last Sunday, officials announced Saturday morning, adding that they
3drenderings/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A former National Security Agency employee admitted to illegally taking classified documents from the agency, which were later stolen from his home computer by hackers working for Russian intelligence. According to the Department of Justice,
(Courtesy of Laura Saxton) Kelsie Schelling, who was eight weeks pregnant at the time, was last seen in February 2013.(NEW YORK) — Colorado police have arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with the 2013 disappearance of Kelsie
Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Convicted former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli should forfeit his copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, rumored to be the album’s only copy, as part of $7.4
vladans/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — An arrest warrant has been issued for undocumented immigrant Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, who was acquitted by a San Francisco jury Thursday in the killing of Kate Steinle, the woman whose shooting death on
(Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office) Howell Emanuel Donaldson III is pictured in an arrest photo distributed by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Donaldson is facing four counts of premeditated murder for a series killings in Tampa, Florida.(TAMPA, Fla.)
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The “very senior” member of President Donald Trump’s transition team who directed former national security adviser Michael Flynn to reach out to Russia in an attempt to delay or defeat a
iStock/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — When a tired 2-year-old got the chance to sit on Santa’s lap, she asked him for the one gift everyone needs during the holidays. Allen Bartell and his wife, Leslie Roznovsky, took their two daughters
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Even before her acting career, fame and engagement to Prince Harry, Meghan Markle was always interested in helping her community and serving others, her former school teachers told ABC News. Growing up,
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police(LAS VEGAS) — Las Vegas police Thursday released surveillance video of an unknown man fleeing the Bellagio after he committed an armed robbery there earlier this week. Police say the suspect — wearing a
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) — The mother of a ninth-grade boy accused of killing his grandmother called her son a good kid with no criminal history as she came to his court appearance this morning, according to
Village of Oswego Police(NEW YORK) — Some quick-thinking police officers in Oswego, Illinois were able to save the life of a man trapped in a burning vehicle earlier this week. Officers responded on Tuesday to a hit-and-run
Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Matt Lauer’s ex-wife has come to his defense, following the “Today Show” host’s dismissal from NBC this week for “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.” “I was shocked
iStock/Thinkstock(BALTIMORE) — A former Baltimore Police officer has been indicted for allegedly planting evidence in a suspect’s car during a 2010 arrest, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Former Sgt. Wayne Earl Jenkins, 37, allegedly planted heroin in a
Vladstudioraw/iStock/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — A jury has found Jose Ines Garcia Zarate not guilty in the murder of Kate Steinle, the woman whose shooting death on a San Francisco pier in 2015 provoked an immigration debate. Zarate was
Petrovich9/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — An earthquake was detected in Delaware Bay not far from Dover Base Housing in Delaware Thursday. The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported that the earthquake registered a 5.1 magnitude, before revising it down to
Credit: Architect of the Capitol(SYRACUSE, N.Y.) — A Syracuse man has been charged with threatening to kill a U.S. congressman in an ominous call to the offices of Republican Rep. John Katko in upstate New York. “Listen,
splendens/iStock/Thinkstock(MADISON, Wisc.) — Ten mentored hunting licenses were sold to infants in Wisconsin in a two-week period, according to numbers provided by the state’s Department of Natural Resources this week. The numbers come after a new law
Guido Amrein/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Thursday is the last day of the 2017 Atlantic Basin hurricane season, which has left hundreds dead and was the most active season since 2005, the year of Katrina. This year had triple
ChiccoDodiFC/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A missing Texas teenager may be with an older man she met on social media, her mother told ABC News Thursday. Heaven Ray Cox, 15, has been missing since Sunday, and “left a note
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It’s been days since a 17-year-old Florida girl and a 27-year-old soccer coach from her high school went missing together. Caught on surveillance cameras in multiple states, experts are now weighing in on the
iStock/Thinkstock(TAMPA, Fla.) — The man accused of killing four people over a span of six weeks in Tampa, Florida, will be held without bond until his next court hearing, a judge ruled. Howell Donaldson III, 24, made
Raymond Boyd/Getty Images(DALLAS) — Newly released dashcam video shows the suspect in last week’s murder of a Texas trooper brutally assaulting a Smith County deputy in 2015. The confrontation between Dabrett Black and Smith County Deputy Rigele
iStock/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — Georgia authorities said Wednesday they have identified a suspect in the murder of a 22-year-old postal worker who was shot in the head while on duty earlier this week. Police said they are searching for
Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A day after NBC News fired Matt Lauer, the former “Today” show host broke his silence amid allegations of “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.” In a statement
Mario Tama/Getty Images(San Juan, P.R.) — It’s been 70 days since Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, but the island’s infrastructure remains in a state of disarray and the death toll continues to increase. Three additional deaths
(FBI) Mariah Woods, 3, has been missing since Nov. 27, 2017, after disappearing from her home in Jacksonville, N.C.(JACKSONVILLE, N.C.) — Authorities searching for a missing toddler in North Carolina are asking residents to search their properties
Paul Nicholls / Barcroft Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — The commander of the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, famously known as the Thunderbirds, was relieved last week after the Air Force determined
Courtesy Columbia County Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) — Days after a 17-year-old Florida girl and a 27-year-old soccer coach from her high school went missing together, authorities believe the duo are headed north and her mother is making
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) — A Florida woman allegedly killed by her teenage grandson was shot and stabbed, prosecutors said Wednesday morning. Logan Mott, 15, is accused of killing his grandmother, Kristina French, 53, whose body was
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — A conservative commentator was arrested at the University of Connecticut’s “It’s OK to be White” event on Tuesday after a fight broke out between him and an audience member, according to the university. Lucian
George Rose/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said they are searching for a suspect who robbed the poker room cash cage at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino Tuesday afternoon. Las Vegas police Capt. John Pelletier
Zach Pagano/NBC/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — NBC News has fired The Today Show host Matt Lauer after a colleague accused him of “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace,” the network said Wednesday. NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack announced
iStock/Thinkstock(TAMPA, Fla.) — Cellphone information and shell casings place suspect Howell Donaldson III at the scenes of a string of recent killings in Tampa, Florida, according to a police affidavit filed a day after his Tuesday arrest.
Stephen Maturen/Stringer/Getty Images(ST. ANTHONY, Minn.) — The girlfriend of Philando Castile, Diamond Reynolds, will receive $800,000 under a settlement announced on Tuesday, more than one year after a Minnesota police officer shot and killed Castile in front
Scott Olson/Getty Images(TAMPA, Fla.) — Tampa police are “optimistic” that a tip that led them to a McDonald’s to investigate a person with a gun is connected to the recent string of homicides in the city’s Seminole
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — An arrest warrant has been issued for a 15-year-old boy for the murder of his grandmother, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office in Florida announced this afternoon. The body of Kristina French, 53, was
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The man accused of using a rented truck to mow down pedestrians in lower Manhattan pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges stemming from the Halloween terror attack. Sayfullo Saipov, 29, briefly appeared
Credit: Mary Jean Dehne(FARGO, N.D.) — Students in Fargo, North Dakota have started a food pantry and delivery service to help their community, and for some of the teens who came to the U.S. as refugees, this
iStock/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — Police are searching for several teenagers who allegedly beat a homeless man to death in Philadelphia. A woman who said she heard the attack outside her home told ABC’s Philadelphia station WPVI, “They hit his
iStock/Thinkstock(BUFFALO, NY) — The hearing for a 15-year-old boy who’s considered a person of interest in connection to the death of his grandmother has been postponed until Wednesday. Logan Mott – who was found Friday in Buffalo,
Thinkstock Images/Stockbyte via Getty Images(JACKSONVILLE, N.C.) –A North Carolina mom reached out to the public in an emotion-filled plea after her 3-year-old daughter disappeared on Sunday night. “Please, bring her back … She’s my baby, she’s my
Thinkstock/Stockbyte via Getty Images(ATLANTA) –Federal authorities in Georgia are investigating the death of a female postal worker who was shot and killed while on duty Monday evening. The woman, whose identity was withheld, was shot in the
Columbia County Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) –The mother of a 17-year-old Florida girl who disappeared two days ago made a tearful plea to her daughter on Monday night. “Let somebody know that you’re safe,” Scarlet Frisina, mother of
Bruce Clarke/Stockbyte via Getty Images(HONOLULU) — News of a reinstatement of a nuclear alarm system in Hawaii amid tension with North Korea seems to have sent mixed signals among residents in Honolulu. The island state is going
ABCNews.com(WASHINGTON) — Native American code talkers who were tasked with sending and decoding secret messages in their native language during World War II were honored today at the White House. The ceremony coincides with National American Indian
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) — A 15-year-old boy who’s considered a person of interest in connection to the death of his grandmother is due in a Florida court today as the woman’s remains have been positively identified
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — More than a foot of rain has fallen in the past week in parts of Washington state, flooding many rivers over Thanksgiving weekend and leaving some houses teetering above mudslides. In addition, strong gusty
Abcnews.com(NEW YORK) — A 12-year-old cancer survivor who learned piano as a young child while battling his disease unlocked a talent and passion that paved the way for a once-in-a-lifetime performance. Daniel Colaner of Akron, Ohio, made
Education Images/UIG via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Hawaii is reinstating a statewide nuclear attack warning signal in December to prepare for a potential attack from North Korea. The alarm, which has not been used since the Cold
Raymond Boyd/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Hundreds gathered at a county courthouse in Texas Sunday in remembrance of a Texas state trooper who was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Thanksgiving. Trooper Damon Allen, 41, was
iStock/Thinkstock(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — The Florida teen held in Buffalo, New York, and considered a person of interest in the death of his grandmother is a good student, well liked by his classmates, who has no criminal history,
ABCNews.com(ORLANDO, Fla.) — The driver of a car believed to be involved in a shooting incident on a Florida highway has been arrested on attempted murder charges, police said. The incident occurred Saturday morning, on Florida’s Turnpike
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A Florida man was arrested and charged with murder after a three-foot sword was found near a victim killed in a “violent attack,” authorities said. On Saturday afternoon
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — As millions of Americans take to the roads and skies Sunday, capping off their Thanksgiving weekend getaways, most of the U.S. will enjoy tranquil weather conditions. In fact, sunglasses may be necessary in many
Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Two people were injured during an apparent road rage incident on Florida’s Turnpike in Lake County on Saturday morning, authorities said. A 37-year-old man and a 17-year-old woman were
Arun Roisri/Getty Images(SHERMAN, N.Y.) — A New York woman was shot and killed by a hunter who says he mistook her for a deer, authorities said. Rosemary Billquist, 43, was walking her dogs in a field in
WEWS-TV(CLEVELAND) — A 12-year-old boy was killed and five teens wounded when gunfire erupted on a Cleveland street Friday night, police said. According to the Cleveland Police Department, five boys — ages 14 and 16 — were
KOMO-TV(NEW YORK) — The weather, for most of the U.S. on Saturday and Sunday, will be ideal for heading out in search of those sought-after post-Thanksgiving sales. That’s right — for the most part, leave the umbrella
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — An “armed and dangerous” Florida teen reported missing earlier this week and wanted in connection with the death of his grandmother was detained Friday by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol trying to
The Blessing Fence/Facebook(GOSHEN, Ind.) — Donated coats, hats, scarves, mittens, and boots adorn the wrought iron fence in Lynda Salisbury’s front yard next to a sign that reads, “Take what you need, leave the rest, may you
iStock/Thinkstock(TUCKER, Ark.) — Two correctional officers who were briefly held hostage Friday night by a pair of inmates at an Arkansas maximum security prison have been released, and their captors are in custody, officials said. The incident
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It was a Black Friday frenzy of the furry — and super cute — kind in New York, Chicago and Atlanta. Before the doors had even opened, people were turning out in droves at
Huntersville Fire Department/Facebook(HUNTERSVILLE, N.C.) — What started as a roadside weed growing out of a cone has blossomed into a community effort raising thousands for charity this Christmas. The Cone Weed has become a sensation in Huntersville,
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Not sure what to do with all of your Thanksgiving leftovers this year? Leah Cohen, a “Top Chef” alumna and the owner of the New York City eatery Pig and Khao, shared this original
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — Thanksgiving may be over, but turkeys are still on the minds of some Bay Area residents who say they have become a nuisance. Wild turkeys have been spotted strolling through residential neighborhoods, and some
Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images(Florence, Italy) — One of the two American students who accused two Italian police officers of rape in Florence appeared on “Porta a Porta,” a much-watched Italian late-night TV news talk show on
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Memorial services will be held Friday for the Border Patrol agent who died while on duty last Sunday. The death of Rogelio Martinez, 36, remains somewhat of a mystery to investigators, who are offering
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Texas Department of Public Safety police officer was killed in the line of duty on Thanksgiving while conducting a routine traffic stop in Freestone County, authorities said. Freestone County is about 90 miles
iStock/Thinkstock(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — A FedEx employee was killed early Thursday morning at the shipper’s hub at Tennessee’s Memphis International Airport while loading and unloading cargo from a Boeing 777, the company has confirmed to ABC News. Police
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Thanksgiving marks the 64th day since Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, leaving behind a trail of at least 50 deaths, thousands of displaced residents and a severely damaged electrical grid that still is
Abbie Hubbard(ALEXANDRIA, Va.) — It’s well known that dogs are a human’s best friend. But in the case of Minnow, a rescue dog, she’s also a turkey’s best friend. Minnow, a 3-year-old sapsali, belongs to Abbie Hubbard,
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Ten years ago, Kayzel Sangalang was living in the Philippines and wondering where her next meal would come from. “I remember not having food in my house,” she said. Her parents had left for
Garland Miller(WASHINGTON) — Garland Miller has spent her career crunching numbers. Her successful bookkeeping company handles clients across Washington, D.C., including a woman who made custom clothes for disabled war veterans. One day, Miller asked whether she
GoFundMe/Kate McClure(PHILADELPHIA) — A young woman has raised over $160,000 for a homeless man who, she said, spent his last $20 to buy her gas after she became stranded on a major interstate. On a fundraising page
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Perhaps the most daunting thing about Thanksgiving is not navigating the travel, the traffic or the mountains of food, but rather navigating the dinner conversation while keeping the peace. “Remember that you can endure
iStock/Thinkstock(YELLVILLE, Ark.) — Two turkeys that were treated inhumanely just a few weeks ago now have a safe home for the holiday. At the Turkey Trot in Yellville, Arkansas, held annually in mid-October, several turkeys were thrown
Kate McClure(NEW YORK) — A young woman has raised over $160,000 for a homeless man she said spent his last $20 to buy her gas after she became stranded on a major interstate. On a fundraising page
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The majority of the nation will be enjoying a quiet and tranquil Thanksgiving with sunshine spreading across nearly the entire nation — including the Southwest, the Great Plains, the Midwest, a large portion
iStock/Thinkstock(BALTIMORE) — As the investigation into the murder of Baltimore Police Det. Sean Suiter continues, it was revealed during a press conference held by Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis on Wednesday evening that Suiter was shot with
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered a comprehensive review of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) in the wake of the shooting at a church in Sutherland Spring, Texas, which killed 26 people,
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN Bruno, Calif.) — YouTube has announced a plan to implement stricter controls on videos that show child endangerment. The move, announced on Wednesday, comes after a BuzzFeed article exposed videos of children in “disturbing and abusive
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The discovery of additional remains of Sgt. La David Johnson, one of the four soldiers killed in an October ambush in Niger, drew renewed attention to the process of how the military transports the remains
iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLOTTE, North Carolina) — The rush is on at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina to get passengers into the air and on to their Thanksgiving plans. The airport is the ninth busiest in the United
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The travel forecast across much of the country for one of the busiest travel days of the year will be quiet with minimal travel disruptions on the road and in the air. The main
iStock/Thinkstock(WEST CHESTER, Pa.) — The remains of two individuals have been found in the rubble of a Pennsylvania senior living community that burned down in a massive fire last Thursday. Authorities discovered the first victim of the
Connecticut State Police(WATERBURY, Conn.) — A driver fleeing from authorities hit and killed a toddler in Connecticut on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The incident occurred in Waterbury, where local police officers in an unmarked vehicle attempted to
iStock/Thinkstock(KANSAS CITY, Kan.) — December Htoo was on his way to achieving his very own American dream, say those who knew him. After fleeing from Thailand as a refugee with his family, he came to the U.S.
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A federal grand jury returned a 22-count indictment Tuesday against Sayfullo Saipov in connection with the deadly terror attack on Manhattan’s West Side on Halloween. The indictment treats the Islamic State, in whose name
iStock/Thinkstock(ROCKFORD, Ala.) — U.S. marshals are on the hunt for an “armed and extremely dangerous” fugitive who escaped through the ceiling of an Alabama jail on Sunday afternoon. It is the second time Shane Anthony Vernon, 27,
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The FBI is investigating the injuries that left one Border Patrol agent dead and another severely injured as a “potential assault,” officials said. The agents had been discovered at the bottom of a ravine in
iStock/Thinkstock(VALLEY, Ala.) — A brazen theft of an ATM was caught on camera in Alabama Tuesday. Surveillance video from the scene at a Givorns Foods shows a white truck with a Georgia license plate crashing through the
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — The jury has begun deliberating in the murder trial of Kate Steinle, the woman killed on a San Francisco pier in 2015. Closing arguments were made Tuesday morning and the jury went into deliberation
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A jury has awarded a transgender professor $1.1 million after she accused her employer of discrimination. Dr. Rachel Tudor, a professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University from 2004 to 2011, accused the school in 2010
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It’s a warmer day ahead for the Northeast with Monday’s lake effect snow long gone. Highs will be in the 50’s for many areas. Our attention turns to the West where serious of storms
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Police in New Kensington, Pennsylvania on Tuesday said they arrested a suspect who they believe who fatally shot a rookie Pennsylvania State Police officer. The Pennsylvania State police announced the arrest of 29-year-old Rahmael
Design Pics / Reynold Mainse / Getty Images(MIAMI) — Nearly 60,000 Haitians currently living in the United States under a protected immigration status will have 18 months to leave or face deportation after the Trump administration announced
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK ) — A federal Border Patrol agent who died in the line of duty may have been bludgeoned to death with rocks, a spokesperson for the National Border Patrol Council said Monday. Federal authorities said
iStock/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — Four residents of a senior living community in a suburb of Philadelphia are still unaccounted for after a massive fire that occurred last Thursday, according to authorities. The missing residents of the Barclays Friends Senior
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The injuries that left one Border Patrol agent dead and another severely injured in Texas remain a mystery, law enforcement sources told ABC News. Authorities are looking into the possibility that this was an accident,
Obtained by ABC News(CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) — Drivers and fire officials were caught off guard early Monday when they responded to a tractor-trailer fire and found not one, but three African elephants. The elephants, which were evacuated from
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW KENSINGTON, Pa.) — As the manhunt for the suspect who killed a rookie cop reaches its fifth day, Pennsylvania State Police said they tracked down and arrested the alleged driver of the getaway car. Police said
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Firefighters are among the 33 people injured in a pair of explosions and fire at a cosmetics plant in New York. There were two explosions at the factory, with the first reported at around
credit: Pinellas County Sheriff(CLEARWATER, Fla.) — A deputy’s dashcam captured the moments when a small plane crashed onto a road in Clearwater, Florida, Sunday morning. As seen in the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office’s dashcam footage, the single-engine
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A Texas teenager has a forever home in time for the holidays after being adopted by his former teacher. “I really couldn’t sleep last night,” Anthony Berry, 16, told reporters last week after
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez, who died in the line of duty on Sunday, will be remembered as a loving and giving family man, according to a longtime friend. Martinez, a native of El
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The storm system that hit hard in the Midwest and the Northeast over the weekend has moved off the East Coast but behind it remain cold gusty winds and lake effect snow. On Saturday,
Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Debra Tate, sister of slain actress Sharon Tate, said she wasn’t relieved on Sunday when she heard that Charles Manson, the notorious cult leader and convicted murderer responsible for her sister’s
John Malmin/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Notorious murderer and cult leader Charles Manson died at 83 of natural causes on Sunday evening, according to prison officials in California. Manson shocked the world with a
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Border Patrol agent died and his partner suffered serious injuries while on patrol in southwest Texas on Sunday morning, according to a release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. “Agent Rogelio Martinez and
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Protesters marched on Washington D.C.’s National Mall on Sunday morning to draw attention to the situation in hurricane-stricken Puerto Rico. “The Unity for Puerto Rico March” featured politicians as well as boldface names, including
Twitter/@ZenoMercer(NEW YORK) — Wind gusts caused construction scaffolding to collapse above a subway entrance in New York City’s busy SoHo neighborhood, authorities said. Five people suffered moderate to minor injuries in the incident around 11:30 a.m. local
Twitter/@BenVimont(NEW YORK) — One driver in Long Island took the concept of “park and ride” a little too far on Saturday when they ended up parked right on the train platform. The unbelievable photo captured by a
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The storm that knocked out power for thousands, closed down local businesses and dropped a tornado in Indiana on Saturday is tracking eastward, ABC News meteorologist Brittany Borer said. Americans from Florida to Maine
iStock/Thinkstock(PITTSBURGH) — Police have found a vehicle they believe was involved in the killing of a Pennsylvania cop during a traffic stop, officials said Saturday. “We were able to find and seize the vehicle that we believe
iStock/Thinkstock(WEST CHESTER, Pa.) — More than two dozen people were injured while others remain unaccounted for after a massive fire engulfed a senior living facility west of Philadelphia on Thursday night, authorities said. The five-alarm fire at
iStock/Thinkstock(KINGSTREE, S.C.) — The family of an 86-year-old South Carolina man has settled with the city of Kingstree just a month after the man was tased by police following a car chase. Police dash cam video of
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — The City of Angels is getting all dolled up over the next decade – the Summer Olympics are coming to L.A. in 2028! For value seekers, though, the time to visit is now, thanks
Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In the beginning, there was Hobby Lobby president Steve Green and his first purchase of a biblical artifact in 2009 that launched the Green Collection. What Green has accomplished
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The weather system which has already brought flooding rains to the Northwest and heavy snow to the Rockies is moving into the Midwest on Saturday with the Northeast to follow. A wind advisory is
Yves Adams/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump Jr. caused an uproar among some when pictures surfaced of him holding the tail of a dead elephant after a big-game hunt in Africa years ago. Now, new policy changes proposed
DC Productions/iStock/Thinkstock(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — The embattled head of Puerto Rico’s power authority is stepping down, ABC News has confirmed. PREPA executive director Ricardo Ramos presented his letter of resignation to the agency’s governing board on
Michael Blann/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — More than a dozen states are under snow and wind alerts as the storms that brought moderate snowfall to the West Coast continue to move eastward. On Friday afternoon, winter storm warnings and
moodboard/Thinkstock(CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla.) — Three inmates are at large after they broke out of a Florida jail, apparently by exiting through the ceiling of the jail’s law library, the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office said. The three inmates —
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon published the number of sexual assault reports made at U.S. military installations around the world for fiscal years 2013 through 2016 on Friday. The report, provided by the Department of Defense’s Sexual Assault
iStock/Thinkstock(BALTIMORE) — A reward has climbed to $190,000 in the search for the killer of a veteran Baltimore police detective who was fatally shot in the head while on duty, the FBI said. Det. Sean Suiter, a
iStock/Thinkstock(TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn.) — A man accidentally shot himself and his wife in their Tennessee church after he had taken his gun out during a discussion about weapons in places of worship, police said. The man, 81,
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Starting at a new school with new classmates can be a daunting task for most children. But for Nathaniel Newman, the first day of middle school was extra intimidating, because he’s not like
iStock/Thinkstock(KAKTOVIK, Alaska) — Polar bears are an enduring symbol of the wild arctic, a mighty beast that has made its home in punishing terrains. But in recent years, the polar bear has come to embody something else:
Image Source/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Almost three feet of snow has fallen over the past 48 hours in the Sierra Nevada mountains in a storm expected to dump heavy rain on the Midwest and Northeast to start next
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — As more restrictions are placed on gun ownership, more people — and criminals — could start to manufacture their own, law enforcement experts tell ABC News. The issue of “ghost guns” or guns without
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Two children were killed in an accident involving a police SUV in Los Angeles on Thursday night. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department vehicle was rushing to the scene of a gunshot victim at
iStock/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — A massive fire engulfed a senior living facility west of Philadelphia on Thursday night, sending emergency responders scrambling to remove patients from the large complex. The three-alarm fire in West Chester, Chester County took place
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — The 59-year-old psychiatric patient who was on the lam for four days after escaping the Hawaii State Hospital said he left as an “act of desperation.” In 1981, Randall Saito had been committed
MaggyMeyer/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — U.S. wildlife officials began issuing permits for lion trophies hunted in Zambia and Zimbabwe about a month ago, ABC News confirmed Thursday. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials said the decision was made after
shiyali/iStock/Thinkstock(TAMPA, Fla.) — The reward to help find a killer on the loose in Tampa, Florida, has increased to $100,000 as investigators search for answers. A string of unsolved killings in the Seminole Heights neighborhood has left
kodda/iStock/Thinkstock(AMHERST, S.D.) — Some 210,000 gallons of oil leaked from the Keystone pipeline in South Dakota, TransCanada, the owner of the pipeline, said on Thursday. The company said it shut down the flow of oil on the
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A young Australian diplomat fell to his death from a New York City building early Wednesday, police said, reportedly as he played a trust game on a ledge. Julian Simpson, 30, was on the
iStock/Thinkstock(COLUMBIA, S.C.) — Mayor Steve Benjamin of Columbia, South Carolina, said he plans to introduce a city ordinance that would ban “bump stocks” and “trigger cranks” like the ones used in the deadly Las Vegas massacre last
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The strong storm system pounding the West Coast with gusty winds up to 70 mph, more than 3 inches of rain and heavy snow is set to disrupt the Midwest and East Coast next.
iStock/Thinkstock(BALTIMORE) — A manhunt is underway in Baltimore and the surrounding areas after a suspect shot a veteran homicide detective in the head and gravely wounded him on Wednesday. The officer, an 18-year veteran with the Baltimore Police
Evan Simon/ABC News(NEW YORK) — For months, Kiera Walker grappled with the decision of how and when to come out as a transgender woman to her fellow members of the Coast Guard. She had served in the
aijohn784/iStock/Thinkstock(RALEIGH-DURHAM, N.C.) — The sister of the suspected gunman who went on a shooting rampage at several northern California locations Tuesday said his mental health had been deteriorating for years. In an emotional interview, North Carolina resident
Alex_Schmidt/iStock/Thinkstock(TAMPA, Fla.) — Police are now searching for a possible suspect in a string of shooting deaths in the same Tampa neighborhood after video from the latest killing emerged. Four people have been shot and killed in
US Army(NEW YORK) — The U.S. Army Chief of Staff said there are “gaps and failures” on the part of the Army to report the criminal activity of soldiers to civil law enforcement agencies like the FBI.
Google Earth/ABC News(SACRAMENTO) — (SACRAMENTO) — Five people were killed in a shooting rampage in northern California, including the gunman’s wife, whose death appeared to have kicked off the rampage, authorities said. The shootings continued Tuesday morning
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — An active-duty service member received gender-reassignment surgery in a private hospital and paid for by the military’s health coverage system on Tuesday, the Pentagon said. “Military hospitals do not have the surgical expertise to perform
Maui Police Department(SAN JOSE, Calif.) — An “extremely dangerous” psychiatric patient and alleged killer who escaped in Hawaii may now be in California, police said. Randall Saito, who was committed to the Hawaii State Hospital on Oahu
ABC News(SAN FRANCISCO) — One of the strongest storms so far this season is moving onto the West Coast on Wednesday morning, bringing heavy rain to Washington and Oregon. Six western states are currently under flood, snow,
City of Phoenix(PHOENIX) — Residents in Phoenix observed what appeared to be a bright meteor flying across the night sky on Tuesday. City officials in Phoenix tweeted about the event at around 11:30 p.m., calling it “something
iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — A Chicago mother of a student with autism said her son was attacked at school in a brutal bullying incident that was captured on video. Gabrielle George said a video posted on social media Monday
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN MARCOS, Texas) — Texas State University has suspended all Greek activities following the death of a 20-year-old fraternity pledge. Matthew Ellis, a pledge for the university’s Phi Kappa Psi chapter, was found unresponsive Monday by officers
Scott Olson/Getty Images(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Five women have accused Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct or impropriety. He has denied any wrongdoing and points to a political conspiracy as the reason why the allegations are
iStock/Thinkstock(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The family of a Florida State University fraternity pledge who died earlier this month released a statement thanking the university’s president for suspending all Greek life on campus in response to his death. Andrew
iStock/Thinkstock(TAMPA, Fla.) — The man “killed in cold blood” on a Tampa, Florida, street early Tuesday morning had been shot from behind in a case authorities say may be related to a string of unsolved killings that
Tukwila, WA Police (SEATTLE) — Washington state is bracing for a second storm, one day after damaging winds and heavy rain battered the western part of the state, leaving one woman dead and at least five people
moodboard/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — An active shooter situation was reported at a Northern California elementary school Tuesday, a school official said. Injuries, but no deaths, were reported at the Rancho Tehama School, an elementary school in Corning, about
Win McNamee/Getty Images(HARTFORD, CT) — Nearly five years after 26 people were gunned down in a Connecticut elementary school, one Sandy Hook father says the victims’ families have “not lost one ounce of confidence” in their case
iStock/Thinkstock(DALLAS) — After a Dallas prosecutor was fired from her job in the district attorney’s office for an altercation with an Uber driver, she apologized Tuesday for her actions, saying she “was wrong.” “I’m very sorry for
iStock/Thinkstock(TAMPA BAY, FL.) — Tampa police, responding to early-morning reports of gunfire, found a gunshot victim in the same Seminole Heights neighborhood where three people died in a span of 11 days last month, authorities said. The
iStock/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — A honeymoon vacation turned into a nightmare for one family when 10 members caught a norovirus while abroad a seven-day cruise to the Bahamas, the affected Philadelphia newlyweds said. Ashley Morris said she, her husband,
iStock/Thinkstock(RENTON, Wash.) — A woman was killed and at least five people were injured on Monday as damaging winds and heavy rain battered western Washington. The woman, a mother in her mid-30s, died in Renton, Wash. —
Google Maps(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) — New charges were announced on Monday against 17 former Penn State fraternity brothers in connection with video footage from the night of pledge Tim Piazza’s fatal fall earlier this year. The charges
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office(PALM HARBOR, Fla.) — A Florida man allegedly fired his shotgun at rodents dwelling in his backyard after authorities were called to his property on Sunday, police said. Stephen Jonas of Palm Harbor, Florida,
ABC News(SEATTLE) — The first in a series of storms to impact the Pacific Northwest is hitting Monday, bringing heavy rain along the coastal areas and significant mountain snow across the interior. Here’s what you need to
Courtesy Natalie Graves Tucker(EMPORIA, Va.) — Sylvia Kewer has always been a loner. The retired government worker told ABC News she had very few friends growing up in Emporia, Virginia. It wasn’t until three months ago that
iStock/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — An Atlanta rap concert became a melee on Sunday night after police said a fan in the crowd allegedly drew a pistol, killing two people and wounding two others before running away. The suspect, police
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The first wife of Devin Kelley, the Air Force veteran police say carried out a mass shooting at a rural Texas church last week, told “Inside Edition” that he abused her during
Michael Jonathan Studio(ORANGE, Calif.) — Four women in one California family have walked down the aisle in the same wedding gown handmade by the family’s matriarch in 1932. Pilar O’Hara Kassouf, 27, was the most recent woman
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — This month’s slaughter inside a small Texas church has compelled the church’s pastor to carry a gun, but some fellow clergy are already armed with the goal of protecting their congregants. “Churches
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A series of storms will affect the Northwest coast this week that will bring heavy rain, strong winds and heavy mountain snow. The first storm is currently bringing heavy rain, some mountain snow and
Scott Olson/Getty Images(SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas) — The congregation of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, held a service Sunday away from its sanctuary, a week after it was the scene of one of the worst
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It is another cold November morning in the Northeast. Though not as cold as Saturday, temperatures dropped into the 20s through much of the Northeast and Midwest on Sunday morning. Many daily record lows
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN DIEGO) — A stairway collapse at a crowded San Diego parkour facility injured 21 children and two adults on Saturday evening. According to the San Diego Fire Department, the injuries were considered minor to moderate. The
Providence Police Department (PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — Rhode Island authorities on Friday released police body camera and traffic surveillance footage as they defended the actions of officers who, a day earlier, had shot and killed a pickup truck
Britt Harris(NEW YORK) — In honor of Veterans Day, ABC News is recalling some of the most heartwarming military stories we’ve covered in 2017. Both active-duty service members and veterans made headlines for touching homecomings, surprise marriage
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A military jury has sentenced a Marine Corps drill instructor to 10 years behind bars for tormenting and physically abusing young recruits, especially Muslims, including one who later killed himself. Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Felix on
ABC News(NEW YORK) — An arctic blast of cold air is currently sweeping across the Midwest and Northeast Saturday morning. Bitter wind chills are occurring right now from northern Minnesota to much of the Northeast, including the
iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Police arrested an employee of Charlotte Douglas International Airport for allegedly possessing a pipe bomb on Friday. According to the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police Department, Paul Dandan, who worked as an air traffic controller for the
@Salcedoseth/Instagram(NEW YORK) — New York City’s subway rats can’t get enough of the delicious fast food riders discard during their daily commutes. More than two years after Pizza Rat caused an internet sensation after it was seen
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The coldest air of the season has moved in and it feels more like mid-January than November from the Midwest to the Northeast. This Arctic blast has also triggered lake-effect snow showers and
iStock/Thinktsock(SAN FRANCISCO) — Video has been released from an October incident at San Francisco International Airport, in which air traffic controllers were unable to reach the pilots of an incoming Air Canada plane for more than 35
Evan Simon/ABC News(BOSSIER CITY, La.) — Sterling Crutcher grew up idolizing his grandfather, and he said his desire to join the military was shaped in part by years of hearing his stories. “He was always a big
Larry Mayer, Billings Gazette(BILLINGS, Mont.) — If you got pulled over in Billings, Montana this week, you may have gotten a turkey instead of a ticket. Officers Brandon Ihde, Andrew Sanders and Eric Schnelbach of the Billings
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Those in the Northeast are breaking out winter hats and mittens for the first time this season as an arctic front is moving through the I-95 corridor Friday and ushering in the coldest
Jason Bean/Pool/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — There’s new trouble for OJ Simpson, who was released from prison just weeks ago: He’s been banned from a Las Vegas hotel. The Cosmopolitan issued a “no trespassing” notice to Simpson, meaning
US Department of Justice(WASHINGTON) — In the wake of the attack at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, last weekend that left 26 people dead and investigators unable to access the shooter’s encrypted phone to search for
georgealmanza/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security issued an updated terror bulletin on Thursday highlighting the threat of weaponized drones, chemical attacks and the continued targeting of commercial aircraft. “We continue to face one of the most
US Air Force(NEW YORK) — Nearly a week after former Airman Devin Kelley killed 26 people at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, the Air Force is unequivocally saying Kelley’s past conviction on domestic violence-related charges should
(Radhika Chalasani for ABC News) Sherile Pahagas, left, and Edith Mendoza met through the Damayan Migrant Workers’ Association and found out they’d been employed as domestic worker for the same German couple. They are now suing their
MartinFredy/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — One relatively unknown tool for stopping gun violence may soon get a lot more attention. An Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) empowers family members and police to take guns away from a person who
aijohn784/iStock/Thinkstock(SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas) — The pastor at a Texas church where more than 20 people were killed on Sunday hopes to demolish the house of worship and erect a memorial garden in its place. Pastor Frank Pomeroy,
Credit: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — One of three inmates who broke out of a Tennessee county jail Wednesday and was on the state’s most wanted list has been captured, authorities said. The Tennessee Bureau of
BrianAJackson/iStock/Thinkstock(KNOX, N.Y.) — A New York man is in custody after police say they took away a “vanload” of weapons from his home. The Albany County Sheriff’s Office arrested Edward J. Reis, 43, on Sunday and charged
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The father of the man who officials say gunned down worshipers Sunday at a rural Texas church has broken his silence. “We we are grieving, our family is grieving,” Michael Kelley told ABC News
ABC News(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — Colorado gun shop owner Mel Bernstein became casually known as the “most armed man in America” after acquiring thousands of high-powered weapons, bazookas and machine guns. His firearms collection dwarfs the number
allanswart/iStock/Thinkstock(COOK COUNTY, Ill.) — Hundreds of women employed with the public defender’s office in Cook County, Illinois have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that the public defender and sheriff conspired in their refusal to stop the daily
Obtained by ABC News (SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas) — New details about church shooter Devin Kelley’s violent past continue to emerge as investigators piece together possible motives for the mass shooting that left 26 dead, according to the
aijohn784/iStock/Thinkstock(SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas) — A man who lost eight family members in Sunday’s mass shooting in Texas said he and his now-deceased wife already had names picked out for their unborn child. John Holcombe wrote in a
BSPC/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — In recent undercover tests of multiple airport security checkpoints by the Department of Homeland Security, inspectors said screeners, their equipment or their procedures failed more than half of the time, according to a source
UltraONEs/iStock/Thinkstock(SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas) — The man who authorities say gunned down worshipers at a rural Texas church on Sunday was seen on video methodically walking into the pews and executing his victims, a law enforcement official told
naruedom/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The View co-host Sunny Hostin traveled to Puerto Rico to take a closer look at what recovery efforts have achieved in the seven weeks following Hurricane Maria. Hostin spoke with several business owners in
rook76/iStock/Thinkstock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Three inmates — include a homicide suspect — broke out of a Tennessee county jail today by removing a speaker from the wall, authorities said. They then crawled into the wall and used blankets
Stocktrek Images/Thinkstock(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — One of the Air Force cadets targeted by racial slurs on an academy campus was found responsible for writing all the inappropriate messages, the Air Force Academy confirmed to ABC News Wednesday.
aijohn784/iStock/Thinkstock(SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas) — A mass shooting at a rural Texas church Sunday left 26 dead, according to police, who have included an unborn child in the death count. Multiple generations of one Texas family were among
Wavebreakmedia/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A woman who pleaded guilty to charges related to the death of her fiancé during a 2015 kayaking trip on the Hudson River in New York was sentenced to four years in prison Wednesday.
iStock/Thinkstock(Hillsborough, NC) — Two North Carolina police officers are being hailed for helping a mother in need who was caught shoplifting food for her child. The Hillsborough Police Department said Senior Corporal Keith Bradshaw and Officer First
Scott Olson/Getty Images(Sutherland Springs, TX) — Emergency medical technician Torie McCallum was on her way to a reported shooting at a rural Texas church Sunday morning when she learned the calls had come from the Texas church
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The first cold front of the week moved through the Northeast Tuesday night, bringing the first snow of the season to Pennsylvania, the Hudson Valley of New York and on into Massachusetts and Connecticut.
iStock/Thinkstock(SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas) — A south Texas pastor said he plans to carry a handgun when he preaches in the wake of the Sutherland Springs church massacre. Pastor Jaime Chapa of El Faro Bible Church in Sullivan
Google Maps(CONYERS, Ga.) — A public school teacher in Georgia has been placed on administrative leave after allegedly threatening a student late last month, officials said. A video taken from the classroom of the Rockdale Career Academy
Texas Department of Public Safety(SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas) — Texas church shooting suspect and Air Force veteran Devin Kelley escaped from a New Mexico “behavioral center” in 2012, according to an El Paso Police Department report, which also
ABCNews.com(SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas) — Two men who happened to be at the scene to help after a mass murder on a desolate, dusty road in Texas have been hailed as heroes in vigils and prayers for the
ABCNews.com(WASHINGTON) — The mass shooting at a rural Texas church Sunday is the latest instance where President Donald Trump did not call for immediate policy changes when the suspect in a large-scale attack has no apparent ties
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Americans are grappling with yet another massacre. This time, a Texas church’s Sunday morning service was interrupted by a masked gunman who sprayed parishioners with bullets. Air Force veteran Devin Kelley killed 26 people
ABCNews.com(SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas) — One of the survivors of Sunday’s massacre at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, described the terror she felt when suspect Devin Kelley unloaded a hail of gunfire on the churchgoers. Rosanne Solis
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A man was arrested Monday near the White House Monday for allegedly threatening to kill “all white police” at the residence. The Secret Service was notified to be on the lookout for the man who
