University of Idaho ‘Murder House’ to Be Demolished By End of the Month
Court
Bryan Kohberger’s defense team are inspecting the building this week before it is torn down.
Mass shooting
December 14, 2023
13-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Plotting Mass Shooting at Ohio Synagogue
A 13-year-old Ohio boy has been arrested for allegedly planning a mass shooting at a synagogue in Canton. The boy has been charged with inducing panic and disorderly conduct after he allegedly posted “a detailed plan” on the platform Discord for a mass shooting at Canton’s Temple Israel, a reform congregation established in 1865, WKYC …
Drug Crime
December 14, 2023
Virginians Arrested After 7 Children Ate Fentanyl-Laced Gummy Bears at School
A man and a woman in Virginia have been arrested after seven elementary school children ate gummy bears that were apparently laced with fentanyl. The incident happened at lunch on Tuesday at Central Elementary School in Amherst County, although the sheriff’s office did not say how the children came into contact with the baggie containing …
Death investigation
December 14, 2023
Mom, 3 Kids Found Dead After Housefire Were Shot
An Indiana mother and her three children found dead late Tuesday afternoon after a housefire in rural Jefferson County had been shot before the fire, authorities said. Indiana State Police Sergeant Stephen Wheeles identified the victims as Naomi Briner, 35; Adelia Briner, 12; Leland Briner, 8; and Iyla Briner, 6. Wheeles said the four family …
Murder
December 14, 2023
Texas Woman Who Stabbed Teen Mom to Death for Bag Was Out on Bond
The Texas woman accused of stabbing a 17-year-old girl to death over her purse was out of jail on bond after cutting her ex-boyfriend with a knife. Kaysone Sky Blossom, 37, has been charged with capital murder in the death of Kayla Stevenson, the mom of a 6-month-old baby who was walking to work when …
Car-jacking
December 14, 2023
‘Are You Serious?’: 11-Year-Old, 18-Year-Old Carjack DoorDash Driver at Gunpoint
An 18-year-old man and an 11-year-old boy have been arrested for carjacking a Virginia home health care nurse who was moonlighting as a DoorDash driver. Deon Smith, 40, told WTVR that she was dropping off an order just after midnight on November 30 when she was approached by the two suspects as she returned to …
Child Abuse
December 13, 2023
Florida Couple Charged With Child Abuse; Locked 6-Year-Old Son in Cage While They Worked
A Florida couple has been charged with child abuse and neglect after they allegedly locked their 6-year-old child in a cage while they went to work. Dustin Huff, 35, and Yurui Xie, 31, were both employees at the University of Florida, according to the Independent Florida Alligator, which said that Huff was a biological scientist …
Accident
December 13, 2023
Colorado Driver Charged in Crash That Killed 17-Year-Old Team USA Cyclist
A 23-year-old Colorado woman has been arrested in the fatal crash that killed a 17-year-old Team USA cyclist training for the world championships earlier this year. Magnus White was on his last training ride before leaving for the UCI World Championships in cotland when he was struck by a car and killed on July 29 …
Murder
December 13, 2023
Update: Arrest Made in Stabbing Death of Teen Mom Over Purse She Was Carrying
Houston police have made an arrest in the stabbing death of a 17-year-old mom of a 6-month-old baby near the upscale Galleria shopping area. Police said the teen, identified as Kayla Stevenson, was walking to work when she was robbed and stabbed multiple times. Witnesses described the suspect as a woman between 25 and 35 …
Shooting
December 13, 2023
Tot Girl Kills Herself With Loaded, Unsecured Handgun
Police in Virginia are investigating after a toddler found a loaded, unsecured handgun Tuesday afternoon and killed herself with it. Hampton police said the incident took place just after 1 p.m., WVEC reported. The 2-year-old girl was taken to a local hospital, where she died. According to WAVY, the police department’s Major Crimes Unit is …
Murder
December 13, 2023
Man Found Shot Dead in Houston High-Rise Elevator
The body of a man in his 20s was found with dead with multiple gunshot wounds in an alevator in a Houston high-rise apartment buidling late Monday. Houston police said the elevator opened for a resident on the 17th floor of the Haven at Elgin apartments, revealing the body, according to KTRK. The victim, whose …
Murder
December 13, 2023
Georgia High School Footballer, Found Dead Before State Championship Game, Was Shot to Death
The Georgia high school football player found dead the day before his team was to play in the state championship game was shot multiple times and his body left in the woods, his grandmother said. Maxine Smith told WXIA that 17-year-old Brandon Smith didn’t come home last Thursday night. “I woke up Friday morning and …