‘Evil cow’ bride-to-be allegedly robs fiancé and friends of $17,000 by faking bachelor party trip in elaborate revenge plot
Consumer
The 30 revelers realized when they arrived to the airport that their boarding passes to Ibiza were forged
National
September 11, 2017
We Remember: 16 years later, US commemorates the fallen loved ones of 9/11
By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Holding photos and reading names of loved ones lost 16 years ago, 9/11 victims’ relatives marked the anniversary of the attacks at ground zero on Monday with a solemn and personal ceremony. About a thousand 9/11 family members, survivors, rescuers and officials were gathered as the ceremony …
September 10, 2017
‘Chaos’: Death toll rises to 90 after Mexico devastated by earthquake
JUCHITAN, Mexico (AP) — Government cargo planes flew in supplies and troops began distributing boxes of food to jittery survivors of an earthquake that destroyed a large part of Juchitan and killed at least 37 people here, even as officials on Sunday raised the nationwide death toll to 90. Some people continued to sleep outside, …
Family Crime
September 10, 2017
Neighbors open door to naked recent college grad, covered in blood and mud: ‘Help me … I murdered four people’
The suspect is a recent graduate of the prestigious Oberlin college
National
September 10, 2017
‘Pray for everybody’: Irma begins its assault on Florida
By TAMARA LUSH and JAY REEVES, Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Announcing itself with roaring 130 mph winds, Hurricane Irma plowed into the mostly emptied-out Florida Keys early Sunday for the start of what could be a slow, ruinous march up the state’s west coast toward the heavily populated Tampa-St. Petersburg area. “Pray, pray …
Child Abuse
September 10, 2017
Abuse of 2-year-old girl by parents was ‘torture,’ leading to brain bleeding, bone fractures, doctor says
Authorities arrested a New Jersey couple after their 2-year-old daughter was airlifted to a hospital for brain bleeding, burns and bone fractures — injuries one doctor said came from abuse equivalent to “torture.” Police on Friday detained Yolanda Torres, 33, and Jose Velez, 52, of Galloway, New Jersey, the Star-Ledger reports. Authorities believe that Torres …
Murder
September 9, 2017
‘She’s Savanna all the way:’ Boyfriend releases first pictures of murdered pregnant woman’s baby girl [UPDATE]
The boyfriend of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind has posted the first pictures of their presumed newborn daughter. Though Ashton Matheny said he wouldn’t release any pictures of Haisley Jo until she’s in his care, WDAY reports that the slain woman’s boyfriend recently posted photos of the infant girl to his personal Facebook page. Haisley Jo remains in protective custody until DNA …
National
September 9, 2017
WATCH LIVE: Irma’s arrival in Florida as it happens
A number of webcams are showing live feeds as Hurricane Irma approaches Florida. Please note that livestreams may go down as weather conditions worsen. Here’s where you can watch the storm: — Southernmost Beach Resort Beach & Pier in Key West: — Southernmost point buoy, Key West: — Rooftop of Two Friends Restaurant in Key …
Violent Crime
September 9, 2017
Frenzied man slits woman’s throat and then eats her flesh: Cops
Police in South Africa arrested a man after he was reportedly found eating a woman he allegedly kidnapped and murdered, as reported by Herald Live. According to News24, the unidentified 23-year-old man allegedly abducted the woman in Mount Frere on Saturday and took her to his home in Eastern Cape. Provincial police spokesperson Captain Edith Mjoko revealed that …
National
September 9, 2017
Hurricane Irma shifts: Now targets St. Pete more than Tampa
By TAMARA LUSH and JAY REEVES, Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Irma’s leading edge brought hurricane-force winds to the Florida Keys late Saturday, bending palm trees and spitting rain as the storm swirled north with 120 mph (190 kph) winds on a projected new track that could expose St. Petersburg — not Miami or …
Murder
September 9, 2017
Serial killer slept next to victim for two weeks in ‘Murder Mobile,’ called dead body ‘baby’
A serial killer who authorities say gruesomely murdered seven people in Connecticut, some of whom he raped and dismembered in a van he called the “Murder Mobile,” will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. William Devin Howell, 47, pleaded guilty Friday to six of the killings, the Associated Press reports. Howell was …
Child Abuse
September 9, 2017
‘Absolute squalor’: 4-year-old girl covered in flea bites rescued from home filled with animals, urine, feces
‘Police officers observed fleas jumping out of the minor’s hair’