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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
‘Police officers observed fleas jumping out of the minor’s hair’
A Maryland man reportedly set his girlfriend on fire on late Friday night, forcing her to deliver her infant early, according to police. NBC reports that firefighters located Andrea Grinage with severe burns across her body when they were called to a residential fire on Friday at around 11:45 p.m., off of Elkwood Lane in …
Four people are dead in what authorities are describing a tragic case of family violence. WCVB reports that four adults were found dead of blunt force trauma in the remote town of Groton, Massachusetts. The victims have not yet been identified, but police said two of the victims are an elderly man and woman, and …
The owner of a now-shuttered private boarding school pressured a teenager into sex, forced girls to undress for “body image therapy” and held other students in solitary confinement, authorities say. Prosecutors on Friday charged Benjamin Trane, the former director of Midwest Academy, with third-degree sexual abuse, sexual exploitation by a counselor and child endangerment, as …
An 8-year-old boy who was allegedly beaten by his mother’s ex-boyfriend with a hammer died Wednesday afternoon, as reported by KCRA. According to The Sacramento Bee, Deandre Chaney Jr., 23, is accused of attacking the deceased child, his mother and his 7-year-old sister at their Sacramento home last Friday. Authorities apprehended Chaney in Nevada on Saturday as …
