APPLE VALLEY, California — A family stopped at an intersection on a Tuesday night. They never made it home. On July 29, just before midnight, a Dodge minivan ran a red light at Yucca Loma and Apple Valley roads and slammed into a Volkswagen SUV carrying a couple and their three children. The force of … Read more
VICTORVILLE, California — A routine afternoon at a local hotel turned into a tragedy on Monday when a woman was found lifeless in a swimming pool, leaving investigators and the community with more questions than answers. Victorville police responded to the Beyond Stay Hotel on La Paz Drive just before 3 p.m. after hotel staff … Read more
Palm Beach County’s dining scene has seen a wave of closures throughout 2026, leaving longtime regulars mourning familiar tables, dishes and faces behind the counter. In Tequesta, chef Niven Patel’s coastal Mediterranean spot NiMo shut down after just two years, despite Patel’s national reputation and Michelin recognition elsewhere. Jupiter’s seafood-focused Hooked on Jupiter closed in … Read more
Health officials in Palm Beach County are urging residents to stay out of the water at a well-known local park after recent testing uncovered bacteria levels far beyond what is considered safe for swimming. The Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County confirmed the advisory applies to DuBois Park, located at 19075 DuBois Road … Read more
A Florida family is grieving the loss of their 3-year-old daughter after she became trapped inside a toy kitchen play set while under a babysitter’s care, according to Boynton Beach police. The child, remembered by loved ones as Briella, passed away on July 27 — four days after officers found her unresponsive with her head … Read more
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — A mother of seven was shot dead in front of her teenage son. A 15-year-old boy lost his life. And it all started over a pickup soccer game. Rafael Martinez-Lopez, 18, was ordered to stand trial Monday on two counts of open murder. Prosecutors say he opened fire outside Southwest Elementary … Read more
WACO, Texas — A 2-year-old girl was left with a broken jaw, broken bones in her wrist and hand, and bruises covering her entire body — allegedly at the hands of the woman trusted to keep her safe. Katrina Lanett Evans, 34, is now on trial in McLennan County for one count of first-degree injury … Read more
MARGATE, Florida — A woman was sleeping in her bed with her 1-year-old daughter when her own brother allegedly attacked her with a machete. When police arrived at the home, they could hear the woman screaming from outside. She ran out covered in blood, telling officers someone was trying to kill her. That someone, police … Read more
FERGUSON, Missouri — She had just signed a new lease and wanted to celebrate with her kids the only way a mom knows how — a late-night slushie run. Shakeela Martin, 35, never made it back to the car. Martin was shot and killed outside a BP gas station just before midnight on June 30. … Read more
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — A 55-year-old man is under arrest after he allegedly ran down a cyclist in broad daylight, sped away, and then tried to cover his tracks by reporting his own truck stolen. The victim, 64-year-old Walter “Wally” Williams, was riding his bicycle across Vliet Street just after 5:30 p.m. on Friday when a … Read more