SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania — A man was pulled from a burning house Monday morning and pronounced dead at the scene — and now investigators are trying to piece together what he was doing inside a home that was supposed to be empty. Christopher R. Forsythe, 37, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 5 a.m. … Read more
RALEIGH, North Carolina — A little boy who cannot raise his left arm, hug his mother with both hands, or even clap — because of what happened in the first moments of his life — finally got a measure of justice this week. A jury found WakeMed hospital and Dr. Tara Brenner negligent in the … Read more
A 71-year-old California man is facing murder charges after prosecutors say he mowed down two 17-year-old girls on bicycles, fled the scene, then returned — only to look at one of their lifeless bodies on the side of the road before driving away again. David Walker appeared in a Yolo County courtroom Monday, where a … Read more
Springfield, MO- A Springfield, Missouri woman is facing multiple felony charges after authorities say she abandoned her three young children — including an infant and a set of twins — in an apartment alone for more than 24 hours. Courtney Lynn Box, 29, has been charged with three counts of first-degree child endangerment and abuse … Read more
A 37-year-old Idaho man is facing serious felony charges after he allegedly pulled a handgun on a group of teenagers at a public park and threatened to kill them — all over a dispute about fireworks. Shane Michael Sutton was arrested this week and charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon … Read more
An Indiana father is facing four felony charges after police say he left his four young children trapped inside a sweltering car in a Walmart parking lot — with no air conditioning and the windows barely cracked. Eric Andrews Jr., of Indianapolis, was arrested on July 10 and charged with four counts of neglect of … Read more
Fort Worth, TX- A Fort Worth pediatric dentist is facing serious criminal charges after a 4-year-old girl died of a drug overdose during a tongue-tie removal procedure at her dental practice earlier this year — and investigators say the evidence against her is damning. Chrishelle Hemphill, 48, was arrested on July 15 and charged with … Read more
Peoria, IL- A Peoria woman is behind bars after authorities say she stole an ambulance, drove it at dangerous speeds through city streets, and ultimately crashed it into a parked vehicle — leaving the emergency unit completely inoperable. Officers from the Peoria Police Department responded at approximately 2:28 p.m. Wednesday to the 200 block of … Read more
Paducah, KY- Residents across western Kentucky and surrounding areas are being urged to take immediate precautions as a dangerous combination of extreme heat and powerful afternoon thunderstorms is expected to continue through Sunday — conditions that authorities say could turn deadly. Communities including Paducah, Murray, Mayfield, Madisonville, Evansville, Cape Girardeau and Carbondale face the greatest … Read more
Wichita, Kansas- Central and south-central Kansas is facing a serious heat threat that forecasters say will peak early next week, with temperatures in some communities expected to exceed 100 degrees for the first time this summer. Friday will bring a narrow window of relief — isolated thunderstorms are possible across southeast Kansas during the afternoon … Read more