Barbara Gagne 
A 29-year-old Kentucky woman is facing homicide charges after authorities say she was driving over 100 mph with three young children in her car when she slammed head-on into a pickup truck, killing the driver. Mary May was behind the wheel of a red 2012 Volvo S60 on US-421 in Trimble County, just northeast of … Read more
A 2-year-old girl in Texas is clinging to life after allegedly being beaten so badly by her mother’s boyfriend that doctors don’t expect her to survive, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Gerardo Gonzalez, 29, and Jazmin Cisneros, 28, have both been charged with injury to a child with serious bodily injury. Investigators say … Read more
A Florida man was fatally shot with a shotgun after stopping to break up a fight between a couple involved in a car crash, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Raul Lionel Vazquez, 26, has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of 56-year-old Daryl Hill, deputies confirmed. The shooting happened … Read more
A Massachusetts teenager is facing murder charges after his mother and younger brother were found dead inside their family home this week, in a case authorities are calling one of the most disturbing they’ve encountered. Officials say 17-year-old Arjun Aravind was taken into custody early Wednesday in Wayland, hours after his father requested a welfare … Read more
HOPKINS, Minn. — A quiet Minneapolis suburb was shaken this week after a 41-year-old man allegedly killed his wife and their 7-year-old daughter inside the home daycare the couple ran, before turning the weapon on himself, according to police. Officials said the attack unfolded in the basement of the home, which operated as Brown Bear … Read more
An armed man allegedly held a pregnant woman hostage inside an SUV as he led Massachusetts State Police on a chaotic rush-hour chase through the Boston area, slamming into multiple vehicles before troopers managed to stop him. According to State Police, the incident began around 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, when officers received a … Read more
A quiet residential block in Santa Monica turned into a scene of tragedy early Saturday morning when a devastating house fire claimed the lives of an elderly husband and wife who had spent almost seven decades together. The blaze broke out around 2:50 a.m. at a single-family home on the 500 block of Lincoln Boulevard. … Read more
A 45-year-old Long Beach man is behind bars after the woman he had been dating was discovered shot to death inside her home, according to police. Authorities identified the suspect as Juan Antonio Cruz. The victim, 48-year-old Suzette Aparijo of Hawaiian Gardens, was found suffering from a gunshot wound early Tuesday morning. Officers responded to … Read more
A 20-year-old man from Kentucky died after plunging roughly 177 feet from the top of a well-known waterfall in Oregon while trying to take a picture in an area that was off-limits to visitors, authorities said. The incident happened at Silver Falls State Park on the evening of Aug. 10, when officers were called to … Read more
CAMBRIDGE CITY, INDIANA — A dangerous flash flood emergency has been declared for Cambridge City, Brownsville, and Dunlapsville after torrential rain overwhelmed the region, leaving roadways submerged under as much as five feet of water and forcing residents to scramble for safety. Local law enforcement confirmed that floodwaters in Cambridge City reached depths capable of … Read more