An off-duty Philadelphia police officer is dead after he and another man were shot outside a lounge in Southwest Philadelphia early Sunday morning. Investigators say the gunfire broke out near 73rd Street and Elmwood Avenue just before 4 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. The officer, 29-year-old Alhassane Barry, was hit multiple times along with … Read more
A routine traffic stop in downtown Memphis turned into a murder investigation after officers discovered a woman’s body in the passenger seat of the car they had pulled over. Police say 50-year-old Tyronne Brazille of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, had been driving through multiple states with his wife’s body beside him before he was stopped for … Read more
MURRAY, Utah — A father in this Salt Lake City suburb is facing serious charges after his 6-month-old daughter died in what police describe as a basement filled with human and animal waste. Neal Colby, 32, has been charged with reckless child abuse homicide and child endangerment in connection with the death of his infant … Read more
A revenge plot gone tragically wrong has landed a Hampton County man behind bars for the next three decades. Franklin Radell Smoak Jr., 27, was sentenced to 30 years in prison this week after pleading guilty to murder in the shooting death of 32-year-old Terrance Fields, according to the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. He also … Read more
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A Wisconsin man will spend nearly two decades in prison after a drunken, wrong-way crash on Interstate 43 ended a pregnant woman’s hopes of becoming a mother. Jorge Alvarez-Mathuzima, 40, was sentenced to 17 years in prison followed by eight years of probation on Friday after pleading guilty to first-degree reckless homicide, … Read more
Two workers at an Iowa care facility are facing criminal charges after authorities say they confined adults with special needs to a basement and withheld their prescribed medications for months. Praise Gahn, 22, and Zarkpa Green, 44, allegedly used a metal bar to barricade a basement door at a Balance Autism group home in Polk … Read more
People living in and around Philadelphia should be mindful of potential thunderstorms throughout Monday, as a cold front passes through the area. According to forecasts, this won’t cause any major disruptions throughout the day. There isn’t expected to be any severe weather or flooding, meaning there isn’t much to worry about overall. In the event … Read more
EL PASO, Texas — Sunday evening brought another round of heavy weather to the Borderland, with scattered storms — some quite strong — sweeping through the region on Aug. 16 and leaving parts of East El Paso underwater once again. Residents in several East Side neighborhoods reported standing water on streets as the rain moved … Read more
Hollywood is reeling from the sudden loss of Hayden Panettiere, the actress who won over audiences as an indestructible cheerleader on “Heroes” and a rising country star on “Nashville.” She was 36. Her father, Skip Panettiere, confirmed her passing in an emotional statement shared with multiple news outlets on Sunday. “It is with profound sadness … Read more
FORT WORTH, Texas — What started as a verbal dispute at a residential property ended with one man dead and another hospitalized Saturday afternoon. Fort Worth police responded just after 3:30 p.m. to the 6900 block of Misty Glen Court in the city’s East Division. What happened at the scene Investigators say a resident arrived … Read more